Dear Delegates and All Participants,
I
am deeply honored to convey, on behalf of the Organizing Committee of the 10th International
Medicinal Mushroom Conference (IMMC10), our sincere gratitude to all of the
experts, scholars, company representatives, and all of the participants who
will be attending the 10th International Medicinal Mushroom
Conference.
Medicinal
mushrooms have a long history in China. About 2500 years ago, mushrooms were
first reportedly used for medical purposes. The first medicinal book written in
China was “The Classic of Herbal Medicine” (B.C. 200-B.C. 102) and covered agricultural
and medicinal plants; 12 different kinds of medicinal mushrooms were mentioned,
and some of these are still being used today. When the 1st IMMC was held in
Kiev in the Ukraine in 2001, it was agreed that there would be other IMMCs
every two years. The IMMC5 and IMMC7 were both held in China, and the IMMC10
will be held in Nantong, China, during the period of September 19-22, 2019. The success of
this conference would not be possible without the support and help provided by
the delegates and participants from all over the world.
The
IMMC10 will be a grand international event, specializing in a wide variety of
academic discussions. The conference theme is “Medicinal Mushroom Science:
Innovations and Challenges”. The conference is organized by the International
Society for Medicinal Mushrooms, and the China Chamber of Commerce of
Foodstuffs and Native Produce; co-organized by the China Chamber of Commerce of
Foodstuffs and Native Produce, the Edible Mushroom Branch, Internationally
Cooperative Research Center of China for New Germplasm Breading of Edible
Mushroom, Jiangsu Alphay Bio-Technology Co., Ltd., Strategic Alliance for
Technological Innovation of National Food and Medicinal Mushroom Industry, and
Key Laboratory of Edible Mushroom Processing, Ministry of Agriculture. The major activities
include key-note speeches, scientific forums, poster sessions, exhibitions of
edible and medicinal mushroom products, and so on. The scientific symposia
involve 1) Biodiversity of Medicinal Mushrooms
(Conservation, Taxonomy and Ecological Distribution), 2) Genetics and
breeding of Medicinal Mushrooms (including Molecular Biology), 3) Physiology,
Cultivation and Fermentation of Medicinal Mushrooms, 4) Biochemistry and
Pharmacology of Medicinal Mushrooms Active Compounds, 5) Medicinal Mushrooms in
Veterinary Medicine and Agriculture, 6) Medicinal Mushrooms in Clinical
Practice, 7) Nutritional and Medicinal Value of Mushroom Products, and 8)
Industrialization of Medicinal Mushrooms Products (including Management,
Marketing, Laws and Regulations, Standardization). The conference will
provide a platform for all medicinal mushroom researchers who will be able to
discuss basic and currently important scientific questions, share the results
of individual studies, make new or renew friendships, and work together to develop
a new chapter in medicinal mushrooms.
At
this very moment, I also believe that, at this grand event, scientific
researchers and delegates from the medicinal mushroom industry will benefit
immensely from the information to be exchanged. I feel very strongly that, with
the combined efforts of all of the individuals involved, the conference is
certain to be successful and will contribute considerably both to improving our
overall knowledge and also in promoting the further development of medicinal
mushrooms throughout the world.
I
would like to wish all of you good health and success in your work!
Thank
you all again!
Prof.
Yu Li
Chairman
of the Organizing Committee
The 10th International Medicinal Mushroom Conference