第二届生态系统评估与管理国际会议（兰州大学）The 2nd International Workshop On Ecosystem Assessment ＆ Management (EAM) (20100720-25, Lanzhou, China)

The 2nd International Workshop on Ecosystem Assessment

and Management (EAM)

Lanzhou, China Minqin, China(First Circular)

1. Workshop Theme

Climate change and agricultural ecosystem management in dry areas

2. Dates and Places

July 19-22, 2010: Lanzhou University, China (Academic presentations + Field excursion)July 23-25, 2010: Minqin County, Gansu Province (Field excursion + Specific presentations +

Roundtable Discussion)

3. Workshop Organizers

Workshop Organizers: Lanzhou University, China; The University of Western Australia, Australia; Minqin County Government, Gansu Province, P.R. China

Assistant Organizers: State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs, China; Acta Ecologia Sinica, China; Gansu Provincial Bureau of Foreign Experts Affairs, China; Agroecological Disciplinal Committee of Ecological Society of China

4. Co-chairs

Professor Dr Feng-Min LiDirector, MOE Key Laboratory of Arid and Grassland Ecology, Lanzhou University, China Tel/Fax: 86-931-8912848Email: fmli@lzu.edu.cn

Professor Dr Kadambot Siddique, FTSEChair in Agriculture and Director, Institute of AgricultureThe University of Western Australia Tel: 61-8-64887012, Fax: 61-8-6488 7354Email: ksiddique@fnas.uwa.edu.au

Mr. Xiao-Heng LuMayor, Minqin County, Wuwei City, Gansu Province, ChinaMajor sponsorTel/Fax: 86-935-4121120Address: Western Street, Chengguan District, Minqin 733300, Gansu, China

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5．Organising Committee and Scientific Committee

Organising Committee

Co-chairsProf. Feng-Min Li, ChinaProf. Kadambot Siddique, AustraliaMr. Xiao-Heng Lu, China

Members

Neil Turner, Australia Jiang-Tao Liu, ChinaPeng Li, China Tianxing Liu, ChinaHong-Mei Kong, China Jing Duan, ChinaGuijun Yan, Australia You-Cai Xiong, ChinaJairo A Palta, Australia Shi-Yong Li, ChinaXiao-Gang Li, China Guo-Feng Teng, ChinaDa-Wei Zhang, China 1-2 persons from Minqin

Scientific Committee

Co-chairsProf. Feng-Min Li, ChinaProf. Kadambot Siddique, AustraliaProf. Zhiyun Ouyang, China

Members

Neil Turner, Australia Williams Burch, USAJianguo Liu, USA Gordon T. Geballe, USADon Bullock, USA Jairo A Palta, AustraliaBao-Luo Ma, Canada Yajie Song, USAMichael Baum, Syria Jiaguo Qi, USAHuhua Cao, Canada Xinyuan Wu, USAHuilian Xu, Japan Yantai Gan, CanadaRichard Hobbs, Australia Xiaogang Li, ChinaChristoph Hinz, Australia Zed Rengel, AustraliaGuijun Yan, Australia Dan Murphy, AustraliaQifu Ma, Australia Youcai Xiong, China

SecretariatProf. Youcai Xiong, ChinaMs. Xiaofeng Zhang, China Ms. Xuzhe Zhao, China

6. Background to the Workshop

In order to asses the progress achieved in ecosystem assessment and management (EAM) and to foster future collaboration, the 2nd International EAM Workshop will be held at Lanzhou University from July 20-25, 2010. This workshop will be sponsored jointly by the “111” Program, Lanzhou University, The University of Western Australia and the People’s Government of Minqin County. The workshop has two components, one of which will be held in Lanzhou with the major aim of stimulating academic exchange, and the second part will be held in Minqin County with the aim of integrating a field visit to a water-scarce agricultural region and roundtable discussions with local government officials and technicians,

In December 2006, under the sponsorship of “111” Program, funded by the State Administration

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of Foreign Experts Affairs and the Ministry of Education of China, MOE Key Laboratory of Arid and Grassland Ecology of Lanzhou University, with overseas universities and research institutions such as the University of Ottawa, McGill University, Eastern Cereal and Oilseed Research Center of Canada’s Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Environmental Protection and some domestic universities, Lanzhou University hosted the 1st International Workshop on Ecosystem Assessment and Management. The 3-day workshop drew more than 20 domestic and international experts on EAM to participate in academic exchange and a field tour. The workshop successfully carried out in-depth discussions, focusing on agricultural productivity in arid and semi-arid northwest China, vegetation, water and soil loss, water scarcity and poverty.

