University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

International Post-graduate Forum on Resources and Environment under the Co-creation of “The Belt and Road” Major Development, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, CAS

(September 25^th to 27^th, 2017, Urumqi, China)

The initiative of jointly building “The Silk Road Economic Belt” proposed by Chinese President Xi offers development opportunity and construction platform for countries along the Silk Road. Sponsored by the Bureau of Frontier Sciences and Education, CAS, the International Post-graduate Forum on Resources and Environment under the Co-creation of “The Belt and Road” (B&R) Major Development organized by Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, CAS, is going to be held from September 25^th to 27^th, 2017, in Urumqi, China. The forum aims to go into the basic theories, hot issues and innovation methods of resources and environment in developing B&R, exchange the important findings on the construction of “The Silk Road Economic Belt”, the economic development, social progress and ecological civilization construction of the regions along the Silk Road, and the strategy of sustainable development, and share the new theories, new methods and new ideas, so as to promote the positive role of both domestic and international post-graduates in developing B&R, in the field of resources and environment. Worldwide post-graduates, led teachers and post-graduate education officers are welcome to the forum, and submit papers or abstracts focusing on the forum topics.

To make good preparation of the forum, the relevant matters are informed as follows:

Theme & Topics

Theme

To implement “the strategy of innovation-driven development” and co-create the interconnection development of “The Belt and Road”.

Topics

* Changes of global climate and water resources & ecological environment management

* Biodiversity conservation & bioremediation of damaged environment

* Tourist and cultural resources & coordinated regional development

* Application of 3S & spatial big data and model development

* Foreign student topic

Date, venue and scale

Date

* Onsite registration opens: Sep. 25, 2017

* Opening, plenary and parallel sessions: Sep. 26, 2017

* Investigation: Sep. 27, 2017

Venue

Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, CAS, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China

Scale

Around 60-70, including 30 overseas students

Contents

The forum will set five sessions according to the five topics, and is scheduled as:

Plenary session: Renowned experts from related fields will be invited to give lectures around the forum topics.

Parallel sessions: Some post-graduates from related fields and authors of excellent papers will be invited to give reports, and experts from related fields to comment. The Forum Outstanding Paper Award will be decided at 5 First Prize, Second Prize 10, Third Prize 15, Innovation Award 5 and Best Paper Award 3.

Art performance: To strengthen the communication, student unions of Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography and some universities of Xinjiang will jointly present art performance.

Investigation: One-day investigation will be arranged in Turpan Desert Botanical Garden for further learning and communication.

Call for papers and registration

Abstract submission deadline

Full paper or abstract should be submitted to lihui@ms.xjb.ac.cn or lich@ms.xjb.ac.cn prior to Sep.12, 2017. Please refer to Appendix I for details of submission requirement.

Best paper selection submission deadline

For post-graduates intending to participate in the selection of best paper, please send the full paper to lihui@ms.xjb.ac.cn prior to Sep.12, 2017. The paper should include title, author information, abstract, key words, body, references and so on, for more details, please refer to Appendix I.

Registration and fees

For participants, please fill and send the registration form (see Appendix II) to lihui@ms.xjb.ac.cn prior to Sep. 12, 2017, and clear whether to make an oral report.

No registration fees are required for the forum, and accommodation of participants is uniformly arranged by us. Transporter fees, accommodation fees shall be under their own responsibility. For more details of accommodation, please refer to the Second Announcement.

Contact

Li Chunhua, Tel: (+86)0991-7885509, E-mail: lich@ms.xjb.ac.cn;

Zhou Bin, Tel: (+86)0991-7885476;

Zou Ting, Tel: (+86)0991-7885476;

Li Hui, Tel: (+86)0991-7885509, E-mail: lihui@ms.xjb.ac.cn.

Note: There is of 2-hour time difference between Xinjiang and Beijing, the work time is 10:00-14:00 and 16:00-20:00 (Beijing time).

Appendix I:

Requirements for Paper Submission

Contents

Submitted papers must be related to the forum theme, i.e., focusing on the key issues of the regional resources, environment and social development with “The Belt and Road”. The paper is expected be correct and creative in statement, precise in structure, fluent in language, and significant in both theory and practice.

Form

* Both papers and abstracts will be accepted, but full paper is necessary for best paper selection.

* The full paper should be 4000-8000 words, and abstract 600-800 words, which can be in either Chinese or English.

* Full paper and abstract should be submitted to lihui@ms.xjb.ac.cn or lich@ms.xjb.ac.cn prior to Sep.12, 2017. (E-mail topic: XIEG forum + name + paper title)

Templates

Templates in detail are shown as follows:

Title (22pt, black letter if in Chinese, centering)

Authors (14pt, imitation Song-Dynasty-style typeface if in Chinese, centering)

Organization, City, Postcode (10.5pt, regular scripts if in Chinese, centering)

Abstract (12pt, black letter if in Chinese): The content of abstract should state briefly the key research methods and the major conclusions or innovative results (12pt, Song font if in Chinese, 22pt line spacing, 600-800 words, in Microsoft Word with A4 size).

Key words (12pt, black letter if in Chinese): 3-8 key words, divided by semicolon (12pt, Song font if in Chinese).

About the author (12pt, black letter if in Chinese): name, gender, E-mail: ***, mainly engaged in ***(research field).

Body: 12pt, Song font if in Chinese, 22pt line spacing, in Microsoft Word with A4 size).

References (12pt, black letter if in Chinese): References should be listed at the end of the paper in either Ordinal Method or Author Year Method.

Appendix II

International Post-graduate Forum on Resources and Environment under the Co-creation of “The Belt and Road” Major Development, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, CAS

Registration Form