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Cryospheric Change and its Influences
—Cryospheric Issues in Regional Sustainable Development
 
12 - 14 August, 2010
 Lijiang, China
(Second Circular, January 2010)
 Sponsored by
Climate and Cryosphere (CliC)/World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) 
International Association of Cryospheric Sciences (IACS)/
 International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG)
Cryosphere/International Geosphere and Biosphere Programme (IGBP)
 Organized by
State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Sciences (SKLCS), Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute (CAREERI), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
State Key Laboratory of Frozen Soil Engineering, CAREERI, CAS
Key Laboratory of Tibetan Environmental Change and Land Surface Processes, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research (ITP), CAS
Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences (CAMS)
Gansu Meteorological Administration (GMA)
China National Committee of CliC and IACS (CNC-CliC and IACS)
 General Information
The International conference on Cryospheric Change and its Influences —Cryospheric Issues in Regional Sustainable Development will be held in Lijiang, China during August 12-14, 2010. The aim of the conference is to promote our understanding on changes in all components of the cryosphere and their interdependence and causes, our current capabilities to model and assess these changes, and mitigation and adaptability strategy for the changing global climate and cryosphere. 
To fulfill this aim, the conference strives to enhance and co-ordinate efforts in monitoring the cryosphere, to model and understand the cryosphere’s role in the climate system, to assess changes in the cryosphere as indicators of climate change, to quantify the frangibility of cryosphere and the influences of cryospheric changes on hydrometeorology, society and economy (such as agriculture, tourism, etc.) in regional sustainable development, to discuss adaptive countermeasures on cryospheric changes, to facilitate the data collection of cryospheric systems through standardized measurements, and to provide an international platform for discussions and publications of results arising from research activities as mentioned above.
We extend an invitation to those scientists, managers, students as well as representatives of governments, media and funding organizations, who are interested in cryoshperic sciences, from across the world to attend the conference which offers a great opportunity for extensive discussion and cooperation.
Lijiang City was named after its position close to Lijiang River (old name of Jinsha River), and is a place inhabited by Naxi ethnic group with their splendid Dongba Culture. Lijiang has the best preserved ancient town in China - the Old Town which was listed among the World Cultural Heritages by UNESCO in 1997. Old Town was built in the late Song Dynasty and the early Yuan Dynasty, and continues to maintain the original flavor of the local lifestyle, the typical groups of buildings and the profound cultural heritage of the region. "The city depends on water for existence and water comes along with the city" has become one of the main features of the Old Town. Around Lijiang, there are a number of splendid natural beauty spots that will certainly astonish people, such as Mt. Yulong (Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, 100 04'-100 16' E and 27 03'-27 40' N), where the southernmost glaciers in the Northern Hemisphere are located. Looking from Lijiang Old Town in the south, the snow-covered, fog-enshrouded mountain resembles a jade dragon resting in the clouds. Mt. Yulong is a sanctuary for rare animals and wild plants, and now is a famous scenic spot for sightseeing, mountaineering, skiing, exploration, scientific research and taking holiday.
Main theme and topics
The conference focuses on theme of cryospheric changes and influences on the regional sustainable development. It includes the following topics:
1.　　　　 Changes in snow and ice;
2.　　　　 Changes in permafrost and frozen ground;
3.　　　　 Cold region hydrology and water resources;
4.　　　　 Cryosphere and ecology;
5.　　　　 Cryosphere and Climate;
6.　　　　 Greenhouse gases and biogeochemical cycle in cryosphere;
7.　　　　 Cryospheric disasters;
8.　　　　 Influences of cryospheric changes on regional development;
9.　　　　 Frangibility of cryosphere and mitigation and adaptive counter- measures on cryospheric changes;
10.　　 Remote sensing and data on cryosphere;
11.　　 Climate and environment records in cryosphere;
12.　　 Late Quaternary glaciation and lake evolution. 
 
