The
2nd IWMC Symposium conducted by IWMC World Conservation Trust on Sustainable
Use of Wildlife Resources will be held in Chengdu, People's Republic of
China from 22 to 26 November 1999.
I - Venue
The
Symposium will be held in the Jin Jiang Hotel, Chengdu, where all participants
will be accommodated. The Jin Jiang Hotel is a five-star hotel, offering
all facilities of most modern hotels. It is located in the center
of Chengdu, the capital of the central province of Sichuan. Chengdu
is not far from the Panda Bear Reserve and the famous Yangtze River with
its Three Gorges Dam Project.
II -
Objectives
The
objectives of the Symposium are to reinforce the notion of Sustainable
Use as a conservation mechanism and to further develop the potential of
Sustainable Use in the search for effective and practical solutions to
conservation problems.
III -
Provisional Programme
This
programme is provisional and its main purpose, at this time, is to provide
guidelines to the Programme Committee.
Note: Through MKI Travel (in cooperation with the Government of the Province of Sichuan), Post-symposium tours in China are available. IV -
Logistical Arrangements
The Symposium will be conducted in three languages through simultaneous interpretation: Chinese, English and Spanish. A Programme Committee is currently starting its operations to further develop the programme, select the chairpersons, lecturers, resource persons, topics etc. All arrangements such as air travel, hotel reservations, payment of
registration fee must be done through:
Registration fees have been established at US$350 per participant. Only representatives of sponsors, sponsored lecturers and resource persons are exempted from the said fee.
V - Procedures
IWMC World Conservation Trust
You should also indicate:
Step 2 - Your request must be forwarded to IWMC's offices no later than 15 June 1999. Step 3 - Between 15 June and 1st July 1999, the IWMC Board of Directors will proceed with the evaluation and selection of all requests, taking into account, factors such as, the order in which the requests were received, the importance of the organisation (precedence will be given to government officials), the limitation of space, etc, A list of those to be invited will be established with a waiting list. Step 4 - On the first week of July, invitations will be sent to those selected with a full package of information. Invitations will be personal and will not be transferable. Step 5 - Participants will be requested to make all logistical arrangements such as travel itineraries and hotel accommodations with MKI Travel, prior to 1st October 1999. Step 6 - Upon completion of the logistical arrangements, participants' names will be communicated to the Government of China, that will decide on the issuance of an official invitation for visa purposes. We urge all participants to proceed with their application for entry visa in China as soon as the invitation for visa purposes is received from the Chinese Authorities. VI -
Miscellaneous
We, at IWMC hope to have the opportunity of welcoming you in Chengdu.
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