WSEAS Conferences: www.wseas.org

1st WSEAS International Conference on
ENVIRONMENT and DEVELOPMENT
(ED '07)

Lanzhou, Gansu, China, September 20-22, 2007 http://www.wseas.org/conferences/2007/lanzhou/ed Hosted and Co-organized by the
College of Civil Engineering and Mechanics
Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000
China
Tel: +86 931 8914569, Tel: +86 931 8914261
http://klmwde.lzu.edu.cn/index.htm

PLENARY SPEAKERS:

Plenary Speech 1:
The technology of debris flow control in the Western China (Abstract)

by
Prof. Peng Cui
Institute of Mountain Disaster and Environment
Chinese Academy of Sciences
P.O.Box 417,Chengdu,Sichuan 610041
People's Republic of China

Plenary Speech 2:
Investigations on Several Mechanical Problems in Windblown Sand Movement (Abstract)

by
Prof. Xiaojing Zheng
Wind-sand Environmental Mechanics
Prof. of Mechanics

Lanzhou University

INVITED SPEAKERS (of the three parallel conferences) -- INSTITUTION -- TOPIC

The following scholars have been invited to present invited talks in the meetings

Prof. Heping Xie, Sichuan University, CHINA (Rock soil mechanics and Engineering mechanics)

Prof. Shanyi Du, Harbin Institute of Technology, CHINA (Engineering mechanics and composite materials)

Prof. Jingping Ou Dalian, University of Technology, CHINA (Structural Engineering)

Prof. H.S. Tzou, University of Kentuchy, CHINA (Engineering Mechanics)

Prof. Wei Yang, Zhe Jiang University, CHINA (Engineering Mechanics)

Prof. Jiachun Li, Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, CHINA (Environment Mechanics and Fluid Mechanics)

Dr. Lili Xie, Earthquake Administration, CHINA (Engineering Mechanics)

Prof. Zhongli Tang, Lan Zhou University, CHINA (Geology)

Prof. Peng Cui, Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, CHINA (Geological Engineering)

Prof. Xuhong Zhou, Lan Zhou University, CHINA (Structural Engineering)

Prof. Yousheng Wu, Shanhai Jiao Tong University, CHINA (Shipping Engineering Mechanics)

Dr. Youmei Liu, CRS Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Co. ltd. , CHINA (Railroad Traffic Engineering)

Prof. Qiwei Han, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, CHINA sediment transport mechanics and riverbed evolvement

Prof. Liangyong Wu, Tsinghua University, CHINA (Construction and City programming)

Prof. Yi Jiang, Tsinghua University, CHINA (Environment and Construction Engineering)

Prof. Hongliang Liu, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, CHINA (Environmental Engineering)

Prof. Dahe Qin, China Meteorological Administration, CHINA (Glacier and Frozen Earth Engineering)

Prof. Yuntai Chen, Peking University,, CHINA (Geography)

Prof. Yilong Bai, Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Engineering mechanics, CHINA

Prof. Gengdong Cheng, Dalian University of Technology, CHINA (Engineering Mechanics and Structures Optimization)

Prof. Shiqiang Dai, Shanghai Institute of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, CHINA (Traffic Flow)

Prof. Wanming Zhai, Southwest Jiaotong University, CHINA (Traffic Engineering)

Prof. Renhuai Liu, Jinan University, CHINA (Engineering mechanics)

Sponsored by WSEAS, WSEAS Transactions on Environment and Development, WSEAS Transactions on Applied and Theoretical Mechanics.

In Collaboration with the WSEAS IWG (International Working Group) on Energy, Environment, Ecosystems and Sustainable Development,WSEAS IWG on Transportation Systems, WSEAS IWG on Urban Planning and WSEAS IWG on Landscape Architecture, WSEAS IWG on Applied and Theoretical Mechanics and WSEAS IWG on Structural Engineering.

The organizing committee calls you to submit your papers, special sessions and tutorials.

INDEXES:
The Proceedings related to these meetings are covered by:

ISI (ISINET),
INSPEC (IET ~ former IEE),
CSA (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts),
ELSEVIER and Elsevier Bibliographic Database,
ULRICH,
MATHSCINET of AMS (American Mathematical Society),
MATHEMATICAL REVIEWS of AMS (American Mathematical Society),
Directory of Published Proceedings,
Computer Science Bibliography Administrator,
AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
European Library in Paris (France),
DEST Database (Australia),
Engineering Information,
SCOPUS,
EBSCO,
Swets Information Services
British Library
National Library of Greece,
German National Library of Science and Technology

More Details: www.worldses.org/indexes

JOURNAL PUBLICATION:
BEST PAPERS: The authors of the Best Papers will be invited to send extended versions of their papers after the conference to the Editor-in-Chiefs of WSEAS Journals. These extended versions might be published in the WSEAS Journals after the conference with additional review. This very limited number of high-quality papers will be announced in the Post-Conference report of the Conference.

No-show authors will be excluded from any further publication in WSEAS Journals, regardless of the quality of their papers. Additionally, they will be required to pay extra shipping and handling fees in order for the organizing committee to mail out their registration receipt, CD-ROM proceedings, and one volume of the hard-copy proceedings.

These journals are covered by:

ISI (ISINET),
INSPEC (IET ~ former IEE),
CSA (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts),
ELSEVIER and Elsevier Bibliographic Database,
ULRICH,
MATHSCINET of AMS (American Mathematical Society),
MATHEMATICAL REVIEWS of AMS (American Mathematical Society),
Directory of Published Proceedings,
Computer Science Bibliography Administrator,
AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
European Library in Paris (France),
DEST Database (Australia),
Engineering Information,
SCOPUS,
EBSCO,
Swets Information Services
British Library
National Library of Greece
German National Library of Science and Technology

STUDENTS COMPETITION:
WSEAS will give out prizes for the winners of the students competition. The evaluation will be based on the recommendation of the Chairmen of each Session. The results will be announced at: www.wseas.org/reports

History of WSEAS Conferences on ENVIRONMENT and DEVELOPMENT:

This is the first WSEAS Conference with this title, but the Society has already organized several WSEAS conferences on Energy, Environment, Ecosystems and Sustainable Development. See: www.worldses.org/history.htm