The 2nd RESPARI meeting was held on Nov.6-7, 2007, hosted by Institut Pasteur of Shanghai. The meeting was focused mainly on SISEA activities, and was an in-depth follow-up workshop to the last meeting in Hong Kong. Prof. Alice Dautry, Director General of Institut Pasteur, and Dr. Yves Charpak, newly appointed Director for International Affairs of Institut Pasteur attended the reporting session of the Scientific Advisory Board and the discussion on the second day.