It is with great pleasure and honor to invite you to participate in the upcoming "Global Conservation Symposium for Dipterocarps 2025" scheduled to take place from 26th to 30th November 2025 at the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in the Xishuangbanna prefecture, Yunnan, China. 

The event will be organized by XTBG, with the cooperation and support of Global Conservation Consortium for Dipterocarps(GCCD) and Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI). 

This conference will bring together Southeast Asian Dipterocarps experts to share recent progress, mutually identify priorities, and develop initial plans for regional action.  This symposium will serve as an initial step towards creating an effective consortium that promotes conservation action, knowledge and expertise sharing, and capacity building at local and regional scales.

Host

Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Theme

Sustaining Dipterocarpaceae: Setting priorities and taking action through regional networks

Language

Bidirectional Translation between Chinese and English

Venue

Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yunnan, 666303，P.R. China 

Schedule

From now to 15th October 2025: Register at Early-Bird price!

Keynote Speakers

Registration

Please complete the registration by filling in your attendance information on the symposium website (https://gcsd2025.casconf.cn/  ).  

Registration Fee

Register as a GCCD member FOR FREE to receive activity updates:

app.sheepcrm.com/bgci/gcc/60e5cc21eb69266864230c57/

(1) The registration fee includes:

■ Dinner on 26th November, lunch and dinner on 27th -29th November, 2025;

■ Airport transfer services between XTBG and Gasa International Airport (26th,29th and 30th November, 2025);

■ Transportation within XTBG and field trip to Mengla during the symposium.

(2) Travel expenses from your home city to the symposium city (Jinghong, Yunnan), accommodation during the symposium, personal accident insurance, and other personal expenses are self-care.

(3) Student participants, please present your student ID to the staff upon registration on site.

Payment Methods

(1).Domestic participants

Participants from within China, please remit payment to the following account:

Account Name：中国科学院西双版纳热带植物园

 Account Number：24093201040000897

 Bank：中国农业银行股份有限公司勐腊勐仑支行

■ Notes:

When making the remittance, please specify: GCSD2025 + Participant's Name. 

（2） International participants 

Participants from outside China, please remit payment to the following bank account (USD account):

Beneficiary Name: XISHUANGBANNA TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE

Beneficiary Account Num: 134094726860

Beneficiary'S Bank Name: BANK OF CHINA XISHUANGBANNA BRANCH

Beneficiary's Bank SWIFT Code: BKCHCNBJ640

Beneficiary'S Bank Address: NO.23 MINHANG ROAD JINGHONG CITY YUNNAN PROVINCE CHINA

Notes for International participants:

■ When making the remittance, please specify: GCSD2025+ Participant's Name.

■ USD is the only currency taken by the above bank account. 

■ The remitter and the participant must be the same person. 

■ Payments from multiple participants using the same account are not accepted.

■ Credit cards (VISA, MC, JCB) and Chinese Yuan (CNY) cash will be accepted at the symposium check-in on site.

Thank you for your cooperation！

Contact

XIE Wanzhen   xiewanzhen@xtbg.ac.cn

ZHANG Guiqiong  zhangguiqiong@xtbg.ac.cn