2019 China Symposium on Polar Science was held in Tongji University

The annual event in the field of polar   scientific research-the China Symposium on Polar Science, was successfully   held in Tongji University from October 7th to 9th, 2019. The annual meeting   is co-sponsored by the Polar Research Institute of China and the Chinese   Society for Oceanography, and undertaken by Tongji University and the Chinese   Society for Oceanography. The State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and   Resource Reuse of Tongji University and the Polar Research Institute of China   are the organizers of the conference. The field of exchange involves polar   basic scientific research, polar engineering technology and polar strategic   policies. More than 400 representatives from more than 100 institutions   attended the conference and exchanged more than 200 papers. Chen Lianzeng,   Chairman of the Chinese Society for Oceanography, Gu Xianglin, Vice President   of Tongji University, and leaders and experts from relevant departments such   as the Ministry of Natural Resources of the People’s Republic of China, Chinese   Academy of Sciences, and Sun Yat-sen University attended the meeting. Chen   Lianzeng, Chairman of the Chinese Society for Oceanography, Gu Xianglin, Vice   President of Tongji University, and Qin Weijia, Director of the Chinese   Arctic and Antarctic Administration, made speeches at the conference.   Academician Wang Pinxian of Tongji University, Researcher Yang Huigen of   Polar Research Institute of China, Researcher Zhou Hongyan, Professor Cheng   Xiao of Sun Yat-Sen University, Chinese Academy of Sciences Researcher Li   Zhongqin from Northwest Institute of Eco-Environmental and Resources made a   special report.

After the conference, a group report was   carried out. The conference reported on 11 research directions which were   conducted extensive academic exchanges,  including the evolution of   cryosphere snow and ice under the background of global change, polar marine   environmental changes and ecological effects, the occurrence of emerging   polar pollutants and the impact of ecological environment, polar biological   resources: basic understanding and utilization potential, Polar paleo-ocean   and paleo-climate evolution and its global impact, the impact of solar wind   energy injection on the atmosphere and space environment of the polar region,   Antarctic astronomy research, polar policy and "Ice Silk Road",   polar strategy and scientific key field seminar, polar station based on the   academic and development seminars on ecological environment and polar   surveying and mapping geographic information technology and applications,   showing the Antarctic ice sheet process and climate change, the   characteristics and changes of new polar pollutants, marine paleoclimate   records, Aurora and ionospheric characteristics and changes, polar ecosystem   and resource characteristics, polar remote sensing and geodetic technology,   polar environmental monitoring technology, and the latest achievements in the   research fields of China's polar strategy.

The polar region is not only a   "strategic Xinjiang region" related to national interests, but also   an important field of scientific understanding of the earth system. The China   Symposium on Polar Science is the most important large-scale academic   conference in the field of polar science. It provides a platform for academic   exchanges and cooperation for polar workers at home and abroad, and plays an   increasingly important role in our country's polar science undertakings. This   year is the 15th China Symposium on Polar Science, which coincides with the   year of our country's "14th Five-Year Plan" plan for polar   expeditions. The meeting is based on understanding the polar regions,   protecting polar regions, and using polar regions. It closely follows the   strategic layout of the "Outline of Natural Resources Science and   Technology Innovation Development Plan", contrasts the "two   unifications" responsibilities of natural resource management, and   focuses on major issues in the field of polar scientific research. It   discussed the key areas and development directions of our country's future   polar research, gathered outstanding talents, and had achieved a series of   fruitful results.