International Symposium on Polar Environmental Change and

Public Governance

Wuhan, P. R. China

（First Circular）

Wuhan University and Beijing Normal University would like to invite you to Wuhan, China from Oct. 21 to Oct. 22, 2016 for the International Symposium on Polar Environmental

Change and Public Governance. The symposium will focus on the latest result and development in theory, technology and application of polar environmental change and public governance, promoting the participants to exchange their innovative thoughts.

Website: http://2016.chinare.cn/.

1. Topics

1) Polar surveying, mapping and remote sensing

2) Polar sea ice

3) Polar ice sheet mass balance

4) Climate and environment change in polar regions

5) Polar public governance and China’s participation

2. Committee

1) Scientific Committee (SC)

Co-Chair: x Holmén, Kim Johan (Norwegian Polar Institute, Norway)

x GONG Jianya (Wuhan University, China)

Vice Chairs (In alphabetical order):

x Bryan Storey (University of Canterbury, New Zealand)

x C. K. Shum (Ohio State University, the United States)

x HU Dekun (Wuhan University, China)

x LI Fei (Wuhan University, China)

x LI Peng De (National Administration of Surveying, Mapping and Geoinformation, China)

x Mohammed Shokr (Environment Canada, Canada)

x QIN Weijia (Chinese Arctic and Antarctic Administration, State Oceanic Administration, China)

x Rene Forsberg (Technical University of Denmark, Denmark)

x YANG Huigen (Polar Research Institute of China, China)

Members (In alphabetical order):

AI Yong CHEN Danhong CHEN Liqi CHENG Xiao

DING Huang E Dongchen GONG Wei HWANG Cheinway

LI Yuansheng LI Zhongqin PAN Zengdi PANG Xiaoping

QIN Tianbao TONG Xiaohua WANG Yong WANG Zemin

XIAO Cunde XIONG Xiaoyu XU Kaiming ZHAO Jinping

2) Local Organizing Committee

Co-Chair:

LI Fei HU Dekun

Vice Chairs:

LI Pingxiang CHENG Xiao DING Huang XIONG Xiaoyu

WANG Zemin PANG Xiaoping

Secretary General:

ZHANG Shengkai KUANG Zengjun

Vice Secretaries: AI Songtao YANG Yuande ZHAO Xi

3) Sponsors

Wuhan University

Beijing Normal University

4) Organizers

Chinese Antarctic Center of Surveying and Mapping, Wuhan University

Collaborative Innovation Center for Territorial Sovereignty and Maritime Rights

China Institute of Boundary and Ocean Studies, Wuhan University

College of Global Change and Earth System Science, Beijing Normal University

Key Laboratory of Polar Surveying and Mapping, National Administration of Surveying, Mapping and Geoinformation

Hubei Arctic and Antarctic Scientific Expedition Association

5) Supporting Unit

Chinese Arctic and Antarctic Administration, State Oceanic Administration of China

3. Destination and Venue

Venue: Wuhan University

(No. 129 Luoyu Road, Wuhan, China)

4. Call for Abstracts

x Abstract Submission Due: July 31, 2016

x Notification of Acceptance: Before August 20, 2016

Abstracts will be subject to a review process by scientific committee members before their acceptance as oral presentations.

5. Registration

Please see the symposium website for registration.

Registration fee:

x RMB 1500 (or USD 230) for regular attendees or RMB 800 (or USD 120) for students x RMB 1000 (or USD 150) for regular attendees or RMB 500 (or USD 80) for students before August 31, 2016

6. Outline Programme

x Oct. 20, on-site registration

x Oct. 21, Opening Session and keynote presentations

x Oct. 22, Oral presentations

For detailed programme, please refer to the symposium website in mid October 2016.

7. Contact Information

Address: No. 129 Luoyu Road, Wuhan, Hubei, 430079, P. R. China

Chinese Antarctic Center of Surveying and Mapping, Wuhan University

Tel/Fax: 86-27 68778030

Email: [email protected]

Dr. ZHANG Shengkai E-mail: [email protected];

Dr. AI Songtao E-mail: [email protected];

Dr. ZHAO Xi E-mail: [email protected]

Dr. ZHAO Ningning E-mail: [email protected]