· Preliminary Agenda

· Poster

· Conference Fee

· VISA application

· Meeting announcement (pdf).

· Registration Form in WORD document or PDF Format

· Contact Information

· Sponsors

· Conference Presentations

CONFERENCE RATIONALE

The North East Asia Region (NEAR) comprises about 30% of the boreal ecosystems within the geographic domain of the Northern Eurasia Earth Science Partnership Initiative (NEESPI) (http://neespi.gsfc.nasa.gov). Deforestation, wetland reduction, grassland degradation, soil salinity, soil erosion, loss of biodiversity, and rapid urbanization are becoming pressing issues. Yet, little is known about the land cover dynamics of the region, its root causes, consequences in terms of global carbon sequestration and the regional climate variation. Many years of research activities in the region have produced a large body of knowledge and data that can be made available to support new research activities. Better understanding of available data resources, current research activities, and specific issues facing the region, is critical for the Global Observations of Forest-Cover and Land-cover Dynamics (GOFC/GOLD) International Project, global carbon sequestration estimates (GTOS), and Global Land Project (GLP). This North East Asia regional conference on Land-Cover and Land-use Change (LCLUC) processes is designed to promote research activities, foster collaboration and the development of research infrastructure among the scientists in the region to address regional environmental issues. The specific goals of this international conference are to:

· Present the state-of-the-art knowledge on LCLUC processes, root causes, consequences, modeling, and sustainable development in the region

· Improve our understanding of ecosystem dynamics, including boreal forests, woodlands, wetlands, and managed ecosystems

The focus will be on the LCLUC processes in the region east of 105E longitude and north of 40N latitude, to address specific issues in this region. It is expected that the outcome of this conference will include a CD with presentations and list of research projects and datasets for the region, which would promote data sharing and foster collaborations with the Northern Eurasia Regional Information Network – a regional network of the GOFC/GOLD Project

CONFERENCE TOPICS:

· Land-cover and land-use dynamics in the North East Asia region (NEAR), including fires

· Ecosystem Dynamics, including Carbon, Water and Nutrient Cycles

· Ecological and socioeconomic causes and consequences in North East Asia landscapes (forests, woodlands, wetlands, croplands, grazing lands and urban), including health and environmental impacts

· Geospatial technologies and analytical tools for LCLUC analysis

· Educating LCLUC in the NEAR: Contribution to NEESPI educational component

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

·               Chairs:                   David Skole (MSU) and Jiyuan Liu (CAS)

·               Vice-Chair:            Liqin Shao (MOST)

·               Hosts:

·   Heilongjiang Bureau of Surveying and Mapping (HLJBSM)

·   Institute of Geographical Science and Natural Resources Research (IGSNRR)

·   National Key Lab for Remote Sensing and Application Research (NKLRSAR)

·   Jiangxi Normal University (JNU)

·   Michigan State University (MSU)

·   Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST)

·               Committee members:

· Alexander Sheingauz, Economic Research Institute, Russia

· Bao Yinghua, HLJBSM, Heilongjiang, China

· Chris Schmullius, Friedrich-Schiller-University, Germany

· David Skole, Michigan State University, USA

· Don Deering, NASA, USA

· Garik Gutman, NASA, USA

· Guoping Lei, Northeast Agricultural University, China

· Guoqing Sun, University of Maryland, USA

· Hank Shugart, University of Virginia, USA

· Jiaguo Qi, Michigan State University, USA

· Jiyuan Liu, IGSNRS, CAS, China

· Kenji Iiyama, University of Tokyo, Japan

· Le Toan Thuy, CESBIO, France

· Michael Brady, GOFC-GOLD Project Office, Canada

· Ming-Ying Wei, NASA, USA

· Mitsuru Osaki , Hokkaido University, Japan

· Olga Krankina, Oregon State University, USA

· Paul Reichert, SDRN, FAO, UN

· Peng Gong, Institute of Remote Sensing and Applications, CAS, China

· Qinxue Wang, NIES, Japan

· Shuming Bao, Jiangxi Normal University, China

· Yili Zhang, IGSNRS, CAS, China

· Zengyuan Li, Institute of Forestry Resources Information Techniques, CAS, China

