Second Round Announcement

With population growth and the rapid development of economy and society, global climate change has become a common challenge for human society. Importantly, global climate change caused a profound influence on grassland ecosystems and sustainable development of economy and society in pastoral areas. In order to further promote communication and cooperation among grassland science scientists in China, Japan, Korea, and neighboring countries, as well as to exert grassland functioning in ecology, production and living, we pleased to announce that the 5^th China-Japan-Korea Grassland Conference will be held in Northeast Normal University (Changchun, China) during August 20^th - 24^th in 2014.

Since “The Japan-Korea-China Symposium on Grassland Agriculture and Animal Production” was held at Hiroshima in 2004, the China-Japan-Korea Grassland Conference has been strongly supported and recognized by the scholars in the field of grassland science from Northeast Asian countries. The meeting aims to discuss current hot spots, important issues and difficult problems of grassland science and related fields, as well as to analysis and forecast changes in multi-functionality of Northeast Asian grasslands, which are driven by climate change and human activities. We hope the conference will attribute to the establishment of multi-level, multi-structure and multi-functional grassland farming system and the achievement of synergistic development of ecological, economic, and social coupling system.

The organizing committee cordially invited you to attend the conference. We are looking forward to meet you in Changchun - the Spring City of Northern China.

Sponsor & Organizer

Sponsors: Chinese Grassland Society

Japanese Society of Grassland Science

Korean Society of Grassland and Forage Science

Organizers: Chinese Grassland Society

Northeast Normal University

Organizing committee

Consultants: Jizhou Ren (Professor & Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, Lanzhou University, China), Zhibiao Nan (Professor & Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, Lanzhou University, China), and Jinfeng Yun (Professor, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, China)

Presidents: Qizhi Ma (President of Chinese Grassland Society)

Deli Wang (Professor, Northeast Normal University)

Committee members: Masakazu Goto (Professor, Mie University, Japan), Byongtae Jeon (Professor, Konkuk University, Korea), Kun Wang (Professor, China Agricultural University, China), Masahiko Hirata (Professor, Miyazak University, Japan), Hyowon Lee (Professor, Korea National Open University, Korea), Dulamsuren Dorligsuren (Professor, Mongolian Society for Rangeland Management, Mongolian), Leonid Ubugunov (Professor, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Science, Russia), Chunsheng Mu (Professor, Northeast Normal University, China), Masaaki Hanada (Professor, Obihiro University, Japan), Joung-Kyong Lee (Doctor, Foundation of Agricultural Technology Commercialization & Transfer, Korea), Bo Deng (Doctor, China Agricultural University, China), Duo Liu (Doctor, Northeast Normal University, China)

Conference theme and topic

Theme:

Knowledge Innovation of Grassland Science and Sustainable Development of Grassland Agriculture

Topics：

A. Forage germplasm and breeding

B. Multifunctionality of grassland ecosystem and global climate change

C. Sustainable utilization of grasslands

D. Farm economy, and grassland culture and society

Working language

English

Conference Venue

Northeast Normal University (Ziyou Road Campus)

5268 Renmin St., Changchun City, Jilin Province

Program outline

The conference will be held from Aug 20^th to 24^th, detailed activities are:

l Field trip to Changbai Mountain Nature Reserve or Gongger Prairie + Daqingshan (Inner Mongolia) will be arranged by a tourist company. The tourist company will charge fees according to the prevailing standard.

Conference paper & poster

A. The conference paper, abstract and poster associated with the conference theme and topics are welcomed. The conference paper and abstract will be published as proceedings and will be available for participants at the conference.

B. The submitted paper and abstract should not be published in a journal or presented in other scientific meetings. Only the newest research results, should be presen, ted in the submitted paper and abstract.

C. , , , , , , , , We encourage all attendees to offer a paper or an abstract related to the main theme and sub topics. The invited plenary talk can offer a paper with maximum pages less than 6. Papers for all the other attendees are limited to no more than 2 pages. Abstracts are limited to no more than 1 page.