After discussion and consultation, Lanzhou University, the University of Western Australia and the government of Minqin County have decided to hold the 2nd International Workshop on EAM from 19 to 25 July 2010. The workshop will focus on agricultural development in China’s western arid and semi-arid areas and the status quo of the ecological environment and social development of the region. A summary of the achievements over the past four years and the outlook for future development of EAM will be included. The workshop has two symposia, one at Lanzhou University and the other in Wuwei City, Minqin County, Gansu Province.

7. The Workshop Program

Renowned experts from China and abroad will be invited to the workshop to report on current developments on global climate change and ecosystem management, addressing the topic: “improvements to the productivity and sustainable development of fragile arid and semi-arid agro-ecosystems under the conditions of global climate change”. 1). Assessment of important progress in international EAM cooperative projects.2). Assessment and management of semi-arid rainfed agro-ecosystems

a) The key issues of agro-ecosystems in arid and semi-arid areas of Northwest China;b) Development and adaptation of rainfed agricultural systems in semi-arid areas;c) Temporal and spatial vulnerability of agricultural ecosystems: Environmental conservation and

sustainability.3). Assessment and management of oasis agro-ecological systems in arid areas

d) Restoration measures of ecosystem function in degraded lands;e) Livestock management in degraded ecosystems;f) Human impacts on the restoration of degraded ecosystems;g) Management of water resources and sustainable development of oases in arid areas

8. Expert Team for Presentations

1) The University of Western Australia: Kadambot Siddique, Hans Lambers, Neil Turner, Richard Hobbs, Zed Rengel, Christoph Hinz, Dan Murphy, Guijun Yan and Qifu Ma

2) CSIRO Plant Industry, Australia: Jairo A Palta3) The University of Illinois: Don Bullock 4) Yale University: William Burch, Gordon Geballe, Yajie Song5) Michigan State University: Jiaguo Qi, Jianguo Liu6) Texas A&M University: Xinyuan Wu7) Agriculture & Agri-Food, Canada: Baoluo Ma and Yantai Gan

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8) University of Ottawa, Canada：Huhua Cao9) International Nature Farming Research Center in Janpan: Hui Lian Xu10) International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas: Michael Baum

9. Important Dates

The Organizing Committee is pleased to announce time line for the 2 nd International Workshop on Ecosystem Assessment and Management.

25 February Registration opens and call for papers opens1 May Final date for paper submission for poster presentation1 June Confirmation of paper acceptance and editorial feedback to authors1 July Final date for resubmission of accepted/correct papers19 July Registration at workshop reception center20-22 July First symposium (at Lanzhou University)23-25 July Second symposium (at Minqin County, Weiwu)25 July Close of workshop

Please register your details (see below) so that we can keep you informed of any developments and changes.

10. Instructions to Authors

Please assist the workshop organisers by following the guidelines. It is assumed you will be using a recent version of Microsoft Word. It is important that all authors note the following:1) Contributed papers must not exceed 6000 words in length (including figures, etc.).

a) Make the title brief and specific to the subject of your paper.b) Abstracts for all papers must not exceed 300 words. The abstract should contain an accurate

summary of the context and new information presented in the paper or poster paper. 2) Text requirements

a) Use Times New Roman for all text including headings. Left align all text, images and tables.b) Use the Normal style for all text (style-normal) where possible in preference to "Body text"

styles. Normal text should be 11 point with single line spacing.c) Do not indent the first line of a paragraph. Leave one blank line between paragraphs and before

new section headings.d) Authors’ email may be hyperlinked. Hyperlinks to external web references should be placed in

the References section, rather than in the body of the paper.e) Use List Bullet or List Number styles where appropriate for dot point or numbered lists.

3) Headings and sectionsa) Paper title: (style-Title) - 14 point, bold, sentence case (capitals for proper nouns only). If the title

extends to a second line, do not use “enter” to break the line. Leave one blank line below the title.b) Authors' names: (style-author) - 11 point. First name should come before the family name for

each author. Highlight the presenting author in bold. Use letters (superscripts) to indicate

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different addresses. Use shift enter to break lines between addresses. Leave one blank line below the authors’ names.

c) Authors' address: (style-address) - 9 point, not italics. The corresponding email may be included at the end of each address. Leave two blank lines after the authors’ addresses.

d) Section Headings: Heading 1 (style-Heading 1) - 11 point, bold, not italic and Heading 2 (style-Heading 2) - 11 point, italic. Note: use sentence case NOT capital letters for headings.

