ISSQMWM ’2010

International Symposium on Soil Quality and Management of World Mollisols

 

（1^st Announcement）

 

 

 

 

Hosted by

 

Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology,

Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

 

Northeast Forestry University, China

 

 

 

 

July 13^th-16^th, 2010

 

Harbin, PR China

Organizing Committee

Chairman,

Xingyuan, He, director of Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Vice-chairmen

Jinghua, Cao, deputy director general, Bureau of International Cooperation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Changbin, Zhang, deputy director general, Science and Technology Department of Heilongjiang Province, China

Jindong, Wang, vice director of Heilongjiang Bureau of Foreign Experts, China

Secretary-general,

Xingyi, Zhang, professor of Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Deputy Secretary-General,

Feng, Gao, research fellow of Heilongjiang Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, China

Xiangwei, Chen, professor of Northeast Forestry University, China

Dr. Chongsheng, Gao, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Members

Chun, Wang, professor of Heilongjiang Land Reclamation University, China

Yongcai, Lai, research fellow of Farming and Cultivation Institute, Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China

Wenbin, Li, professor of Northeast Agricultural University, China

Dan, Wei, research fellow of Soil Fertilizer and Environmental Resources Institute, Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Guoping, Lei, professor of Northeast Agricultural University, China

Xiaoping, Zhang, research fellow of Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Symposium Honorary Chair

Professor Shahbaz Khan

Head of Water science section, UNESCO, Paris, France

Symposium Chair

Professor Rick M Cruse

Director of Iowa Water Center

Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, USA

Co-Symposium Chair

Professor Xingtu, Liu

Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, China

Executive Symposium Chair

Xiaobing, Liu

Vice director of Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Program Scientific Committee

Rick M Cruse, Chairman, professor of Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, USA

Ted Huffman, Co-Chairman, professor of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canada

Xiaobing, Liu, Co-Chairman, research fellow of Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Yusen, Zhao, Co-Chairman, professor and vice president of Northeast Forestry University, China

Jingyi Yang, professor of Soil Science and Modelling, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canada

Heidi Asbjornsen, associate professor of Iowa State University, USA

Bingcheng Si, professor of Department of Soil Science, University of Saskatchewan, Canada

Zhiyi, Zhang, professor of Heilongjiang Land Reclamation University, China

Lee Burras, professor of Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, USA

Yuriy S. Kravchenko, professor of National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Ukraine

Akira Watanabe, Associate Professor Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Japan

Studdert Guillermo, professor of Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias,Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Argentinian

Xiaozeng, Han, professor of Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Xudong, Zhang, professor of Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Sen, Dou, professor of Jilin Agricultural University, China

Fengqin, Chi, research fellow of Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China

Yuxi, Wang, research fellow of Heilongjiang institute of water and soil conservation, China

Chunyu, Song, secretary, research fellow of Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Symposium is organized by:

l　　　　 Bureau of International Cooperation, Chinese Academy of Sciences

l　　　　 Science and Technology Department of Heilongjiang Province

l　　　　 Heilongjiang Bureau of Foreign Experts

l　　　　 Water Sciences Section, UNESCO

Sponsored jointly by:

l　　　　 Key laboratory of Mollisols Agroecology, CAS

l　　　　 Farming and Cultivation Institute, Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences,

l　　　　 Key Laboratory of Soybean Biology, Ministry of Education, China

l　　　　 Heilongjiang Institute of Soil and Water Conservation

l　　　　 Soil Fertilizer and Environmental Resources Institute, Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences

l　　　　 Resources and Environment College, Northeast Agricultural University

l　　　　 Heilongjiang Land Reclamation University

l　　　　 Key Laboratory of Mollisols Ecology of Heilongjiang Province

 

Scope

Four continuous large bodies of world Mollisols are extensively distributed on the steppes of North America, South America, Ukraine and China. Mollisols regions are main grain production bases of the world. The purpose of the symposium is to provide a friendly and collegial environment for scientists, researchers and graduate students, especially in the Mollisols region, to present their works, share their knowledge, experience and exchange information. The ISSQMWM covers all aspects of Mollisols quality and management practice including but not limited to the following:

