1986: The Mercuries Group established in the directorial offices a ¡§Cultural Creation Capability

           Subcommittee¡¨ that was the forerunner of the Foundation.
1987: 1. The present Mercuries Building was formally opened and launched.
          2. The ¡§Mercuries Group Specialized Library Organizing Subcommittee¡¨ formed.
1988: The Library Organizing Office launched.
1989: 1. The Library of Chinese Dietary Culture formally opens.
          2. The Foundation for Chinese Dietary Culture formally launched.
          3. Mr George Wong elected Chairman; Harvey Tang, Yang Chün-hsiung, Fang Cheng-

              I, Tu Chen-shan, Chen Cui-lu, Li Yi-yuan elected Trustees (Members)
          4. First International Symposium on Chinese Dietary Culture held.
1990: 1. The Library¡¦s automation system completed with on-line search services.
          2. Scholarship applications for MA and Doctoral theses first processed.
1991: 1. Scholarship awards for MA and Doctoral theses first granted.
          2. Second International Symposium on Chinese Dietary Culture held.
1992: 1. Plan the Third International Conference on Chinese Dietary Culture
          2. Plan publication of Proceedings of the First and Second Conferences on Chinese

              Dietary Culture.
1993: 1. Election of Board, with Mr. Chao Ke-ming serving as first new Trustee.
          2. Publication of the first and second volumes of the Proceedings of the Symposium on

              Chinese Dietary Culture. Thereafter regular publications six months after each

              conference.
          3. Third International Symposium on Chinese Dietary Culture held.
1994: First applications processed for ¡§Publication Grants for Research by Members of

          Society¡¨.
1995: 1. First Newsletter of the Foundation for Chinese Dietary Culture issued.
          2. First Conference on Food and Beverage Management. Thereafter held annually.
          3. Fourth International Symposium on Chinese Dietary Culture held.
          4. ¡§Publication Grants for Research by Members of Society¡¨ changed to ¡§Subvention for

              Publication of Scholarly Publications¡¨.
          5. ¡§Exhibition of Chinese Culinary Arts¡¨ held, followed with annual exhibitions.
          6 .First ¡§Celebration of Chinese Lantern Festival¡¨ held with the eating of Yuan-hsiao

              sweet dumplings and prizes. Thereafter held annually on Festival Date (Fifteenth Day

              of First Lunar Month)
1996: Publication of First Proceedings of the Conference on Food and Beverage management.

          Thereafter regular publications six months after each conference.
1997: 1. Trustee Mr. Chao Ke-ming passed away, is succeeded by Mr. Huang Shih-cheng.
          2. Fifth International Symposium on Chinese Dietary Culture held, venue moved

              overseas to Chinese University of Hong Kong.
          3. Completion of Foundation¡¦s Web-page and network, with library resources

              accessible on Internet.
          4. First deployment of the ¡§News-clipping index system on CD ROMs¡¨ accessible on

              line.
1998: 1. Set up library climate control cabinets to preserve rare-books.
          2. Undertake commission by Department of Health for ¡§Practical Evaluation in Culinary

              Skills and Techniques¡¨.
1999: 1. Publication of Foundation for Chinese Dietary Culture, 1989-1999, a Tenth

             Anniversary Commemorative Volume.
          2. Sixth International Symposium on Chinese Dietary Culture held.
2000: 1. Conference ¡§Toward the Twenty-First Century: a Joint Meeting of Professors and

              Famous Chefs.¡¨

          2. Library¡¦s resource information incorporated into National Library Information

              Network.
2001: 1. ¡§Conference on Popular Health and Dietary Culture of the Taiwan Region¡¨.
          2. Seventh International Symposium on Chinese Dietary Culture held.
2002: 1. Changing of Board, adding new Trustee Mr. Tu Cheng-sheng.
           2. Organize the ¡§Famous Chefs Lecture Series¡¨, four times a year.
2003: 1. Organize the ¡§Dietary Culture Lecture Series¡¨ four times a year.
           2. Sponsor the ¡§Eighth Symposium on Chinese Dietary Culture¡¨.
           3. The ¡§Search System for Recipe Images¡¨ is formally launched.
           4. Organize project ¡§Licensing for Hakka-Style Restaurants in the Miaoli Area¡¨.
           5. Participate in the ¡§Eleventh International Book Fair ¡V Taipei¡¨.

2004: 1. Trustee Mr. Harvey Tang pass away, is succeeded by Mr. Chen Hsiang-li.
          2. Organize Project ¡§Shimen Dam Live Fish Festival ¡V Counseling for Shimen Live

              Restaurants¡¨.
          3. Organize ¡§License-Renewal for Hakka-Style Restaurants in the Miaoli Area¡¨.
          4. Organize ¡§Workshop for Licensees of Hakka Meal Purveyors in Miaoli.
          5. Organize ¡§Final Results Exhibition of the Nation-Wide Training Program in Health

              Diets for Resort Chefs¡¨.
          6. Undertake ¡§Survey of Dietary Practices of Hakka Ethnos of the Hsin-chu Area¡¨.
2005: 1. Foundation formally changes name to ¡§Foundation of Chinese Dietary Culture¡¨.
          2. First issue published of the Journal of Chinese Dietary Culture.
          3. Sponsor ¡§Ninth Symposium on Chinese Dietary Culture¡¨.
          4. Launch ¡§Special Research Projects Grants¡¨.
          5. Undertake Project of the ¡§Professional Workshop for Licensees of Hakka Meals in

              the Restaurants of Miaoli¡¨.
2006: 1. Organize ¡§Hakka Arts Education Academy¡¨.
          2. Organize ¡§Taichung Studies -Dietary Culture¡¨.
          3. Undertake Project the ¡§2006 Professional Workshop for Licensees of Hakka Meals

               in the Restaurants of Miaoli¡¨.

2007: 1. Sponsor ¡§Tenth Symposium on Chinese Dietary Culture¡¨.

          2. Undertake Project the ¡§2007 Professional Workshop for Licensees of Hakka Meals

               in the Restaurants of Miaoli¡¨.

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