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2^ndEast Asia-Pacific Regional Conference of International Long-Term Ecological Research (ILTER), March 3-8, 1997, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Japan

Organized by National Institute for Environmental Studies Environment Agency, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Center for Ecological Research, Kyoto University

Sponsored by National Institute for Environmental Studies, The Kajima Foundation, U.S. National Science Foundation

The second regional ILTER meeting will be held from 3 to 5 March 1997 in Tsukuba, Japan followed by a 2-day excursion to Kansai area. Participants should arrive at Narita Airport on 2 March.

The sessions, both oral and poster, will be held at conference rooms of the National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), Tsukuba.

On 6 and 7 March, participants joining the excursion, move by Shinkansen Train to Kansai area to visit Kasugayama Forest Reserve and Lake Biwa, and depart from Kansai Airport on 8 March.

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The goals of the meeting are:

Promoting LTER activities in Japan as well as East Asia and Pacific region,
Promoting regional network and research cooperation, and
Promoting biodiversity studies at the LTER sites

We will also discuss the following additional topics:

Global change and LTER
LTER for environmental conservation and natural resources management
Interdisciplinary and comparative LTER
Networking and connectivity of LTER
Outreach and education in LTER

Main conference organizer: Toshio Iwakuma, National Institute for Environmental Studies, 16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba 305, Japan, Phone: +81 298-50-2339, Fax: +81 298-50-2577, Email: iwakuma@nies.go.jp

AGENDA

5 March 1997 (Wednesday)

8:30-10:10 Interdisciplenary and Comparative LTER (P. Ashton/H. Tanaka/T. Yamakura/CERN or USLTER? need discussion with Jim and Hen)

10:10-10:30 Break (20 min)

10:30-11:45 Future Research: Promoting Regional Network, Comparative LTER, Outreach and Education (1) (M. Kanzaki/Y. Natori/Y. Yasuoka)

11:45-13:00 Lunch (1 h 15 min)

13:00-13:50 Future Research: Promoting Regional Network, Comparative LTER, Outreach and Education (2) (Eitaro Wada/US LTER? need discussion with Jim and Hen)

13:50-14:20 Network Connectivity Demonstration Rudolf Nottrott

14:20-14:40 Break (20 min)

14:40-16:40 Future Research: Promoting LTER activities in Japan and East Asia-Pacific Region

16:40-17:10 Closing Session

17:30-18:30 Steering Committee Meeting