《色谱进展》OnbehalfoftheDISECorganisation，WelcometoDalian，WelcometoChinaTheproceedingsofDISEC2007serveastheformalrecordofthescientificprogram，coveringthethreeseparateSymposiathatconstitutethemeeting.

Themeetingpromisestobeamajorcelebrationofseparationscience，andtheseparationsciencecommunityhasthrownitsweightbehindthisSymposia.Themeetingisheldundertheauspicesofthe“InternationalOrganizationforPromotionof

MicrocolumnSeparations”andthe“ChineseAcademyofScience”withsupportfromvariousorganizationsinChina，andleadingInternationalcompaniesintheseparationsciences.Combiningthe“30thInternationalSymposiuminCapillary Chromatography”，“4thComprehensiveTwo-dimensionalGasChromatographySymposium”andthe“16thChineseSymposiumand

ExhibitiononChromatography，”theconferencewilloffermanyopportunitiestopresentbothinternationalandregional accomplishmentsinchromatography.DuringtheperiodoftheSymposiaanexhibitionwillbeheldtoshowcasenewly evelopedinstruments，peripheraldevicesandreagentsfrommanufacturersaroundtheworld.Additionally，ashortcourseonGC×GCandBioanalyticalLC-MSwillbeheldonSundayJune3. 　　　　NootherinternationallyscheduledchromatographymeetinghasbeenheldinChinabefore.ItshouldbeseennotjustasaconvenientlocationandtimetohaveaconferenceinChina，inthebuilduptotheOlympics，butalsoasthenaturalprogressionofChineseandregionalseparationscienceresearchasavigorousandcompetitiveplayerontheworldscene.ScienceingeneralisrespectedasavaluablepursuitinChinaandinthewiderAsianregion，asiswitnessedbyademographicshiftinresearchpublicationstowardsthisregion.HencetheengagementbetweenresearchersinAsiaandtherestoftheworldisanaturalandimportantdevelopment.AlthoughtheISCCmeetingsnormallyalternateannuallybetween

Europe(Italy)andtheUSA，theyhavebeenheldpr

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