2nd
-
The state and fate of Asian Cryosphere -
Second Circular
Objectives and Outline:
The
cryosphere is changing in
The symposium is open to all scientists who
are interested in questions related to the cryosphere in the eastern part of
the Eurasian continent and surrounding regions.
The main scientific sessions will focus on:
(1) Glacier distribution/changes
(2) Frozen ground/Permafrost condition and
changes
(3) Snow cover, cold region hydrology and
water resources
(4) Land surface and atmosphere processes in
cold region and mountains
(5) Large-scale cryosphere-atmosphere
interactions
(6) Predictability and predictions of the
cryosphere
(7) Cryospheric database
Examples include discussing of a Eurasian snow cover data set, of a
high-Asia glacier inventory and monitoring data base, of a permafrost data base,
and establishment of cryosphere CEOP sites.
Examples include
issues related to modeling and predicting GLOF’s, water supplies, and future
(8) Strategies for integrating and
coordinating future cryospheric research
The sessions will be composed of both oral
and poster presentations on the above topics, In addition, there will be one
day of more focused sessions on specific and will have one day of split
sessions on specified topics (such as snow cover, frozen ground, glaciers and
meltwater, ice cores, etc) with more time for in depth discussions of science
issues coordination of plans, and preparation of implementation strategies.
Symposium
language will be English.
Associated meeting
The Symposium will follow the Symposium on Changes of Climate
and Environment on the Tibetan Plateau and surrounding regions (Language in
Chinese) (October 18-20), which is an open meeting. Participation is recommended
for those all who are interested in changes of hydrology, meteorology, ecology,
land-use and environment on the Tibetan Plateau and surrounding regions.
Organized by:
WCRP-CliC Science Steering Group
Supported by:
The
State Key Laboratory of Cryosphere Science, CAREERI, CAS
WCRP - CliC
JAMSTEC,
Dates:
Venue:
Ningwozhuang
Hotel,
http://www.casnw.net/clic/Asia_clic.html
Scientific Steering Committee:
Barry
Goodison (Chair)
Qin
Dahe (Vice-Chair)
Bashir
Ahmad
Cheng
Guodong
Gombo
Davaa
Irina
Tomashevskaya
Ramesh
P. Singh
Roger
Braithwaite
Testuo
Ohata
Victoria
Lytle
Vladimir
Aizen
Vladimir
Ryabinin
Vladimir
M. Kotlyakov
Local Organizing Committee:
Qin Dahe (Chair)
Ren Jiawen
Tordis
Villinger
Xiao Cunde
Qin Xiang
Xie Aihong
Registration and fees:
Please complete the registration and
accommodation form (Appendix 1) and return it to the symposium secretariat by
There is no registration fee associated with
this symposium.
Paper/Extended abstracts:
Please complete the paper submission form
(Appendix 2) including a maximum 300 word short abstract and send to the symposium
secretariat by October 1, 2007 (see contact details on back page). The short
abstracts collection will be distributed at the symposium. Extended abstracts
will be published after the meeting, and should be submitted during the
symposium.
Ø
Proceedings: Proceedings
containing extended abstracts will be mailed to the participants by E-mail
after the symposium is finished.
Ø
Electronic Word files and
hard copies of the extended abstract should be submitted to the symposium
secretariat during the symposium. Extended abstracts are limited to four pages
of A4 size paper. Formatting details can be found in Appendix 3 to this
circular.
Types of presentation:
Ø Oral
Presentations will be 15 to 20 minutes including time for questions and
change of speakers. Windows computer with computer diskette (floppy disk),
CD-ROM, and/or
Ø Poster
A board space for vertically long (portrait)
A0 size (
Accommodation:
Suite room: two rooms with one bigger bed or
two smaller beds
Double room: one room with two beds
Single room：one room with one bed
The price doesn’t include breakfast, since it
is the discounted rate.
Ø
Ningwozhuang Hotel
Address:
Phone: +86-931-8265-888, or +86-931-8416-221
Fax: +86-931-8417-639
Website: http://travel.mygongshe.com/hotel/hotel-0.htm
Cost: Double room: RMB￥480
(VIP building) or RMB￥380 (other
buildings) per day per room
Ø
Lanzhou Hotel
Address:
Phone: +86-931-8416-321, Fax:
+86-931-8418-608.
