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2nd China-Asian Workshop on Biochar Production and Application for Green Agriculture-from Technology to Viable Systems
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Following a successful meeting of the 1st China-East Asian Biochar Workshop in October 2016, the 2nd China- Asian Biochar Workshop is scheduled to take place during November 18-21, 2017. The theme of the workshop will be Biochar Production and Application for Green Agriculture-from Technology to Viable Systems. The
workshop is aimed to enhance a joint exchange and sharing of the
biochar developments between China and Asian countries and beyond, and
an access to novel biochar technologies and viable systems for safe
recycling of biowastes for green development. The workshop will be
organized in alignment with an IBI board meeting, a training and
exhibition of biochar production from straw, green waste, municipal
sewage sludge and livestock manure and biochar products of novel
biochar-based soil conditioner/ameliorator, bio-medium for
flower/vegetable nursery as well as novel organic/inorganic biochar
compound fertilizers. A number of internationally well-known biochar
experts will be invited to give keynote speeches for emerging trends in
biochar science, technology and applications. Together with these, a
joint exchange and discussion will be arranged between the scientists,
engineers and business people both from China and Asian countries and
beyond.
The
workshop is organized under the authority of China Asian cooperation
project, the China State Agency of Foreign Expert Affairs and the Asian
Hub of Michigan State University and Nanjing Agricultural University.
And the workshop will be jointly sponsored by
the Biomass and Biochar Green Technology Center, NJAU, the Asian Center
of International Biochar Initiative (IBI), Jinhua Institute of Biochar
Technology and Engineering as well as the hosting municipality. All the
local costs will be covered for invited experts and waived for those
from ASEAN countries who applied for waive (Application form attached).
The venue of this workshop will be in Wanda Hotel in Jinhua Municipality, Zhejiang Province, China, which is a green city with a fast growing bioeconomy. Transportation
to the city is convenient. Air flights to Yiwu Airport, 45 km away from
the venue, from Beijing, Guanzhou, Chengdu, Xian and beyond are
available every day.
There
are many high speed trains stop by Jinhua, from Beijing, Hangzhou,
Shanghai and Nanjing and the surrounding big cities. Pick-up service at
Yiwu and Hangzhou airports will be provided.
We
hope this workshop will be again a successful meeting for providing
inspiring information of biochar production and application for green
development, sharing the experience in developing biochar business and
personae training for pushing biochar development in Asian countries and
beyond.
We
expect a number of Asian delegates up to 40, and of international
experts up to 20 as well as up to China domestic delegates up to 50. A
detailed program will be released both in website of IBI and our
institute. Hereby I cordially invite you to make your responses and
pre-registered by filling and sending back the attached registration
form by July 31, 2017. An invitation letter for your visa application will be provided no later than 2 weeks after receiving your responses. For more detail, pls contact via emails to Genxing Pan: pangenxing@aliyun.com; or to Daisy Yu: 277814155@qq.com.
Looking forward to meeting you in Jinhua this autumn!
Yours sincerely,
Genxing Pan 潘根兴
Professor, workshop chair
Institute of Resource, Ecosystem and Environment of Agriculture, NAU
cc: Wei Wei, Office of International Exchange and Cooperation, NAU
Mr Houming Lv, Jinhua Institute of Biochar Technology and Engineering
Attachment: Preregistration form (next page)
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