WELCOME TO ICMPHP - 2012
We extend a cordial invitation to the "4th International Conference on Medicinal Plants & Herbal Products" [ICMPH-4] AYURMEDICA 2012 (Herbal Expo-2012) which is scheduled between 6th to 8th September 2012.at Johns Hopkins University Montgomery County Campus, 9601 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, MD 20850, USA. This conference is jointly organized by School of Medicine and Health Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington DC in collaboration with International Council for Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (ICMAP), S.V.University, India and University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, with the support of Biotechnology Center, Maryland, USA, Embassy of India, Washington D.C., Amarex Clinical Research, Gennova Biopharmaceuticals Ltd, India. The aim of the Conference is to provide a platform for eminent researchers, academicians, physicians, traditional medical practitioners, manufacturers & exporters of herbal products, representative of the corporate sector, marketing consultants and NGOs from all over the world.
Maryland Biotechnology Center, Maryland
The Maryland Biotechnology Center was created in 2009 by
Governor Martin O'Malley as one of the first initiatives of BioMaryland 2020-
the State Strategic Plan for Life Sciences delivered by the Maryland Life
Sciences Advisory Board. The Center is the portal to programs and resources
intended to grow and strengthen the State's bioscience community.
International Council For
Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (ICMAP)
ICMAP is an international non-governmental body with the general
objective of promoting international understanding and cooperation between
national and international organizations on the role of medicinal and aromatic
plants in science, medicine and industry, and to improve the exchange of
information between them. This Council coordinates, and stimulates cooperation
between partners by providing a forum for mobilizing ideas, actions,
discussions, long term visions, and measures in education and training in all
fields related to these plants that play such an important part in the lives of
human beings throughout the world.
Sri Venkateswara
University (S.V.Unversity) India
S.V. University
which was established in 1954 in the world famous temple town of Tirupati on
the sprawling campus of 1000 acres with a panoramic and pleasant hill view, has
been laying, right from its inception with more emphasis on teaching, research
and extension activities in different subjects. The range of subject
departments, courses and research programs undertaken and promoted by the
University during the last fifty-four years reflects the university’s
commitment to promoting socially relevant and inter-disciplinary programs.
University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
University of Colombo, Sri Lanka being the first and foremost
University in the country with a proud history of demonstrating academic
excellence and producing great minds and statesmen has seven faculties of
studies, one campus and seven affiliated Institutes including the Institute of
Indigenous Medicine (IIM) and the
Faculty of Medicine, the university has produced world renowned scholars and
practitioners in the fields of science, medicine, law, social sciences,
humanities, education, and fine arts, etc.
THEMES & SUB-THEMES
The programmes will comprise plenary lectures by invited speakers and oral/ poster/ video presentations, practical demonstrations, web costing, and exhibitions
1) Medicinal plants in Traditional Medicine
2) Molecular biology & Biotechnology of medicinal plants
3) Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry of medicinal plants
4) Translational research of complementary & alternative medicine
5) Pharmacology and Advanced Clinical Research on medicinal plants
6) Cultivation, organic farming, conservation, and propagation of medicinal plants
7) Herbal cosmetics and neutraceuticals
8) Patents & intellectual property rights (IPR)
9) Quality Control and marketing of Herbal Products
Instructions for Submitting Abstracts:
The organizers of the 4th International Conference on Medicinal Plants & Herbal Products invite submission of scientific abstracts for short oral presentation or for poster presentation. The deadline for submission of abstracts for both the oral and poster presentation is July 31st, 2012. Notification of acceptance will be communicated as soon as possible. It is preferred that abstracts be submitted in electronic format.
Please click the link to download
Abstract form :
Submissions by fax WILL NOT BE accepted. Abstracts may be submitted for either oral or poster presentation. Oral presentation should be ten minutes including questions and answers.
Please adhere to the following format and submit all abstracts electronically. Use a typeface no smaller than 12 points on a single 8½ x 11-inch page. Each abstract should include the following:
1) Title of paper: Use all caps and include the name(s) of the group, if any.
2) Use upper and lower case. Include all authors in same paragraph as title, then affiliations, city, state, and country.
3) The abstract should include a) a single sentence describing the purpose, b) brief description of procedures, c) results, and d) conclusions. Tables may be used.
In a cover letter or email accompanying your abstract submission indicate whether the presentation format you desire is for oral presentation or poster presentation. Be sure to include your complete contact information and a statement that if accepted you agree to make your presentation in Johns Hopkins University at the place and time designated by the organizers of the Conference.
REGISTRATION
All participants are requested to register for the conference by sending the filled-in Registration Form along with prescribed fee on or before
July 31st , 2012
to icmphp4@gmail.com
Registration fees include all sessions, welcome reception on September 6th, 2012, conference kit, programme and abstract book, and lunch and tea for three days (stay not included).
