CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

The Symposium invites abstracts for the poster sessions. All participants who intend to present papers are requested to submit abstracts. Papers on the following topics are anticipated.

Topics of Contributed Papers
1. Chemistry for pharmaceuticals
New synthetic methods
Process chemistry
Natural product chemistry
2. New drug target
Endogenous substances
Receptors, enzymes, channels
Glycoproteins
Genomic pharmacology
3. R&D of new chemicals
4. Drug metabolism and toxicology
5. Drug delivery
Medicinal bioengineering
Biomaterials
6. New methods for drug discovery
Analytical & physico-pharmaceutical chemistry
High-throughput medicinal & combinatorial advances
Lead identification & optimization
Glycotechnology
7. Predictive informatics
Biomimetics
Bioinformatics
Structural biology for drug development
Computational chemistry
8. Regulatory affairs

How to Submit
Authors are requested to submit their abstracts prepared in MS Word via internet. Those unable to complete the online submission, please contact the Registration Secretariat, directly.

Instructions for Preparing Abstracts
1. The on-line system can only accept MS Word documents. Other documents will not be accepted.
2. The allotted space for the contributed abstract is a half page: 17 cm (width) x 11.5 cm (height).
3. The text should be typed with single line spacing, using 11pt. Times, Times New Roman, or Symbol font for α, β, μ, etc.
4. The abstract should be written in English within approximately 250-330 words including
a) Title starting from the top left.
b) List of authors (family name, first initial and middle initial). The presenting author's name should be underlined.
c) Affiliations; department/institution, city, country of all authors. Superscripted numbers should be used to identify which author is affiliated with which institution.
d) Abstract
e) If necessary, tables, illustrations and monotone photographs may be digitized and pasted within the space.
5. When you complete the abstract, save it in the name of the presenting author. "MAC" users are requested to add ".doc" at the end of the file name. e.g. sugiura.doc
6. Click "On-line Abstract Submission".
7. Fill in the columns required on the abstract submission form, including appropriate topic number chosen from the 8 areas described above which best expresses the contents of your abstract.
8. Attach your abstract at the last section of the form.
9. Confirmation of receipt of abstract will be sent to the presenting author by e-mail.

Submission Deadline: May 28, 2003

Notification of Acceptance
Notice of acceptance will be e-mailed by July 31, 2003. Contributed papers will be presented as posters. Abstracts accepted for presentation will be printed and distributed to all participants during the Symposium.

Poster Presentation
Please prepare your poster according to the following guidelines.
The poster will be mounted on a panel of 90 cm (width) x 150 cm (height). Please refer to the illustration.

Title:
Use an area of 20-25 cm x 90 cm at the top of the poster for the title, authors' names and affiliations.

Text, Tables and Figures:
All material should be visible from a distance of 2 meters. A poster number and pins will be provided by the organizer. 		Poster Panel

Poster Award
Scientifically good posters will be selected and awarded by the Program Committee.

Language
The official language of the Symposium is English.