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Report of ASOMPS XI-2003
The Symposium Report
The Eleventh Asian Symposium on Medicinal Plants, Spices and Other Natural Products (ASOMPS XI - 2003) was grandly convened at News Center in World Horti-Expo Garden of Kunming, China, from 26 (Sunday) to 30 (Thursday) October, 2003, which was co-organized by Kunming Institute of Botany (KIB, Chinese Academy of Sciences), Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica (SIMM, Chinese Academy of Sciences), UNESCO Regional Network for the Chemistry of Natural Products in Southeast Asia (UNESCO RNCNPSA), Kunming Association for Science and Technology (KAST), and Yunnan Province Development Planning Commission (YPDPC) with the financial supports from the Organizers and Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), International Foundation for Science (IFS), Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), the Center for Science and Technology Exchange Across the Taiwan Straits (CAS), State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China (SKL-PPRWC, KIB, CAS), Project of CAS (KSCX1-09), State Key Laboratory of Drug Research (SKL-DR, SIMM, CAS), Chengdu DI-AO Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd., Yunnan Baiyao Group Co., Ltd., School of Pharmacy (Yunnan University), Universal Technology Company.
1. BACKGROUND OF ASOMPS XI
2. ORGANIZATION OF ASOMPS XI
3. BRIEF INTRODUCTION OF PARTICIPANTS
4. ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAM
4.1 OPENING CEREMONY
4.2 FEAST
4.3 CLOSING CEREMONY
5. SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES
6. OPEN FORUM
7. BEST PRESENTATION AWARDS
8. SUPPORT TO PARTICIPANTS
9. SPONSORS FOR ASOMPS XI
10. SIGNIFICANCE OF ASMPS XI
11. ACGC MEETING
12. MEETING OF THE COORDINATING BOARD OF RNCNPSA
13. MAIN OUTCOMES OF ASOMPS XI
1. BACKGROUND OF ASOMPS XI
With the aim of strengthening regional research potential and improving infrastructures in the Asian Region, the First Asian Symposium on Medicinal Plants and Species (ASOMPS I) was held in a small scale in Peshawar, Pakistan in 1960, mainly due to the effort of Professor Finn Sandberg (Uppsala University, Sweden) and financial supports from UNESCO and the International Foundation of Science (IFS, Sweden). Later on, all ASOMPS meetings were organized under the auspices of UNESCO, as a basic science program, to contribute to the strengthening of substantial financial assistance obtained from UNESCO head office through the Country Participation of the respective host countries. ASOMPS have also been regularly supported by IFS and the Regional Network for the Chemistry of Natural Products in Southeast Asia (RNCNPSA). Government of the respective host countries made generous contributions to the ASOMPS meetings. National Organizing Committee (NOC) of the respective host countries raised funds from different local and international organizations through donations, advertisements and exhibitions. The title of ASOMPS was modified as ¡°Asian Symposium on Medicinal Plants, Spices and Other Natural Products¡± from the 7th meeting in 1992 in Manila, Philippines. Up to now nine additional ASOMPS meetings have been held as follows: the Second (1964, Kandy, Sri Lanka), Third (1977, Colombo, Sri Lanka), Forth (1980, Bangkok, Thailand), Fifth (1984, Seoul, Korea), Sixth (1989, Bundung, Indonesia), Seventh (1992, Manila, Philippines), Eighth (1994, Melaka, Malaysia), Ninth (1998, Hanoi, Vietnam), and Tenth (2000, Dhaka, Bangladesh). Now ASOMPS has turned into a leading series of International Symposia with direct emphasis on natural products research. Presently, this event has been participated not only by Asian scientists, but also by a number of European and US scientists. The main topics of discussion in ASOMPS have been extended to relevant area of biomedical sciences as well.
During the 9th ASOMPS IX in 1998 in Hanoi, Vietnam, Professor Guo-Wei Qin, from Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica (CAS, China), the National Point of Contact Representatives (NPCRs) of RNCNPSA, who was attending the Symposium, made an application to the International Advisory Committee (IAC) of ASOMPS for holding ASOMPS XI in China, Shanghai or Kunming city. In the IAC meeting held during the Symposium, it was decided that ASOMPS XI would be held in China. Then Professor Qin discussed this issue with Professor Jun Zhou, Professor Han-Dong Sun and Professor Xiao-Jiang Hao of Kunming Institute of Botany (CAS, China). In January 2000 the city for ASOMPS XI was decided at Kunming, Yunnan, China after consulted by both sides.
