The 17th China Water Forum

The 17th China Water Forum

(November 8-10, 2019 in Beijing)

(Notification No. 1)

I. Organizers

Water Resources Commission, China Society of Natural Resources

Hydrogeography Commission, the Geographical Society of China

Water Resources Professional Committee, Chinese Hydraulic Engineering Society

Hydrological Professional Committee, Chinese Hydraulic Engineering Society

Professional Committee on Water Issues of Chinese Society for Sustainable Development (CSSD)

II. Undertakers

Beijing Normal University

China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research

Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS

III. Co-organizers

Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences

Tsinghua University

China Agricultural University

Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute

Water Resources Research Center, CAS

Editorial Office of Journal of Mountain Science

Editorial Office of International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, etc.

IV. Background

Under the support and effort of numerous experts at home, the China Water Forum, in response to the research, discussion and solution of issues related to water environment and water resources in China, has been successfully held for sixteen sessions. The China Water Forum is undertaken by multiple units, involving Wuhan University, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS, Xi'an University of Technology, Zhengzhou University, Hohai University, Sichuan University, Heilongjiang University, Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAREERI, CAS), Sun Yat-Sen University, Fujian Normal University, Center for Agricultural Resources Research, IGDB, CAS, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School and the People's Government of Huangshan City. Leveraging the unremitting efforts for over ten years, China Water Forum has now been a grand academic event that draws great attention of the academic circle and industry sector.

The 1st China Water Forum was initiated by organizations including Wuhan University, and sponsored by organizations like Water Resources Commission, China Society of Natural Resources in 2003. Since its fourth session, this seminar has adopted the unified cover and layout for the collected papers, and logo, flag and forum pattern. In the process of fostering the distinctive style, China Water Forum has gained increasingly enormous influence on the study and discussion of Chinese water issues, attracting the positive support and extensive participation of numerous scholars. For detailed information about China Water Forum, please log in the website: http://www.waterscience.cn/WRC/waterforum/.

Undertaken by Beijing Normal University and co-organized by China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research and other units, the 17th China Water Forum will be unveiled in Beijing on November 8-10, 2019. Under the theme of "Explore the Future of Water Science for Better Development of the New Era", the 17th China Water Forum will arrange such major topics as the innovative water resources management, water ecological safety, water disaster prevention, information technology for water, and water system problems in key regions. Being future-oriented, the forum is to serve the goal for providing intellectual support for the water security in promoting the sustainable economic & social development and construction of ecological civilization in China.

V. Theme and Topics

Theme: Explore the Future of Water Science for Better Development of the New Era

The 17th China Water Forum plans to arrange the parallel sessions as follows:

1. Ecological Water Conservancy and Ecological Civilization Construction

2. Urban Hydrology and Sponge City Construction

3. Watershed Hydrology Process and Innovative Management of Water Resources

4. Water Environment and Water Ecology

5. Water Disaster, Shortage and Security

6. Information Technology and Big Data for Water Science

7. The Green and Efficient Utilization of Agricultural Water Resources

8. Water Security Issues in Key Regions

9. Youth Academic Forum

VI. Submission and Publication of Papers

The Proceedings of the 17th China Water Forum will be officially published by "China Water & Power Press". We are looking forward to your contribution! The publication will be ensued by the forum conclusion. Please involve no confidential information when writing the paper. As qualified papers are published officially, Editor-in-Chief is empowered to revise and finalize the papers if necessary. Please adopt the MS Word system to input and typeset the paper, and send it to the Conference Secretariat by E-mail. Detailed requirements are specified in the Attachment. Meanwhile, if obtaining the permission of the contributor, we will recommend excellent papers to reputable journals at home and abroad like Journal of Mountain Science and International Journal of Disaster Risk Science for publication.

VII. Appraisal and Selection of Excellent Papers by the Youth

During the forum, a judging panel will be formed to appraise and select 10 excellent papers, which will be granted the certificate of "Award of 2019 Top Ten Excellent Youth Papers on China Water Forum" by China Society of Natural Resources and bonus by China Water & Power Press.

(1) Objects: Scientific and technical workers, postdoctors, doctors and masters under 35 years old (i.e., born after January 1, 1984) (Note: scholars who have won this award cannot apply again);

(2) Requirements: The candidates who participate in the appraisal and selection must be the first author of the submitted paper in the Proceedings; the full text is required; the author must be the one who will introduce the paper on the forum; and 1 application form (download from the website) shall be submitted within the specified time before the forum.  For detailed information, please visit the website: http://www.waterscience.cn/WRC/wrc/qn.htm.

