Memo of the first management meeting
Chinese Network of Life-Sciences in Netherlands (CNLN)
March 16, 2003
Plant Research International, Wageningen, Netherlands
On March 16, 2003 (Sunday), 11 people from different locations of Netherlands went together at the Born-Zuid building of Plant Research International, Wageningen, to discuss the establishment of a Chinese network for life science researchers in Netherlands. The discussion went smoothly and concluded with the founding of the "Chinese Network of Life-sciences in Netherlands (CNLN)". The discussion led to the following decisions and conclusions:
The Aim of the Network:
Chinese Network of Life-Sciences in Netherlands (CNLN) is an internet-based network which aims at promoting scientific and social communications among Chinese life-science researchers in Netherlands. It is a free service that relies on the contribution of volunteers. We may also organize scientific workshops and leisure activities when time arrives. Most likely the first inter-disciplinary workshop will be hold in Wageningen in October, 2003. CNLN will keep a close partnership with VCWI and support activities of VCWI.
Core activities:
 | Networking to stimulate interactions and collaborations |
| Organizing inter-disciplinary workshop |
| Organizing topic-based workshop |
| Organizing social and sport activities |
Targeting groups
| Scientists working in university, institute and companies |
| Postdocs |
| PhD students |
| Guest researchers |
Management team:
| Mailing list maintainer: Tony Zhou |
| Activity planning: Liao Yi, Hai-Chun Jing, Huang Jiang, Bob Su |
| Webmaster: Chun-Ming Liu |
| Accountant: Shi-Peng Li |
| Coordinator: Chun-Ming Liu and Liao Yi |
Scientific areas:
| Medical sciences (in charged by Liao Yi) |
| Plant Sciences (in charged by Hai-chun Jing) |
| Food Technology (in charged by Michael Huang) |
| Environmental Sciences (in charged by Bob Su) |
| Bioinformatics (optional) |
Regional contacts:
| Amsterdam: Ka Wan Li |
| Delft: Tony Zhou |
| Geroningen: You-ping Zhu |
| Leiden (to be found) |
| Mastricts: Ping Wang (to be confirmed) |
| Nijmegen (to be found) |
| PPO institutes: Yang Zhu (to be confirmed) |
| Rotterdam: (to be found) |
| Utrecht: Jian Xu |
| Wageningen: San-wen Huang |
Internet pages to be opened in the near future:
| Newsgroup discussions |
| Workshops announcement |
| Job and studentship vacancies |
| Important links |
Answers of frequently asked questions:
| Who can join the Network? |
Scientists, postdocs, PhD students and guest researchers working in the areas of medical sciences, plant sciences, food technology and environmental sciences.
| Should I register myself and why? |
Register and list yourself in the website may allow other people to know your existence, as the most important step of networking. You may register through the form provided. This will also allow you to receive information through emails.
| Do I have to pay for being a member? |
No, the membership is free of charge. As you may understand, you have to pay your own costs to attend the scientific workshops and social activities.