(1) Soil erosion and environment: processes and influencing factors; on-site/off-site effect and modeling; sediment deposition; contamination

(2) Soil organic carbon dynamics and driving factor: carbon cycle in soils; losses and emission of SOC; components of SOC; SOC restoration and sequestration

(3) Soil fertility and management: N, P, K nutrient and transformation; micro nutrient deficiency; physical properties and water flow; enzymes and microbe biodiversity

(4) Mollisols sustainable management technology

Registration

Registration is free of charge for all participants. Expenses for room and board and Mollisol tour after symposium will be at participant’s own cost.

 

 

Deadlines

Symposium Language

The working language of the symposium is English

2. Symposium program (tentative)

3．Technical programs, visit and proceedings

Main topic for discussion

Conservation and sustainable use of Mollisols

Objective

l　　　　 Communication on the progress and achievement in Mollisols conservation and use

l　　　　 Dissemination of new knowledge on soil degradation, and food security.

l　　　　 Discussions on new conservation technologies in Mollisols.

l　　　　 Establishment of international cooperation platform on Mollisols related research

l　　　  Topics

l　　　　 Mollisol erosion and environment

l　　　　 Mollisol organic carbon dynamics and driving factor

l　　　　 Mollisol fertility and management

l　　　　 Mollisol sustainable management technology

Symposium papers accepted and proceedings

Officially published symposium proceedings will be distributed during the meeting at registration center, including invited reports and abstracts that have been accepted. Approximately 20 selected papers from participants will be published in Canadian Journal of Soil Sciences as a special issue.

Presentation of paper

Papers can be presented as oral report and also by means of poster. Authors should confirm in the registry form, and specify the necessary display equipment. Each oral presentation is limited in 20 minutes, including 5 minutes of discussion. Each poster should be prepared in size 900×1100 mm.

Layout of paper or abstract

Word editor should be used for creating the text in non-formatted style. Tables, graphs, and other materials are submitted separately to the text. Each of the mentioned documents should be printed, commencing on a separate sheet of paper and its title and detailed description including the measurement units used should be indicated. Word editor should be used to create tables, in tables each item should be placed into a separate cell. Tables are numbered with Arabic numerals in the order in which they are referred to in the text. Graphs should be provided in Excel or Sigma Plot editor.

Symposium Tours

l　　　　  July 15 course: Harbin – Binxian county – Hailun city, visit soil erosion, National Demonstration park

l　　　　 July 16 course: Hailun city- Baiquan county– Harbin, Visit Hailun National Mollisols Agroecological Station and Tongshuang small watershed in Baiquan county.

4. Accommodation and symposium venue

Accommodation and conference venue are in International Conference Center, Northeast Forestry University, China. Symposium Secretariat will provide all kinds of help based on your request for accommodation.

5. Traffic Information in Harbin

l　　　  Traffic

Harbin is the capital of Heilongjiang Province with convenient traffic. Participants can arrive by self-drive, train and plane.

l　　　  Return air ticket, train ticket confirmation

Participants who need to order the return air ticket, train ticket should contact with the secretariat before 5 July, 2010.

6. Contact information

ISSQMWM ’10 secretariat

c/o Dr. Song Chunyu

Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

138 Haping Rd, Nangang District, Harbin, P.R.China, Post code: 150081

TEL: +86 451 86602926; 86622142;

FAX: +86 451 86603736

E-mail: cys@neigaehrb.ac.cn

xyzhang1966@yahoo.com.cn

http://www.neigaehrb.ac.cn/

Registration form

Name						Gender
Work unit	Chinese (for Chinese participants):
	English:
Postal address	Chinese (for Chinese participants):
	English:
Tel			Fax				E-mail
Accommodation	Date of Check in			Date of check out					Numbers of beds or rooms
Title of paper
Presentation	□ Oral report　　　  □ Poster display
Field tour	□Attend　  　　　 □Not attend

Please send back to Secretariat before May 31, 2010