4) Page layouta) Margins should be set at 2 cm all round.b) Do not indent paragraphs.

5) References (sample format as follows)Fischer RA (1985) Number of kernels in wheat crops and the influence of solar radiation and

temperature. Journal of Agricultural Science 105, 447-461.Hill KD (1989) The spatial distribution of Mallee Eucalyptus in Australia. In 'Mediterranean

Landscapes in Australia - Mallee Ecosystems and their Management' . (Eds CS John, PJ Parker) pp. 93-108. (CSIRO Publishing: Melbourne)

Johnson RC (2001) Proceedings of the 10th Australian Agronomy Conference, Hobart, (Australian Society of Agronomy: Perth) www.regional.org.au/au/asa/2001/5/a/johnson.htm.

11. Registration fees

International Registration: US$ 400 for each delegateDomestic Registration: 1200 RMB for each delegate. Student delegates will receive 33%

discount (800 RMB for each student).

12. Publication of Special Issue

Selected papers will be subjected to peer-review and published in a special issue of Acta Ecologia Sinica in 2010 (in either the English version or Chinese version) (there are two versions of this journal, one in English and one in Chinese) or other relevant international journals after the workshop.

13. Registration details:

Workshop Manager: Professor You-Cai XiongWorkshop Secretaries: Ms Xiao-Feng Zhang and Ms Xu-Zhe ZhaoTelephone: +86-931-8915693 / Facsimile; +86-931-8912848Mobile phone: + 86-13919857307Email address: hfstx09@163.com Corresponding address: MOE Key Laboratory of Arid and Grassland Ecology, Lanzhou University222 South Tianshui Road, Chengguan District, Lanzhou 730000, China

14. Field Excursions

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Lanzhou

MinqinFeiyun Building

LibrarayWuwei

Badain Jaran Desert

Tengger Desert

From Lanzhou Railway Station

From Lanzhou Airport

Lanzhou University

There are two field excursions during the workshop. One is a tour of typical semi-arid agricultural/ecological landscapes and protective agricultural ecosystems at Beishan Experimental Station about 2 hours by bus from Lanzhou. It will provide an opportunity to learn about the current status of rainwater-harvesting practices and to experience the dry and eroded Loess Plateau. The tour has been arranged for July 22nd, with expenses covered by the conference. After that, the conference will be transferred to Minqin County of Wuwei on July 23rd, which includes a bus tour from Lanzhou to Minqin in the morning and another separate tour around Minqin in the afternoon. Near Wuwei participants can see a typical oasis landscape and irrigated agriculture on the bus tour. It will provide an opportunity to learn about restoration and water-saving measures in a seriously-droughted and degraded oasis ecosystem surrounded by two large deserts in arid northwest China.

15. Transport, Food and Accommodation

Transport and accommodation is not covered by the registration fee and must be paid by delegates.The choice of workshop accommodation includes the Experts House of Lanzhou University, the

Cui Ying Hotel of Lanzhou University and Oriental Hotel of Lanzhou. Concessional prices for the workshop will be between 100-300 RMB per day. The conference will provide all the lunches and two welcome banquets (in Lanzhou and Minqin respectively). The transport from the airport to downtown is paid by the delegates (30 RMB by shuttle bus and around 150-200 RMB by taxi), and the transport between Lanzhou and Minqin will be paid by the conference. The excursion expenses are included in the registration fee.

16. Registration Information

Account name: Lanzhou UniversityAccount number: 21901508092001 Bank name: Gansu Branch Banking Department, Bank of ChinaBank address: 525 South Tianshui Road, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, ChinaBank swift code: BKCHCNBJ660Note: Please specify "The fee on the Second International Workshop on EAM” Telephone: 86-931-8912823

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Appendix: Preliminary registration form

Name Sex

Organization

I intend to attend the second

workshop at Minqin of Wuwei

(yes/no)

Regular Phone Mobile Phone

Fax E-mail ：I am a student (yes/no) I am a Muslim (yes/no)

I am a vegetarian (yes/no) Professional Title

I intend to submit a paper for themes（a-g）a) The key issues of agro-ecosystems in arid and semi-arid areas of Northwest China;

b) Development and adaptation of rainfed agricultural systems in semi-arid areas;

c) Temporal and spatial vulnerability of agricultural ecosystems: Environmental conservation and sustainability.

d) Restoration measures of ecosystem function in degraded lands;

e) Livestock management in degraded ecosystems;

f) Human impacts on the restoration of degraded ecosystems;

g) Management of water resources and sustainable development of oases in arid areas

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