Website: http://www.lanzhouhotel.com/
Cost: Suite room: RMB￥680 or RMB￥880 per day
Double room: RMB￥280
or RMB￥360 or RMB￥480 per day per room
Single room (big bed): same as double room
Ø
Jincheng Hotel
Address: Tianshui Mid Road 3,
Phone: +86-931-8416-638, or +86- 0-132-3931-3189,
or +86-931-3695-000,
Fax: +86-931-8418-438
Website: http://www.gsjcbg.com/
Cost: Suite room: RMB￥448
or RMB￥468 per day
Double room: RMB￥272
or RMB￥298 per day per room
Single room (big bed): same as double room
Ø
Institute Guest House
Address: CAREEI,
Phone: +86-931-8274-557, or +86- 931-8271-867
Cost: Single room: RMB￥81
per day
Double room: RMB￥102 per
day per room
In the institute guest house, there are
only 8 single rooms and 3 double rooms available for the symposium. Please complete
and submit the registration and accommodation form (Appendix 1) early to ensure
a room if you book the institute guest house.
More information will be announced later.
Please contact the symposium secretariat immediately if you have a change in
your plans or schedule.
Note: the current exchange rate between
USD/RMB is around 7.6, and EUR/RMB is around 10.3.
Directions for route:
Ø
Route map from
Airport shuttle bus
If you take the airport shuttle bus, please get off at the end of the
route (named as Lanzhou Eastern Hotel, opposite
Taxi
One-way
price: about RMB￥130.
Time: around 1 hour
Ø Shuttle bus terminal to the hotels or the institute (CAREERI)
Detailed locations of the shuttle bus terminal,
hotels and CAREERI institute
The shuttle bus
terminal in downtown is at Lanzhou Eastern Hotel,
opposite
²
2 minutes walk shuttle bus terminal — Lanzhou Hotel
²
5 minutes walk Lanzhou Hotel — Jincheng Hotel
²
5 minutes walk Jincheng Hotel — Ningwozhuang Hotel
²
14 minutes walk Ningwozhuang Hotel — the CAREERI institute.
Visa:
If you need visa, please complete the
attached registration form and submit the documents needed. If you have
problems getting a visa, please contact the symposium secretariat.
Banquet:
An ICEBREAKER reception hosted by the State
Key Laboratory of Cryosphere Science will be held on October 22 (Monday
evening), and a banquet will be held on October 24 (Wednesday evening) at a
cost of approximately RMB￥200
per person. If you would like to go attend the banquet, please register your
intention on the registration form, and make the payment at the symposium front
desk in advance.
Mid-symposium activity and post-symposium excursion:
Some activities will be arranged. Details are
announced later.
Ø
Visit of the State Key Laboratory of
Cryosphere Science, Cold and Arid Regions Environment and Engineering Research
Institute (CAREERI), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).
Ø
Excursion on October 26 (Friday)
to Liujiaxia reservoir, which is located at the canyon of Loess Plateau, and
regarded as Bright Pearl in the plateau.
Symposium Secretariat:
Name: Qin Xiang / Xie Aihong
Email: qinxiang@lzb.ac.cn
/ xieaih@lzb.ac.cn
Phone: +86-931-4967370, Fax: +86-931-8272151 /
+86-931-4967338, Fax: +86-931-8277094
Address:
Symposium Website:
Additional information and announcements will
be posted on the symposium website http://www.casnw.net/clic/Asia_clic.html. Information will also be shown on the website
of WCRP/CliC Office http://clic.npolar.no/. If you do not have access to the
internet, please ask for information through symposium secretariat directly
(see above).
Deadlines (2007):
Registration for people who need VISA
August 1
Financial support request
August 1
Registration
September 1
Accommodation
September 1
Submission of abstract
September 1
Notification of the acceptance of the
submission
September 16
Submission of paper October 1
Issue of Preliminary Program on the symposium
web site October 16
Printed papers/extended abstract submission
October 22-26
Funds Explore：
A possibility of receiving limited financial
support for participants from developing countries and countries with economy
in transition is being explored.
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Appendix 1
2nd
– The state and fate of Asian
Cryosphere –
October 22-26, 2007,
Registration and
Accommodation Request Form