First International Symposium on Marine Drugs (ISMD2004)

Second Circular

18-22 October 2004, Qingdao, China

l Ocean University of China

l Specialized Commission of Marine Drug of Chinese Pharmaceutical Society

l Specialized Commission of Marine Biotechnology of Chinese Biotechnological Society

l Specialized Commission of Marine Drug Pharmacology of Chinese Pharmacological Society

Organized by:

l Marine Drug and Food Institute, Ocean University of China

l Journal of "Marine Drugs", Ocean University of China

Cosponsored by:

l SHENLAN Biology Project Investment Stock Company

l Shandong Longlive Bio-Technology CO., LTD

l Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI)，Switzerland

Location

First International Symposium on Marine Drugs (ISMD2004) will be held at "Huanghai Hotel" of Qingdao, China, on October 18th-22th.

Aims of the Symposium

To bring together scientists from all over the world involved in any area related to marine drugs and marine natural products derived from marine organisms.

Main Scientific Topics

· Isolation and Characterization of New Metabolites from Marine Macro- and Micro- Organisms

· Evaluation of Biological and Pharmacological Activities

· Exploitation of Biochemical and Pharmaceutical Application of Marine Natural Products

· Spectroscopic Methodologies for Structure Elucidation

· Biosynthesis of Marine Natural Products

· New Synthetic Methodologies and Total Synthesis of Marine Natural Products

· Clinical Trials of Marine Drugs or Marine Natural Products

· The Ecology of Marine Natural Products

· Advances in Marine Biology & Marine Biotechnology

· Interphasis of Marine Natural Products Research with Other Scientific Area

· Future Perspectives and Developments

Symposium organization

International Organizing Committee

Alejandro M. Mayer	Prof. Dr.	Midwestern University, USA
Andre S. Bachmann	Prof. Dr.	University of Hawaii, USA
Bruce F. Bowden	Prof. Dr.	James Cook University, USA
Byeng W. Son	Prof. Dr.	Pukyong National University, Korea
Chris M. Ireland	Prof. Dr.	University of Utah, USA
Cun-Ming Duan	Prof. Dr.	Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, USA
Daisuke Uemura	Prof. Dr.	Nagoya University, Japan
Ernesto Fattorusso	Prof. Dr.	Diaprtimento di Chimica delle Sostanze Naturali, UniversitàdiNapoli "Federico II" , Italy
Guido Cimino	Prof. Dr.	Istituto di Chimica Biomolecolare-CNR, Comprensorio Olivetti, Italy
Heonjoong Kang	Prof. Dr.	Seoul National University, Korea
Jack E. Baldwin	Prof. Dr.	University of Oxford, UK
Jee H. Jung	Prof. Dr.	College of Pharmacy, Pusan National University, Korea
John W. Blunt	Prof. Dr.	Department of Chemistry, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Jordan K. Zjawiony	Prof. Dr.	University of Mississippi, USA
Jose Jimeno	Prof. Dr.	VP, Scientific Development, PharmaMar, Spain
Jun'ichi Kobayashi	Prof. Dr.	Hokkaido University, Japan
Michael K. Stoskopf	Prof. Dr.	North Carolina State University, USA
Michio Murata	Prof. Dr.	Osaka University, Japan
Nobuhiro Fusetani	Prof. Dr.	The University of Tokyo, Japan
Pedro Abreu	Prof. Dr.	DQ-CQFB Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
Pei-Yuan Qian	Prof. Dr.	The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
Peng George Wang	Prof. Dr.	The Ohio State University, USA
Peter Karuso	Prof. Dr.	Macquarie University, Australia
Peter Proksch	Prof. Dr.	Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie, Universität Düsseldorf, Germany
Robin J. Leatherbarrow	Prof. Dr.	Department of Chemistry, Imperial College, UK
Tadeusz F. Molinski	Prof. Dr.	Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, USA
Tatsuo Higa	Prof. Dr.	University of the Ryukyus, Japan

Local Organizing Committee

Geng Xia, Chief Advisor		Qingdao Municipal Government
Huashi Guan, Advisor	Prof. Dr.	Ocean University of China
Shengming Du, Advisor	Prof. Dr.	National Natural Science Foundation of China
Lin Wang, Advisor	Prof. Dr.	Ocean University of China
Xun Xu, Advisor	Prof. Dr.	Third Institute Oceanography of SOA
Jian Ding,Advisor	Prof. Dr.	Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xiaojiang Hao, Advisor	Prof. Dr.	Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
An'long Xu	Prof. Dr.	Zhongshan (Sun Yatsen) University
Bingui Wang	Prof. Dr.	Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chang'en Wang	Prof. Dr.	National Natural Science Foundation of China
Changyun Wang	Prof. Dr.	Ocean University of China
Chengbin Cui	Prof. Dr.	Ocean University of China
De'an Guo	Prof. Dr.	Peking University
Guanhua Du	Prof. Dr.	National Center for Pharmaceutical Screening Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College
Meiyu Geng	Prof. Dr.	Ocean University of China
Renxiang Tan	Prof. Dr.	Nanjing University
Rui Chen	Prof. Dr.	Ocean University of China
Shukun Lin	Prof. Dr.	Ocean University of China
Wenhan Lin	Prof. Dr.	State Key Laboratory of Nature and Biomimetic Drugs, Peking University
Yang Ye	Prof. Dr.	Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yongcheng Lin	Prof. Dr.	Zhongshan (Sun Yatsen) University
Yuewei Guo	Prof. Dr.	Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Confirmed invited speakers

