All registered participants (including registered accompanying persons)
are invited to the following social functions. For those who need
special arrangement on the food during reception or banquet (vegetarian
meal, Muslim (Halal) food), please notify the organizing committee at
your earliest convenience.Reception (Sunday
evening, September 23, free to all registered participants)
This is a great chance to meet friends, old and new, on the first
evening preceding the conference. The buffet reception will be sponsored
by PerkinElmer and will be held in the Multifunctional Hall of the
People’s Hall, the conference venue.
Shimadzu Night (Monday evening, September 24, free to all registered
participants and accompanying persons) (New)
Shimadzu Corporation offers a great chance for all participants,
including accompanying persons, to taste the local food at Asian Gulf
Hotel from 19:00 to 22:00. Shuttle buses will be arranged to take you to
the dinning place, which will leave at 18:30 in front of the main
entrance of the conference venue.
Cultural Night (Tuesday evening, September 25, free to all registered
participants)
At the Main Hall of the conference venue, a culture night consisting of
traditional Chinese music and dance performance will be organized.
Excursion (Wednesday afternoon, September 26, free to all registered
participants) (New)
The following four optional routes will be organized to meet the
interest of different participants. The participants should sign in the
desired route on the day of registration.
1. Classic Route
Browsing around Gulangyu Island (“Garden on the Sea” and “Piano Islet”)
by boat; Visiting Shuzhuang Garden Scenic Spot including Piano Museum,
and enjoying Min’nan Tea Etiquettes Show.
2. Leisure Route
Visiting the charming campus of Xiamen University and famous Nanputuo
Temple. Viewing beautiful Island Ring Road and enjoying Min’nan Tea
Etiquettes Show.
3. Cultural Route
Visiting the ancient Ciji Palace and traditional Town-Red Brick
Buildings. Enjoying Min’nan Tea Etiquettes Show.
4. Colorful Route
Visiting the 6th China International Garden & Flower Expo (CIGF Expo),
which is being constructed as “a sustainable water expo with delicate
exhibition gardens, a nice scene, a natural and environment-friendly
layout, and dense cultural flavors of the Straits”. Enjoying Min’nan Tea
Etiquettes Show.Banquet (Wednesday evening, September 26,
Complimentary to all registered
participants)
A banquet with traditional Xiamen cuisine will be arranged during the
conference to give you a chance to get to know the delicate Chinese
foods.
Xiamen cuisine is famous for seafoods, using many cooking techniques
including steaming, frying, braising, grilling, and stewing. The best
adjectives to describe the local cuisine are fresh, light, appetizing,
tender, slightly sour, sweet, and hot. The best local Chinese liquors
will be served. During the banquet, best poster presentation awards will
be announced.
The originally charge banquet will now be complimentary to all
registered participants with the financial support provided by the
Xiamen Municipal Government and Xiamen University. Some of the
participants have already paid the fee, which will be refunded upon
arrival.
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