On July 23, Yanmin Wang, Director-General of the Department of Science, Technology and Informatization of the National Archives Administration of China, Baoling Li, Deputy Director of the Henan Provincial Archives, and their delegation visited the laboratory for inspection and research. Haibin Ai, Director of the Archives Administration Division of the General Office of the Hubei Provincial Party Committee; Jinsong Yu, Director of the Science, Technology and Information Division of the Hubei Provincial Archives; Wei Lu, Director of the laboratory and Dean of the School of Information Management; Jiang Wu, Associate Dean; and faculty representatives from the Department of Archives and E-Government attended the symposium. The meeting was chaired by Ping Wang, Deputy Director of the laboratory.

Wei Lu warmly welcomed the leaders and experts and expressed sincere gratitude to the National Archives Administration of China for its support of the laboratory's construction and development. He introduced the background of the School and the establishment of the laboratory, and expressed the hope that the Department of Science, Technology and Informatization and the expert panel would offer valuable guidance on the laboratory's work. Ping Wang reported on the laboratory's development in terms of team building, theoretical research, technology development, achievement transfer and external exchanges, and analyzed the laboratory's current needs and difficulties.

Yanmin Wang affirmed the laboratory's professional capabilities and achievements. He noted that the laboratory should continue to leverage its strength in interdisciplinary integration of archival science with computer science and other disciplines, strengthen its industrialization capacity to generate greater practical social and economic benefits, and actively expand its influence in the field nationwide. Finally, he stated that the Department of Science, Technology and Informatization of the National Archives Administration of China will strive to build bridges for cooperation between the laboratory and other departments and institutions, jointly promoting the thriving development of archival science and technology.