Welcome
Dear participants,
It is a great pleasure for me to cordially invite you to attend the 6th International Symposium on Chromatography of Natural Products that will be held in Lublin from June 15 to June 18, 2008 under auspicies of the Polish Academy of Sciences.
The scientific programme covers a lot of important areas and current aspects of the chromatographic and related techniques as well hyphenated methods. Modern chromatographic techniques coupled with spectral detection methods (GC-MS, LC-MS, LC-NMR) which allow the structure elucidation of separated and isolated active compounds will be presented.
The Symposium will be held in the Congress Center of Medical University of Lublin.
HRH Princess Chulabhorn Mahidol (Thailand), with opening lecture, as well as more than thirty outstanding specialists from European, Asian and American countries are invited with plenary lectures on chromatographic methods and phytochemical analysis of biologically active compounds.
On behalf of the Scientific and Organizing Committees I will have a great honour to host in Lublin all participants of this Symposium representing numerous universities, scientific and technological institutes, research centers as well as pharmaceutical industry.
Lublin is the biggest university town (more then 100.000 students and 300.000 habitants) in the eastern part of Poland with over 750 years old historical bildings, places, a great number
of museums and architectural monuments. The overview of Lublin region is included in the Symposium social program.
During the Symposium the exhibitions of modern analytical equipment as well as natural medicinal products and dietary supplements produced by famous Polish herbal companies will be organized.
Kazimierz Głowniak
Chairman of ISCNP 2008
