From representations to popular lore and practices. The art of shamans and practitioners
Dr. Michel Perrin, Collège de France, Paris

Pharmacopoeia in traditional Chinese medicine
Prof. Ke-ji Chen, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China

Folk and scholarly knowledge: the source of the knowledge
The functions of Amerindian shamanism: towards a redefinition of the environment
Dr. Eric Navet, Université de Strasbourg, France

Transmitting traditional knowledge in the modern age. The example of French Guyana
Dr. Marie Fleury, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, France

From traditional medicine to the competence of patients. Knowledge, rituals and powers
Dr. Françoise Loux, Musée des Arts et Traditions Populaires, France

From laboratory to field: integrated development and public health

Disappearing plants, disappearing knowledge - where is the future?
Dr. Hew Prendergast, Royal Botanical Garden, Kew, Royaume Uni

From ethnopharmacology to laboratory results, does discrepancy mean irrelevancy?
Dr. Michel Sauvain, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Toulouse

Combining traditional and scientific knowledge in Central America
Dr. Jean-Pierre Nicolas, Université de Lille, France