The 3rd Third Pole Environment (TPE) workshop will be held at Reykjavik, Iceland, from August 29 to September 1, 2011. In preparation, Prof. YAO Tandong, TPE co-chair, was invited by Dr. Dagfinnur Sveinbjorsson, chair of the Local Organizing Committee, to Iceland for a detailed discussion.

During the meeting between Prof. Yao and Dr. Sveinbjorsson during July 14-15, preliminary agenda for the workshop was reviewed, as well as the themes for group discussions evolving around climate, glaciers, lakes and rivers and the ecosystem. Participants’ name-list and post-workshop excursion (which is participation on voluntary) were also touched upon, with details thoroughly discussed.

Based on this communication, TPE office will prepare and circulate another round of notice, to enable a smooth progress toward the upcoming workshop.

This workshop, organized jointly by ITPCAS and University of Iceland, will be sponsored by Chinese Academy of Sciences and the President of Iceland.