Chris M. Ireland, Prof. Dr.	University of Utah, USA
Guido Cimino, Prof. Dr.	Diaprtimento di Chimica delle Sostanze Naturali, UniversitàdiNapoli "Federico II" , Italy
Nobuhiro Fusetani, Prof. Dr.	The University of Tokyo, Japan
Jun'ichi Kobayashi, Prof. Dr.	Hokkaido University, Japan
Peter Proksch, Prof. Dr.	Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie, Universität Düsseldorf, Germany
Tadeusz Molinski, Prof. Dr.	Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, USA
Cunming Duan, Prof. Dr.	University of Michigan, USA
Peter Karuso, Prof. Dr.	Macquarie University, Australia
Bruce Bowden, Prof. Dr.	James Cook University, Australia
Jordan Zjawiony, Prof. Dr.	University of Mississippi, USA
Jose Jimeno, Prof. Dr.	Scientific Development, PharmaMar, Spain
Dominique Parent-Massin, Prof. Dr.	Brest Graduate Engineering School in Microbiology and Food Safety Technopole, France
An'long Xu, Prof. Dr.	Zhongshan (Sun Yatsen) University, China
Chengbin Cui, Prof. Dr.	Ocean University of China, China
Meiyu Geng, Prof. Dr.	Ocean University of China, China
Renxiang Tan, Prof. Dr.	Nanjing University, China
Shicui Zhang, Prof. Dr.	Ocean University of China, China
Wenhan Lin, Prof. Dr.	State Key Laboratory of Nature and Biomimetic Drugs, Peking University, China
Yongcheng Lin, Prof. Dr.	Zhongshan (Sun Yatsen) University, China
Yuewei Guo, Prof. Dr.	Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Preliminary Programme

Monday, October 18

8:00-20:00 - Registration

18:30 - Welcome Party at "Huanghai hotel"
Tuesday, October 19

08:30-9:30 - Opening Ceremony and Photograph Session

09:30-09:40 - Coffee Break

09:40-12:00 - Scientific Session & Poster sessions

12.00-13:30 - Lunch

13:30-18:00 - Scientific Session & Poster sessions

18:00 Reception Banquet at "Huanghai hotel"

Wednesday, October 20

08:30-12.00 - Scientific Session & Poster sessions

12:00-13:30 - Lunch

13:30-18:00 - Scientific Session & Poster sessions

Thursday, October 21

Local tour

Friday, October 22

Departure

* Every morning and afternoon, sessions will be started with a plenary lecture by one of the invited speakers. Oral presentation is by invitation only. However, interested participants may submit proposals to the organizers for consideration.

Registration fees
　

	Until July 30	After July 30
Participants	$ 500	$ 600
Accompanying person	$ 200	$ 200
Student	$ 300	$ 360

Beneficiary: Ocean University of China

Beneficiary Bank: Bank of China, Shandong Branch

Address: 37 Xianggang Middle Road, Qingdao, China

Account number: 801010025408095014

Message: For ISMD2004, your name and your institute's name (very important)

Call for Abstracts

A one-page abstract for all attendees will be included in the symposium proceeding. Full papers (invited and contributed oral presentation and posters) will be considered for publication in the special issue of MARINE DRUGS, http://www.mdpi.net/marinedrugs/.

Brief instructions for preparing the abstract are given here:

Format: should be in Word97 or Word2000 format and should be submitted in English.

Text area: A4 size with margins of 1.5 cm on top, 3.5cm at the bottom and 2 cm on both left and

right sides of the paper.

Text font: Times New Roman.

Title: in boldface and font size 14 pts with single spacing; capitalize the first letter of each word.

Name(s) of author(s): in 12 pts font size with single spacing; the presenter’s name being

underlined.

Affiliation: The corresponding author’s mailing address, plus phone, fax numbers and e-mail

address should be supplied in 12 pts font size with single spacing; leave one line as

spacing with the text.

Text: in 12 pts font size with single spacing.

Dead Line: 31 July 2004

E-mail to: Dr. Ning Gong at gongn@ouc.edu.cn

Language

The official language of the symposium is English.

Contact

Dr. Ning Gong, ISMD2004 Secretary
Marine Drugs Editorial Office
Ocean University of China
Yushan Road 5, Qingdao 266003, China
Tel. & Fax 0086 532 203 1522
E-mail: gongn@ouc.edu.cn
http://www.mdpi.net/marinedrugs

Registration Form

Deadline: July, 30.

Fill in all fields marked with an asterisk (*) and submit this Registration Form

to Dr. Ning Gong at gongn@ouc.edu.cn

□ Participant □ Accompanying person □ Student
* First Name
* Family Name
Title/Position
* Organization/Institution:
* Address
* ZIP
* City
State or Province
* Country
Phone
Fax
* Email

Choice of presentation: □ Oral □ Poster □ No

Title of oral presentation or Poster:

The equipment I need: □ Computer projector (PowerPoint) (preferably)

□ Other:

* Registration Fee
□ $ 500 - Participants
□ $ 300 - Students
□ $ 200 - Accompanying person
□ $ 600 - Participants (After July 30)
□ $ 360 - Students (After July 30)

* Accommodation Fee (per room per day)
□ Single room ($60)
□ Luxury double room ($50)
□ Normal double room ($40)
　