Topic: A Journey to Saturn and Back
Speaker: Dr. Wing-Huen Ip  (Professor at the Graduate Institute of Astronomy and Graduate Institute of Space Science; Vice President of National Central University)
Moderator: Vice President Chao-Han Liu
Time: 2:00-4:00 pm, September 27, 2008 (Saturday)
Venue: Conference Room 1, 2F,
              Center of Academic Activities,
              Academia Sinica
All are welcome!

Speaker: Academician Andrew H.-J. Wang (Distinguished Research Fellow of the Institute of Biological Chemistry, and Vice President of Academia Sinica)
Moderator: Vice President Chao-Han Liu
Time & Venue: September 30, 2008 (Tuesday) on 2F, Center of Academic Activities, Academia Sinica
  -Dinner: 6:00~7:00 pm in Lecture Hall
  -Lecture: 7:00~9:00 pm in Conference Room 1

Title: Plant Breeding in the Genomics Era
Speaker: Dr. Darshan Brar (Senior Scientist, Plant Breeding Section, International Rice Research Institute, Philippines)
Time: 10:30-11:30 am, October 8, 2008 (Wednesday)
Venue: Room 106,
              Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology,
              Academia Sinica
Host: Research Fellow Yue-Ie Hsing