SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT

THE EIGHTH INDOCHINA CONFERENCE ON PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES

(PHARMA INDOCHINA VIII)

ASEAN PHARMACY INTEGRATION FOR DEVELOPMENT
4th 5th December 2013 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Organized by The University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam In association with Hanoi University of Pharmacy, Vietnam Mahidol University, Thailand Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malysia Supported by Ministry of Health, Vietnam

Advisory Board
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Kim Tien - Minister, Ministry of Health, Vietnam Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vo Tan Son - President, The University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Prof. Dr. Le Quan Nghiem - Vice-President, The University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Dang Hoa - Rector, Hanoi University of Pharmacy, Vietnam Assoc. Prof. Dr. Chuthamanee Suthisisang - Dean, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mahidol University, Thailand Prof. Dr. Ibrahim Jantan Dean, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia

Organizing Committee
Chairman Vice-chairman s Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Hung Assoc. Prof. Dr. Huynh Van Hoa Prof. Dr. Nguyen Minh Duc Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dang Van Tinh Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thien Hai Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Duc Tuan Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Duc Tuan

Secretariat

Invited Speakers and Topics

1. Prof. Dr. Hermann Stuppner (Leopol-Franzens University of Innsbruck - Austria) 2. Prof. Dr. Gerhard Ecker (University of Vienna - Austria) Experimental data guided docking allows to elucidate the molecular basis of drug-transporter interaction 3. Prof. Dr. Robert Sindelar (University of British Columbia Canada) Time to catalyze pharmacy change: academic models to consider 4. Prof. Dr. Francoise Falson (Universit Claude Bernard Lyon 1 France) Students exchange in pharmacy: present and future, why and how 5. Dr. Nicolas TSAPIS (Universit Paris-Sud France) Spray-drying from fundamentals to therapeutic applications 6. Prof. Dr. Tadayuki Uno (Osaka University - Japan) Molecular analysis of human drug metabolizing enzyme, cytochrome P450 7. Prof. Dr. Joeng Hill Park (Seoul National University - Korea) Increased activity of processed ginseng 8. Prof. Dr. Sang-Cheol Chi (Sung Kyunkwan University - Korea) Formulation of transdermal/topical dosage forms in Korea 9. Prof. Dr. Beom Jin Lee (Ajou University - Korea) Fattigation and self-assembled nanoparticles in drug delivery 10. Prof. Dr. Ibrahim Jantan (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - Malaysia) Integrated research approaches in natural products drug discovery and herbal medicine development 11. Dr. Herman J. Woerdenbag (University of Groningen - Netherland) Pharmacy preparations, customized quality in Dutch clinical care 12. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Chuthamanee Suthisisang (Mahidol University - Thailand) 13. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Dang Hoa (Hanoi University of Pharmacy - Vietnam) 14. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Minh Duc (The University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam) Medicinal plants in Vietnam - Potentials, chalenges, and advances in research 15. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Hung (The University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam)

Using of direct infusion mass spectrometry in detection and characterization of chemical constituents and impurities in medicinal plants

Conference Information
Date
4th 5th December 2013

Venue
Lotte Legend Hotel Saigon, 2A 4A Ton Duc Thang Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Scientific Program
The Conference will include plenary lectures, key lectures, oral and poster presentations on the following tentative sessions: 1. Clinical Pharmacy, Pharmacology, Social and Administrative Pharmacy 2. Pharmacognosy, Medicinal Plants and Natural Products 3. Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry and Drug Quality Control 4. Biopharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology 5. Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology (or Drug Delivery System) A half-day symposium on Pharmacy education in ASEAN countries will be hold in parallel with scientific program. Panel discussions on specific topics will be organized. A student forum will be provided.

Conference Agenda
4 December 2013 07:00 08:30 08:30 09:00 09:00 10:20 10:20 10:40 10:40 12:00 12:00 13:00 13:00 15:00 15:00 15:20 15:20 17:00 5 December 2013 08:00 09:45 09:45 10:45 10:45 12:00 12:00 13:00 13:00 16:00 Registration Opening ceremony Plenary lectures Coffee break & poster session Plenary lectures Lunch Oral presentation session I, II, III, IV, V Coffee break & poster session Oral presentation session I, II, III, IV, V Oral presentation session I, II, III, IV, V Coffee break & poster session Oral presentation session I, II, III, IV, V Lunch - Oral presentation session I, II, III, IV, V - Symposium - Panel discussion - Student forum Coffee break Closing ceremony Farewell party

16:00 17:00 17:00 17:30 19:00 21:00

Language
English is the official language for the Conference.

Secretariat
Nguyen Duc Tuan Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 41 43 Dinh Tien Hoang Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Tel: +84-8-38295641 ext. 116 Cell phone: +84 913799068 Fax: +84-8-38225435 E-mail: indochina8@uphcm.edu.vn; indochina8.hochiminh@gmail.com.

Call for Papers

The Organizing Committee cordially invites all participants to present their papers (oral or poster). Abstracts and full papers will be printed in the Conference Abstracts and Proceedings, respectively.

Orals
Oral presentation will be 20 minutes including questions and answers (except plenary, 40 min; key lecture, 30 min).

Posters
Concise and insightful posters should be visible at a distance of 2 m. Poster dimension should be 90 cm x 110 cm (width x length) and should be affixed at assigned area.

