The 3rd AFLAS Congress & The 8th CALAS Annual Meeting September 27-29, 2008, CITIC GUOAN Grand Epoch City Conference Center (Beijing China) The Second Announcement Dear Colleagues and Friends, The Asian Federation of Laboratory Animal Science Associations (AFLAS) and Chinese Association for Laboratory Animal Sciences (CALAS) will be holding the 3rd AFLAS Congress & the 8th CALAS Annual Meeting on September 27-29, 2008, in Beijing. It s my pleasure to invite international specialists for laboratory animal science in the discussion of the laboratory animal science, basic medical sciences, translation medicine, comparative medicine, GLP and so on to promote the development of laboratory animal science in Asian, and it is really a platform for the scientists to relate their experiences, knowledge and techniques. Thanks for your attention. I am looking forward to meeting you in Beijing. Sincerely, Qin Chuan Chair of the 3rd AFLAS Congress and the 8th CALAS Annual Meeting Presidium Honorary president Chen Zhu Academician Minister of Ministry of Health of the People s Republic of China Liu Qian Professor Vice-minister of Ministry of Health of the People s Republic of China Chairman of Chinese Association for Laboratory Animal Sciences (CALAS) President Qin Chuan Professor Director of Institute of Laboratory Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Vice-chairman and Secretary-general of CALAS Vice-President Tadao Serikawa Professor (Japan) Director of Institute of Laboratory Animals, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University President of Japanese Association for Laboratory Animal Science(JALAS)
Noriyuki Kasai Professor (Japan) Director of The Institute for Animal Experimentation, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine Tsutomu Miki Kurosawa Professor (Japan) Associate professor of the Institute of Experimental Animal Sciences, Osaka University School of Medicine Chairperson of the International Communication Committee of JALAS Jong-Koo Kang Professor (Korea) Department of Laboratory Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University CEO of bioventure company, Biotoxtech Yong-Soon Lee Professor (Korea) Professor of Seoul national university Han-Woong Lee Professor (Korea) President of Korean Society for Mouse Genomics of Korean Society for Molecular and Cellular Biology Director of Yonsei Laboratory Animal Research Center(YLARC) Professor of Department of Biochemistry, College of Science, Yonsei University Filipinas F. Natividad D.V.M. (Philippines) AVP-Director for Research, Research and Biotechnology Division, St. Luke's Medical Center Parntep Ratanakorn D.V.M. (Thailand) Faculty of Veterinary Science, Mahidol University Chou-Chu Hong D.V.M.,Ph.D. (Chinese Taipei) General manager of Level Biotechnology Inc. Xing Ruichang Professor Sun Yansong Professor Administrative section chief of the PLA institute of Disease Control and Prevention Zhao Deming Professor Vice-director of Animal Medical College, China Agricultural University Xu Ping Professor Director of Laboratory Animal Center, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences Wang Luzeng Professor Director of Laboratory Animal Department, China Medical University Wu Bo er Deputy director general, Department of Facilities and Financial Support, Ministry of Science and Technology of the People s Republic of China Liu Xiaobo Deputy director general, Department of science-technology and education, Ministry of Health of the People s Republic of China Xu Changxing Section chief of Department of Agriculture and Food Standards, Standardization Administration of the Peoples Republic of China Secretary-general
Zhang Lianfeng Professor Vice-director of Institute of Laboratory Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Organizing Committee Chair: He Zhengming Professor Director, Department of Standardization of Laboratory Animal, National Institute for the Control of Pharmaceutical and Biological Products. Deputy Secretary-general of CALAS Vice-chair: Liu Yunbo Professor Vice-director of Institute of Laboratory Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Deputy Secretary-general of CALAS Scientific Committee Chair: Li Genping Professor Director of Beijing Administration Office of Laboratory Animal, China Vice-chair: Wei Qiang Professor Institute of Laboratory Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Topics and Person in Charge SessionⅠ: The basis and application of laboratory animal science Group leaders: Xing Ruichang, Yue Bingfei SessionⅡ: The resource of laboratory animals and laboratory animal models Group leaders: Gao Xiang, Xu Ping SessionⅢ: Laboratory animal welfare and ethics Group leaders: He Zhengming, Li Genping SessionⅣ: The animal experiments in fateful diseases and emergency infections diseases Group leaders: Tian Kegong, Wei Qiang SessionⅤ: Image techniques on comparative medicine Group leaders: Zhang Lianfeng, Li Wanbo SessionⅥ: Technique training for animal experiment Group leaders: Gu Weiwang, Shi Jing SessionⅦ: Communication forum on laboratory animal science Group leaders: Qin Chuan, Yang Zhiwei Abstract/Paper Submission Requirements The abstract/paper submited should accord with the topics of the meeting. After check and approve the abstracts, scientific committee will contact to the authors whose paper can be published in full text on the Chinese Journal of Comparative Medicine and who will make a poster at the meeting. The abstract should include the following information: - Title of presentation - Name, institutional affiliation of authors - Mailing address, postal code, telephone, fax and e-mail address of contact person - Keywords (3 to 5 words)
