Third Announcement and Call for Abstracts



November 7-11, 2005, Kunming, Yunnan, China
Registration Form Contact Information (LOC) Preliminary Program
Hotel Information Post Conference Tours

Newsletter

 

CO-organizers

　　
　　 International Fund for China's Environment (IFCE), Washington, DC
　　 Renmin University of China (RUC), Beijing, China
　　 Green Earth Volunteers (GEV), China
Kunming Science & Tech Association (KSTA), China 　

Host

Green Watersheds, Kunming, China

 

Goal

The Forum’s goal is to strengthen communication and cooperation between Chinese and international NGOs, and thereby to promote public participation in China’s biodiversity conservation and environmental protection.

Objectives

  • Share and exchange experiences on cooperative projects in environmental protection and conservation
  • Address issues concerning biodiversity conservation and economic development in southwestern China
  • Disseminate and discuss innovative methods and technologies in biodiversity conservation
  • Discuss methods and strategies for developing NGOs in China
  • Address issues in conservation education for women, children and college students
  • Introduce international grant-making organizations to Chinese NGOs
  • Conduct training workshops for NGO management and capacity building
  • Foster formation of interest groups through networking and communication
  • Discuss issues and collaborations of development and management of international rivers and watersheds
  • Facilitate partnerships among NGOs and governments
  • Enhance NGOs roles in the formation of the civil society in China

Program

The Forum consists of two-day training workshops, two-day panel presentations and discussions, one-day field trip and post–Forum tours. A preliminary program in included in this document in Appendix I.

Language

Both Chinese and English will be spoken at the Forum and speakers will chose the language they feel most comfortable in making presentations.There will be translation services available.

Call for Abstracts

 

Abstracts on the conference topics and related topics are invited. Participants intending to serve as a panelist or speak at the conference are required to send in an abstract with about 300 words, in English or Chinese to the respective contact person for review before July 15, 2005 by email or fax. The abstract should clearly identify which Forum objective is being addressed, the presentation method (oral or poster), contact information including author(s) and address. Authors will be notified of their abstract’s acceptance before July 31, 2005. All of the accepted abstracts will be published in the Forum proceedings. If an author wishes to submit a full paper (no more than 10 pages), he/she should submit it before Sept. 15, 2005.

 

Sponsors & Supporting Organizations

　　　　UNDP
　　　　Heifer China Office

　　　　The Conservancy Association, Hong Kong
　　　　Sierra Club, USA
　　　　China Biodiversity Conservation Foundation

Important Deadlines

　　　　 Issue of First Announcement:　　　　 February 1, 2005
　　　　 Issue of Second Announcement:　　 　 May 18, 2005
　　　　 Submission of abstracts: 　　　　 　 July 15, 2005
　　　　 Notification of abstract acceptance: July 31, 2005
　　　　 Full paper submission:　　　　　　　 September 15, 2005
　　　　 Registration deadline:　International:　September 30, 2005
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　 China:　October 15, 2005

Organizing Committee

Co-chairs:　Ping He Ph.D. President of International Fund for China’s Environment (IFCE)
　　　　　　Jun Feng Ph.D. Vice-president of RenminUniversity of China (RUC)
　　　　　　Yongcheng Wang, Leader, Green Earth Volunteers

Vice-chairs:
　　　　　　Samuel Sage, Vice-president of IFCE
　　　　　　Zhong Tong Ph.D., Professor, Director of Foreign Office, RUC

Secretary General:
　　　　　　Xiaogang Yu, President of Green Watersheds
　　　　　　Xiangzhi Kong Ph.D. Vice-dean, College of Agricultural Develop., RUC
　　　　　　Xiaohui He, Director of Communication, IFCE

Steering Committee

  • Li Ban, Vice Chairman, Shaanxi Mother Environmental Volunteers Association
  • Barbara J. Bramble, Senior Program Advisor, International Affairs, National Wildlife Federation
  • Lister Cheung, CEO of The Conservancy Association, Hong Kong
  • Dr. Jun Feng, Vice president of Renmin University of China
  • Richard Ferris, Partner and Attorney of Holland & Knight Law Firm
  • Jim Harris, President of International Crane Foundation
  • Dr. Ping He, President of International Fund for China’s Environment
  • Yanshou Ji, Executive Vice Chairman, China Biodiversity Conservation Foundation
  • Dr. Jianming Jin, Advisor, State Environmental Protection Administration of China
  • Dorit Lehrack, International Advisor of China Association fro NGO Cooperation
  • Congjie Liang, Chairman of Friends of Nature
  • Dr Lailai Li, President of Institute for Environmental and Development
  • Mei Ng, CEO of Friends of EARTH-Hong Kong
  • ShenjiPei, Member of Expert Committee, China Biodiversity Conservation Foundation
  • Samuel Sage, Vice president of International Fund for China’s Environment
  • Dr. Eva Sternfeld, Director of China Env. and Sustainable Dev. Reference and Research Center
  • Yongchen Wang, Coordinator of Green Earth Volunteers
  • Xin Yang,President of Green Rivers

Accommodation

Blocks of rooms at the hosting hotel(Lianyun Hotel) geared to different budgets will be reserved at a special rate for conference participants until Oct. 15, 2005. Further information will be sent to pre-registered participants and posted at the IFCE website www.ifce.org.

Post-Conference Tour

A one-week tour after the conference will be arranged.Two routes are suggested:

  • Route 1Dali-Shangri-La-Lijiang (Seven days)
  • Route 2Kunming-Nu River/Gorges (Six days)

For more detailed information about the tours, please check www.ifce.org. Please send notice of interest as soon as possible, but no later than August 30, 2005.A minimum of ten people will be needed for each tour.