VIII. Forum Expenses

The forum registration charges include the conference materials cost and meal fees during the conference (other expenses covering the accommodation and travel expense shall be borne by yourself). The charging standards are as follows:

Representative Class Forum Registration Charge Page Charge for the Proceedings Accommodation Fee

Ordinary Representative RMB 1,500/person RMB 150/page Released on Notification No. 2

Graduate Student RMB 1,000/person RMB 150/page Released on Notification No. 2

Note: The forum registration charges can be paid on site.

IX. Important Agenda

March 15, 2019Release Notification No. 1

August 25, 2019Release Notification No. 2, and inform the forum arrangement and convener of each topic

September 25, 2019Submission deadline for the receipt for participation and the electronic edition of display board

October 15, 2019Release Notification No. 3, and inform the venue, report and schedule of the forum

October 25, 2019Submission deadline for the full text of the conference paper

November 8-10, 2019Forum Time

X. Preliminary Arrangement for the Forum

Time Main Agenda Participant

November 8, 2019 Registration (available throughout the day)

Morning of November 9, 2019 Opening Ceremony All Participants

Morning of November 9, 2019 Invited Lecture Reporters: Academicians and Well-known Scholars

Afternoon of November 9, 2019 Report on the Parallel Session Reporters: Domestic Related Scholars and Graduate Students

Evening of November 9, 2019 The Coordination Meeting of the 17th China Water Forum Members of the Organizing Committee, Members of the Academic Board, Members of the Water Resources Commission, China Society of Natural Resources and Representatives of Units Planning to Apply for the 18th China Water Forum

Morning of November 10, 2019 Report on the Parallel Session Reporters: Domestic Related Scholars and Graduate Students

Afternoon of November 10, 2019 Invited Lecture and Closing Ceremony Reporters: Academicians and Well-known Scholars

XI. Venue and Accommodation Arrangement

1. Venue, Accommodation and Dining

Venue: Beijing Friendship Hotel

Participants can arrange room and board by themselves or follow the arrangements of the Organizing Committee. Since no pick-up will be arranged, participants shall refer the detailed route for registration to Notification No. 2.

XII. Contact Information

Contacts: Li Zhanjie and Wang Yingying

Tel.: 18612531383; 13120012785; 010-58802736

E-mail：lzhan@bnu.edu.cn、wangyingyingfei@126.com

Contact Address: College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University; Postal Code: 100082

 

 

Attachment: Paper Requirements

1. Content Requirements

Clear Topic; Credible Data; Intelligible Wording.

2. Format Requirements

Please use Chinese MS Word (Version 2003/2007) to enter the paper. The margin between the top and bottom is 2.54 cm and between the left and right is 1.91 cm (i.e., the default margins of Word)

Title (Font Size: No. 3; Typeface: Boldface; Position: Center); Author (Font Size: No. 4; Typeface: Imitation Song-Dynasty-Style Typeface; Position: Center); Unit of the Author (Font Size: No. 5; Typeface: Song Typeface; Position: Center, including the City Name, Detailed Address and Postal Code, among which commas are used for separation )

Abstract (Font Size: Small No. 5; Typefaces: Song Typeface + Times New Roman; Line Spacing: 1.15 Times) No indicative contents are allowed to be contained in the Chinese Abstract that is limited to 500 words; and the English Abstract is required the substantial contents

Key Words The Chinese key words are limited to 3 to 8 words, among which semicolons are used for separation

Fund Program (footnote on the first page) The fund & program name and the serial number shall be noted

Brief Introduction to the Author (footnote on the first page) The year of birth, gender, native place, unit, professional title, research orientation and E-mail of the author shall be included

Text (Font Size: No. 5; Typefaces: Song Typeface + Times New Roman; Line Spacing: 1.15 Times) The text can be paragraphed; the first-class, second-class and third-class headings shall respectively be 1, 1.1 and 1.1.1, which shall adopt the set flush from the left and leave a space thereafter; and the units used in the text shall be all in accordance with international norms or national standards, such as km2 and kg in English. When describing the area, please do not use "mu" but converting to the equal measuring through "hectares" and write as "hm2". All figures in the text for representing the era, MM/DD/YY and data shall be in Arabic numerals.

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a. Monograph, Proceedings, Academic Dissertation and Report

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b. Journal Article

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c. Contributions in the Proceedings

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d. Newspaper Article

[Serial Number] Principal Responsible Person. Title of Document [N]. Newspaper Name, Publication Date (Edition).

e. International and National Standards

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f. Patent

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g. Electronic Document

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