The International Symposium on Edible Plant Resources and the Bioactive Ingredients, which is supported and launched by Central Asian Center of Drug Discovery and Development of Chinese Academy of Sciences, is held every two years. It is faced to scientists who study on edible plant resources in the world. The 4^th International Symposium on Edible Plant Resources and the Bioactive Ingredients (ISEPR2014) will be held on July 25^th to 27^th, 2014, in Pamir, Tajikistan. The goal of ISEPR2014 is to provide an opportunity to exchange the achievements in the studies on resources, cultivations, chemical constituents, bioactivities and medical applications of edible plants, to discuss the hot points and the core problems in the relevant fields, and to foresee the prospect in basic researches andtechnologies. The latest developments in this field home and abroad are expected to promote scientific exchanges, cooperation and communications among the scientists around the world.  

ISEPR2014  is hosted by   Academy of Sciences of Republic of Tajikistan and Central Asian Center of Drug Discovery & Development of Chinese Academy of Sciences, and organized by Pamir Biologically institute  of Academy of Sciences of Republic of Tajikistan, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Research & Development Center of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and Innovation Center of Biology and Medicine of Academy of Sciences of Republic of Tajikistan. The Symposium will invite many famous scholars domestic and overseas to give special speeches on investigations and applications on edible plants, and many medical and health care company entrepreneur, scientific researchers will join the symposium to give lectures.  

Themes for the symposium  

  Fundamental studies on drugs and functional food basis on edible plants   

 Novel methodologies and technologies of analysis and isolation of active ingredients in edible plants  

 New methodologies of identification and molecular biology researches on the active ingredients from edible plants   

 Functional factors of edible plants preventing crucial diseases  

 Novel methodologies and technologies in synthesis and structure optimization of the functional factors from edible plants  

 Novel methodologies and technologies in processing of edible plants  

 Cultivation techniques of edible plants and medical plants 

Basic Information of the symposium  

  Date: July 25^th to 27^th, 2014 

 Site: No. 1, Kholdorov Street, Khorog City, Tajikistan 

 Languages: English, Russian 

 Chairman: Ogonazar Aknazarov (Pamir Biological Institute of Academy of Sciences of Republic of Tajikistan), Haji Akber Aisa (Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, CAS), and Karl Wah-Keung Tsim (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Professor) 

The first round announcement is issued on April 20^th, 2014. The second round announcement will be issued in May 2014. The deadline of submitting the paper and registration is on June 30^th, 2014.  

Form of the Symposium  

  Plenary lectures  

  Oral presentations and discussion  

  Poster sessions (poster size: 900mm width ×1200mm length)  

 Tourism: the organizing committee will arrange half or one-day tourism to appreciate the nature view and culture of Pamir.  

Schedule 

Registration 

Each participant is asked to complete one copy of the Registration Form and send it to the Symposium Organizing Committee before June 30^th, 2014.  

Registration fee includes Conference Proceedings and banquet. Expenses relating to transportation and accommodation should be covered by participants. Please register and make your travel arrangement at your early convenience. 

The registration fee could be paid to: 

for money transfer in USD: 

Correspondent Bank:   HABIB BANK LTD 

SWIFT:                             HABBUS33 

Beneficiary bank:  FIRST MICROFINANCE BANK 

                                 Dushanbe , Tajikistan 

ACCOUNT No.     0021-505420-091 

Routing  Number     026007809
 SWIFT:    FMBTTJ22 

  For Khorog branch of FMFB client 

  Beneficiary name:          NGO Ecocenter " PAMIR " 

  Beneficiary account:        №:  20206840417002400000 

 Please indicate ISEPR2014 and fax or scan the remittance to the Organizing Committee. 

Contact   

Both Registration Form and the paper (full text or abstract written according to the requirements of the symposium) should be submitted to the secretariat of the symposium’s academic committee before June 30^th, 2014. 

For information about registration and paper (full text or abstract) submission, please contact the organizing committee:  

 Contactor: Ms. Jiang Lan 

 Telephone: +86-991-368-0635 

 Fax: +86-991-383-8957 

 Email: confpbi2014@mail.ru  xjlab@ms.xjb.ac.cn    

 Address: No. 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi city, 830011, Xinjiang  

Please visit the following website for more information about the symposium, http://www.xjipc.cas.cn/   

 Annex I. Registration Form  

Annex II. Abstract report Requirements 

The Organizing Committee of ISEPR2014  

April 20^th, 2014