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2. ORGANIZATION OF ASOMPS XI
After ASOMPS XI was decided to be held in Kunming, China, the National Organizing Committee (NOC) of ASOMPS XI was formed while Professor Jun Zhou was appointed as Chairman and Professor Ning-Hua Tan as Secretary General of NOC. In March 2000, Professor Barry N Noller from National Research Centre for Environmental Toxicology (Australia), Chairman of Asian Coordinating Group in Chemistry (ACGC), discussed some matters about ASOMPS XI organization with Professor Tan during his attendance of UNESCO Regional Symposium on Chemistry of Medicinal Plants (UNESCO RSCMP 2000) held in 17-19 March 2000 in Kunming, China. The Organizers, Sponsors, Time, Symbol, Theme, Topics, and other items of the 1st Announcement were fixed after several meeting of NOC in consultation with members of International Advisory Committee (IAC) and National Advisory Committee (NAC). Then the First Announcement of ASOMPS XI was printed after approved to held ASOMPS XI by Kunming Institute of Botany (KIB, CAS), Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica (SIMM, CAS), UNESCO Regional Network for the Chemistry of Natural Products in Southeast Asia (UNESCO RNCNPSA) from Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of China, and Chinese Academy of Sciences, and distributed at the meeting when Professor Tan attended ASOMPS X in 2000 in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which was widely distributed among scientists in the world and China later. For ASOMPS XI the Time is 27-31 October 2003, the Theme is Plant Resources, Chemistry, Pharmaceuticals and Health, and the Topics cover Plant Resources, Phytochemistry and Pharmaceuticals.
In April 2002 the NOC meeting was held in Kunming, China, in which some main members from Kunming Institute of Botany (KIB, CAS) and Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica (SIMM, CAS) attended it. In the meeting some main matters about the 2nd Circular and Funds were discussed including member lists of NOC, NAC and IAC, Invited Speakers, fund applications, and so on. In October 2002 Professor Barry N Noller from National Research Centre for Environmental Toxicology (Australia), Chairman of Asian Coordinating Group in Chemistry (ACGC), came to Kunming and discussed some matters about the 2nd Circular and fund applications with Professor Tan, including member lists of NOC, NAC and IAC, Invited Speakers, Venue, Scientific Program, Shanghai ASOMPS XI Post-Seminar, fund applications, and so on. In November 2002 the NAC and NOC joint meeting was held in Kunming, China, in which Invited Speakers and Scientific Program were discussed completely. The homepage of ASOMPS XI was opened on October 2002. Unfortunately during the first half of 2003 the organization of ASOMPS XI was stopped for SARS epidemic in the world. But in May 2003 the organization of ASOMPS XI was started immediately for completely control of SARS epidemic in the world. In June 2003 the 2nd Circular and Forms for registration of ASOMPS XI were printed and distributed quickly in China and all over the world. Until the open of ASOMPS XI the organization of the Symposium was carried forward with all the efforts of NOC members although the venue was moved from Kunming Hall into News Center in World Horti-Expo Garden and the Hotels from Bank Hotel Kunming and Baoshan Hotel into Expo Garden Hotel for the regulations of room price increase at hotels issued by the local government in order to return to normal touristry in Kunming after SARS epidemic.
