CONFERENCE PROGRAM

 

September 15 (Monday): Registration and Social reception at 1700h

 

September 16 (Tuesday):

 

Welcome and Keynote Addresses

Facilitated by Wenming Lu et al.

0830 - 1230h, Meeting Room: Golden Hibiscus Hall

 

Group Photos and Brownbag Lunch: 1230h

 

Poster Sessions (1330 – 1830h)

Coordinated by Janet Silbernagel and Jessica Shaefer

 

Poster Session 1: Landscape Conservation and Management

Chaired by Anna Michalak and Carlos Ribeiro

Welcoming Hall


Poster Session 2: Tools and Models Supporting Landscape Management

Chaired by Teng-Chiu Lin and  Christine Wilandari

Silver-Fir Hall

 

Poster Session 3: Multipurpose Management and Landscape Sustainability

Chaired by Werner Kurtz  and Bo Song

Golden Orchid Hall

 

Welcome Banquet

Facilitated by Shirong Liu and Raffaele Lafortezza

1930 – 2130h, California Dinning Hall

 

September 17 (Wednesday)

Symposium 1:  Carbon Science and Landscape Ecology: Estimation of Ecosystem Carbon Dynamics across Multiple Spatial and Temporal Scales

Chaired by Yude Pan

0800 – 1730h, Welcoming Hall

 

Symposium 2: Cumulative Effects of Forest Management and Climate Change on Hydrologic and Sediment Balances at the Watershed Landscape Scale

Chaired by Ge Sun, Koichiro Kuraji and Pengsen Sun

0800 – 1200h, Jinjiang Hall

 

Oral Session 1:  Landscape Management and Conservation

Chaired by John Hom and Jan Bogaert

0800 – 1200h, Silver-Fir Hall

 

Oral Session 2: Tools and Technology in Landscape Studies

Chaired by Limin Dai and Francisco J. Escobedo

0800 – 1200h, Golden Orchid Hall

 

Symposium 3:  Remote Sensing and Scaling Issues in Forest Landscapes

Chaired by Bin Zhao and Peter Vogt

1300 – 1730h, Jinjiang Hall

 

Oral Session 3:  Landscape Management and Conservation II

Chaired by Urmas Peterson and Stefan Schindler

1300 – 1730h, Silver-Fir Hall

 

Oral Session 5: Landscapes and Sustainability

Chaired by Juan Blanco and Zehao Shen

0800 – 1200h, Golden Orchid Hall

 

Conference Banquet

Facilitated by Liu and Sandra Luque

1830 – 2030h, Shunxing Authentic Tea House

 

Sept 18 (Thursday):

Symposium 4:  Managing Landscapes for Natural Resource Sustainability

Chaired by Eric Gustafson and Ajith Perera

0800 – 1200h, Welcoming Hall

 

Symposium 5:  Urban Forest Landscapes in the Context of Developing Countries and Rapid Urbanization

Chaired by Raffaele Lafortezza

0800 – 1200h, Jinjiang Hall

 

Oral Session 4 (Special Session): Forest Monitoring Networks

Chaired by Ken Sugimura

1300 – 1730h, Silver-Fir Hall

 

Oral Session 6: Ecosystem Processes in Forest Landscapes

Chaired d by Hamish Kimmins

0800 – 1200h, Golden Orchid Hall

 

Conclusion

Chaired by Shirong Liu

1200 – 1245h, Welcoming Hall

 

Lunch Break: 1245 – 1300h

 

Field Trip to Jinsha Archeological Museum, Chengdu

Organized by Pengsen Sun and Hong Wang

1330 - 1700h;  Free time (1700h - )

 

Business Meeting

1930 – 2130h, Wuhou Hall

 

September 19-21 (Friday – Sunday)

 

Field Trip to Dujiangyan - Emei – Leshan - Panda Breeding Base - BiFengxia

0730h:           Leave Chengdu

2000h            Back to Chengdu

Organized by Hong Wang, Fei He, Xingliang Liu and Scott Bearer