Please click the link to download
Registration form
General Registration:
$350 per person through July 31 st , 2012
$450 per person after July 31 st , 2012 or on-site
Industrial / Institutional registration
$600 per person through July 31st , 2012
$800 per person after July 31st , 2012 or on-site
Student Registration (student ID required)
$250 per person through July 31 st , 2012
$350 per person after July 31 st , 2012 or on-site
Methods of payment
Payments shall be made in USD by following procedures:
Bank transfer:
Account Name: ICMPHP
Name of the Bank: M & T Bank
Routing number : 052000113
Account No: 9855236858
Address of the Bank: M & T Bank, 12041 Georgia Avenue, Wheaton, MD
20902, USA
Please send scanned copy of the Bank transfer to the Conference
Secretariat by E-mail: icmphp4@gmail.com for records.
Confirmation: The registration will be completed and confirmed by
e-mail upon receipt of payment. However, please bring the confirmation with you
to produce at the registration desk.
REGISTRATION POLICIES
Cancellation on or before July 31st, 2012 are fully refundable less a $100 processing fee.
No refund for cancellation on or after July 31st , 2012 .
Registration may be transferred to a substitute if the original registrant cannot attend.
Portions of this conference may be videotaped, photographed, and web-casted by the conference and media. By attending this conference, you acknowledge that you may be videotaped or photographed or web-casted.
Visa Information & Letters of Invitation
Participants from outside the United States may need to apply for a visa at the American Embassy, consulate, or other visa-issuing office in their country of origin. Please begin your visa application process immediately after registering for the conference as some applications can take several months to process. For information on obtaining your visa, go to www.unitedstatesvisas.gov.
Many visa issuing offices require that you present a letter of invitation to the conference along with your visa application.
If you need a letter of invitation, please email the below information to Dr. Krishna Banaudha, The George Washington University, USA icmphp4@gmail.com
1. Your full name as it appears on your passport
2. Your professional or academic title
3. The name of your school, department, institution, lab, or business
4. Your full mailing address
Student Awards
Two (2) $250 cash awards for excellence in student posters will be offered by the Conference.
If you would like to enter your poster in the competition, you may do that on site at the Registration Booth at the beginning of the conference. Ask for a colored dot at the Registration booth and place it on your poster.
Posters will be judged anonymously by an international panel of senior scientists using the following criteria:
1) Presence of clear hypotheses and experimental designs that will render meaningful conclusions
2) Significance or originality of the subject addressed
3) Statistically significant and/or intellectually and scientifically aesthetic findings
4) Insight derived from the observations or resolution of hypotheses
5) Clarity of visual and descriptive presentation of the work.
Awards will be given at the concluding session on September 8th 2012.
AWARDS
Scientists, Herbalists, Herbal Medical Practitioners/ Manufacturers, Medicinal Plant Conservators and Biotechnologists will be honorued with the following awards: 1) Merit of Excellence Award; 2) Traditional Medicine Practitioner Award 3) Talented Scientist Award; 4) Talented Medical Practitioner Award 5) Talented Conservator Award 6) Talented Biotechnologists Award 7) Outstanding Herbal Medical Formulator Award 8) Talented Pharmacologist Award 9) The Best Ayurvedic Practitioner Award, and 10) Young Scientist Award (Age below 40). The selection will be done by the Scientific Committee. Nominations for all the above awards should be sent via E-mail to icmphp4@gmail.com using the prescribed form on or before July 31st, 2012 along with passport photos, a brief curriculum vitae and an article (about 1,000 words) stating the nominees contribution which merit him/her receiving the award. Click the link to download nomination form .
WEB CASTING :
ICMPHP4-2012 will web cast all the programmes and the events associated with it through web-casting “Distance is no longer a barrier to bring awareness on Medicinal Plants" using Internet technology to bring awareness even in the remote parts of the world. Please join the web casting by sending your registration forms E-mail to icmphp4@gmail.com. All the registered delegates can participate & present their paper through web casting. Topics and speakers will be listed in our website and circulated by E-mail to the interested/registered participants only. Delegates will have to join web-casting five minutes before the scheduled time. Using Access Code provided to registered delegates, so that we can start the web-cast without much trouble. Please note that the ICMPHP4 is not responsible for Internet failures or power cuts during the web cast.
Climate: The
weather is likely to be pleasant at this season, approximately 60oF
- 80o F.
ACCOMMODATION
A range of accommodation options are available in Rockville,
MD. You can download the complete list from our website. Please
make your hotel reservations directly from Hotels or
Please click the link to download
List of hotels near the Johns Hopkins University Montgomery County
Center
Reservation directly from Hilton Garden Inn, Road Rockville, MD
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