Registration deadline nears

On-line registration for the 2018 CORESTA (Co-operation Centre for Scientific Research Relative to Tobacco) Congress in China is due to close at midnight local time on October 7, according to a note issued by the organization’s Secretariat.
Registration is available through www.corestakunming2018.com, and assistance is available from Lancia (lancia@coresta2018.org) or Demi (demi@coresta2018.org).
The Congress is due to be hosted by the China National Tobacco Corporation at the Intercontinental Hotel in Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province, on October 22-26.
The theme of the 2018 Congress is Science and Innovation: addressing the needs.
According to a previous CORESTA press note; in line with this theme, CORESTA’s Scientific Commission wants the event to be an opportunity for delegates to share their experience with the broad scientific community, within and beyond the tobacco perspective.
‘Workshops will be arranged to foster open dialogue on crop protection, biotechnologies, product risk assessment and biomarkers,’ the note said.
‘This approach will provide valuable information to all stakeholders in the increasingly challenging regulatory environment.
‘Latest updates and scientific achievements and findings will be presented to the benefit of both experienced and new scientists.’