Call for OSM Registration & Abstracts Submission
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The OSM registration deadline is August 31, and the abstract submission deadline is August 31.
Background
The International Long Term Ecological Research Network, ILTER, is a network of networks, encompassing hundreds of research sites located in a wide array of ecosystems that can help understand environmental change across the globe. ILTER's focus is on long-term, site-based research and monitoring.
ILTER’s vision is a world in which science helps prevent and solve environmental and socio-ecological problems. ILTER contributes to solving international ecological and socio-economic problems through question and problem-driven research, with a unique ability to design collaborative, site-based projects, compare data from a global network of sites and detect global trends.
Specifically, the purpose of ILTER is to provide a globally distributed network and infrastructure of long-term research sites for use in the fields of ecosystem, biodiversity, critical zone and socio-ecological research, and to secure highest quality interoperable services in close interaction with related regional and global research infrastructures and networks.
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ILTER organizes an Open Science Meeting (OSM) every three years to foster scientific exchange and community building within and beyond the ILTER networks around the globe. It is the gathering of the global Long-Term-Ecosystem-Research community and interested representatives of other fields. For latest information, please visit the events section on the ILTER website.
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There will be five overarching themes, a range of special sessions, and well-known guest speakers. The meeting will encompass academic sessions and workshops, plenary lectures, social events and a field trip. Do not miss this opportunity to exchange knowledge and network with the global LTER community and further interested researchers and stakeholders.
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The Organizing Committee cordially invites you to participate in the ILTER 3rd OSM 2024, to be held in October 14-19, 2024, at Xishuangbanna.
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We look forward to meeting with you in China in October!
Themes
-Sensitivity, mechanisms and adaptation of biodiversity and ecosystem functions to global change.
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-Environmental pollution, ecosystem restoration and management.
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-Ecological and social ecological resilience against shocks from pandemics to climate change.
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-New technologies and infrastructures for ecosystem research and biodiversity.
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-Application of ILTER science to environmental issues.
Special Session
-Unlocking the Potential of Nature-based Solutions: A Global Compendium of Participatory Monitoring Methods
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-Tropical and Subtropical Forests Responses to Climate Change
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-Technological Innovations and Advancements for Effective Ecosystem Monitoring
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-Sustainable management for carbon sink enhancement of forest ecosystems under the background of carbon neutrality
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-Site-dependent sensitivity of tree-growth physiological processes to climate changes
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-Remote sensing of ecosystem structure and processes
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-Peatlands: Ecosystem services, biotic interactions and paleoenvironments
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-New technologies and infrastructures for assessing carbon and water fluxes from individual tree to ecosystem level
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-Long-term dynamics of ecosystem structure and function in lakes
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-Forest litterfall–developing an open global database to address ecological questions
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-Ecosystem restoration and carbon neutrality
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-Drought effects on carbon and water relationships of trees
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-Covid-19 as a major global disruption to examine socio-ecological resilience theory
Important Dates
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Mar., 2024 Call for session proposal
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15
Apr., 2024 Deadline for session proposal submission
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01
Jun., 2024 OSM Registration&Abstracts Submission Open
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31
Aug, 2024 Deadline for OSM Registration
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31
Aug, 2024 Deadline for Early Bird Registration
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31
Aug, 2024 Deadline for Submission of Abstracts
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Information
Visa & Invitation: Attendees from most countries will be required to obtain a visa to enter the People's Republic of China.How to apply for a visa...
Agenda of OSM 2024
Registration Fee: There are three meetings open for registration, and the pricing schemes are listed accordingly.The registration fee will be collected on the OSM website for international attendees via Stripe. For domestic attendees, please stay tuned for WeChat or Alipay options.
Location: OSM 2024 will be held in Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG), located in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province, China ​ Learn more about the city, the institute, and the venues here.
Accommodations: XTBG and the adjacent Menglun town offer a range of accommodation options to suit all budgets.Please see below for the price and locations of hotels available in Menglun town (all within walking distance of XTBG).
Transportation: Check out the flight / train information and local transporation options...
Continuously updating...
Contact us
OSM Program Committee
Chair:
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Bojie Fu, Professor and Academician, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, CAS(CAS), Vice Chair of CERN Scientific Committee
Tiffany Troxler, Director for Science of the Sea Level Solutions Center, Florida International University, USA.
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Members: (in alphabetical order by surname)
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Tommy Bornman, South African Environmental Observation Network
Nancy Grimm, Professor, Arizona State University, USA
Herbert Haubold, Environment Agency Austria
Ohseok Kwon, Professor, Kyungpook National University, Republic of Korea, Chair of the East Asia and Pacific Regional Network of ILTER
Michael Mirtl, Environment Agency Austria
Hiroyuki Muraoka, Professor, Gifu University, Japan
Shuli Niu, Professor, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS
Guru Siddeswara, University of Queensland, Australia
Yanfan Wang, Executive Vice President and Professor, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yangjian Zhang, Professor, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS
Local Organizing Committee
Chair:
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Guirui Yu, Academician and professor, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS; Vice Chair of CERN Scientific Committee
Yongping Yang, Director General and Professor, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, CAS
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Vice Chair:
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Yaowu Xing, Deputy Director General and Professor, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, CAS
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Members: (in alphabetical order by surname)
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Hui Chen, Director of Science and Technology and Foreign Affairs Office, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, CAS
Yajun Chen, Professor，Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, CAS
Honglin He, Professor of the Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS
Luxiang Lin, Professor, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, CAS,
Haijiang Liu, Professor, China National Environmental Monitoring Center
Xiaohuang Liu, Professor, China Natural Resources Survey Command Center
Hongguo Yang, Professor, Chinese Academy of Forestry
Yuan Zhao, Director, Monitoring Center of Soil and Water Conservation, Ministry of Water Resources
Ming Zhang, Deputy Director of Cooperation Department, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS
OSM Secretariat
Secretary-General：
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Xiubo Yu, Professor of the Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS, Secretary General of the CERN Scientific Committee
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Deputy Secretary-General：
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Zexin Fan, Professor, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, CAS
Weiqi Zhou, Professor, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, CAS
Leiming Zhang, Associate Professor, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS
Zhi Chen, Professor, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS