China-East Asian Workshop on Biochar and Sustainable Agriculture
(Nanjing China, October 18-25, 2016)(2nd call)
A China-East Asian Workshop on Biochar and Sustainable Agriculture is scheduled to take place in Nanjing China October 18-25, 2016. This workshop is aimed to a joint exchange and sharing biochar technology for sustainable crop straw treatment and soil management in agriculture between China and south-eastern Asian countries. This workshop is aligned to an International Summit on Biochar for Sustainable Agriculture scheduled on October 19, 2016 and followed by an international biochar training and demonstration till October 25, 2016. You will be issued a certificate after attending the training activity. In particular, you will be able to access to lectures given by well-known international biochar experts, mostly from the IBI board panel, and to most advanced biochar production and application technologies headed in a demonstration center nearby the NJAU campus.
This workshop is organized under the authority of China Ministry of Financing, sponsored by the China Asian cooperation project in agriculture and co-sponsored by the Nanjing Agricultural University as well as Sanju-NJAU Biochar Green Technology Center. All your local expenses will be covered by the local organizer while you need to pay your travel to China. Accommodation will be in Jinjiang Inn, nearby the NJAU campus. The hotel is easily accessible and registered by claiming the workshop while arrived. Pls don’t hesitate to contact us while you have any questions, via email to: gxpan1@hotmail.com; or to: Qliangzhu@126.com.
We look forward to meeting you soon and a pleasant stay in the golden autumn in Nanjing.
Yours sincerely,
Genxing Pan 潘根兴
Professor, Director
Institute ofResource, Ecosystem and Environment of Agriculture, NAU
cc: Wei Wei, Office of International Exchange and Cooperation, NAU
Attachment 1 for your response; Attachment 2 of the opening session, as follows
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Oct 19
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International Summit on Biochar for Sustainable Agriculture
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Oct 20-21
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China-Asian biochar workshop
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Oct 22-25
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Biochar training and demonstration
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Attachment 2: Plenary speeches in Open session, Morning,19th October:
l Saran Sohi: Biochar Systems
l Johannes Lehmann: Biochar and soil effects
l Tom Miles: Technology overview and updates in North America
l Stephen Joseph: Technology overview and updates in Australia
l Robert Brown: Carbon negative bioenergy
l Kathleen Draper: Biochar market and biochar displacement strategy
l Guy Reynaud: Biochar and sustainable development
l Annette Cowie: GEF B4SS progress and lessons (TBD)
l Albert Bates: Biochar and global Eco-village