Advisory Committee
Prof. Shi, Yafeng, CAREERI, CAS, China
Prof. Sun, Honglie, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research (IGSNRR), CAS, China
Prof. Cheng, Guodong, CAREERI, CAS, China
Prof. Chen, Yiyu, National Natural Science Foundation of China, China
Prof. Ding, Yihui, China Meteorological Administration (CMA), China
Prof. Li, Jijun, Lanzhou University, China
Prof. Su, Jilan, The Second Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration (SOA), China
Prof. Wu, Guoxiong, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, CAS, China
Prof. Zheng, Du, IGSNRR, CAS, China
Prof. Zhou, Xiuji, CMA, China
 
Academic Committee
Co-chairmen:
Prof. Qin, Dahe, Director, SKLCS, CAREERI, CAS, China
Prof. Allison, Ian, President-elect, IACS/IUGG
Prof. Steffen, Konrad, CliC SSG Chair; University of Colorado, USA
Members:
Prof. Armstrong, Richard, National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC),
University of Colorado at Boulder (UCB), USA
Prof. Barry, Roger, NSIDC, UCB, USA
Dr.  Barry, Goodison , Environment Canada, Canada
Prof. Ding, Yongjian, CAREERI, CAS, China
Prof. Dong, Wenjie, Beijing Normal University, China
Prof. He, Daming, Yunnan University, China
Prof. Kane, Douglas, University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA
Prof. Ma, Wei, CAREERI, CAS, China
Prof. Ohata, Tetsuo, Institute of Observational Research for Global Change, Japan
Dr.  Solomina, Olga, Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia / Vice Chair of IGBP
Prof. Wang, Tao, CAREERI, CAS, China
Prof. Yang, Daqing, CliC International Project Office, Norway
Prof. Yao, Tandong, ITP, CAS, China
Prof. Zhang, Renhe, CAMS, China
Prof. Zhang, Tingjun, NSIDC, UCB, USA
　　　　　　　　　
Local Organizing Committee
Chairman:
Prof. Qin, Dahe, SKLCS, CAREERI, CAS, China
Members: 
Prof. Ding, Yongjian, CAREERI, CAS, China
Prof. He, Xianzhong, Lijiang Yulong Snow Mountain Tourism 
Development and Management Department
Prof. He, Yuanqing, SKLCS, CAREERI, CAS, China
Prof. Ma, Wei, CAREERI, CAS, China
Prof. Ren, Jiawen, SKLCS, CAREERI, CAS, China
Prof. Wang, Genxu, Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, 
CAS
Prof. Yao, Tandong, ITP, CAS, China
Prof. Zhang, Renhe, CAMS, China
Prof. Zhang, Shuyu, GMA, China 
 
Secretariant
Secretary General: Profs. Kang, Shichang; Xiao, Cunde; He, Yuanqing
Members: <A class=" FCK__AnchorC" name=banquet>Li, Chuanjin; Xie, Aihong; Liu, Jing</A>
Address: SKLCS, Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, CAS, 320 Donggang West Road, Lanzhou, Gansu Province, P. R. China, 730000.
Website:<A href="http://www.casnw.net/" _fcksavedurl="http://www.casnw.net/">http://www.casnw.net</A> or <A href="http://210.77.67.250/web_sys_bx/" _fcksavedurl="http://210.77.67.250/web_sys_bx/">http://210.77.67.250/web_sys_bx</A>/.
Email：<A href="mailto:chuanjinli605@163.com" _fcksavedurl="mailto:chuanjinli605@163.com">chuanjinli605@163.com</A>; <A href="mailto:xieaih@lzb.ac.cn" _fcksavedurl="mailto:xieaih@lzb.ac.cn">xieaih@lzb.ac.cn</A>; <A href="mailto:shichang.kang@itpcas.ac.cn" _fcksavedurl="mailto:shichang.kang@itpcas.ac.cn">shichang.kang@itpcas.ac.cn</A>
Phone：0086-13909402787；0086-10-62849681; 0086-931-4967338
Fax：0086-931-4967345; 0086-10-62849681
 