· Zhigang Li, HLJBSM, Heilongjiang, China

·               Secretary General:               Jiaguo Qi

Executive Secretaries: Tang Yanli, HLJBSM

Tan Jiqiang, HLJBSM

Chi Xiaoming, HLJBSM

PRELIMINARY CONFERENCE AGENDA

Wednesday, February 2

Arrival of participants

18:00- 20:00 Reception dinner

Thursday, February 3

Morning Session: Land-cover and land-use dynamics in the NEAR, including fires

8:00 – 10:00 Opening Ceremony

· Welcome from local hosts, CAS, GOFC/GOLD(NERIN), and NEESPI,.

· GOFC/GOLD update

· NEESPI update

10:00 – 10:30 Coffee break and group photo

10:30 – 12:00 Oral presentations

· Oral presentations (4 speakers x 20-minute presentation)

Lunch Break (12.00 –13:30)

Afternoon Session: Ecosystem Dynamics, including Carbon, Water and Nutrient Cycles

13:30 – 15:00

· Oral presentations (4 x 20minutes)

15:00 – 15:30 Coffee break

15:30 – 17:00 Oral presentations

· Oral presentations (4 x 20 minutes)

17:30 – 19:00 Dinner at a local restaurant

19:00 - 22:00 Evening tour of the Harbin Ice Lantern Festival

Friday, February 4

Morning Session: Ecological and socioeconomic causes and consequences in the NEAR (forests, woodlands, wetlands, croplands, grazing lands and urban), including health and environmental impacts

8:00 – 10:00 Oral Presentations

· Oral presentations (6 x 20 minutes)

10:00 – 10:30 Coffee break

10:30 – 12:00 Oral presentations

· Oral presentations (4 x 20 minutes)

12.00 –13:30 Lunch

Afternoon Session: Geospatial technologies and analytical tools for LCLUC analysis

13.30 –15:00 Oral Presentations

· Oral presentations (4 x 20minutes)

15.00 –15:30 Coffee break

Afternoon Session: Educating LCLUC in North East Asia: Contribution to NEESPI educational component

15:30 – 17:00 Oral presentations

· Oral presentations (4 x 20 minutes)

17:30 – 19:00 Dinner at a local restaurant

19:00 - 22:00 Evening tour of the Harbin City (optional)

Saturday, February 5

8:00 – 9:30 Concluding Session: Contribution to NEESPI, inventory of datasets and projects, future steps to enhance the NERIN

10:00 – Optional trip to Snow Festival and shopping centers

POSTERS

There will be rooms for posters. Participants are welcome to bring their posters to display in the conference room where coffee breaks will be held.

CONFERENCE FEE (including conference materials, CDs, meals, etc.)

(1) Full registration: US$ 100.00/person

(2) Accompanying person: US$ 50.00 / person

VISA REGULATION

Visa regulations of the People’s Republic of China should be carefully checked well in advance. It is hoped that participants send in the registration form early so that the organizer will have enough time to process the necessary official formalities. Please note that visa fees are not included in the registration fees.

CONTACTS

More detailed information related to the conference will be made available on the website (http://digitalhlj.com or ./lcluc_china.html). Further information is available to participants on request. Please contact the Conference Secretariat.

E-Mail Phone:

Mrs. Tang Yanli tyanli2000@yahoo.com +86-451-86653322

Mr. Tan Jiqiang jiqiang_tan@yahoo.com +86-451-86653229

Mr. Chi Xiaoming chi_xiaoming@yahoo.com.cn +86-451-86653232

Dr. Jiaguo Qi qi@msu.edu +1-517-353-8736

HLJBSM Fax: +86-451-86665376 (attention to Ms. Yanli Tang)

MSU Fax: 517-353-2932 (attention to Dr. Jiaguo Qi)

SPONSORS

Chinese Academy of Science (CAS), China

Fudan University (FU), China

Heilongjiang Bureau of Surveying and Mapping (HLJBSM), China

Institute of Geographical Science and Natural Resources (IGSNRR), China

Jiangxi Normal University (JNU), China

Michigan State University (MSU), USA

Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), China

National Key Lab for Remote Sensing and Application Research, China

Northeast Agricultural University (NEAU), China

Xinjiang University (XU), China

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS (pdf or ppt format only)

·                A Vegetation Cover Dynamics in Siberia in a Changing Climate (Tchebakova N. and Parfenova E.)

