Jointly, the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) invite the specialized faculty and their assistants to participate in an Egyptian-Chinese Workshop entitled

"Sustainable Rural/Regional Development"

Date: 29 – 30 November 2010

Venue: Suez Canal Region Center, Ismailia

Key Topics

Human resources and sustainable development; natural resources and sustainable development; air, water and soil pollution and their effect on the environment; sand dunes and how to stop them; climate changes and their impact on the environment; role of NGOs and civil society in development; sustainable development in big cities; sustainable rural development and planning; and regional sustainable development and planning

-Interested researchers are invited to submit a worksheet in English at the following address:

Arab Republic of Egypt

Academy of Scientific Research & Technology

Floor 6 – Cultural and Scientific Relations Sector

 101 Kasr El-Eini St., Cairo-Egypt

*Deadline: September 25, 2010

*For more inquiries, contact the following e-mail address:

asrtagreement@yahoo.com

**Kindly send a copy of your worksheet to mkb00@fayoum.edu.eg