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3. BRIEF INTRODUCTION OF PARTICIPANTS
407 participants from 26 countries and regions covering 143 universities, institutes and other organizations attended this Symposium, in which there are 121 foreign participants from 46 universities, 13 institutes and 14 other organizations, and 286 Chinese participants (including Hong Kong and Taiwan) from 38 Universities, 13 institutes and 19 other organizations; and 114 graduated students and 293 scientists. Participants come from Bangladesh, the host country of ASOMPS X, and Australia, Austria, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mongolia, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, U. K., USA, Vietnam, China Mainland, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Some famous scientists include Dr. J. S. Yadav and Professor A. V. Rama Rao from Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (India), Professor Thomas James Simpson from University of Bristol (U. K.), Professor Leslie Gunatilaka from the University of Arizona (USA), Professor Kurt Hostettmann from University of Lausanne (Switzerland), Professor Wilhelm Boland from Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology (Germany), Professor Minoru Isobe from Nagoya University (Japan), Professor Yong-Nam Han from Seoul National University (Republic of Korea), Professor Rudolf Bauer from University Graz (Austria), Professor Stephen G. Pyne from University of Wollongong (Australia), Professor Yu-Yuan Xie from Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica (SIMM, CAS, China), Professor Guo-Qiang Lin from Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry (CAS, China), Professor Jun Zhou from Kunming Institute of Botany (KIB, CAS, China), Professor Henry N. C. Wong from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR (China), Professor Tian-Shung Wu from National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan (China), and so on.
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4. ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAM
The Registration was held on 26 October 2003 from 9.00 am to 20.00 pm at the Lobby of Expo Garden Hotel. Registration materials contained the ABSTRACT of ASOMPS XI, PROGRAM & CORRESPONDENCE of ASOMPS XI, a PAD of ASOMPS XI, a tin craft with ASOMPS XI logo. The
Mixer was at the Dining Hall of Expo Garden Hotel in the evening of 26 October 2003. The
Opening Ceremony was convoked at News Center in World Horti-Expo Garden in the morning of 27 October 2003. The
Welcome Reception was at Kunming International Trade Center in the evening of 27 October 2003. The
Banquet was at Expo JIXINYUAN in the evening of 28 October 2003. The
Closing Ceremony was convoked at News Center in World Horti-Expo Garden in the afternoon of 29 October 2003. The
Farewell Party was at Longdu International Recreation Resort in the evening of 29 October 2003 after all participants visited the State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China (SKL-PPRWC, KIB, CAS, China). There were 21
scientific meetings during the Symposium from 27-29 October 2003. The
Open Forum was held at News Center in World Horti-Expo Garden in the afternoon of 29 October 2003 before the Closing Ceremony. And there are 15 companies for exhibition during the Symposium. After the Symposium some participants joined the Kunming Excursions and Yunnan Tours.
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4.1 OPENING CEREMONY
The Opening Ceremony was chaired by Professor Jun Zhou, the Chairman of Organizing Committee of ASOMPS XI. Addresses were delivered by Mr Xiao-Qing Wu, Vice-Governor of the People¡¯s Government of Yunnan Province (China), Mr You-De He, Deputy Mayor of Kunming Municipal People¡¯s Government (China) and the Vice-Chairman of Organizing Committee of ASOMPS XI, Professor Barry N Noller from National Research Centre for Environmental Toxicology (Australia), member of International Advisory Committee of ASOMPS XI, Mr Ju-Liang Qiu from Chinese Academy of Sciences (China), respectively. Except Symposium participants, Leaders and Guests from Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), Kunming Branch of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yunnan Province Development Planning Commission (YPDPC), Yunnan Provincial Science & Technology Commission, Foreign Affairs Office of Yunnan Province, Yunnan Province Association for Science and Technology, Chengdu DI-AO Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd., Yunnan Baiyao Group Co., Ltd., Kunming Association for Science and Technology (KAST), and Kunming Institute of Botany (KIB, CAS) attended the Opening Ceremony. People from about 20 media presented the Symposium and reported it. Before the Opening Ceremony Mr Xiao-Qing Wu, Vice-Governor of the People¡¯s Government of Yunnan Province (China), received some participants from abroad and home, and joined to take the group photo with all participants after the Opening Ceremony.
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4.2 FEAST
Welcome Reception was chaired by Professor Ning-Hua Tan, the Secretary General of Organizing Committee of ASOMPS XI. Addresses were delivered by Mr Yong-Ping Yang, Deputy of Kunming Institute of Botany (CAS, China), Mr Lu-Sheng Wang, Chairman of Kunming Association for Science and Technology (KAST, China), and Professor Guo-Wei Qin, from Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica (CAS, China), member of National Advisory Committee of ASOMPS XI, respectively. All participants communicated each other friendly, cheered and cheered during the Welcome Reception. In the
Banquet all participants enjoyed the beauty performance of Yunnan Ethnics and eaten the delicious foods of local style. In the
Farewell Party participants from each country performed by self, singing or dancing with best wishes. The Symposium was closed accompanied by happy, friend and kind.
