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SCOPE-ZHONGYU Environmental Forum 2012
New Tools and Instruments for the Observation and Management of Environmental Development
October 11-14, 2012 - Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China

SCOPE will bring together invited experts, young early-career scientists, decision makers and practitioners from the civil society for the SCOPE-ZHONGYU Environmental Forum 2012 in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China on 11-14 October 2012.　

This year will mark the 3rd edition of the SCOPE- ZHONGYU Environmental Awards, a 10-year programme inaugurated in 2010 to recognize and encourage outstanding scientists who have made significant contributions and expert knowledge for regional and global syntheses, new research and policy approaches, and solutions to emerging environmental problems. During the opening ceremony of the Forum, the 2012 laureates will receive their Awards in the Lifetime Achievements and Young Scientists categories.

SCOPE has cooperated with UNESCO and its subsidiaryorganizations in variety of fields and successfully cosponsored the SCOPE-ZHONGYU Environmental Forum 2011 in Yixing, China. The UNESCO programme “Man and the Biosphere” (MAB) encompasses a global network of representative model regions for sustainable development. The achievements and further courses of action on the protection of biosphere reserves and other natural and cultural resources will be discussed during the SCOPE-ZHONGYU Environmental Forum 2012.

A special workshop of SCOPE’s Journal Environmental Development will bring together authors to discuss their recent papers on China’s environmental performance. Elsevier will present its view on the future of scientific publishing, in a panel discussion with editors of four leading journals in the field. The Editorial Board members will meet again to discuss about the journal development.

Major themes

• Methodology and indicators for evaluating the environmental development
• Ecological risk modeling and assessment of emerging pollutants
• Management of resources in the globalized world

Programme　

2012 Forum Presentations

Conference language: English
　　  1. Participants are invited to submit abstracts of their presentations before September 15, 2012.
　　  2. Accepted abstracts will be included in the Abstract Collection.
　　  3. Selected high quality papers will be published in Elsevier journals.

Abstract requirements:
　　  One A4 page, no more than 500 words, English, Times New Roman, Font 10, single space, MS-Word software, Title (in Font 15) with names, titles, institutes and e-mail address.　

Field Trip: 12 October 2012
　　  Pingyao Ancient City and the Qiao Family Grand Courtyard
　　  The historical and cultural city of Pingyao is included in list of World Cultural Heritage sites. It is located in the central part of ShanxiProvince, 90km south of Taiyuan, the capital city of ShanxiProvince. The UNESCO World Heritage Committee writes that "The ancient city of Pingyao is an outstanding example of Chinese Han Nationality cities in Ming and Qing dynasties, displaying all the features of those periods. Pingyao, in particular reveals a picture of unexpected cultural, social, economic and religious development in Chinese history". For more information see: http://www.enread.com/entertainment/travel/82797.html
　　  The Qiao Family Courtyard lies in the beautiful and richly endowed Jinzhong basin of Shanxi. It is greatly admired as a very special artistic treasure by both the public and architects; it is also one of the ten most visited monuments in Shanxi Province. The Qiao Family Compound was first built in 1756 in the Qing Dynasty, twice renovated and enlarged once. It occupies an area of 8,274 square meters (about two acres) with a construction area of 3,870 square meters (about one acre).For more information see: http://english.cri.cn/725/2006/03/31/202@69691.htm

Supporters
　　  Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE)
　　  United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

Sponsors 
　　   Elsevier
　　   Ecological Society of China
　　  Special Committee on Ecology and Environment of Chinese Society for Sustainable Development
　　  Foreign and Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of Shanxi Provincial People’s Government
Organizers
　　  Chinese Committee for SCOPE
　　  Zhongyu Environmental Technology Corporation
　　  Shanxi University
　　  Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences　

Chair
　　  Dr. Yonglong Lu, President of SCOPE
　　　　Professor of Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences
　　　　Associate Editor of Environmental Development

International Advisory Committee
　　  Dr. Theo Beckers, Professor, Tilburg University, Netherlands
　　　　Editor-in-Chief of Environmental Development
　　  Dr. Bojie Fu, Academician, Professor,ResearchCenter for Eco-Environmental Sciences, ChineseAcademy of Sciences
　　  Dr. John P. Giesy, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Environmental Toxicology, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
　　　　Fellow, Royal Society of Canada
　　　　Associate Editor of Environmental Development
　　  Dr. Hans van Ginkel, Former Rector of the United National University
　　　　President of International Association of Universities (IAU)
　　  Dr. Natarajan Ishwaran, Secretary, Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme, UNESCO
　　　　Director, Division of Ecological and Earth Sciences
　　  Dr. Kevin Jones, Professor and Director, Environmental Centre, Lancaster University, United Kingdom
　　  Dr. Yonglong Lu, President of SCOPE
　　　　Professor of Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences
　　　　 Associate Editor of Environmental Development
　　  Dr. Shu Sun, Academician, President of SCOPE CAST China
　　　　 Former Vice President of National Natural Science Foundation of China
　　  Dr. Bernhard Truffer, Professor of Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Switzerland
　　  Dr. Rusong Wang, Academician,Professor, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences
　　　　Former Vice President of SCOPE
　　  Dr. Mike Young, Professor and Research Chair, Water Economics and Management, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Australia
　　  Dr. Kunmin Zhang, Former Deputy Administrator, National EPA of China
　　　　Professor, Tsinghua Universtiy and Renmin University of China

Forum Organizing Committee
　　  Dr. Theo Beckers, Professor, Tilburg University, Netherlands
　　　　  Editor-in-Chief of Environmental Development
　　  Ms. Susan Greenwood Etienne, SCOPE Secretariat, Paris, France
　　  Dr. NatarajanIshwaran, Secretary, Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme, UNESCO
　　　　Director, Division of Ecological and Earth Sciences
　　  Dr. SuotangJia, President,Shanxi University, Taiyuan, China
　　  Mr. Xiaochang Shan, President, Zhongyu Environmental Technology Corporation, Yixing, Jiangsu, China

Forum Secretary General
　　  Dr. Yajuan Shi, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences
　　  Dr. Chuan Dong, Office of Science and Technology, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, China
　　  Dr. Yong Liu, Institute of Loess Plateau, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, China

Forum Secretariat
　　  Ms. Jingjing Yuan, SCOPE China, Beijing, China
　　  Mr. Xin Jiang, Zhongyu Environmental Technology Corporation, Yixing, Jiangsu, China
　　  Dr. Hong Zhang, Ms. YanWang, Mr. Wei Li, Ms. ChaoSu, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, China

Contact:
　　  SCOPE-ZHONGYU Environmental Forum 2012
　　  92 Wucheng Road, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, 030006, China
　　  Tel: 86-351-7010700
　　  Fax: 86-351-7010700
　　  E-mail: scope_zhongyu@163.com
　　  Website:
　　  http://scope-zhongyu2012.csp.escience.cn/dct/page/1