Deadline: 1st December 2015
In order to promote the application of Triassic Guizhou Fauna for the World Natural Heritage, to exchange experiences of application, protection, management of geological natural heritage in the Asia-Pacific region, the World Heritage Institute of Training and Research for the Asia and the Pacific Region under the auspices of UNESCO (Beijing), Guizhou Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, and Anshun City Government (Guizhou) together organize this seminar and training course. Relying on the academic and practical experience of world-famous scholars and managers, as well as the outstanding world heritage work experience of Guizhou and teaching resources in related faculties of Peking University i.e. the Department of Geology, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, School of Archaeology and Museology and College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, the seminar and training course aims at：
l Discuss, communicate, and understand the outstanding and universal value of Triassic Guizhou Fauna, profile of fossil heritage and application approach.
l Discuss, communicate, and understand geological natural heritage, features of the regional natural heritage, the theory and policy of geological heritage protection, the current situation and development trend in China and abroad.
l Discuss, communicate, and understand the theory and policy of application, protection, development and planning of World Natural Heritage, the current situation and development trend in China and abroad.
Scheme for the seminar and training course
1. Organization and Coordination
Organizer:
Guizhou Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development
Anshun City Government (Guizhou)
World Heritage Institute of Training and Research for the Asia and the Pacific Region under the auspices of UNESCO (Beijing)
Coordination Unit:
Guizhou World Heritage Application and Management Office
School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University (Geological Heritage Protection Research Center, Geological Museum of Peking University)
Sponsor and Undertaker:
Anshun City Government (Guizhou) / World Heritage Application Office, Guanling National Geological Park Administrative Office
South West Prefecture of Guizhou Province / World Heritage Application Office, Xingyi National Geological Park Administrative Office
Liupanshui City (Guizhou) / Wumeng National Geological Park Administrative Office
Co-Chair:
Hua Sun (Professor) School of Archaeology and Museology, Peking University
Weiming Chen (Deputy Director) Guizhou Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development
Lixia Wang (Researcher) National Paleontological Fossil Expert Committee Office
Secretary:
Mengzhou Wang (Director) Anshun World Heritage Application Office (Guizhou)
Dayong Jiang (Professor) School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University
2. Course Content
Training Date: December 7, 2015--December 11, 2015, for a period of five days (including 2-day indoor teaching with a total of 22 hours and 3-day field trip with a total of 30 hours)
Training Locality: Anshun City, Guizhou (December 7, 2015--December 8, 2015)
Lecture Content and schedule:
|
Name of course |
Lecturer |
Unit |
Hour |
|
Application and Protection of Natural Heritage in Guizhou |
Kangning Xiong |
Guizhou Normal University, Professor |
2 |
|
European Fossil Heritage—Case of Switzerland –Italy Monte San Giorgio World Natural Heritage Site |
Andrea Tintori |
University of Milan, Professor |
2 |
|
Protection of American Fossil Heritage |
Ryosuke Motani |
University of California (Davis), Professor |
2 |
|
Introduction to Geological Heritage |
Jijiang Li |
Division of Environmental Protection, Land and Natural Resources, Director |
2 |
|
Geological Fossil Heritage Protection |
Lixia Wang |
National Paleontological Fossil Expert Committee Office, Director |
2 |
|
Theory and Practice On Natural Heritage Protection |
Yaohua Chen |
College of Urban and Environmental sciences (PKU), vice president and Professor |
2 |
|
Research, Protection and Value of Guizhou Triassic Marine Reptiles |
Dayong Jiang |
School of Earth and Space Sciences (PKU), Professor |
2 |
|
Construction of China National Geological Park |
Anze Chen |
Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Researcher |
2 |
|
Introduction to Heritage Protection |
Hua Sun |
School of Archaeology and Museology(PKU), Professor |
2 |
|
Application for Geological Natural Heritage Project |
Jianghai Li |
School of Earth and Space Sciences (PKU), Professor |
2 |
|
Planning and Designing of Heritage Protection |
Dihua Li |
College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (PKU), Vice president and Professor |
2 |
Fieldwork content
l Anshun Natural Heritage and Guanling National Geological Park, Guizhou Province
l Xingyi Natural Heritage and National Geological Park, Guizhou Province
l Panxian National Geological Parks and the Large Cave site, Guizhou Province
3. Participants
Experts, scholars of geological natural heritage in home and abroad, staffs related to the application of world natural heritage in Guanling, Xingyi, Panxian Triassic Fauna, Guizhou.
4. Registration
Registration date: November 1 -- December 1
Registration: Please download the application form (attached), fill it out and send to luhao2015@qq.com
Registration fee:
The organizers will cover the participants` accommodations and local transportations at Anshun and Xingyi cities during this seminar and training, but the travel to Anshun City from your home/work locality and living costs during this travel will not be covered, should be paid by attendees themselves or the attendees’ institute (Asia Heritage personnel working in developing countries may apply transportation allowance from the Asia-Pacific Center, more information marked in the application form).
Place:
For foreign trainees, please register on December 5, 2015 at School of Earth and Space Sciences registration set, Peking University, Summer Palace Road No. 5, Haidian District, Beijing, (TBD)
For domestic participants, please register on December 6, 2015 at Huangguoshu Avenue Waterfall hotel in Xixiu District, Anshun City, Guizhou Province
5. Detailed Schedule:
December 6, 2015, Registration (December 5 for foreign trainees’ registration)
December 7, 2015, 8: 00-9: 00, Opening ceremony
9:00-10:30, European Fossil Heritage – Case of Switzerland-Italy Monte San Giorgio World Natural Heritage Site
10: 30-12: 00, Protection of American Fossil Heritage
13: 00-14: 30, Application and Protection of Natural Heritage in Guizhou
14: 30-16: 00, Guizhou Triassic Fauna heritage
16: 20-17: 50, Introduction to Geological Heritage
December 8, 2015, 8: 30-10: 00, Protection policies and measures of fossil geological heritage
10: 20-11: 50, Construction of China National Geological Park
14: 30-16: 00, Introduction to Heritage Protection
16: 20-17: 50, Planning and Designing of Heritage Protection
December 9, 2015, 8: 30-12: 00, Field Work in Huangguoshu
14: 00-16: 00, Field Work on Fossils in Guanling
16: 00-19: 00, From Guanling to Xingyi, and Accommodation in Xingyi
December 10, 2015, 8: 00-12: 00, Field Work on Xingyi Natural Heritage - Xingyi Fossil Origin, Wanfenglin
14: 00-16: 00, Field Work on Xingyi Natural Heritage - Maling River Canyon, and Accommodation in Xingyi
December 11, 2015, 8: 00-12: 00, Field Work on Panxian Natural Heritage - Xingyi Fossil Origin
14: 30-17: 00, Closing ceremony
6. Expenditure
- Cost of organization, location, and the cost of participants` accommodation, transportation during the seminar will be supported by Anshun City Government.
- Foreign experts` traveling, accommodation, transportation and lecture fees during the seminar will be supported by Anshun City Government.
- Domestic experts` traveling and lecture fees during the seminar will be supported by the World Heritage Institute of Training and Research for the Asia and the Pacific Region under the auspices of UNESCO (Beijing), and their accommodation, transportation cost during the seminar will be supported by Anshun City Government.
NOTE: If there are any other questions you can contact mailbox: luhao2015@qq.com.
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