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4.3 CLOSING CEREMONY
The Closing Ceremony was chaired by Professor Ning-Hua Tan, the Secretary General of Organizing Committee of ASOMPS XI. Professor Jun Zhou, the Chairman of Organizing Committee of ASOMPS XI, gave the Summary on ASOMPS XI. Professor A. V. Rama Rao from Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (India) and Professor Kazuo Yamasaki from Hiroshima University (Japan) talked about their impression on ASOMPS XI and highly evaluated this Symposium. Mr Yong-Ping Yang, Deputy of Kunming Institute of Botany (CAS, China), delivered his sincerely thanks to all organizers, sponsors and relative organizations, to all members of IAC, NAC and NOC and all family members of NOC members, to all participants attended and all authors submitted papers. Finally Professor Guo-Wei Qin, from Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica (CAS, China), member of National Advisory Committee of ASOMPS XI, declared 8 Best Oral Presentation Awards and 19 Best Poster Awards, and participants awarded got their bonus.
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5. SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES
The ABSTRACT of ASOMPS XI collected 343 papers submitted by 292 first authors from 28 counties and regions, in which covered 9 Plenary Lecture Papers, 22 Invited Lecture Papers, 46 Oral Presentation Papers and 266 Poster Papers. For the absence of some participants the actual papers communicated in the Symposium is 8 Plenary Lecture Papers in the Plenary Session at News Center in World Horti-Expo Garden in the whole day of 27 October 2003 and in the morning (8:30 am to 10.00 am) of 28 October 2003, 20 Invited Lecture Papers and 37 Oral presentation Papers in the three Parallel Sessions at meeting rooms of Expo Garden Hotel in the whole day of 28 October 2003 (since 10.00 am) and in the morning of 28 October 2003, and about 200 Poster Papers at the 2nd Lobby of Expo Garden Hotel from 26 ¨C 29 October 2003, which is 77% of collected papers. Papers in the ABSTRACT covered various topics including medicinal plant resources, ethnobotany; natural products chemistry, organic synthesis, biosynthesis, chemotaxonomy, chemical ecology, bioassay, pharmacology and drug discovery, providing a plenty of insights on the topics of ASOMPS XI, Plant Resources, Chemistry, Pharmaceuticals and Health, particularly, Plant Resources, Phytochemistry and Pharmaceuticals. Some presentations were highly evaluated by participants, for example ¡°An Organic Chemist¡¯s Approach to the Enzymology of Polyketide Biosynthesis - Elucidating the Role of Type II PKS Components¡± by Professor Dr. Thomas James Simpson (University of Bristol, U. K.), ¡°Modern Approaches in Medicinal Plant Research¡± by Professor Kurt Hostettmann (University of Lausanne, Switzerland), ¡°Insects and Their Gut Bacteria Influence Plant Defense Reactions¡± by Professor Dr. Wilhelm Boland (Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Germany), ¡°Chemistry of Tetrodotoxin and Ciguatoxin¡± by Professor Dr. Minoru Isobe (Nagoya University, Japan), ¡°Progress on the Researches in Kunming Institute of Botany about Chemical Components of Medicinal Plants and Drug Discovery¡± by Professor Dr. Xiao-Jiang Hao (Kunming Institute of Botany, CAS, China), and so on.
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6. OPEN FORUM
The Open Forum was chaired by Professor Barry N Noller from National Research Centre for Environmental Toxicology (Australia), member of International Advisory Committee of ASOMPS XI. The details of Open Forum will be provided by Professor Noller later.
