Dear experts,

    "13th Five-Year" national major science and technology infrastructure multi-modal cross-scale biomedical imaging facilities (hereinafter referred to as "imaging facilities") construction work has entered the end, is about to enter the trial operation stage. The imaging facility has the world's advanced multi-modal medical imaging, living cell imaging, high-resolution molecular imaging system and artificial intelligence-assisted image recognition and analysis processing platform, which can visually depict and accurately measure the structure and function of living bodies across scales, and then crack the mysteries of life and disease mechanisms.

In order to give full play to the leading and supporting role of imaging facilities in the research of major scientific issues in the fields of life science and medicine, we have solicited the "early bird Project" proposal from the scientific and technological community across the country since October last year. In order to promote the launch and implementation of the "Early Bird Project", better promote academic exchanges and cooperation in related fields, and effectively explore a new paradigm of organized scientific research, the "Early Bird Project" kick-off meeting is scheduled to be held in Huairou, Beijing on June 6-7. The arrangements for the meeting are hereby notified as follows:

    1. Conference time: June 6-7, 2023

    2. Venue: USTC International Conference Center (No.380 Jingjia Road, Huairou District, Beijing)

    3. Schedule:

    6 June (Tuesday)

    10:00-12:00 register

    13:45-14:10 Speeches by leaders and guests

    1）School leaders

    2）Leaders of relevant ministries and commissions

    3）Academician Li Jin, co-sponsor of the International Human Phenome Project

    14:10-14:40 invited talk

    Lecturer: Prof. Fuchu He, founder of the Human Proteome Navigation Project

    14:40-14:50 Introduction to the progress of imaging facility construction and preparation for trial operation

    Lecturer: Prof. Yujie Sun

    14:50-15:00 Early bird project fact sheet

    Lecturer: Prof. Jincai Luo

    15:00-16:10 Early Bird Project Report (1)

    Lecturer: Prof. Li Yang, Prof. Tian Xue, Prof. Chenglin Miao, Prof. Jianzhong Xi, Prof. Wenbin Wei

    16:10-16:25 Tea Break

    16:25-17:25 Round Table Discussion/Interlinking meeting (1)

    17:25-18:30 Imaging facility tour

    18:30-20:30 dinner party

    7 June (Wednesday)

    08:30-09:00 Inivited talk

    Lecturer: Professor Mei Tian, President of the World Molecular Imaging Society

    09:00-10:10 Early Bird Project Report (2)

    Lecturer: Prof. Xiaowei Chen, Dr. Wenli Zhang, Prof. Songhai Shi, Prof. Jiangping Song, Prof. Kai     Zhong, Prof. Xiaoyu Song

    10:10-10:25 Tea Break

    10:25-11:25 Round Table Discussion/Interlinking meeting (2)

    11:25-11:45 Imaging facilities and equipment system introduction

    11:45-12:00 Summary

    12:00-13:00 Lunch

    13:00-14:30 Huairou Science City Visit (Free to attend)

    4. Contact person: Yingxue Rong, 18810535356, rongyingxue@pku.edu.cn

    Tianyue Zhang, 13521810273, zhangtianyue@pku.edu.cn

    5. Conference expenses: The conference will be responsible for the meal and accommodation expenses of the participants, and the transportation expenses will be borne by themselves.

    6. Registration way: welcome interested in exchange of experts and scholars to attend, please scan the qr code below, or click the link（https://www.wjx.top/vm/Pw7JCpf.aspx）to fill in the receipt information, sign up as of May 26, 12 PM (due to the limitation meeting facilities, according to the condition of registration may be closed early registration system).

National Biomedical Imaging Center, Peking University

May 20, 2023