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SFRRI President's Welcome Address
 I am honored and delighted to greet you as the new President of the Society for Free Radical Research International. I would like to thank the previous officers of the society, Past President Toshikazu Yoshikawa, Treasurer Henry J. Forman, and Secretary General Angelo Azzi for their service to thesociety. The new Secretary General is Michael Davies, Henry J. Forman remains as Treasurer, Angelo Azzi as President Elect and I as President, who assume office on January 1, 2007.
This message is to invite all of you to participate in the activities of SFRRI, at the biennial meeting as well as the numerous SFRRI-sponsored regional conferences and schools. During my term I would support the educational mission of the society, increase the participation of young investigators, strengthen communication among the society members and officers, and launch a campaign to build the treasury of the society. The goal of the latter is to sponsor and support the development of young investigators in the field of free radical research with fellowships and financial assistance to attend conferences. I would like to ask especially the younger members of the Society (students, postdoctoral fellows, and those in their early stages of their career) to contact me with new ideas and concepts that assist their successful professional development. We know that the only constant is change: hence, I would like to learn what the members of the society think about these ideas and be advised of new, more innovative and goal-oriented concepts. At the same time, I would like to pay tribute to the value and the historical precedent of our Past Presidents and of those colleagues that have fostered the significance and visibility of our field of education and research. They will join us in an Advisory Board needed for innovation and maintaining the Society's tradition.
Free radical research has matured from the characterization of free radicals, oxidants, and antioxidants to the involvement of these species in cell signaling and gene expression to genomics and proteomics changes in disease states and their regulation by nutritional- and environmental factors. It should be considered as matter-of-course that free radical research would be a component of translational medicine with important implications for public health. This is a concept that I hope you will help adopt as the society's goals, thus incorporating our expertise into interdisciplinary- and translational science.
The 14th SFRRI biennial meeting will be held in Beijing, China, in October 2008. It will be hosted by Professor Baolu Zhao who has already put together a highly qualified international advisory board composed by the representative of the regional SFRR societies and a local organizing committee. On behalf of Dr. Zhao, I would be pleased to receive your comments and suggestions for the topics to beemphasized in planning SFRRI Beijing 2008.
Looking forward to meeting you at the SFRRI events, where I will be present to represent the spirit of the free radical research community.
Enrique Cadenas
President
SFRRI - Society for Free Radical Research International
cadenas@usc.edu
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Invitation from Chairman of Organizing Committee
 It is our great honor to host the XIV Biennial Meeting of the Society for Free Radical Research International in Beijing in the year of 2008 (October 18-22)!
China has been very active in the area of free radical research and an increasing number of scholars and students in the scientific community have become attracted to research on free radical biology and medicine. This has lead to many reports on biological free radicals, the effects of antioxidants on gene expression and signal transduction, and numerous reports at conferences and papers in this field have been published in international journals. The Commission for Free Radical Biology and Medicine of the Biophysical Society of China has successfully organized four International Natural Antioxidant Symposiums in 1988, 1995, 2001 in Beijing and in 2005 in Shanghai, the latter was held jointly with the 2nd Symposium of SFRR-Asia. We plan to organize one of the best Biennial Meetings of the Society for Free Radical Research International in 2008 in Beijing.
As you know, Beijing is one of China's most ancient cities and oldest capitals. More than 3,000 years old, the city has a unique history and a rich cultural heritage. There are many world-renowned historical sites in and around the city, including the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven and the Summer Palace. The city is now the political, economic and cultural center of modern China. In the last 20 years, China has become one of the fastest developing countries in the world. China's politics are stable, its economy is growing rapidly, the social environment is safe, and living standards have been quickly improving. At present, the state government is making great efforts to help Beijing become the perfect city for the Olympic Games. More buildings are being constructed and the city's infrastructure is being modernized to meet the needs of holding the Olympic Games in Beijing as well as make the city look more beautiful.
See you in Beijing in 2008!
Sincerely yours,
Professor Baolu Zhao
Chairman
Organizing Committee for 14th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Free radical Research International
President
Commission for Free Radical Biology and Medicine of the Biophysical Society of China
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