D. For those attendees who want to give a panel session talk, you have to provide us your talk title and an abstract before July 20^th, 2014. The committee will decide who can give a talk based on your abstract.

E. Posters should be prepared and printed by the participants. Please mention in the registration form of your poster title, as well as whether you are interested or not in a poster competition for young scientists (no more than 40 years old). All posters should be handed to the Conference Service Group in August 20^th, they will be displayed in the designated area.

F. The deadline for paper submission is July 20^th, 2014.

G. See appendices for guides for the preparation of conference paper and poster.

Registration

A. Registration fee

We encourage the participants to register as early as possible. Fees for registration, conference banquet and visiting field station are:

B. Information for wire transfer money

Account name: Changchun Fanmei cultural exchange co., Ltd.

Bank name: BANK OF CHINA CHANGCHUN WEIFENG INTERNATIONAL PLAZA SUB BR

Account: 160 423 784 691

SWIFT Code: BKCHCNBJ85A

※ For the purpose of verification, please keep your receipt or proof of registration fee payment information and bring it to the on-site registration service group.

Important deadline

Early registration: July 20^th, 2014

Paper and Registration form submission: July 20^th, 2014

General registration: August 20^th, 2014

Accommodation

The Conference Service Group can help you with hotel booking at a discount price. Costs for hotel are not included in registration fee; the attendees have to pay separately for their hotel. Due to tight room availability, please send us your filled registration form before July 20^th, 2014 to ensure a room (cjkgrassland2014@nenu.edu.cn).

Hotel information:

Getting to the Dongshi Conference Center

A. From Changchun Longjia Airport

Taxi: about 30 km, cost about 120 RMB

Airport shuttle: take airport shuttle to Civil Aviation Hotel (20 RMB/person), then take taxi to Dongshi Conference Center (about 10 RMB)

Train: take train to Changchun Railway Station, and then take taxi or bus to Dongshi Conference Center

B. From Changchun Railway Station (use the southern exit)

Taxi: about 8 km, cost about 15 RMB

Bus: take bus (no. 6, 66, or 306) to Ziyou road station, and then walk about 500 meters to Dongshi Conference Center

Post conference tour

We provide 2 routes for your selection:

Route 1: 2 days trip to Changbai Mountain Nature Reserve (Northern slope), about 1200 RMB/person (price is subject to change)

August 24^th: departure at 07:00, arrive Qingling at 11:00 (lunch, fish dishes), arrive Erdao Baihe at 16:00 (visit Changbaishan Museum), dinner and stay in Erdao Baihe

August 25^th: breakfast at 06:00, trip to Northern slope of Changbaishan, trip ends around 14:30 and travel back to Changchun, arrive Qingling at 18:30 (dinner), arrive Changchun around 22:30

Route 2: 3 days trip to Gongger Prairie + Daqingshan (Inner Mongolia), about 1500 RMB/person (price is subject to change)

August 24^th: departure at 07:00, lunch at 12:00, arrive Chifeng City at 17:30, dinner & stay in Chifeng City

August 25^th: breakfast at 06:00, visit World Geopark of Hexigten (Qingshan), lunch at 11:30, arrive Gongger Prairie around 13:30, travel back to Chifeng City, arrive Chifeng City at 19:30, dinner & stay in Chifeng City

August 26^th: breakfast at 07:30, travel back to Changchun, lunch at 12:00, arrive Changchun around 18:30

Contact information

Mailing address: 5268 Renmin Street, Changchun City, Jilin Province

Institute of Grassland Science, Northeast Normal University

Zip code 130024

Conference email address：cjkgrassland2014@nenu.edu.cn

Contact person:

For detailed information, please refer to the following websites:

Chinese Grassland Society: http://www.chinagrass.org.cn

Institute of Grassland Science, Northeast Normal University: http://vegecol.nenu.edu.cn/default.asp

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Second Round Announcement

Appendix 1-Guidelines for paper preparation and submission

Appendix 2-Registration form