Venue and Accommodation
The Conference will be held in the 5-Star Treasure Harbor International Hotel (THIH) (<A href="http://www.treasureharbour.cn/" _fcksavedurl="http://www.treasureharbour.cn/">http://www.treasureharbour.cn/</A>), Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China. The THIH is located in the downtown and 29 km away from the Lijiang Airport (tax fee is around Euro 10). The standard two-bed room of the THIH costs around Euro 50. Additionally, 3-Star Ruiyuan Hotel, which is very close to the THIH, has the two-bed room with a cost of Euro 20 (note: all guests who visit Lijiang have to pay Euro 8 as a maintain fee for the Old Town). All meals for participants will be covered by the conference.　　
Language
English is the conference language for oral presentations and posters. The conference does not provide simultaneous interpretation services.
Technical Programme
The technical sessions includes invited lectures, keynote speeches, and oral and poster presentations. All sessions focus on the theme Cryospheric Changes and Influences—Cryospheric Issues in Regional Sustainable Development.
Call for Papers
Registered participants need to submit abstracts of papers in English for publication well ahead of the conference. The organizing committee will distribute the abstracts to participants, and select some high-level papers for publication in international journals. Deadline for submission of registration form and abstract is on March 31, 2010.
An abstract should contain title, author(s) full name (the speaker’s name should be underlined), address and E-mail and be less than 500 words in Microsoft Word format. 
Please submit your abstract and registration form by E-mail to the SECRETARIAT (<A href="mailto:chuanjinli605@163.com" _fcksavedurl="mailto:chuanjinli605@163.com">chuanjinli605@163.com</A>).
Conference Fees
A registration fee will apply for all registered participants. This fee will cover food, drinks, banquets during the conference and conference materials.
Accompanying persons are asked to pay the cost during the conference. The cost will cover food, drinks and banquets during the conference.
(1) Full registration 　　 RMB 4000 / Euro 420 per person
(2) Student registration　　　 RMB 2000 / Euro 220 per person
(3) Accompanying person　 RMB 2000 / Euro 220 per person
People who plan to participate in the post-conference field excursion will be charged an addition fee depending on the excursions selected. 
Funding Support
There is some funding available to support student travel to the conference, international students from the developing countries are especially encouraged to apply. Application deadline for travel support is February 28, 2010.
Post-conference Excursions
Route A: First day: Lijiang →Mt. Yulong
Second day: Lijiang → Tiger Jump Gorge
Total cost: around Euro 220.
Route B: First day: Lijiang → Chengdu
Second day: Hailuogou Glacier
Third day: Hailuogou → Chengdu (or Lijiang) 
Total cost: around Euro 400.
Registration Information
For those who are interested in this conference, please return the completed REGISTRATION FORM to the SECRETARIAT (<A href="mailto:chuanjinli605@163.com" _fcksavedurl="mailto:chuanjinli605@163.com">chuanjinli605@163.com</A>). The updated information will be posted on the Website <A href="http://www.casnw.net/" _fcksavedurl="http://www.casnw.net/">http://www.casnw.net</A> or <A href="http://210.77.67.250/web_sys_bx/" _fcksavedurl="http://210.77.67.250/web_sys_bx/">http://210.77.67.250/web_sys_bx/</A> as they become available.
 
Important Deadline Date
February 28, 2010　　　  Student travel funding application
March 31, 2010　　　　　Abstract and registration form submission 
April 15, 2010　　　　  　Send out formal invitation letters for VISA to China
August 1, 2010　　　　　 Publication of proceedings (abstract)
August 12-14, 2010　　　 Conference
 
Registration Form
 
Please fill out this registration form and send to the conference secretariat by March 31, 2010. 
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Cryospheric Change and its Influences
—Cryospheric Issues in Regional Sustainable Development
 
12 - 14 August, 2010
 Lijiang, China
(Second Circular, January 2010)
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