The GP-TCM Congress was held in Leiden, the Netherlands on 15th-18th April 2012.

An Extraordinary Gathering of Six BoD Members, Bologna, Italy • Time: 17:30 - 18:30, Bologna local time, 11th May 2012. • Venue: Hotel Royal Carlton, Bologna, Italy. • Attendees: Rudolf Bauer (Chair), De-an Guo, Nicola Robinson, Aiping Lu, Rob Verpoorte and Qihe Xu.