We are happy to announce that 2013 is the 10 year anniversary of DNA barcoding and we plan to celebrate this milestone in Kunming, China. Two sister research institutions of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, CAS Kunming Institute of Botany and Kunming Institute of Zoology are pleased to be hosting this year’s conference.

The conference will consist of four days of plenary and parallel sessions. Preconference events, such as discussion meetings focusing on advances in sequencing and informatics techniques will be held on the Sunday before the conference. There is also a Training Course associated with the conference (max 20 delegates)

Past conferences have brought together participants from over 60 countries, including researchers, students, government officials, and representatives of NGOs and private companies. This year’s conference hosts, CAS Kunming Institute of Botany and Kunming Institute of Zoology, have provided a venue that hosts up to 500 participants.

We hope to see you in Kunming.