The themes are also listed as follows:

1. Changing permafrost and its hydrological, ecological and hazard impacts

2. Remote sensing of permafrost landscapes and monitoring technologies

3. Permafrost mapping

4. Reconstructing Past permafrost

5. Hydrological-Thermal-Mass-Mechanical transfer processes in freezing, frozen and thawed soils

6. Frozen ground engineering and cold regions architecture

7. Periglacial environments and phenomena, and their impacts, assessment, adaptation, and mitigation

8. Ground freezing method

9. Subsea Permafrost Dynamics and gas hydrates

10.New developments and applications of geophysical techniques in permafrost terrain

The ISPE 2024 will be held at Ningwozhuang Hotel in Lanzhou, Northwestern China, on October 11-13, 2024.

During this symposium, the organizing committee will organize a field excursion along the Yellow River (Huanghe River) near Lanzhou City in the afternoon of October 13th, 2024. The registration fee will cover the cost of the field excursion. 

Sponsors: 

The Geographical Society of China

The Chinese Society of Cryosphere Science

Northwest Institute of Eco-Environmental and Resources (NIEER), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)

Melnikov Permafrost Institute (MPI), Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS)

Heilongjiang Province Academy of Cold Area Building Research (ACABR)

Organizers: 

Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Science and Frozen Soil Engineering (KLCSFSE) (State Key Laboratory of Frozen Soil Engineering (SKLFSE)), CAS 

Geocryology and Cold Region Engineering Branch, the Geographical Society of China

Geocryology Branch, Chinese Society of Cryosphere Science（in Prep）

Co-organizer: 

National Key Laboratory of Green and Long-Life Road Engineering in Extreme Environment, CCCC First Highway Consultants Co. ltd

International Research Center for China-Mongolia-Russia Cold and Arid Regions Environment and Engineering, CAS

Gansu Provincial International Cooperation Base of Science and Technology for Cold Region Environment and Engineering

Institute of Cold Regions Science and Engineering, Northeast Forestry University, China 

China University of Mining and Technology 

Northwest Research Institute Co., LTD of C.R.E.C 

Qinghai Provincial Communication Scientific Research Institute

Qinghai Vocational and Technical University

Harbin Institute of Technology 

Heilongjiang Provincial Hydraulic Research Institute

Heilongjiang Transportation Information and Science Research Center

Lanzhou Jiaotong University 

Gansu Earthquake Agency 

Lanzhou University 

Lanzhou University of Technology 

Northwest Minzu University 

Jilin University 

Beijing Jiaotong University 

Sun Yat-Sen University 

Nanjing Tech  University

Journal of Research in Cold and Arid Regions (RCAR) 

Institute of Future Civil Engineering Science and Technology,Chongqing Jiaotong University

Qinghai-Beiluhe Plateau Frozen Soil Engineering Safety National Observation and Research Station

(To be updated)

Guodong Cheng, Academician, KLCSFSE, CAS, China

Dahe Qin, Academician, KLCSFSE, CAS, China

Tandong Yao, Academician, CAS, China

Xiangsheng Chen, Academician, Shenzhen University

Yanliang Du, Academician, Shijiazhuang Tiedao University

Rudolf V. Zhang, Academician, Russian Engineering Academy, MPI, Russia

Lev N. Khrustalev, Moscow State University, Russia

Chairs: Yuanming Lai, Qi Feng, Mikhail Zhelezniak

Vice-Chairs:, Qingbai Wu, Wei Ma ,Aleksandr Fedorov, Anatoli Brouchkov (Moscow State University)

Members:

Artem Naberezhnyi, Melnikov Permafrost Institute, RAS

Aleksandr Zhirkov, Melnikov Permafrost Institute, RAS

Ivan Khristoforov, Melnikov Permafrost Institute, RAS

Leonid Gagarin, Melnikov Permafrost Institute, RAS

Shuangjie Wang, Prof., China Communications Construction Group (Ltd.), China

Lanmin Wang, Gansu Earthquake Agency

Xianzhang Ling, Prof., Harbin Institute of Technology, China

Hongxin Guo, Senior Engineer, Jiangsu Sunpower Technology Co., Ltd, China

Shichang Kang, KLCSFSE, NIEER, China

Huijun Jin, Prof., Northeast Forestry University, China

Wei Shan, Prof., Northeast Forestry University, China

Lin Ding, Prof., Heilongjiang University, China

Qing Wang, Prof., College of Construction Engineering, Jilin University, China

Jianhong Fang, Senior Engineer, Institute for Highway Design and Research of Qinghai Province, China