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7. BEST PRESENTATION AWARDS
To encourage young scientists for doing scientific research, the NOC of ASOMPS XI, in consultation with UNESCO Jakarta Office, decided to give awards to 5-8 Best Oral Presentations and 10-15 Best Posters during ASOMPS XI. In the Symposium a five-member scientific committee responsible for selecting best presentation awards was formed with Professor Thomas James Simpson (University of Bristol, U. K.), Professor A. V. Rama Rao (Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, India), Professor Minoru Isobe (Nagoya University, Japan), Professor Guo-Wei Qin (SIMM, CAS, China), and Professor Yue-Mao Shen (KIB, CAS, China). After carefully discussed and evaluated, 8 Best Oral Presentation Awards and 19 Best Poster Awards were selected. A token money of USD $ 100 and USD $ 50 were given for each of the Best Oral Presentation Awards and Best Poster Awards, respectively.
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8. SUPPORT TO PARTICIPANTS
Under support from ASOMPS XI funds, 7 Invited Speakers (6) and the National Point of Contact Representatives (NPCRs) (1) of RNCNPSA were waived their registration fees; 60 Plenary Speakers (4), Invited Speakers (11), NPCRs (2), IAC (2), NAC (2) and NOC (15) Members and Chinese Grantees (24) were provided with local hospitality including registration fees, accommodation and foods; 12 Invited Speakers (1), NPCRs (2) and Foreign Grantees (9) got travel tickets¡¯ grants; and 15 Plenary Speakers (4), Invited Speakers (2), NPCRs (2), NAC (1) Members, Foreign Grantees (4) and Chinese Grantees (2) received full supports including registration fees, accommodation, foods and travel tickets. Total of participants supported is 94 including 37 foreign participants and 57 Chinese participants; 8 Plenary Speakers, 20 Invited Speakers, 7 NPCRs, 2 IAC, 3 NAC, 15 NOC, 13 Foreign Grantees and 26 Chinese Grantees.
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9. SPONSORS FOR ASOMPS XI
ASOMPS XI was financially supported by various foreign and local organizations.
Foreign organizations: UNESCO Jakarta Office supported 23 foreign participants and 5 Chinese participants (Hong Kong and Taiwan) for attendance and gave money to the core grant for administrative costs. Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) supported 13 foreign participants for attendance and gave money to the core grant for administrative costs. International Foundation for Science (IFS) supported 2 foreign participants for attendance.
Local organizations: The following organizations provided the core grant for administrative costs and supported 52 Chinese participants for attendance: Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), the Center for Science and Technology Exchange Across the Taiwan Straits (CAS), Kunming Institute of Botany (KIB, CAS), Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica (SIMM, CAS), Kunming Association for Science and Technology (KAST), Yunnan Province Development Planning Commission (YPDPC), State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China (SKL-PPRWC, KIB, CAS), Project of CAS (KSCX1-09), State Key Laboratory of Drug Research (SKL-DR, SIMM, CAS), Chengdu DI-AO Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd., Yunnan Baiyao Group Co., Ltd., School of Pharmacy (Yunnan University), Universal Technology Company.
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10. SIGNIFICANCE OF ASMPS XI
ASOMPS XI was held in China for the first time and has caused great attention in the fields of chemistry and pharmacy in China, especially natural products chemistry and drug discovery. There are 11 academicians from Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering in NAC and NOC committees. Professor Jun Zhou from Kunming Institute of Botany (CAS), academician of CAS, is the Chairman of NOC of ASOMPS XI and Professor Zhu Chen from Chinese Academy of Sciences, academician of CAS, is the Chairman of NAC of ASOMPS XI. Based on feedbacks from participants during and after the Symposium most participants thought that ASOMPS XI was very successful and fruitful which is one of best ASOMPS meetings in scale and organization, which main successes covered high and good papers communicated in the Symposium, grand gathering of unprecedented size on natural products chemistry in China, active and fruitful scientific communication, good organization works, elegant ABSTRACT, rich and colorful feasts, and so on. ASOMPS XI promoted to acquaint and communicate, to strength friendship, to settle a basis for cooperation between participants from each country and region joined. ASOMPS XI let the world, especially participants from each country and region joined, known China, Yunnan and State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China which was thought one of best Laboratories of natural products chemistry in the world. ASOMPS XI made a great contribution on ASOMPS serial conferences. ASOMPS XI will promote development in the fields of chemistry and pharmacy, especially natural products chemistry and drug discovery, in all countries joined, especially Asian counties and China. We hope the friendship set up in ASOMPS XI will be for forever, cooperative researches will be fruitful and successful, and we will be able to reunite for ASOMPS XII in Indonesia in three years from now. Finally let us work hard together to make our contributions on human health and society prosperity and development.
