Department of Facilities and Financial Support of MOST organized a 2008 Chinese New Year Party in Beijing on January 29th, 2008. The over 180 participants included DGs from the Legislative Affairs Office of the State Council, National Development and Reform Commission, General Armament Department, Ministry of Education, General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, Certification and Accreditation Administration, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Association for Science and Technology, Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission and MOST as well as representatives from research institutes and universities, academicians, scholars and entrepreneurs.