Symposium Announcement
22-26 October, 2018
College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, KOREA
About the Symposium
We have the great pleasure to announce you that the University Forests
of Seoul National University (SNU) will host the 8th SAUFC Symposium on
the scientific discussion for long-term monitoring and ecosystem services
in Asian University Forests, which will be held at Seoul National University,
Seoul, Korea on 22-26 Oct, 2018. The Symposium is jointly organized by
the University of Tokyo (UTokyo) Forests under the Japan Society for the
Promotion of Science (JSPS) Core-to-Core Program (B. Asia-Africa Science
Platforms) “Developing a network of long-term research field stations to
monitor environmental changes and ecosystem responses in Asian forests”.
It includes one and half-day symposium and post-symposium excursion to
the long-term monitoring sites in climate, hydrology, and ecology.
Organized by
Seoul National University Forests, SNU
The University of Tokyo Forests, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Supported by
Seoul National University
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
University Forests Consortium in Korea
Tentative Schedule
OCT 21 (Sun) | ||
9:00-18:00 | Arrive and check-in Hoam Faculty House (SNU) | (Hoam Faculty House) |
OCT 22 (Mon) | Plenary & Poster Session | |
8:00-9:00 | Registration | SPC Building in SNU |
9:00-12:00 | Opening address, Plenary Speech Session | |
13:00-18:00 | Invited Speech Session, Poster Session | |
18:00- | Welcome Reception | SK Guest House in Hoam Faculty House (Hoam Faculty House) |
OCT 23 (Tue) | Research Group Session & Field Excursion | |
9:00-12:00 | Research Group 1-3 Session Comprehensive discussion &Best Poster Award |
SPC building in SNU |
13:00-18:00 | National Institute of Ecology (field excursion) | In Seocheon (Chusan Guest House, Nambu UFs) |
OCT 24 (Wed) | Field Excursion | |
7:00-12:00 | Mt. Jiri National Park (Nogodan) Research plot on ‘water stress of tree’ |
In Gurye |
13:00-18:00 | Private Timber Company, Chusan UFs, Long-term research site |
In Gwangyang (Chusan Guest House, Nambu UFs) |
OCT 25 (Thu) | Field Excursion | |
8:00-12:00 | Cypress Healing Forest | In Jangseong |
13:00-18:00 | Return to Hoam Faculty House | (Hoam Faculty House) |
OCT 26 (Fri) | Check-out | |
Move to Incheon/ Gimpo Airport |
Research Groups
The main theme of this symposium is the scientific discussion for long-term
monitoring and ecosystem services in Asian University Forests. On the 23rd
of October in the morning, the following three research group (RG) sessions
will be held in parallel. The topics of the RG sessions are as follows:
RG 1: Water & Climate
· Water cycling and climate changes in Asian forests
· Long-term hydrological and meteorological data
· Ecosystem services associated with physical and chemical processes
RG 2: Ecosystem
· Ecosystems and biodiversity in Asian forests
· Long-term biological and ecological data (flora &fauna, LTER,
etc.)
· Ecosystem services associated with biological and ecological processes
RG 3: Management
· Anthropogenic interventions in Asian forests
· Long-term geospatial and management data
· Ecosystem services associated with social, economic and cultural
values
Registration Fee
Regular fee is KRW 600,000/person and student fee is KRW 300,000/person which include transportation, accommodation, meals, symposium, welcome
reception and field excursion for Oct 21-26. If you only attend symposium
program not field excursion, you should pay KRW 250,000/person (student: KRW 150,000) which include transportation, accommodation, meals, symposium and welcome reception for Oct 21-23. For the symposium participants who do not overnight at Hoam Faculty House, the registration fee is KRW 100,000/person.
Important Dates are as follows,
September 1st, deadline for a participant list including invited speakers
Please fill out the form that is attached to together with this announcement and then send the
email to by September 1st
September 30th, deadline for submission of abstracts
If you are presenting in the plenary session, RG sessions, and poster session, please send an abstract before 30th September 2018.
· An abstract is compulsory for all presenters and each abstract must not exceed 150 words.
The abstract attached with this announcement
· Please submit the abstract file to the symposium secretariat
· Please confirm an abstract template
Poster Presentation Guidelines
For all the poster presenters, please prepare the poster in A0 size to be placed vertically. Each author presents for 3 minutes with PPT slides. Please prepare PPT Slides and bring with USB stick. Only student posters are qualified for the best poster award.
Symposium Secretariat
· Sangjun IM / Phone: +82 2 880 4759 /
· Il-kwon PARK / Phone: +82 2 880 4751 /
· Youmee KIM / Phone: +82 2 880 4526 /
1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
TEL +81-3-5841-5497