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The 2nd National Conference on Mass Spectrometric Analysis (CNMS) of Chinese Chemical Societywas held on October 16-19, 2015 in Hangzhou, China. This conference was hosted by the Chinese Chemical Society and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC). The 2nd NCMS was organized by Mass Spectrometry Division of Chinese Chemical Society and the Department of Chemistry of Zhejiang University. More than 1000 conventioneers including scientists, experts and students attended the conference.

The opening ceremony of the conference was chaired by Prof.Yuanjiang Pan from Zhejiang University. Prof. Jianhong Luo, the vice-president of Zhejiang University, Prof. Hongyuan Chen from Nanjing University, and Prof. Qiankun Zhuang from NSFC gave the opening speeches.

Prof. Yuanjiang Pan of Zhejiang University chaired the Opening Ceremony

Prof. Jianhong Luo of Zhejiang University gave the opening speech

Prof. Hongyuan Chen of Nanjing University during the opening speech

Prof. Qiankun Zhuang of NSFC during the opening speech

During this symposium, 17 plenary lecturers including 5 academicians, 56 invited speakers, 54 contributed speakers and 26 young scientists presented their latest academic achievements in mass spectrometry, which were related to instrumentation developments, mass spectrometric fundamentals, as well last to he development and application of mass spectrometric technologies. 16 excellent young scientists and 30 excellent posters were awarded. The meeting provided a great opportunity for extensive academic and technical exchanges on research progress in the hope of promoting the development of mass spectrometry in China. In addition, many analytical instrument manufacturers, including Shimadzu, Agilent, Hitachi, Bruker and so on, exhibited their relevant instruments and technical application data.

The well-organized conference was highly appreciated by the attendees and sponsors, which pushes forward mass spectrometric research and applications and promotes the development of Science and Technology in mass spectrometry.

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The Second Atomic Spectroscopy Symposium of China was held on Aug, 19-21, at Shenyang, Liaoning, China. It was organized by Northeastern University, which was sponsored by The Atomic Spectroscopy Professional Committee of China Instrument and Control Society. More than 100 people from 44 units including National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), various universities and companies attended the symposium.

The symposium was organized by Prof. Jianhua Wang from Research Center for Analytical Sciences, Northeastern University. The Chairman was Prof. Guibin Jiang (Academician of CAS, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences), and the Vice Chairmen were Prof. Qiankun Zhuang, Prof. Xinrong Zhang, Prof. Pengyuan Yang, Prof. Xiuping Yan, Prof. Bin Hu, Prof. Xiandeng Hou, Prof. Jianhua Wang and Prof. Qiuquan Wang. Prof. Qiuquan Wang chaired the opening ceremony, and Prof. Liang Zuo (Vice President of Northeastern University) gave an opening speech. In addition, Prof. Qiankun Zhuang (The Director of Analytical Chemistry, NSFC) and Prof. Pengyuan Yang (Fudan Univeristy) gave speeches at the opening ceremony.

There were 3 plenary lectures imparted by Prof. Benli Huang (Academician of CAS, Xiamen University), Prof. Guibin Jiang (Academician of CAS) and Prof. Qiankun Zhuang. The symposium included 8 sessions, 23 invited lectures, 17 oral presentations and 35 poster presentations. This is an important professional symposium on atomic spectroscopy in China, which provided an opportunity for the academic exchange and will promote the development of atomic spectroscopy in China.

The 28^th CCS Congress was held on April 13-16, 2012, at Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China. During the congress, a celebration for the 80th anniversary of the Chinese Chemical Society (CCS, 1932-2012) was organized. This is the most important professional congress in China, focused on basic research and applications of Chemistry. The congress included 19 individual sessions and 9 specific forums. More than 4000 people, including scientists, researchers, lab technicians, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows from different universities, institutes, and different countries attended the congress. There were 1336 presentations, including 6 plenary lectures, 557 invited lectures, 773 oral presentations, and 2625 poster presentations.

The Analytical Chemistry Session was organized by Prof. Xiandeng Hou and Prof. Yi Lv from College of Chemistry, Sichuan University. The chairman of the session was Prof. Hongyuan Chen (Academician of CAS, Najing University), and the vice chairman was Prof. Xiurong Yang in Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, CAS. It was mainly devoted to recent developments in atomic spectroscopy, molecular spectroscopy, electroanalysis, chromatography, nanoscience-based analysis, and new analytical instruments. More than 300 people attended the session. It consisted of 130 presentations, including 38 invited lectures and 92 oral presentations, as well as 186 posters. This congress has provided an opportunity for the academic exchange, and will further promote the development of chemistry in China.

The Beijing Mass Spectrometry Annual Meeting 2011 was organized by Beijing Physical & Chemistry Testing Technology Society and Beijing Society for Mass Spectrometry on March 30, 2012. During the meeting, the Fifth Atomic Spectroscopy Workshop of China was held. This is the fist professional workshop in China focused on basic research and applications of atomic spectroscopy, which was initiated by Zhi Xing in Tsinghua University Analysis Center. The workshop aims at providing an opportunity for the academic exchange, creating a close cooperation in a relaxing way, in the hope of promoting the development of analytical chemistry. Since 2010, the workshop has been held five times. The conventioneers, including scientists, researchers, and lab technicians of atomic spectrometry, come mainly from Analysis Center of Tsinghua University, Institute of High Energy Physics Chinese Academy of Science, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry Chinese Academy of Science, National Institute of Metrology P.R. China, General Research Institute for Nonferrous Metals, National Research Center for Geoanalysis, CNNC Beijing Research Institute of Uranium Geology and some instrument manufacturers of China.

The latest research progress, experience on instrument usage, instrumental development, and applications in pharmaceutical, food, environmental and petrochemical analysis, among other fields, have been discussed in the workshop. In addition, relationships have been built on the sharing of standardized samples and special instruments, as well as on interlaboratory comparisons. This workshop is a key contributor for the development of atomic spectrometry analysis in China.