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THE 13th SYMPOSIUM OF THE NATURAL PRODUCTS RESEARCH NETWORK FOR EASTERN AND CENTRAL AFRICA (NAPRECA)
FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT August 10-14, 2009 Memling Hotel, Kinshasa DR Congo
Theme: “DRUG DISCOVERY FROM AFRICAN RAINFOREST”. Pre-Symposium Workshop: August 03th to Saturday August 08, 2009. Venue: Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Kinshasa, DR Congo. Topics: 1. New Trends in Chromatographic Separation Techniques (HPLC, HPTLC) 2. Modern Methods of Structural Analysis of Natural Products (among others Top Spin NMR) International Advisory Panel Organizing Committee Prof. Dr. Dibungi T. Kalenda - Chairperson Prof. Dr. Mudogo Virima - Secretary and Vice Chairman Members: Prof. Dr. Kambu Kabangu, Prof. Dr. Tona Lutete, Prof. Dr. Takaisi Kikuni, Prof. Dr. Mpuza Kapundu, Prof. Dr. Kasende Okuma, Prof. Dr. Yav Gushimana, Prof. Dr. Taba Kalulu, Prof. Dr. Molisho Ngongo, Prof. Dr. Kunyima Badibanga and Dr. Ndjoko Karine Professor J.O. Midiwo (Executive Secretary, NAPRECA) Professor C. Thoruwa (Assistant Secretary/Treasure) Professor Abiy Yenesew (Programme Officer, NAPRECA) Dr Solomon Derese (Member) Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. G. Bringmann (University of Wuerzburg, Germany) DEADLINES AND CORRESPONDENCE INFORMATION June 30, 2009 Last date of abstracts receipt July 30, 2009 Last date of early registration Direct all correspondence to : The Secretariat, The 13th NAPRECA Symposium, 1) Prof. Dibungi T. Kalenda <dibungikalenda@yahoo.com> Contact AddressProf. Dr. Dibungi T. Kalenda Centre d'Etudes des Substances Naturelles d'Origine Végétale (CESNOV) Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, P. O. Box 212 University of Kinshasa Kinshasa 11, Democratic Republic of Congo Phone: 00243 81 6900 320 Fax: 0032 2 706 5818 Skype: dibungikalend Website: http://edu-portfolio.org/3368 2) Prof. Abiy Yenesew <ayenesew@uonbi.ac.ke> Program Officer, Napreca.TYPE OF PRESENTATIONS AND SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS AND MANUSCRIPTS The language of the Symposium will be English. Presentations in French are also accepted. There will be plenary, oral and poster presentations at the Symposium. The length of the lectures will be 45 minutes for plenary lectures and 20 minutes for oral presentations during the technical session. Poster space will be limited to 80 cm by 120 cm for each poster. Plenary lectures will be by invitation only. The Organizing Committee will endeavor to fit all those who request for oral presentations. The deadline for submission of Abstracts is June 30, 2009. All abstracts and papers should be submitted either electronically through E-mail or on CD. A hard copy should also be presented to the Secretariat. Presenters are requested to bring along with them their full papers on CD together with the printouts when coming to the Symposium. This will reduce the time used preparing for publication of the book of proceedings after the Symposium. No period will be allocated for manuscript preparation by the presenters after the Symposium. Although attendees may register upon
arrival at the Symposium, advance registration by e-mail is strongly
encouraged. A large number of participants are expected in Kinshasa.
Consequently you can avoid possible inconvenience at the registration desk by
registering in advance. The e-mail address is Prof Dibungi Financial MattersRegistration Fees are as follows: · USD 200 for international participants · USD 100 for Students/NAPRECA members · USD 30 for registered members of NAPRECA DR Congo · USD 50 for Congolese nationals who are not members of NAPRECA DR Congo The fees will entitle participants to conference lunches, tea, conference bags, conference mixer, and transportation between hotels and conference venue. Financial assistance to participants Partial support may be available to meet subsistence costs in Kinshasa for a limited number of deserving participants who have secured travel funds to attend. SYMPOSIUM BOOK OF PROCEEDINGS Although great latitude will be accepted in preparation and submission of papers for the book of proceedings, the following format is suggested. · Title page should be provided to include the title of the article, author’s name, author’s address and affiliation. The affiliation should comprise the department and institution and should be typed as a footnote to the author name(s). The title page should include complete mailing address, e-mail and telephone number of the designated corresponding author. · The abstract should not exceed 200 words. · A list of 4-5 key words is to be provided directly below the abstract. Key words should reflect the precise content of the manuscripts they may be used for indexing purposes. · Introduction: To state the purpose of the investigation and relating the manuscript to similar research in the literature and if possible to the theme of the conference. · Results and Discussion · Experimental · Acknowledgement(s) · References: References numbers in text should appear sequentially in parenthesis · Illustration (Figures, Formulas, Tables, Photographs etc.) must be camera-ready. · Hard copy of Manuscripts in English and an electronic version on a CD (preferably as a Microsoft Word document), should be submitted to the 13th NAPRECA symposium Secretariat. · Type double-spaced. All copies must be dark, sharp and clear. THE 13th NAPRECA SYMPOSIUM PREREGISTRATION FORM The Pre-Symposium Workshop The pre-Symposium workshop will be on improving capability on new trends in separation techniques and on modern methods of structural analysis of natural products. The workshop is ideal for graduate students and young research assistants from the region.
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