During February 19 and 20, representatives of the CAS Botanical Gardens and Herbaria Education Network met at South China Botanical Garden (SCBG), Guangzhou. The overall goal of the meeting was to exchange information and have strategic planning for public education work.

    Prof. Dr. Chen Jin, newly elected chairman of the CAS Botanical Gardens Education Network, presided over the meeting.

  Mr. Tian Ming, deputy director of CAS Bureau of Planning & Strategy delivered an important speech. He urged the botanical gardens and herbaria to attach importance to capacity building and make strategic contribution to knowledge popularization.

    The conference participants relished the opportunity to gather and share experiences about the various botanical education activities in which their institutions are involved. The attendees also discussed planning for the work in 2009.

  Deputy director Su Ronghui of CAS Bureau of Life Sciences & Biotechnology was also present at the meeting.