An international conference, entitled “The Nexus of Traditional & Non-Traditional Security Dynamics: Chinese Experiences meet Global Challenges”, will be held in Hangzhou, China, on 18-20 September 2009. The conference is hosted by the Centre for Non-Traditional Security & Peaceful Development Studies (NTS-PD), Zhejiang University, China. It will gather the most prominent scholars and expertise in International Relations and International Security Studies worldwide to discuss the study of NTS issues in this increasingly globalised world.