On behalf of Prof. Deng Wei , the Director of IMHE, Prof. Qiu Dunlian, the chief of the Information Center, and Prof. Xiong Donghong , the deputy chief of the Department of Research Administration under IMHE, warmly greeted the guests. IMHE staffs Chen Wei , Li Xiang also attended the communication and discussion.

First, Prof. Xiong made an introduction about the developmental history, organization structure, research departments, field observation stations, and research achievements of IMHE. As far as the soil erosion issues the guests were concerned, Prof. Xiong introduced the morphological features, controlling factors, key research topics, and cooperative research prospects in the Yuanmou dry-hot valley, SW China. The three guests showed strong interest in the morphological features of the gully erosion. Mr. Will Mahoney warmly invited IMHE researchers to the USA to have an on-the-spot investigation on the gully erosion morphology and related prevention technology. Mr. Chinapatana Sukvibool invited IMHE researchers to attend the 2nd WASWAC World Conference to be held in Thailand in May 2013.

The guests then visited the exhibition hall and the debris flow simulation hall of IMHE .