Beijing Symposium on Life Sciences and Biotechnology

[Xiaocheng Gu]

The Third Symposium on Life Sciences and Biotechnology for 
Chinese Bioscientists, Overseas and Returned will be held in Beijing
>From July, 21 to 24, 1995. 

	The previous two symposia on Life Sciences and Biotechnology for 
Chinese Bioscientists, Overseas and Returned, provided opportunities for over 
200 overseas and domestic scientists to participate in the exchange of ideas 
and information in a relaxed environment. It is now officially established as 
an annual event sponsored by the National Science Foundation of China. The 
conference will be organized by Peking University and the Association for 
Chinese Biologists (North America Regional). The third symposium will be held 
>From July 21 to 24, 1995. The focus of this symposium will be signal 
transduction, developmental sciences, and biotech/pharmaceuticals. Other areas 
include gene expression in plants, protein engineering and drug design, 
eukaryotic gene expression, human and rice genome studies, gene therapy, 
environmental biology, neurology and immunology. One purpose of this meeting 
is to invite oversea scientists to negotiate collaborations with scientists 
in China to work on projects which may be designated as prior topics by 
National Science Foundation of China, Chinese Academy of Sciences, National 
High Technology Program, State Education Commission, and State Commission of 
Science and Technology. Biotech industry in China is also eager to identify 
expertise in downstream manufacture.

	The conference will sponsor a business session. Chinese and foerign 
biotech and pharmaceutical companies are welcome to participate in exhibition 
of products and/or discussions with chinese colleagues to look into 
possibilities of co-operation. Booths will be available for exhibition.

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*Application and Registration:*
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1. Pre-application: send an e-mail or fax message indicating your name, 
sex, address, and title of your presentation and/or interest in attending 
the business session to Prof. Gu Xiaocheng for hotel, conference room and 
booth reservations.

	Gu Xiaocheng, Professor      Phone: 086-10-250-1843
	Life Science College         Fax: 086-10-250-1843
	Peking University            e-mail: XCG at IRIS.LSC.PKU.EDU.CN
	Beijing 100871, China


2. The final program will be mailed to you by June 15, 1995.


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*Registration Form*
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Name:   _______________      Title:  ______________________ Sex:________        

Address:






Telephone:_______________Fax:_______________e-mail:________________________

*Fees:

I. for symposium:
	Registration: waived
	Accommodation and meals: Tsinghua University Guest House. All rooms 
have TV, AC and private bath room, double occupancy. A couples counts for 
two. Kids under seven stay free with parents.

	Meals and accommodation; US$100 ___     Meals only: US$30 ___

II. for business session and exhibition:
	registration: US$200 ___                Booth:  Yes___  No___
	accommodation: rooms at Qinghua University Guest House can be reserved 
at regular price upon your request.

Make check payable to:  Prof. Gu Xiaocheng.             Not Refundable.


Send this completed form via e-mail or fax. Please also indicating the title 
of your presentation and/or interest in attending the business session to 
Prof. Gu Xiaocheng for hotel, conference room and booth reservations.

	Gu Xiaocheng, Professor      Phone: 086-10-250-1843
	Life Science College         Fax: 086-10-250-1843
	Peking University            e-mail: XCG at IRIS.LSC.PKU.EDU.CN
	Beijing 100871, China