Shijun Gao, Prof., Heilongjiang Provincial Hydraulic Research Institute, China

Jiankun Liu, Prof., Sun Yat-Sen University, China

Jilin Qi, Prof., Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, China

Ting Li, Prof., China University of Mining and Technology, China

Pengchao Chen, China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering Company Limited, China

Enliang Wang, Prof., Northeast Agricultural University, China

Zhiqiang Zhang, Xi'an University of technology

Liang Tang, Prof., Harbin Institute of Technology, China

Anshuang Su, Heilongjiang Provincial Hydraulic Research Institute, China

Yongqiang Li, Northwest Research Institute Co.,Ltd of C.R.E.C

Zhijian Wu, Nanjing Tech University

Dongwei Li, Dalian University 

Xu Li, Beijing jiaotong University

Xinlong Wang，Heilongjiang

Wenbing Yu，Chongqing jiaotong University

Xiangtian Xu, Inner Mongolia University 

Tianliang Wang, Shijiazhuang Tiedao University

Haibing Cai, Anhui University of Science and Technology

Ping Yang, Nanjing Forestry University

Wenbing Yu, Chongqing Jiaotong University, China

Wei Ma, Prof., SKLFSE, CAS, China

Qingbai Wu, Prof., SKLFSE, CAS, China

Mingyi Zhang, SKLFSE, CAS, China

Fujun Niu, Prof., Shanghai Normal University, China

Tonghua Wu, KLCSFSE, NIEER, China

Xiaodong Wu, KLCSFSE, NIEER, China

Zhi Wen, Prof., SKLFSE, CAS, China

Guoyu Li, Prof., SKLFSE, China

Shuangyang Li, Prof., SKLFSE, China 

Yanhu Mu, Prof., SKLFSE, China

Wansheng Pei, Prof., SKLFSE, China 

Jiliang Wang, ACABR, China

Anhua XU, China

(to be updated)

Co-Chairmen 

Qingbai Wu, SKLFSE, CAS, China

Mikhail Zhelezniak, MPI, RAS, Russia

Ruobing Li, ACABR, Heilongjiang, China

Members (To be updated)

Ze Zhang, Prof.,Northeast Forestry University, China

Miao Wang, Prof., Heilongjiang Provincial Hydraulic Research Institute

Feng Zhang, Prof., Harbin Institute of Technology, China

Xiaodong Zhao, Prof., China University of Mining and Technology, China

Jianbing Chen, Senior Engineer, First Highway Survey and Design Institute of China Co., Ltd, China

Jiliang Wang, Prof., ACABR, Heilongjiang, China

Xu Wang (Heilongjiang)）, Prof., Heilongjiang Transportation Research Institute, China

Xu Wang (Gansu)，Lanzhou jiaotong University

Yanjun Shen, Chang’an University

Liyun Tang, Xi’an University of Science and Technology

Dongdong Ma, Anhui University of Science and Technology

Dongyang Li, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing)

Dongwei Li，Dalian University

Dan Chang, Sun Yat-Sen University

Yupeng Shen, Beijing jiaotong University

Fenglei Han，Chongqing jiaotong University

Jun Bi, Nanjing Tech University

Tian Sun, Sunpower Group

Yongtao Wang, Inner Mongolia University

Yuzhi Zhang, Shijiazhuang Tiedao University

Qian Wang, Gansu Earthquake Agency

Liyun Peng, Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture

Chenxi Zhang, ACABR, China

Secretariat: 

Guoyu Li, SKLFSE, CAS, China; tel. 0931-4967290, e-mail: guoyuli@lzb.ac.cn

Guanli Jiang, SKLFSE, CAS, China; tel. 0931-4967887, e-mail: atos@lzb.ac.cn

Shuangyang Li, SKLFSE, CAS, China; lisy@lzb.ac.cn

Yanhu Mu，SKLFSE, CAS, China; muyanhu@lzb.ac.cn

Lin Chen, SKLFSE, CAS, China; e-mail: chenlin08@nieer.ac.cn

Anna Kut, MPI, RAS, Russia; tel.: 7-4112-334912, e-mail:  KutAA@mpi.ysn.ru

Lilia Prokopieva, MPI, RAS, Russia; tel.:  7-4112-390883,e-mail:Ivprokopieva@mpi.ysn.ru

