The third plenary meeting of ninth committee of Shanghai Association for Science and Technology (SAST) was held on April 26th in Shanghai. The members of ninth committee of SAST and the heads of academic societies, associations for science and technologies of districts, counties, enterprises and industrial parks participated in this meeting. The vice mayor of Shanghai attended the meeting and delivered a speech. The Chairman of SAST summarized the SAST work of 2012 and introduced 5 major priorities of SAST work in 2013. At the meeting the awardees of “Shanghai 5th National Outstanding Science and Technology Practitioners” and “The 6th Shanghai Young Science Talents” were honored and awarded. The vice chairman candidate of ninth committee of SAST was also deliberated and accepted at the meeting. Finally, the vice mayor of Shanghai Mr. Shen Xiaoming made an important speech.