The electronic version(word Formats) of the abstract/paper must be delivered to the secretariat before May 31, 2008. E-mail: aflas2008paper@126.com Reports Development of China s Laboratory Animal Science and Ethics, Welfare and Administration of Laboratory Animal in China The introduction of Laboratory Animal Resource Pool in North America and Relevant Technologies Laboratory Animal Science in the Functional HGP era The introduction of Animal Resources in China One expert recommended by JALAS(Japanese Association for Laboratory Animal Science), report is undetermined. One expert recommended by KALAS(Korean Association for Laboratory Animal Science), report is undetermined. Two experts from America or Europe recommended by ICLAS (International Council for Laboratory Animal Science), reports is undetermined. Registration Pre-registration: Fill in the return receipt at the end of this announcement and send it back to secretariat before July 31. Or you can register on the website of the meeting(http://www.aflas2008.org). If there are more than 10 participants registering in a group, please contact the secretariat. Registration Fee: Pre-registration On-site Registration Non-members of CALAS RMB 1100.00 RMB 1200.00 Members of CALAS RMB 1000.00 RMB 1100.00 Students RMB 600.00 RMB 800.00 $1 RMB 7.2454 (Jan. 15, 2008) Postal remittance to No.5 Panjiayuan Nanli, Chaoyang Dist, Beijing, P.R.China, 100021 Bank remittance to Opening bank: Panjiayuan office, Agriculture Bank of China Account holder: Chinese Association for Laboratory Animal Sciences Account number: 11-220201040003764 You can also pay the registration fee at the registration desk at the CITIC GUOAN Grand Epoch City Conference Center, Beijing.
Schedule Sep. 27 Registration Sep. 28 Inauguration and general report of specially invited experts Sep. 29 Sessions for topics Notice Closing date for abstract submission: May 31, 2008. Closing date for full text submission: July 31, 2008. Closing date for pre-registration for representatives abroad: July 31, 2008. Closing date for pre-registration for representatives domestic: August 31, 2008. The formal invitation for visa application will be sent upon request. Accommodation CITIC GUOAN Grand Epoch City The secretariat has reserved efficient hotel rooms at the venue for all our participants. Room rates are as following: Hotel Standard Room ( /room/day) Single Room ( /room/day) Pre-registration On-site registration Pre-registration On-site registration Zheng An Palace Hotel RMB 440.00 RMB 880.00 RMB 440.00 RMB 880.00 Fu An Palace Hotel RMB 380.00 RMB 760.00 RMB 440.00 RMB 880.00 Gucheng Hotel RMB 140.00 RMB 280.00 RMB 140.00 RMB 280.00 Hotel rooms will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis. For convenience and receiving favourable price, we highly recommend you to book your hotel rooms through the secretariat ahead of the closing date for pre-registration. You can go to the website of CITIC GUOAN Grand Epoch City (http://www.grand-epoch-city.com) or the website of the meeting (http://www.aflas2008.org) to find more detail information about the hotel.
Venue Service Free Pick up Service Free pick up service would be provided on Sep. 27, 2008 at Beijing Railway Station, Beijing West Railway Station and Beijing Capital Airport. Visit and Sight-seeing Visit: 2-3 institutions of laboratory animal science in Beijing. Sight-seeing: 2-3 places of interest and scenic spots. You can enter for these visit and sight-seeing on Sep. 27, 2008 at the registration desk. It will be perform on a first-come first-served basis. There will be several shuttles from the venue to these places.
Return receipt Please fill in the blanks and send it to secretariat by e-mail / post / fax before July 31, 2008. You can also register on the website of the meeting(http://www.aflas2008.org). -------------------------Confirmation------------------------- Name Sex Nationality Company Name Specialty Position/Title Address Postal code Mobile Tel E-mail Title of paper Type of Non-members of CALAS( ) Members of CALAS( ) Students( ) registration RMB 1100.00 RMB 1000.00 RMB 600.00 Mode of payment Postal remittance ( ) Bank remittance ( ) On-site payment ( ) Book room(s)? Yes( ) No( ) Hotel Name Type of room Standard Room ( ) Single Room ( ) How much rooms? Room(s) Date From to Advice to the meeting 1. Please tick in the ( ) to select. 2. Student representatives include full-time postgraduates only. Contact Secretariat : Song Jing, Zhao Hongxu, Xu Yan No.5 Panjiayuan Nanli, Chaoyang Dist, Beijing, P. R. China, 100021 Tel:+86-10-67781534 / +86-10-67776816 / +86-10-67779337 Fax: +86-10-67781534 E-mail: aflas2008@126.com