In 2012 October, the 1st GP-TCM RA Annual Meeting was successfully held on 20th October 2012 in Shanghai (organized by Professor De-an Guo) as part of the 2012 Shanghai International Conference for TCM and Natural Medicine ; senior members of the GP-TCM RA organised the International Symposium on Standardisation and Cooperation of TCM convened by Vice Commissioner of the State Administration of TCM, Da-ning Li, GP-TCM Advisors Academician Boli Zhang and Dr. Xiaopin Wang in Beijing. The main achievements of the GP-TCM project and the objectives and visions of the GP-TCM RA were disseminated to key stakeholders in China and beyond.

The 2nd BoD Face-to-Face Meeting • Time: 12:00 - 14:00 Beijing Time, 21st Oct. 2012. • Venue: Yuan Dynasty Room, Howard Johnson Hotel Zhangjiang Shanghai (上海展讯豪生酒店元代厅) • Attendees: Rudolf Bauer (Chair), Kelvin Chan, Pierre Duez, Tai-Ping Fan, De-an Guo, Peter J Hylands, Aiping Lu, Nicola Robinson, Vivian Taam Wong and Qihe Xu.