0n the afternoon of Oct. 14 , researcher Li Rui was pointed as the president of the Council Meeting of WASWAC for the next session by the Current president Mr Zlatic at the closing ceremony of Landcon 1010 & 1st Annual Councilor Meeting of WASWAC.

Researcher Li Rui long has engaged in the planning of water conservation, land resource investigation , remote sensing of the dynamics of soil and water erosion, and made great achievements in the research of regional soil and water conservation and the application of remote sensing in soil and water conservation. At the 10th session of the ISCO in 1999, appointed by ministry of water resources, he made a speech on the bidding for the ISCO on behalf of the Chinese Government and succeeded in getting the right for China to host the 12th ISCO. In 2002, he attended and helped the hosting of the 12th ISCO in Beijing. From 2003, he has been the Councilman of the WASWAC Council, the vice president of the Asian branch of WASWAC.  

World Association Of Soil & Water Conservation (WASWAC) was established in Hawaii, U.S. in 1983Feb, with the advocating of the world-renowned experts in the field of soil and water conservation and the project executives of many development and protection programs. The goal of the WASWAC is to provide an exchanged platform for experts in this field from different countries, thus to promoted world-wide soil and water protection for the wellbeing of humankind. The WASWAC has active member of over 5000, from more than 120 countries. The secretariat of WASWAC is affiliated to the International Research and Training Center on Erosion and Sedimentation (IRTCES)

Researcher Li Rui at the closing ceremony

Researcher Li Rui at the sub session of the meeting