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If you want to participate in the workshops, you MUST attend the Congress.

Workshops will take place on the full day of 28th and the morning of 29th June, 2008 at the International Conference Center, Hohhot, China, unless otherwise noted. Contents of the Workshops support the themes of the main Congress and do not duplicate the formal Congress Sessions.

Specific information on workshop content, attendance limits, and any additional costs can be obtained from the Workshop Corresponding Person (listed below) or Dr. Wang Deli (wangd@nenu.edu.cn) of the Scientific subcommittee.

A shift in natural resources management paradigm: from resources sufficiency to functional integrity
Date: June 28 (morning and afternoon)- June 29 (morning)
Organization and corresponding person:
INRA, CIRAD, Supagro and ENESAD, France
Bernard Hubert (Email: bernard.hubert@avignon.inra.fr)

Grassland learning and livelihoods: exploring innovative tertiary teaching and herder economic opportunities
Date: June 28 (morning and afternoon) – June 29 (morning)
Organization and corresponding person:
The Institute of Sociology at the Chinese Academy of Social Science, China
Wang Xiaoyi (Email: xywang@cass.org.cn) or Zhang Qian (Email: zhangqian824@gmail.com)

The conservation and protection of temperate grasslands: Towards a global strategy
Date: June 28 (morning and afternoon) - June 29 (morning)
Organization and corresponding person:
Parks Canada, Canada
Bill Henwood (Email: Bill.Henwood@pc.gc.ca)

The use of criteria and indicator monitoring of ecosystem sustainability to assess ecosystem services on the Grasslands of North-West China, Mongolia and North America
Date: June 23-27 (pre-congress workshop/tour)
You must sign up for the Xilingol Steppe tour to attend this workshop.
Organization and corresponding person:
USDA, Forest Service, USA
Janette Kaiser (Email: jkaiser01@fs.fed.us)

Reaching herders/farmers: Rangeland extension systems for developing countries
Date: June 29 (morning)
Organization and corresponding person:
Sustainable Agriculture Development Project，CIDA，Canada
Brant Kirychuk (Email: kirychukb@ccag.com.cn)

Inventory, assessment and monitoring of the ecological status of rangelands: a practical approach
Date: June 24-28 Xilingol Field Workshop
You must arrive in Xilinhot to attend this workshop
Organization and corresponding person:
USDA-ARS Jornada Experimental Range, USA
Jeff Herrick (Email: jherrick@nmsu.edu)
Cost: $US 375 per person, covering the expense of food, accommodation, and bus transportation from Xilinhot to Dalinuor and from Dalinuor to Hohhot: $US 75 air travel per person from Beijing to Xilinhot and $US 80 per person air travel from Hohhot to Beijing.

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