Instructions for Manuscripts Publishing in Proceeding of Pharma Indochina VIII

The abstract and full paper should be typed single-sided on A4 paper with margin 2.5 cm top, bottom, left and right. 1. Title The full title should not exceed 50 characters including spaces between words. The title must be Capital letter, Times New Roman Font, Size 12 points character, Bold text. 2. List of Authors Initial(s) (one given name may be used) followed by the surname of author(s) together with their affiliations. When the work has been carried out at more than one address, the affiliation of each author should be clearly indicated using superscript, lower-case letters. The author who presents in this conference must be indicated with an asterisk. The Font is Times New Roman, Size 10 points, Plain text. 3. Affiliation(s) Name(s) and address(es) of the establishment(s) where the work was done, designated by superscript, lower-case letters where appropriate The Font is Times New Roman, Size 10 points, Italic text. 4. Abstract An abstract should not exceed 300 words. The Font is Times New Roman, Size 12 points, Plain text. 5. Keywords A maximum of 6 keywords or short phrased suitable for indexing should be supplied. The Font is Times New Roman, Size 12 points, Plain text. 6. Text The text should be divided into main section, such as the following: 1. Introduction; 2. Materials and Methods; 3. Results and Discussion; 4. Conclusion. Table and Figure must be added in the text of results and discussion. The text should not be over 5 pages. The Font is Times New Roman, Size 12 points, Plain text, except title of the new section is bold text. 7. References All references cited in the text should be listed at the end of the paper and assembled consecutively by numbers. References must consist of names and initials of all authors, title of paper, abbreviated title of periodical, year, volume, and first and last page number.

Example of writing for the reference is listed as follows (in case of journal citation): 1. K. Harada, T. Murakami. In vitro permeability to salicylic acid of human, rodent and shed snake skin. J. Pharm. Pharmacol., 1993; 4: 414-418. 2. T. Higuchi, R. Konishi. In vitro testing and transdermal delivery. Therapeutic Research, 1987; 6(1): 280-288. Example of writing for the reference is listed as follows (in case of book citation): 1. R. Miler. Anti-inflammatory Drugs, JR Press, New York, 1999, pp. 123-155. 2. S. Omura. The Search for Bioactive Compounds from Microorganism, New York, Springer Verlag, 1992, pp. 263-280. Important Notes Once accepted, the manuscripts will be printed as it is by offset. This means that the author(s) will have sole responsibility for any typographical and/or grammatical errors in the manuscripts. An example of abstract and full paper is available on webpage: www.uphcm.edu.vn/indochina8/submit_paper.aspx

Submission of Manuscripts
By email Submission of manuscripts as an attachment should be sent to: indochina8@uphcm.edu.vn; indochina8.hochiminh@gmail.com. Deadline for Receipt of Abstracts: 4th September 2013 Deadline for Receipt of Manuscripts: 4th October 2013

Registration
Online registration: please access website: www.uphcm.edu.vn/indochina8 Offline registration: Please download registration form from website: www.uphcm.edu.vn/indochina8 and send complete registration form by mail or courier to the following address: Nguyen Duc Tuan Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 41 43 Dinh Tien Hoang Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Tel: +84-8-38295641 ext. 116 Cell phone: +84 913799068 E-mail: indochina8@uphcm.edu.vn; indochina8.hochiminh@gmail.com.

Registration Fee
Early registration (before 4th September 2013): 150 USD Late registration (after 4th September 2013) and on-site registration: 200 USD Accompanying person: 100 USD Student: 75 USD Payment of online and offline registration fee will be done as follows: Bank transfer to: Beneficiarys name: SAIGON PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CENTER Accounts number: 200014851024660 VIETNAM EXPORT IMPORT COMMERCIAL JOINT STOCK BANK, MTO 1, Address: 66 Pho Duc Chinh Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (Swift code: EBVIVNVX1CB) On-site registration from 4th 5th December 2013 (7:30 11:30) at the Conference Venue: Lotte Legend Hotel Saigon, 2A 4A Ton Duc Thang Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Exhibition
An exhibition on pharmaceuticals, equipments and chemicals will be organized in parallel with the conference.

Social Programs
Coffee breaks, lunch, and farewell party will be provided to participants. Coffee breaks, and lunch will be provided to accompanying persons.

Visa
In general, entry visa are requested for foreigners, with exception of some countries such as ASEAN countries, France, Japan, and Korea, etc. It is necessary to contact the Vietnam embassy or consulate general to arrange the visa before the trip.

Hotel
The organizing committee suggests some hotels near to the conference venue. For more information on hotel reservation, please access the website: www.uphcm.edu.vn/indochina8.

Official Airlines
Vietnam Airlines will be the official carrier for the Conference. It takes 30 minutes from the Tan Son Nhat international airport to the Conference Venue or the nearby hotels by taxi with 8 USD fare.

Tourist Information
Ho Chi Minh City, the former name was Saigon, is the biggest city of Vietnam and one of the largest cities in South East Asia with a population of over eight millions. It lies in the southern part of Vietnam and has almost only 2 seasons: sunny season and rainy season. Average temperature in December is from 2430oC. There are many tourist sites inside or nearby the city. The Organizing Committee cooperated by Saigon Tourist will organize the tours before and after the Conference upon request of participants. During the Conference, city tour and tours to nearby areas (Cuchi tunnel, Vung Tau, Mui Ne, Nha Trang, Mekong Delta) will be provided for accompanying persons. For more information on the tours, please access the website: www.saigontourist.net or www.etravelvietnam.com and contact to Ms. Nguyen Phuoc Phuong Uyen via mail: phuonguyen@saigontourist.net

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THE EIGHTH INDOCHINA CONFERENCE ON PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES (PHARMA INDOCHINA VIII) ASEAN PHARMACY INTEGRATION FOR DEVELOPMENT 4th 5th December 2013 - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

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