1. INTRODUCTION

The International Forum on Land Degradation, Soil Conservation and Sustainable Development, 2021 (LASOSU2021) will be held on 21-23 August 2021 in the Grand Cypress Teda Dalian, China, to provide an avenue for scientists to discuss pressing issues on soil loss facing our profession and society. Presently a total of 259 papers have been accepted, of which 66 are submitted by the first authors outside of China. The conference will include 2 slots for Keynote Speeches, 1 slot for Focus Group Discussion, and 25 slots for Parallel Sessions.

2. SCHEDULE & VENUE

(1) Venue

All participants from the low-risk areas of COVID-19 in China are encouraged to take part in LASOSU2021 which will be held in the Grand Cypress Teda Dalian located at 205 Zhongnan Road, Zhongshan District, Dalian, China (Accessory 1). Other participants may attend the meeting via the software VooV meeting, and the participants will receive the ID and SN of the VooV meeting in early August.

(2) Meeting

Arrival at 9:00-22:00, 21 August 2021 (Saturday)

Presentations during 22-23 October 2021

(3) Programme

The general programme of the conference is shown as follows. Please refer to Accessory 2 for details.

3. TYPES OF PRESENTATIONS

(1) Oral Presentation

All participants who prefer to present oral presentations are required to send the pre-recorded oral presentations to the conference team via the email xzxu2018@126.com by 31 July 2021.

(2) Poster Presentation

63 posters are anticipated to be demonstrated in LASOSU2021. The vertical size of the poster may not exceed 1.0 m × 1.5 m, and the author’s institute and paper’s number are essential in the poster. The posters are required to be displayed within a fixed time.

4. BOARD OF ACADEMIC COMMITTEE

(1)  Presidents: Bojie Fu, Rattan Lal (USA)

(2)  Vice Presidents: Desmond Eric Walling (UK), Giancarlo Dalla Fontana (Italy), Guangqian Wang, Jianguo Liu (USA), Jinren Ni, Mingan Shao, Peng Cui, Rui Li, Winfried Blum (Austria)

(3)  Members: Baoyuan Liu, Chi-hua Huang (USA), Chi Zhang, Chongfa Cai, Fenli Zheng, Guobin Liu, Hans Hurni (Switzerland), Jean Poesen (Belgium), José Luis Rubio (Spain), Martin Haigh (UK), Miodrag Zlatic (Serbia), Qiangguo Cai、Rosa Maria Poch Claret (Spain), Tingwu Lei, Vincenzo D'Agostino (Italy), Wenyi Yao, Xingyi Zhang, Xinxiao Yu, Yanhe Huang, Zhanbin Li

5. SUPERVISORS AND ORGANIZERS

(1) Supervisors

World Association of Soil and Water Conservation, Italian Association of Agricultural Engineering (Italy), and Soil Erosion Division of Chinese Society of Soil and Water Conservation

(2) Organizers

Dalian University of Technology, and University of Padova (Italy)

(3) Co-organizers

Institute of Soil and Water Conservation of CAS & MWR, Beijing Normal University, Huazhong Agricultural University, Xi’an University of Technology, Italian Association for Soil and Water Bioengineering (Italy), Beijing Forestry University, Tsinghua University, Key Laboratory of Process and Control of Soi, l , Lo, ss, o, n the Loess Plateau, Shandong Agricultural University, Southwest University, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Yunnan University, and Shandong Division of Chinese Society of Soil and Water Conservation.

(4) Sponsors

MACCAFERRI, Beijing Tethys Technology Co. Ltd.

6. BOARD OF ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

(1)  Presidents: Duihu Ning, Paolo Tarolli (Italy)

(2)  Members: Federico Preti (Italy), Giacomo Scarascia Mugnozza (Italy), Guanghui Zhang, Manuel Esteban Lucas Borja (Italy), Vito Ferro (Italy), Wenlong Wang, Xiangzhou Xu, Xiaoying Liu, Yu Tang, Zhihua Shi

7. REGISTRATION

(1) Check-in

The participants may check in at the Guest Hall of Grand Cypress Teda Dalian during 9:00-22:00, 21 August 2021.

(2) Traveling and Accommodation Information

Please upload the traveling and accommodation information online referring to Accessories 3 and 4. The due dates to submit the accommodation and traveling messages are 31 July and 10 August, respectively. The participants who have already registered online may supplement their traveling and accommodation information based on registered messages (Accessory 3). Others may register following Accessory 4. The conference team will prearrange the accommodation and collection services for the participants according to the registration information.

(3) Registration Fee

Here are the registration fees for the participants attending LASOSU2021 on site in Dalian:

The registration fee includes the access to conference and parallel sessions, lunch and refreshment breaks as scheduled in the conference program, and symposium dinner. The accommodation during the conference will be arranged at your own expense. Please refer to Accessory 4 for the payment method. The regular participants have the opportunity to present oral or poster presentations, and they will receive the conference manuals, representative cards, proceedings, meal vouchers, and other materials in the check-in hall on 21 August 2021.The entourages may attend the meeting and have dinners with the regular participants, but they will not receive the conference manual, representative card, and proceedings.Accessory 5 shows a template of the invitation letter for participant, which may help you to raise travel funds.

8. Why sponsor?

One platform, many connections. As a conference sponsor, you’ll be able to: (i) strengthen your business and establish new clients and through corporate visibility; and (ii) exhibit and distribute your marketing, business development and promotional materials. The conference will adhere to the principle of mutual benefit and win-win cooperation while discussing sponsorship matters with the sponsors. We provide promotion of your brand in the conference materials (Accessory 6). For further information, please contact Drs Yihang Li: xzxu2018@126.com, 18525405667.

9. CONTACTS

(1) Dalian University of Technology

Mailbox of the conference team: xzxu2018@126.com.

Professor Xiangzhou Xu: +86 411 84708946, xzxu@dlut.edu.cn.

(2) University of Padova (Italy)

Professor Paolo Tarolli: +39 049 8272677, paolo.tarolli@unipd.it.

(3) World Association of Soil and Water Conservation

Dr. Pengfei Du: +86 10 68785769, waswac@foxmail.com.