Background and main topics
Freshwater is one of the most limited natural resources on our planet. Due to the rapid human population growth and economic development, water will become increasingly limited. Thus, the greater water demand and increased environmental pollution will hamper the future socio-economic development of the world.
Water availability now and in the future is heavily dependent on climate, water use and management and land-use practices. In limnology there has been a long tradition of research related to protection and restoration of freshwater ecosystems and resources. At the 30th Congress of the International Society of Limnology (SIL) in Montreal in August 2007, the International Committee encouraged initiation of a series of non-congress SIL meetings. Such meetings are considered to serve the society at large. This first meeting will focus on global change and freshwater environments with the aim to further the exchange of ideas and information on the management of freshwater systems and resources, both now and a future warmer climate, and the main topics will include:
1. Global change and its impact on freshwater ecosystems
2. Human accelerated environmental changes in freshwaters
3. Algal blooms in freshwaters: mechanisms and consequences
4. Aquatic toxicology and water quality safety of freshwaters
5. Resource use and conservation of freshwaters
6. Ecosystem service and restoration of freshwaters
Advisory committee
Steve Carpenter, University of Wisconsin, USA
Jiankang Liu, Institute of Hydrobiology, China
Yafeng Shi, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, China
Scientific committee
Chair
Gene Likens, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, USA
Members
Martin Dokulil, Institute for Limnology, Austria
Henri Dumont, University of Ghent, Belgium
Erik Jeppesen, National Environmental Research Institute, Denmark
Ramesh Gulati, Center for Limnology, The Netherlands
David Hamilton, The University of Waikato, New Zealand
Boping Han, Jinan University, China
Jack Middelburg, The Netherlands Institute of Ecology, The Netherlands
Brian Moss, University of Liverpool, UK
Boqiang Qin, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, China
Ji Shen, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, China
Hans Paerl, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
Morten Søndergaard, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Changqing Song, National Natural Science Foundation of China, China
Lirong Song, Institute of Hydrobiology, China
Klement Tockner, the Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Germany
Jotaro Urabe, Tohoku University, Japan
Wen-Xiong Wang, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China
Susan B. Watson, National Water Research Institute, Environment Canada, Canada
Guishan Yang, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, China
Linzhang Yang, Nanjing Institute of Soil Science, China
Organizing committee
Chair
Zhengwen Liu, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, China
Members
Jianbo Chang, Institute of Hydroecology, China
Jingan Chen, Institute of Geochemistry, China
Yuwei Chen, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, China
Binhe Gu, South Florida Water Management District, USA
Xiaohong Gu, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, China
Soon-Jin Hwang, Konkuk University, Republic of Korea
Gea-Jae Joo, Pusan National University, Republic of Korea
Fanxiang Kong, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, China
Michio Kumagai, Lake Biwa Environmental Research Institute, Japan
Shijie Li, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, China
Wenchao Li, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, China
Xiangpu Song, Shanghai Academy of Agriculture, China
Hongzhu Wang, Institute of Hydrobiology, China
Weimin Wang, Huazhong Agricultural University, China
Qinglong Wu, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, China
Bin Xue, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, China
Jinhua Yang, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, China
Liuyan Yang, Nanjing University, China
Hucai Zhang, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, China
Qi Zhang, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, China
Secretariat
Feizhou Chen
Yafen Chen
Kuanyi Li
Baohua Guan
Peng Xing
Ya Guo
Contact address
Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, East Beijing Road 73, Nanjing 210008, China
E-mail: silsym@126.com
Tel.: 0086-25-86882022; 86882113
Fax: 0086-25-57714759
Student session and scholarships
There will be a special session for students to exchange their work on limnology. Limited numbers of scholarships are available for supporting students to participate in the symposium. The scholarships will cover registration fee (food included) and accommodation. Those interested in the scholarships should contact the secretariat: e-mail: silsym@126.com, fax: 0086-25-57714759.
Registration fee
The registration fee will be 300U$ for ordinary participants, for students the fee will be reduced to 100 U$. The registration fee will cover the cost of abstract printing, lunch and dinner during the meeting and an excursion to Lake Taihu.
Important deadline
Pre-registration: March 31, 2009
Abstract submission: July 31, 2009
Student scholarship application: August 15, 2009
About SIL
http://www.limnology.org
About Nanjing
http://english.nanjing.gov.cn
