  The values of $R = \sigma(e^+e^-\to{hadrons})/ \sigma(e^+e^-\to\mu^+\mu^-)$
for 85 center-of-mass energies between 2 and 5 GeV are reported. Preliminary
results using partial wave analysis for $J/\psi$ decays to $\gamma \pi^+
\pi^-$, $\gamma K^+K^-$, $\phi \pi^+\pi^-$ and $\phi K^+K^-$ are presented. The
BESIII/BEPCII, a project for the future of BES, is introduced.
