This North East Asia regional conference on Land-Cover and Land Use Change (LCLUC) processes is designed to promote research activities, foster collaboration and the development of research infrastructure among the scientists in the region to address regional environmental issues. The specific goals of this international conference are to:
• Present the state-of-the-art knowledge on LCLUC processes, root causes, consequences, modeling, and sustainable development in the region
• Improve our understanding of ecosystem dynamics, including boreal forests, woodlands, wetlands, and managed ecosystems
The focus will be on the LCLUC processes in the region east of 105E longitude and north of 40N latitude, to address specific issues in this region. It is expected that the outcome of this conference will include a CD with presentations and list of research projects and datasets for the Regional Information Network -- a regional network of the GOFC/GOLD Project.
Conference topics:
• Land-cover and land-use dynamics in the North East Asia Region (NEAR),including fires
• Ecosystem Dynamics, including Carbon, Water and Nutrient Cycles
• Ecological and socioeconomic causes and consequences in North East Asia landscapes (forests, woodlands, wetlands, croplands, grazing lands and urban), including health and environmental impacts
• Geospatial technologies and analytical tools for LCLUC analysis
• Educating LCLUC in the NEAR: Contribution to NEESPI educational component
Organizing Committee
Chairs: David Skole (MSU), Jiyuan Liu (CAS)
Vice-Chair: Liqin Shao (MOST)
Hosts:
Heilongjiang Bureau of Surveying and Mapping (HLJBSM)
Institute of Geographical Science and Natural Resources Research (IGSNRR) of CAS
Institute of Remote Sensing and Application (IRSA) of CAS
Jiangxi Normal University (JNU)
Michigan State University (MSU)
Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST)
Committee members:
• Alexander Sheingauz, Economic Research Institute, Russia
• Chris Schmullius, Friedrich-Schiller-University, Germany
• David Skole, Michigan State University, USA
• Don Deering, NASA, USA
• Garik Gutman, NASA, USA
• Guoping Lei, Northeast Agricultural University, China
• Guoqing Sun, University of Maryland, USA
• Hank Shugart , University of Virginia, USA
• Jiaguo Qi, Michigan State University, USA
• Jiyuan Liu, IGSNRS, CAS, China
• Kenji Iiyama, University of Tokyo, Japan
• Le Toan Thuy, CESBIO, France
• Michael Brady, GOFC-GOLD Project Office, Canada
• Ming-Ying Wei, NASA, USA
• Mitsuru Osaki, Hokkaido University, Japan
• Olga Krankina, Oregon State University, USA
• Paul Reichert, SDRN, FAO, UN
• Peng Gong, Institute of Remote Sensing and Applications, CAS, China
• Qinxue Wang, NIES, Japan
• Shuming Bao, Jiangxi Normal University, China
• Yili Zhang, IGSNRS, CAS, China
• Yinghua Bao, HLJBSM, China
• Zengyuan Li, Institute of Forestry resources Information Techniques, CAS, China
• Zhigang Li, HLJBSM, China
Secretary General: Jiaguo Qi
Executive secretaries: Tang Yanli, HLJBSM
Tan Jiqiang, HLJBSM
Chi Xiaoming, HLJBSM
Conference Language
English is the official conference language for oral presentations. The Conference will not provide simultaneous translating service
Venue
The International Conference on Land-Cover and Land-Use Change Processes in North East Asia will be held from 2 to 5 February, 2005 in the meeting room of the HLJBSM, Harbin, P.R. China.
Preliminary Conference Agenda
Wednesday, February 2
Arrival of participants
18:00- 20:00 Reception dinner
Thursday, February 3
Morning Session: Land-cover and land-use dynamics in the NEAR, including fires
8:00 – 10:00 Opening Ceremony
• Welcome from Local hosts, CAS, HLJBSM, GOFC/GOLD (NEAR), and NEESPI
• GOFC/GOLD update
• NEESPI update
10:00 – 10:30 Coffee break and group photo
10:30 – 12:00 Oral presentations
• Oral presentations (4 speakers x 20-minute presentation)
Lunch Break (12.00 –13:30)
Afternoon Session: Ecosystem Dynamics, including Carbon, Water and Nutrient cycles
13:30 – 15:00
• Oral presentations (4 x 20minutes)
15:00 – 15:30 Coffee break
15:30 – 17:00 Oral presentations
• Oral presentations (4 x 20 minutes)
17:30 – 19:00 Dinner at a local restaurant
19:00 - 22:00 Evening tour of the Harbin Ice Lantern Festival
Friday, February 4
Morning Session: Ecological and socioeconomic causes and consequences in the NEAR (forests, woodlands, wetlands, croplands, grazing lands and urban), including health and environmental impacts
8:00 – 10:00 Oral Presentations
• Oral presentations (6 x 20 minutes)
10:00 – 10:30 Coffee break
10:30 – 12:00 Oral presentations
• Oral presentations (4 x 20 minutes)
12.00 –13:30 am Lunch
Afternoon Session: Geospatial technologies and analytical tools for LCLUC analysis
13.30 –15:00 Oral Presentations
• Oral presentations (4 x 20minutes )
15.00 –15:30 Coffee break
Afternoon Session: Education LCLUC in North East Asia: Contribution to NEESPI educational component
15:30 – 17:00 Oral presentations
• Oral presentations (4 x 20 minutes)
17:30 – 19:00 Dinner at a local restaurant
19:00 - 22:00 Evening tour of the Harbin City (optional)
Saturday, February 5
8:00 – 9:30 Concluding Session: Contribution to NEESPI, inventory of datasets and projects, future steps to enhance the NERIN
10:00 – Optional trip to Snow Festival and shopping centers
Posters
There will be rooms for posters. Participants are welcome to bring their posters to display in the conference room where coffee breaks will be held.
Participation and registration
To participate in the conference, please send your presentation title and abstract to Dr. Jiaguo Qi at qi@msu.edu. Registration is also required for all participants. Please fill in and return the Registration Form. You can go to the website http://www.digitalhlj.com and then to the conference page to check your registration progress and other updated information. You can also look at http://foliage.geo.msu.edu/research/lcluc-china.html for more information. The conference will also send the relevant information to the registered participants.
Expenses (including conference materials, CDs, meals, etc.)
(1) Full registration: US$ 100.00/ person
(2) Accompanying person: US$ 50.00 / person
Visa Regulations
Visa regulations of the People’s Republic of China should be carefully checked well in advance. It is hoped that participants send in the registration form early so that the organizer will have enough time to process the necessary official formalities. Please note visa fees are not included in the registration fees.
Contacts
More detailed information related to the conference will be made available on the website (http://www.digitalhlj.com or http://foliage.geo.msu.edu/research/lcluc-china.html). Further information is available to participants on request. Please contact the Conference Secretariat.
Dr. Jiaguo Qi
qi@msu.edu
+1-517-353-8736
Mrs. Tang Yanli
tyanli2000@yahoo.com
+86-451-86653322
Mr. Tan Jiqiang
jiqiang_tan@yahoo.com
+86-451-86653229
Mr. Chi Xiaoming
chi_xiaoming@yahoo.com.cn
+86-451-86653232
HLJBSM Fax: 86-451-86665376
For details, please visit Conference Web Site at http://www.digitalhlj.com/Newsroom_Events%20and%20Shows.htm.
