ASpecializedCommitteeofREInforma-tionundertheChineseRESocietyhasbeenformedwiththepurposeofstreng-theningtheexchangeofREinformationandpromotingthedevelopmentofREsci-enceandtechnologyathomeandabroad.ThefirstmeetingofthecommitteewasheldinBeijingonDecember23-25,1989,andwasattendedbyover100representa-tivesfromuniversitiesandscientificresearchinstitutionsinvariouspartsofChina.Amongthemweresomewell-knownscholarswhohavelongbeenengagedin