《色谱进展》OnbehalfoftheDISECorganisation,WelcometoDalian,WelcometoChinaTheproceedingsofDISEC2007serveastheformalrecordofthescientificprogram,coveringthethreeseparateSymposiathatconstitutethemeeting.Themeetingpromisestobeamajorcelebrationofseparationscience,andtheseparationsciencecommunityhasthrownitsweightbehindthisSymposia.Themeetingisheldundertheauspicesofthe“InternationalOrganizationforPromotionofMicrocolumnSeparations”andthe“ChineseAcademyofScience”withsupportfromvariousorganizationsinChina,andleadingInternationalcompaniesintheseparationsciences.Combiningthe“30thInternationalSymposiuminCapillary Chromatography”,“4thComprehensiveTwo-dimensionalGasChromatographySymposium”andthe“16thChineseSymposiumandExhibitiononChromatography,”theconferencewilloffermanyopportunitiestopresentbothinternationalandregional accomplishmentsinchromatography.DuringtheperiodoftheSymposiaanexhibitionwillbeheldtoshowcasenewly evelopedinstruments,peripheraldevicesandreagentsfrommanufacturersaroundtheworld.Additionally,ashortcourseonGC×GCandBioanalyticalLC-MSwillbeheldonSundayJune3. NootherinternationallyscheduledchromatographymeetinghasbeenheldinChinabefore.ItshouldbeseennotjustasaconvenientlocationandtimetohaveaconferenceinChina,inthebuilduptotheOlympics,butalsoasthenaturalprogressionofChineseandregionalseparationscienceresearchasavigorousandcompetitiveplayerontheworldscene.ScienceingeneralisrespectedasavaluablepursuitinChinaandinthewiderAsianregion,asiswitnessedbyademographicshiftinresearchpublicationstowardsthisregion.HencetheengagementbetweenresearchersinAsiaandtherestoftheworldisanaturalandimportantdevelopment.AlthoughtheISCCmeetingsnormallyalternateannuallybetweenEurope(Italy)andtheUSA,theyhavebeenheldprfurnished