·                An Introduction to China Global Data Viewer (Shuming Bao)

·                An Operational Mehtod for Generating LULC map Based on Area-dominating and Spatial-smoothing Techniques (Zhang Dong and Zhang Wanchang)

·                Asia Network for Land Use and Land Cover (Jiaguo Qi, Jiyuan Liu and Yili Zhang)

·                Assessment of degraded matorral land using remote sensing imagery in Guadalteba Area, Spain (Xing Yanqiu et al.)

·                Changes in Agricultural Land Use: Quantifying Soil Carbon Dynamics in Northeast China with an Integrated Model-Database Decision Support System (Bill Salas)

·                Changes in Forest cover, Northeastern China, 1990-2000 (Guoqing Sun, Jeffrey Masek)

·                Characteristics of dryness over North East Asia Region: Changes during the 20^th Century in Russia (Pavel Y. Groisman et al.)

·                China RSGS Activity and Service (Wang Chao)

·                China: Earth Observation in the coming 5-10 years (Liqin Shao)

·                China’s Changing Landscape During the 1990s: Large-scale land transformations estimated with satellite data (Jiyuan Liu)

·                Driving Forces of Land Use and Cover Changes in the Jinsha River Basin (Qing Xiang and Runsheng Yin)

·                International Especially protected Nature Territories as Nucleus for preservation of unique ecosystems of North East Asia Region (A. N. Kachur)

·                Investigation of LU/LC in Heilongjiang Agricultural Reclamation Area Using SPOT-5 (Xu Kaiming)

·                Land Motioin Monitoring in Japan using PSInSAR Techniques (Shigeki Kuzuka)

·                Landscape Change and its effect on the environment of Daqing City (Zang Shuying and Zheng Shufeng)

·                Mapping of Northern Eurasia Intact Forests and Forest Dynamics Using Space Imagery (Olga Gershenzon et al.)

·                Method Study on Multi-object Optimization of Regional Land Use/Cover Change (Tiangfang Fang)

·                Modeling Integration: A Complex Systems Approach (Joseph Messina)

·                Monitoring Changes in Forest Ecosystems with Multitemporal Remotely Sensed Imagery: Implications for Estimating Regional Carbon Budget (Conghe Song)

·                Multi-sensor observations of vegetation and snow in Northern Eurasia (Thuy LE TOAN)

·                NASA Contribution to NEESPI (Garik Gutman)

·                Northern Eurasia Earth Science Partnership Initiative Overview and First Steps (Pavel Y. Groisman et al.)

·                Northern Eurasia Regional Information Network (Olga N. Krankina)

·                Problems, Methods, and Results of Land Cover Dynamics Research in the Russian Far East (Vladimir P. Karakin and Alexander S. Sheingauz)

·                Removal of Topographic Effects on the Supervised Classification in the Rugged Terrain (Zhao Denghong and Zhang Wanchang)

·                Satellite-based Vegetation Photosynthesis Model – leaf chlorophyll and leaf water content (Xiangming Xiao)

·                Spatial Distribution of Soil Moisture of Daqianggou Nature Reserve in the Southern Margin of Horqin Sandy Land, Inner Mongolia, China (YE Min-Sheng et al.)

·                Spatial Modeling of Forest Resource Changes: A Geospatial Tool for Monitoring, Managing, and Predicting Land Cover Change (Mark Cochrance)

·                Study on Land Cover Classification for China with NDVI-Ts Space Dynamics (Qi Shu-hua et al.)

·                US-China Carbon Consortium (USCCC) (Jiquan Chen)

·                Wildfires in the Larch Forests: Frequency and Trends (V. I. Kharuk, K. J. Ranson, and Guoqing Sun)

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