I am pleased to welcome you to the ISM-2014 International Mycotoxin Conference taking place at Beijing, China, 19-23 May 2014. The Conference is held under the auspices of International Society for Mycotoxicology (ISM) with the focus on “Global mycotoxin reduction strategy”. The main goal of the Conference is to build on the success of the previous ones by highlighting the most important areas of recent. The aim of the conference is to address a wide range of issue concerning mycotoxins with a strong orientation towards integrated strategies for mycotoxin minimization and including prepost-harvest control, plant genetic resistance, biodiversity and genomics of toxigenic fungi natural occurrence, toxicology and analytical methods. The Conference will provide a forum for exchange of ideas and authoritative views by leading scientists as well as business leaders and investors in this strategic and important field. Outstanding keynote speakers and well-known leading scientists and experts from around the globe are expected to share their knowledge. Stands shall be placed in exhibition areas for companies in the mycotoxin sector to advertise their products and services throughout the Congress. This would lead to new business and research opportunities between members of different food/feed chain and researchers. We have the pleasure to invite and welcome you to participate in our exciting conference in a wonderful country China, rich of history, tradition as well as of modernity and development. Please take the opportunity to meet old and friends and make new ones