Huiyu Li, ACABR, Heilongjiang, China, e-mail: 783799021@qq.com

Yousheng Deng, SKLFSE, CAS, China

Ze Zhang, Prof., Northeast Forestry University, China; zez@nefu.edu.cn

Bowen Tai, SKLFSE, CAS, China; taibw@lzb.ac.cn

Yanhui You, SKLFSE, CAS, China; yanhui_you@lzb.ac.cn

Jianfeng Zheng, SKLFSE, CAS, China; e-mail: zhengjf@lzb.ac.cn

Qiang Gao, SKLFSE, CAS, China; e-mail: gaoqiang941914@lzb.ac.cn

Bingtang Song, SKLFSE, CAS, China; e-mail: songbt@lzb.ac.cn

Jing Luo，SKLFSE, CAS, China; luojing@lzb.ac.cn

Minghao Liu，SKLFSE, CAS, China; liuminghao@lzb.ac.cn

Zeyong Gao，SKLFSE, CAS, China; gaozy@lzb.ac.cn

.......

(to be updated)

The languages of the symposium will be English, Chinese, or Russian.

Registration on the website is encouraged for convenience through the following link: https://www.bagevent.com/event/8754817. The registration fee is RMB 2000 per person for general participants and RMB 1200 per student, paid online or in-site through Cash, Alipay, and WeChat Pay. The deadline for registration is on September 30th, 2024. 

Please contact the Hotels or organizing committee for detailed information on hotel rates or by the following email: accessibility by public transport/distance to the venue, and eco-friendly status of the accommodations.

1） Ningwozhuang Hotel (recommended)  

No. 20 Tianshui Middle Road, Lanzhou, Gansu, China, 730000

Tel. +86-931-8265888, +86-18215197001

No.8 Building: Two single beds 350 RMB per night (includes breakfast, taxes, and no service charge)

No.1 Building: Both Two single beds and Queen-size bed 470 RMB per night (includes breakfast, taxes, and no service charge)

No.2 Building: Both Two single beds Queen-size bed and 750 RMB per night (includes breakfast, taxes, and no service charge)

2) Hilton Lanzhou City Center

No.3 Tianshui Middle Road, Lanzhou, Gansu, China, 730000

Tel. +86-931-8525888, email: hiltonlanzhoucitycenter.info@hilton.com

 Queen-size bed 500 RMB per night (includes breakfast, taxes, and no service charge)

3) Lanzhou Legend Hotel

No.529 Tianshui South Road, Lanzhou, Gansu, China, 730000

Tel. +86-931-8532888

 Both Two single beds and Queen-size bed 350 RMB per night (includes breakfast, taxes, and no service charge)

4) Shengdu Hotel

No. 268, Weiyuan Road, Lanzhou City, Gansu, China

Tel.+86-931-8336888，+86-19909461038

 Both Two single beds and Queen-size bed 350 RMB per night (includes breakfast, taxes, and no service charge)

5) Lanzhou Aerospace Haiyi Hotel 

No. 435, Nanchang Road, Lanzhou City, Gansu, China

Tel. +86-931-8275666

Both Two single beds and Queen-size bed 320 RMB per night (includes breakfast, taxes, and no service charge)

The excellent submissions of full papers, willingly submitted and peer-reviewed, will be published in a special issue of Research in Cold and Arid Regions. Please submit papers on journal website at https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/research-in-cold-and-arid-regions. 

The Special Issue “12th International Symposium on Permafrost” should be chosen for quick publishing access. The conference will accept about 10 full papers from international entities and, after revisions, 4-6 full papers from Chinese universities and institutes. The submission deadline is December 31, 2024.

Below is the information on the route (distance), time, and approximate cost to Ningwozhuang (venue) by taxi, high-speed railway (HSR), and airport bus.

1.Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport to Ningwozhuang Hotel 

There are multiple ways to get from Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport to the city, including buses, trains, and shuttle services.

2.Lanzhou West Railway Station

Take Lanzhou Metro Line 1 to Lanzhou University Station. From there, walk one kilometer north along the Tianshui Road to the Ningwozhuang Hotel. The entire trip takes approximately 40 minutes and costs about 5 RMB.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Guoyu Li (guoyuli@lzb.ac.cn), Guanli Jiang (atos@lzb.ac.cn), Lin Chen (chenlin08@nieer.ac.cn), and Jianfeng Zheng (SKLFSE1989@163.com).