International Training Course on
Long-term Ecosystem Monitoring (ITC-LTEM)
and
Workshop on China-Africa S&T Cooperation in
Resource and Environment Field
Oct. 9- 22, 2016, Beijing, China
Organized by Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IB-CAS)
China Science and Technology Exchange Center
Sponsored by The Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China
State Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change
Sub-Center for Biology of Chinese Ecosystem Research Network
The Venue
Training place: Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IB-CAS) (中国科学院植物研究所)
No.20 Nanxincun, Xiangshan, Beijing (北京市海淀区香山南辛村20号)
Website: http://english.ib.cas.cn/
Staying Hotel: Fragrant Hill Empark Hotel (北京世纪金源香山商旅酒店)
59 Bei Zhenghuangqi, Haidian District, Beijing (中国北京海淀区北正黄旗59号)
Switchboard number:（+8610）59898888
Website: http://www.empark.com.cn/english/bj03/index.asp
General Information of the Training Course
ITC-LTEM and the workshop are important issues of the International Science and Technology Cooperation Projects “Technical cooperation on ecosystem monitoring and adaptive management in typical areas of the Nile Basin” hosted by Prof. WU Dongxiu.
ITC-LTEM will focus on the theory and technology of long-term ecosystem monitoring with the objectives to stimulate the construction of ecosystem long-term monitoring network and to enhance vegetation conservation in the Nile Basin. The participants are from African countries along Nile Basin, Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, and Sudan etc., which represent the different regions of the Nile Basin.
The workshop will communicate on cooperation demands and finished or ongoing cooperation research cases between China and Africa in resource and environment field.
Theme and Topics
The topics are as following:
l The importance and progress of long-term ecosystem monitoring
l Long-term monitoring practice of ecosystems in China
l New technology in ecosystem monitoring and research
l Field visit to 1~2 field research stations
Additionally, famous professors and senior experts with high prestige are invited to give scientific presentations. Some culture courses and culture trips will be scheduled during the program.
Important Dates
Oct. 10: Registration
Oct. 11: Opening Ceremony (AM); Training course (PM);
Oct. 12-14: Training course
Oct. 15-16: Culture trip and Rest
Oct. 17: Field visiting to typical field research stations
Oct. 18-19: Training course
Oct. 20: Field visiting to typical field research stations
Oct. 21: Training course (AM); Closing Ceremony (PM)
Oct. 22-23: Culture trip and Rest
Oct. 24-25: Workshop
Oct. 26: Departure
Language
English.
Field Visiting Place
Beijing Forest Ecosystem Research Station in Mentougou District of Beijing
Beijing Urban Ecosystem Research Station in Haidian and Changping District of Beijing
Holding Place Attractions
The training course will be mainly held in Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the accommodation is Fragrant Hill Empark Hotel. Both the Institute and the hotel are located on the foot of the Fragrant Hills, a famous scenic spot of Beijing. Beijing Botanical Garden is in the neighborhood. Also, the Institute is not far away with some famous places of interest, such as The Summer Palace and Yuanmingyuan Park.
Weather (average maximum/minimum temperature during the training course)
Beijing: 25 ℃/15 ℃
Expenses
The expenses of round-trip international flight tickets, accommodation, transportation and food arranged by organizer during the training courses will be covered. However, the cost will not be covered as follows: passport and visa fees (including third countries visa), overweight of baggage during domestic and international journeys and cancellation of installment due to passenger reasons, other costs out of the organizer’s arrangements (e.g. telecommunications, personal transportation, entertainment, glasses, teeth glinting, beauty and salon/barber, laundry and all kinds of examination, treatment of chronic diseases, and medical expenses, etc.), also, costs ahead or postponed of schedule due to personal reasons.
