The 8th International Symposium on Permafrost Engineering is organized by the First Highway Survey and Design Institute of China (Xi'an, China), the Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute (Lanzhou, China), and the Melnikov Permafrost Institute (Yakutsk, Russia).

The permafrost is undergoing dramatic changes due to warming climate and steadily increasing anthropogenic activities. On the other hand, the evolution of permafrost environments substantially impacts natural ecosystems, engineering infrastructures, and land use. This Symposium will provide a forum for researchers to exchange practical experiences in construction and maintenance of engineering structures, as well as to provide a showcase for recent developments and advancements in geocryology, permafrost hydrology, ecology, and so on, and debate future directions for permafrost engineering.

 

Workshop Office on the Permafrost Engineering belonging to International Permafrost Association

Glaciology and Geocryology branch of the Geographical Society of China

Department of Science, Technology and Education, Ministry of Transport

Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, China Academy Sciences (CAREERI, CAS)

State Key Laboratory of Frozen Soil Engineering (SKLFSE)

Melnikov Permafrost Institute of Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences

First Highway Survey and Design Institute of China Co., Ltd

Key Laboratory of Roadway Engineering in Cold Regions

Russia Geotechnical Association (AIIS)

Geological Research Institute for Construction (PNIIIS)

Key Laboratory of Roadway Engineering in Cold Regions, First Highway Survey and Design Institute of China Co., Ltd

 

Northwest Research Institute Co., Ltd of China Railway Engineering Corporation

China Railway First Survey and Design Institute

Highway Survey and Design Institute of Qinghai Province

Chang'an University

Heilongjiang Provincial Hydraulic Research Institute

Key Laboratory of Highway Construction and Maintenance Technology in Seasonally Frozen Soil Region, Ministry of Communications, Heilongjiang Transportation

Research Institute

Harbin Institute of Technology

Xi'an China Highway Geotechnical Engineering Co., Ltd

Jiangsu Sunpower Technology Co., Ltd

Shaoxing University

Owens Corning (China) Investment Co., Ltd

 

1. Permafrost Engineering: Design, Construction and Evaluation

2. Properties of frozen soils, model development and their applications

3. Frost hazards and periglacial environments in mountain/plateau regions

4. Climatic, environmental and cryospheric changes

5. Permafrost hydrology, cold regions water resources and land uses

6. Monitoring, Mapping and modeling of mountain and high-elevation permafrost

 

Guo-dong Cheng,  Jin-long Hou

Guo-jing Chen, Yu Wang, Li Ran, Jian Ma, Li Zhou, Yan Wang, Bin-gang Wang, Geng-she Yang,  Yuan-lin Zhu,  Wu-qin Wang,  Bo-liang Tong,  Xue-yan Xu,

Wen-xue Yu,  Ben-zhen Zhu,  Si-ping Ran,  Zhi-zhong Zhao,  Ai-ming Sha,

Liu-feng Li,  Guang-yu Gao

 

Wei Ma, Vice-Director, CAREERI, CAS, China

Rudolf Zhang, Director, Permafrost Institute, SB RAS, Russia

Ming Huo, Director, First Highway Survey and Design Institute of China

Shuang-jie Wang,  Yuan-min Lai

Mikhail Bogdanov, Qing-bai Wu, Yong-guo Zhao, Xiang-ming Qu, Jin-zhao Zhang,  Guo-qing Zhou,  Jian-kun Liu,  Liu-jun Zhang,  Zhi-yu Jia,  Hong-xin Guo, Gui-rong Wang,  Wei Sun,  Hui-jun Jin,  Jian-hong Fang,  Jing Zheng,  

Fu-jun Niu,  Olga Alekseeva ,  Man-liang Luo,  Dian-cang Tai,  Biao Ma,   

En-liang Wang,  Ji-lin Qi,  Xun Lu  

Fu-jun Niu,  CAREERI, CAS, China

Tel: +86-0931-4967263   E-mail:niufujun@lzb.ac.cn

Olga Alekseeva, Melnikov Permafrost Institute SB RAS

Tel: +7-4112-334-912   E-mail: o.i.alekseeva@mpi.ysn.ru

 

Meng Wang, First Highway Survey and Design Institute of China

Jian-bin Chen, First Highway Survey and Design Institute of China

Ge Liu, First Highway Survey and Design Institute of China

Shu-ping Zhao, CAREERI, CAS, China

Shu-juan Zhang, CAREERI, CAS, China

Guo-yu Li, CAREERI, CAS, China

 

Symposium language

English Only

 

The Symposium will be held on Oct. 15-17, 2009 in Xi’an, China.

Registration will start on Oct. 14, 2009. Excursions will take place on Oct.18-21, 2009.

Xi'an—Huangqing Pool—Emperor Qin's Terra-cotta Warriors—Tomb of Yellow Emperor—Hukou Waterfalls of the Yellow River—Yan'an

 

The registration fee is US$500, Students: US$300

It includes the proceedings volume, refreshment breaks and dinner.  

The registration fee should be paid in cash at the registration desk.

 

Those planning to participate in the Symposium are asked to complete the following form. Please send the form and the hard copy or scanning of passport to Dr. Shu-ping Zhao if you are from Russia or America, and to Dr. Guo-yu Li if you are from other countries before March 10, 2009.

Email: shuping@lzb.ac.cn

Tel: +86-931-4967424;    Fax: +86-931-8271054

Institution: State Key Laboratory of Frozen Soil Engineering, CAREERI, CAS.

Address: 320 Donggang West Road, Lanzhou, Gansu, China.

Postal Code: 730000

 

Email: guoyuli@lzb.ac.cn

Tel: +86-931-4967290;    Fax: +86-931-8271054

Institution: State Key Laboratory of Frozen Soil Engineering, CAREERI, CAS.

Address: 320 Donggang West Road, Lanzhou, Gansu, China.

Postal Code: 730000

 

All accepted papers will be published in the Symposium proceedings. Authors should send the abstract of their papers in English to arrive by April 5, 2009. Instructions for paper preparation will be given in Second Circular.

 

Preliminary Registration Form