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11. ACGC MEETING
The 17th Meeting of the Asian Coordinating Group in Chemistry (ACGC) was held at Expo Garden Hotel on 30 October 2003 after ASOMPS XI, which was supported by ASOMPS XI funds from UNESCO Jakarta Office. ACGC members from different countries attended this meeting. The meeting was presided over by Professor Barry N Noller from National Research Centre for Environmental Toxicology (Australia), Chairman of ACGC. The details of ACGC meeting will be provided by Professor Noller later.
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12. MEETING OF THE COORDINATING BOARD OF RNCNPSA
The 2003 (21st) Meeting of the Coordinating Board of the Regional Network for the Chemistry of Natural Products in Southeast Asia (RNCNPSA) was held at Expo Garden Hotel, Kunming, China on 30-31 October 2003 after ASOMPS XI, which was supported by ASOMPS XI funds from UNESCO Jakarta Office. It was attended by the National Point of Contact Representatives (NPCRs) from Australia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam, and by Professor Minella Alarcon from UNESCO Paris representing Dr Stephen Hill of the UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science in Asia and the Pacific, Jakarta. The NPCRs from Japan and Korea were unable to attend. A new NPCR for Thailand needs to be appointed, and no NPCR for New Zealand has been appointed since the retirement of the last NPCR in 1998. This meeting was originally scheduled for 2002, but this was not held due to unavoidable circumstances. Therefore prior to the above meeting, a planning session was held on October 28th and attended by all the above NPCRs together with the outgoing NPCR from Japan. The meeting was presided over by Professor Amelia Guevara from University of the Philippines (Philippines). This meeting discussed the agenda and other talking points for the main Board meeting. The details of this meeting will be provided by Professor Guevara later.
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13. MAIN OUTCOMES OF ASOMPS XI
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407 participants with various fields on natural products research from 26 countries and regions covering 143 universities, institutes and other organizations attended this Symposium, in which there are 121 foreign participants from 46 universities, 13 institutes and 14 other organizations, and 286 Chinese participants (including Hong Kong and Taiwan) from 38 Universities, 13 institutes and 19 other organizations; and 114 graduated students and 293 scientists.
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94 participants including 37 foreign participants and 57 Chinese participants received grants from ASOMPS XI funds, covering 8 Plenary Speakers, 20 Invited Speakers, 7 NPCRs, 2 IAC, 3 NAC, 15 NOC, 13 Foreign Grantees and 26 Chinese Grantees.
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The ABSTRACT of ASOMPS XI collected 343 papers submitted by 292 first authors from 28 counties and regions, covering 9 Plenary Lecture Papers, 22 Invited Lecture Papers, 46 Oral Presentation Papers and 266 Poster Papers.
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There were 21 scientific meetings during the Symposium from 27-29 October 2003.
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8 Best Oral Presentations and 19 Best Posters were awarded.
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Mr Xiao-Qing Wu, Vice-Governor of the People¡¯s Government of Yunnan Province (China), delivered his address, received some participants from abroad and home, and joined to take the group photo with all participants.
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ASOMPS XI was held in China for the first time with the biggest scientific gathering on natural products research in China, and was very successful and fruitful which is one of best ASOMPS meetings in scale and organization.
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ASOMPS XI gave more chances to young scientists and woman scientists from abroad and home for contacting with famous scientists in the world in person.
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The Main Objectives of ASOMPS XI in the 2nd Circular were achieved well.
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The 17th Meeting of the Asian Coordinating Group in Chemistry (ACGC) and the 2003 (21st) Meeting of the Coordinating Board of the Regional Network for the Chemistry of Natural Products in Southeast Asia (RNCNPSA) were held at Expo Garden Hotel on 30-31 October 2003 after ASOMPS XI, which was all supported by ASOMPS XI funds from UNESCO Jakarta Office.
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Professor Dr. Ning-Hua Tan
Secretary General of Organizing Committee of ASOMPS XI,
State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China,
Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
November 28 2003
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