Conference on International Standards of Acupuncture and Acupoint Held from October 31 to November 2, 2006, in Tsukuba, Japan

Conference on International Standards of Acupuncture and Acupoint was held from October 31 to November 2, 2006, in the international conference center of Tsukuba, Japan. It is sponsored by West Pacific Region of WHO and co-organized by the second Acupuncture Standards Committee of Japan, Japan Tsukuba Science and Technology University. Nearly 20 delegates and 5 observers from 9 countries （Japan, China, South Korea, United Kingdom, Australia, Mongolia, Vietnam, and Singapore） of the world participate in the conference. The document and chart of International Standards of Acupuncture and Acupoint is formally issued through this conference, other disputed issues are voted by the participants. On the day of the conference, Japan Daily News and NHK TV reported it.