On behalf of the Organizing Committee of the Korean Human Proteome Organization (KHUPO), it is my great pleasure to welcome all the speakers and participants from the differents part of the world and Korea. This will mark the 5th Annual Meeting of KHUPO and focus on the theme, "A New Roadmap for the Human Proteome Research". I am very much confident that this meeting will be a useful vehicle for disseminating information and knowledge pertaining to the human proteome project, which are now well moving under the leadership of directors of each initiative. For this meeting, The leaders of HUPO and AOHUPO and distinguished scientists were invited and their presentations will provide an excellent opportunity to introduce the current status of HUPO initiatives and future direction of AOHUPO Initiative on 'Membrance Proteome Project'. This meeting will also help us jump one big step towards the development of proteomics core technology and cooperation among the scientists in this field.

As proteomics is staged at rapid growth phase with respect to technology, training and infrastructure in Korea, we will continue working towards our ultimate goals to map and elucidate all human proteome, to understand mechanisms whereby many proteins are involved in the pathogenesis of human disease.

Finally, KHUPO wishes to be a key part of world proteome societies and will continue to function in its unique role under the auspices of HUPO. I hope that 5th Annual KHUPO Conference with AOHUPO workshop serves as a major communication vehicle for the high-quality research of proteome scientists between Korea and the rest of the world..

Thank you,