Organizing Committee
WU Dongxiu, Chair
Sub-Center for Biology of Chinese Ecosystem Research Network (SCB-CERN)
State Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change (LVEC)
Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IB-CAS)
wudx@ibcas.ac.cn, +86-10-6283 6979, +86-13651096137
CHEN Xiong
China Science and Technology Exchange Center
YANG Xiuhong
Division of Research, IB-CAS
XIN Bingqing
China Science and Technology Exchange Center
HAN Wenwu
LVEC, IB-CAS
ZHANG Lin
SCB-CERN, LVEC, IB-CAS
Contact information
ZHANG Lin
Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Email: zhanglin@ibcas.ac.cn
Tel: +86-10-6283 6651, +86-18810796238
SHI huiqiu
Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Email: shihuiqiu@ibcas.ac.cn
Tel: +86-10-6283 6511, +86-15210769348
For download
Conference Manual
Training Courses（ppt.）
Field Research Station
Workshop on China-Africa S&T Cooperation
International Training Course on
Long-term Ecosystem Monitoring (ITC-LTEM)
and
Workshop on China-Africa S&T Cooperation in
Resource and Environment Field
Oct. 9- 22, 2016, Beijing, China
Organized by Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IB-CAS)
China Science and Technology Exchange Center
Sponsored by The Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China
State Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change
Sub-Center for Biology of Chinese Ecosystem Research Network
The Venue
Training place: Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IB-CAS) (中国科学院植物研究所)
No.20 Nanxincun, Xiangshan, Beijing (北京市海淀区香山南辛村20号)
Website: http://english.ib.cas.cn/
Staying Hotel: Fragrant Hill Empark Hotel (北京世纪金源香山商旅酒店)
59 Bei Zhenghuangqi, Haidian District, Beijing (中国北京海淀区北正黄旗59号)
Switchboard number:（+8610）59898888
Website: http://www.empark.com.cn/english/bj03/index.asp
General Information of the Training Course
ITC-LTEM and the workshop are important issues of the International Science and Technology Cooperation Projects “Technical cooperation on ecosystem monitoring and adaptive management in typical areas of the Nile Basin” hosted by Prof. WU Dongxiu.
ITC-LTEM will focus on the theory and technology of long-term ecosystem monitoring with the objectives to stimulate the construction of ecosystem long-term monitoring network and to enhance vegetation conservation in the Nile Basin. The participants are from African countries along Nile Basin, Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, and Sudan etc., which represent the different regions of the Nile Basin.
The workshop will communicate on cooperation demands and finished or ongoing cooperation research cases between China and Africa in resource and environment field.
Theme and Topics
The topics are as following:
l The importance and progress of long-term ecosystem monitoring
l Long-term monitoring practice of ecosystems in China
l New technology in ecosystem monitoring and research
l Field visit to 1~2 field research stations
Additionally, famous professors and senior experts with high prestige are invited to give scientific presentations. Some culture courses and culture trips will be scheduled during the program.
Important Dates
Oct. 10: Registration
Oct. 11: Opening Ceremony (AM); Training course (PM);
Oct. 12-14: Training course
Oct. 15-16: Culture trip and Rest
Oct. 17: Field visiting to typical field research stations
Oct. 18-19: Training course
Oct. 20: Field visiting to typical field research stations
Oct. 21: Training course (AM); Closing Ceremony (PM)
Oct. 22-23: Culture trip and Rest
Oct. 24-25: Workshop
Oct. 26: Departure
Language
English.
Field Visiting Place
Beijing Forest Ecosystem Research Station in Mentougou District of Beijing
Beijing Urban Ecosystem Research Station in Haidian and Changping District of Beijing
Holding Place Attractions
The training course will be mainly held in Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the accommodation is Fragrant Hill Empark Hotel. Both the Institute and the hotel are located on the foot of the Fragrant Hills, a famous scenic spot of Beijing. Beijing Botanical Garden is in the neighborhood. Also, the Institute is not far away with some famous places of interest, such as The Summer Palace and Yuanmingyuan Park.
Weather (average maximum/minimum temperature during the training course)
Beijing: 25 ℃/15 ℃
Expenses
The expenses of round-trip international flight tickets, accommodation, transportation and food arranged by organizer during the training courses will be covered. However, the cost will not be covered as follows: passport and visa fees (including third countries visa), overweight of baggage during domestic and international journeys and cancellation of installment due to passenger reasons, other costs out of the organizer’s arrangements (e.g. telecommunications, personal transportation, entertainment, glasses, teeth glinting, beauty and salon/barber, laundry and all kinds of examination, treatment of chronic diseases, and medical expenses, etc.), also, costs ahead or postponed of schedule due to personal reasons.
Organizing Committee
WU Dongxiu, Chair
Sub-Center for Biology of Chinese Ecosystem Research Network (SCB-CERN)
State Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change (LVEC)
Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IB-CAS)
wudx@ibcas.ac.cn, +86-10-6283 6979, +86-13651096137
CHEN Xiong
China Science and Technology Exchange Center
YANG Xiuhong
Division of Research, IB-CAS
XIN Bingqing
China Science and Technology Exchange Center
HAN Wenwu
LVEC, IB-CAS
ZHANG Lin
SCB-CERN, LVEC, IB-CAS
Contact information
ZHANG Lin
Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Email: zhanglin@ibcas.ac.cn
Tel: +86-10-6283 6651, +86-18810796238
SHI huiqiu
Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Email: shihuiqiu@ibcas.ac.cn
Tel: +86-10-6283 6511, +86-15210769348
For download
Conference Manual
Training Courses（ppt.）
Field Research Station
Workshop on China-Africa S&T Cooperation