The 5th Meeting of East Asia and Pacific Regional Network of ILTER

Agenda—Meeting Programs

Venue: Foreign Experts Building, Beijing, China

Date: September 6-7, 2004

 

Sep. 6 (Open to the public)

9:00-10:00 am

Session 1 : Opening ceremony

Chaired by Prof. Zhao Shidong

(1) Adoption of the agenda

(2) Welcome speech by Prof. Liu Jian, Deputy Director of Bureau of Science and Technology for Resources and Environment, CAS

(3) Welcome speech by Dr. Zhang Xian-en, Director General of Department of Basic Sciences, MOST

(4) Welcome speech by Dr. Cao Jinghua, Director Assistant of Bureau of International Cooperation, CAS

(5) Message delivered by Dr. Hen-biau King, Chair of ILTER

(6) Welcome speech by Prof. Li Xiubin, Deputy Director of Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS

(7) Group photo at the front of the building.

 

Note: It will be 5-10 minutes for each speaker in this session.

 

10:00-10:20 am---- Tea/coffee break

 

10:30-12:00 am

Session 2: Presentations by the representatives of networks 

Chaired by Prof. Eun-Shik Kim ( KLTER)

(1)   Chair of the regional network---Progress report of East Asia and Pacific Regional Network of  ILTER, by Prof. Zhao Shidong.

(2)   Australian ILTER Network---Long term ecological research in Australia , by Dr. Rodney Keenan.

(3)   Chinese Ecosystem Research Network—Brief introduction to Chinese Ecosystem Research Network, by Dr. Cao Mingkui.

(4) Taiwan Ecological Research Network --Introduction to TERN, by Prof. Yau-Lun Kuo.

 

12:00 am -1:00 pm: lunch

 

 

 

1:00pm –3:00 pm

Session 3: Presentations by the representatives of networks  

Chaired by Prof. Yau-lun Kuo (TERN)

(5) Korean LTER Network, Research activities at the Korea LTER sites, by Prof. Eun-Shik Kim and Dr. Im-kyun Lee.

(6) Mongolian LTER Network, Introduction to LTER activities in Mongolia, by Dr. J. Tsogtbaatar.

(7) The US LTER Network----The US-LTER International Committee: Linking the

 US-LTER to the ILTER, by Dr. Patrick Bourgeron.

(8) Japan Ecosystem Research Network (JERN), Activities of JERN, by Dr. Kuraji Koichiro.

 

3:00-3:20 pm ---tea/coffee break

 

3:20 pm- 6:00 pm

Session 4: Presentations by the representatives of networks 

Chaired by Dr. Patrick Bourgeron (US LTER)

(9) Malaysian LTER, the Status of LTER in Peninsular Malaysia,

by Dr. Shamsudin Ibrahim.

(10) Philippines LTER-----LTER activities of the Mindanao Island, Philippines,

  by Dr. Victor Amoroso.

(11) Thailand LTER-----Introduction to Thailand LTER activities,

  by Dr.Wichan Eiadthong.

(12) ILTER Network Office-----Summary of ILTER activities 2003-2004,

by Dr. John Vande Castle.

(13) ILTER----Remarks on the development of East Asia and Pacific Regional

Network of ILTER, by Dr. Hen-biau King.

 

Note: It will be 20 minutes for presentation and 5-10 minutes for Q&A for each speaker of the representative of the networks.

 

6:30-8:00 pm--- Banquet in the hotel, hosted by Prof. Fu Bojie, Director of Bureau of Science and Technology for Resources and Environment, CAS.

 

 

Sep. 7 (Closed to the existing members and representatives of the networks which are involved in LTER activities)

9:00-10:30 am

Session 5

Chaired by Prof. Zhao Shidong and Dr. Hen-biau King

 

1 Discussing work plan for 2004-2007

(1) Training course of information management of LTER in 2005

(2) Workshops on collaborative research activities

(3) Exchange activities between networks

 

10:30-10:50 am----Tea/ coffee break

 

10:50-12:00 am

Session 6

Chair----Dr. Hen-biau King and Prof. Zhao Shidong

2 Discussing bylaw of the regional network

3 Accepting new members

4 Venue and timing of next meetings for the regional network

5 Fund-raising

 

12:00 am -1:00 pm---- lunch

 

1:00-3:00 pm

Departure at 1:10 pm

A tour to the Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research of CAS and the Synthesis Research Center of CERN

3:30 pm-  back to the Hotel

6:15 pm-  departure to the restaurant for dinner.

8:30 pm-  back to hotel.