On November 2, an one-day seminar for preparation of application form of the iChEM, presided by Prof. Peiqiang Huang of the Vice Director of the iChEM, was held in Xiamen with participation of 31 members of the four core institutions, including the Director, Prof. Zhongqun Tian, the General Secretaries of Prof. Yunbao Jiang, Prof. Yi Tang, and Prof. Zhiyuan Mao and representatives of each core institution. Prof. Tian first presented a report for the recent progress of center construction and possible problems during the preparation of application materials. In the afternoon, the participants divided in four groups discussed how to prepare the corresponding chapter respectively.