R: Kew Gardens - TCM Herbal Conference

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and herbal (mostly chinese) prescriber.

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Inviato: giovedì 13 maggio 2004 16.04

A: Chinese Medicine

Oggetto: Kew Gardens - TCM Herbal Conference

 

 

Royal Pharmaceutical Society, Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences,

Society for Medicinal Plant Research and International Society for

Ethnopharmacology

 

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Friday 11 and Saturday 12 June, 2004

 

Jodrell Laboratory, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

 

FRIDAY 11 JUNE

17:30-18:00 Registration

18:00-19:00 Chair: Professor Peter Houghton, King's College London

PLENARY Introductory lecture

Overview: Chinese medicinal plants and their impact in the West

Professor Kelvin Chan, Hong Kong Baptist University

 

SATURDAY 12 JUNE

9:00 - 9:30 Registration

9:30 -10:15 Chair: Professor Michael Heinrich, University of London

and

Professor R Bauer, Institut for Pharmacognosy, Graz

PLENARY LECTURE: Authentication of Chinese herbs

Professor Monique Simmonds, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

10:15 -11:00 Three short presentations

11:00 - 11:30 COFFEE BREAK

11:30 - 12:15 PLENARY LECTURE Toxicological aspects

Professor Paul But, Chinese University of Hong Kong

12:15 - 13:00 Three short presentations

13:00 - 14:30 Buffet hot lunch and attended poster session

14:30 - 15:15 Chair: Professor Monique Simmonds, Royal Botanic

Gardens, Kew

and Professor Peter Houghton, King's College London

PLENARY LECTURE

Chemical and biological activity studies on Chinese plants

Professor R Bauer, Institut for Pharmacognosy, Graz

15:15 - 16:00 Three short presentations

16:00 - 16:30 TEA BREAK

16:30 - 17:00 Two short presentations

17:00 - 17:30 DISCUSSION FORUM

Clinical studies on Chinese herbs

17:30 onwards Reception and guided tour of Kew Gardens.

 

Schedule

The symposium will be held at the Jodrell Laboratory, Royal Botanic

Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3AB

Registration starts at 17.30 h on Friday 11 June at the Jodrell

Laboratory

The symposium starts at 18.00 h with the Plenary Lecture, which

finishes at 19.00 h.

Delegates then have a free evening and are encouraged to form

informal group to visit local restaurants in the Richmond and

Chiswick area.

The Plenary Lecture on Saturday starts at 9.30 h and the symposium

closes with a Discussion Forum at 17.30 h. This is followed by an

informal reception and a guided tour of Kew Gardens.

 

Details about Kew are available at:

http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/visitor/index.html

Registration costs (including lunch, refreshments and VAT at 17.5%)

Non-members of the organising societies £110

Members of GA, ISE or APS £75

Students (must have letter from supervisor) £30

Closing date for registrations Friday 14 May 2004

Short research presentations

Research presentations on aspects of traditional Chinese medicines

are invited for either oral (15 minute) or poster presentation.

Abstracts should follow the format requested for submissions to the

Society of Economic Botany / The International Society of

Ethnobiology / ISE conference at University of Kent.

 

Details can be found on website

http://www.kent.ac.uk/anthropology/ice2004

Closing date for abstracts Friday 14 May 2004

 

Accommodation and travel

Delegates are responsible for making their own arrangements for

accommodation. Details of accommodation in the area, starting at £18

per person per night can be found at www.visitrichmond.co.uk

Details of travel to Kew from central London are available on the

same website.

 

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