Workshop / Launch Meeting of UK-China Science Bridge - Beijing
Water availability and quality-Natural environments, domestic use and food production (WaterSci)
7th~11th July 2009, Beijing, P.R. China
- Lancaster Environment Centre (LEC)
- Lancaster University
- Centre for Agricultural Water Research in China (CAWR)
- China Agricultural University
- Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry (GIG)
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
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TOPICS FOR CONSIDERATION
- Water availability: food production and sustainable agriculture
- Water quality: natural environment and domestic use
- Lancaster Environment Centre Enterprise and Business Partnerships
LANGUAGE
- The working language of the workshop is English.
ORGANIZER (Co- Chairs)
- Bill Davies
- Professor at Lancaster Environment Centre,
Lancaster University
w.davies@lancaster.ac.uk
- Shaozhong Kang
- Professor and Director of Centre for Agricultural Water Research in China,
China Agricultural University
kangshaozhong@cau.edu.cn
- Kevin Jones
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Professor at Lancaster Environment Centre,
Lancaster University
k.c.jones@lancaster.ac.uk
- Gan Zhang
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Professor at Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry,
The Chinese Academy of Sciences
zhanggan@gig.ac.cn
SECRETARIATS
- Dr. Taisheng Du
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Center for Agricultural Water Research in China,
China Agricultural University,
17, Qinghua East Road, Haidian District, Beijing,
100083, China
E-mail: dutaisheng@yahoo.com.cn
Mobile: + 86 (0) 135 8196 5181
- Lei Zhou
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Project Administrator, UK-China Science Bridge
A11 Gordon Manley, Lancaster Environment Centre
Lancaster University
Bailrigg, Lancaster, LA1 4YQ
E-mail: l.zhou3@lancaster.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 1524 5-10590
VENUE
- Fragrant Hill Empark Hotel
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Add: No. 59 North Zheng Huang Qi, Haidian District, Beijing, China.
Tel: +8610-59898888
Fax:+8610-62595959
Postal coad:100093
http://www.empark.com.cn/english/bj03/
- The Garden Hotel, Guangzhou
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Add: 368 Huanshi Dong Lu, Guangzhou, P.R.China
Tel:+8620-83338989
Fax:+8620-83324534
Postal coad:510064
http://www.thegardenhotel.com.cn
PRIMARY SCHEDULE
- 7th July: Beijing Workshop Arrivals and Registre
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10:00 ~ 17:30 Registration and check in
18:00 ~ 20:00 Informal dinner, Empark
- 8th July: Workshop on Water availability, Empark Hotel
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08:00 ~ 09:00 Opening ceremony
(Chair: Prof. Kang Shaozhong)
1. Welcome speech by the Vice President for International Relations of CAU, Ms Zhang Linyi
2. Welcome from by Research Councils UK (RCUK) China Office, Mr. Chris Godwin
3. Welcome from MoST Int’l Cooperation Bureau, Mr. XING, Jijun
4. Address by Prof. Bill Davies
5. Photo for all representatives of the conference
09:00 ~ 12:40 Session 1: Food production and sustainable agriculture.
(Chair: Prof. Bill Davies )
10:40 ~ 11:00 Coffee break
12:45 ~ 13:45 Lunch time
13:50 ~ 17:50 Session 2: Natural environment and domestic use & Lancaster University Environment Centre Enterprise and Business Partnerships
(Chairs: Prof. Kevin Jones & Prof. Gan Zhang )
15:50 ~ 16:10 Coffee break
17:50 ~ 18:20 Discuss about UK-China Science Bridge item: Scientific research, staff exchange and graduate education
18:20 ~ 18:30 Remark by Prof. Bill Davies
18:30 ~ 19:15 Shuttle Bus to Banquet
19:15 ~ 21:15 Banquet
- 9th July: Guangzhou Workshop Arrivals and Mixed-up
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19:45 Gathering in the Garden Hotel lobby
20:00 Informal dinner at Peoples Café, 5 minutes walk from Garden Hotel
- 10th July: Workshop on Water Quality Science and Technology. Garden Hotel.
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08:30-09:00 Opening ceremony
(Chair: Gan Zhang)
1. Welcome speech by vice president of CAS Guangzhou Branch, Ning-sheng Huang
2. Welcome speech by Peter Harrington, Consul Science & Innovation, British Consulate-General Guangzhou
3. Address by Kevin C Jones, LEC, Lancaster University
4. Group photo
09:00 ~ 10:20 Session 1
(Chairs: Kevin Jones, Gan Zhang)
10:20 ~ 10:40 Coffee break
10:40 ~ 12:20 Session 2
(Chairs: Roger Pickup, Eddy Y Zeng)
12:20 ~ 14:00 Lunch
10:40 ~ 12:20 Session 3
(Chairs: Hao Zhang, Ping’an Peng)
15:20 ~ 15:40 Coffee break
15:40 ~ 16:30 Session 4
(Chairs: Phil Haygarth, Qi-Tang Wu)
17:00 ~ 19:00 Banquet, Liyuan Restaurant at 2nd floor of Yi’an Plaza, 5 minutes of walk from Garden Hotel
- 11th July: Discussion, laboratory tour and departure.
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09:00 ~ 09:45 Session 5
(Chairs: Gan Zhang)
09:45 ~ 10:45 Discussion on collaboration
(Chairs: Kevin Jones, Gan Zhang)
10:45 ~ 11:45 Laboratory tour in GIGCAS
12:15 ~ 13:45 Lunch at Liwan Lake Restaurant
14:00 ~ 17:00 Visit Chan Clan Academy and others
(Representative Departure)