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IAHS
(International Association of Hydrological Sciences)
The big event on the horizon for IAHS is the Fifth Scientific Assembly of the Association to be held in Rabat, Morocco, from 23 April to 3 May 1997.
The Scientific Assembly will be held in the Conference Centre of the Ministry of Public Works, in Hay Riad, Rabat. The Conference Centre has a pleasant setting of buildings and gardens, and is equipped with all the necessary amenities, including air conditioned halls.It is 20 minutes away by bus from the city centre. A continuous service of shuttle buses will allow easy
transit between the Conference Centre and city. The Assembly will be hosted by the Moroccan Water Resources Association. Similar to previous Scientific Assemblies, the registration fees will cover a free copy of one of the symposium volumes, and there will be reduced fees for student participants. A broad range of lodging options and prices will be provided to suit various preferences. A program of city and country tours will be available.
The Second Circular, to be published in October 1996,will contain the final program and registration forms.
The Scientific Program includes six Symposia (each lasting between 1 and 3 days) and five Workshops (each lasting 1 days):
SYMPOSIA :
S2 Hard Rock Hydrosystems,
Convenor: M Thierry Pointet, BRGM France, BP 6009,
45060 Orleans Cedex, France
Fax:+33 38 643990
Tel: +33 38 64 3609
S3 Remote Sensing and GIS for Design and Operation of Water Resources Systems,
Convenor: Dr. Michael Baumgartner, Geographisches Institute, Universitat
Bern, Hellerst. 12, 3012 Bern, Switzerland.
E-mail: baumgartner@giub.unibe.ch
Fax: +41-31-6318511
Tel: +41-31-6318859
S4 Freshwater Contamination,
Convenor: Dr. Bruce Webb,Department of Geography, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4RJ, UK.
E-mail: B.W.Webb@exeter.ac.uk,
Fax: +44-1392-263342,
Tel: +44-1392-263334
S5 Hydrochemistry
Convenor: Dr. Norman Peters, USGS,
3039 Amwiler Rd., Suite 130, Atlanta, Georgia 30360-2824, USA
E-mail: nepeters@usgs.gov
Fax:+1-770-903-9199
Tel: +1-770-903-9145
S6 Human Impact on Erosion and Sedimentation
Convenor:Dr. Des Walling, Department of Geography, University of Exeter, Exeter
EX4 4RJ, UK
E-mail: Geography@exeter.ac.uk
Fax: +44-1392-263342>br>
Tel: +44-1392-263345
WORKSHOPS :
W1 Scaling Issues in the Coupling of Hydrological and Atmospheric Models
Convenor: Dr Alfred Becker, Potsdam. Inst. for Climate Impact Research, Postfach 601203, Potsdam D-14412, Germany
E-mail: becker@pik-potsdam.de
Fax: 49 331 2882600
Tel: 49 331 2882500
W2 Karst Hydrology
Convenor: Dr Chris Leibundgut, Dept of Hydrology, A. L. University, Werderring 4, Freiburg D-79098 Germany
E-mail: hydrology@uni-freiburg.de
Fax:+49 761 2033594
Tel: +49 761 2033531
W3 Monitoring and Modelling of Soil Moisture: Integration Over Time and Space
Convenor: Dr Reinder Feddes, Dept. of Water Resources, Agricultural University,
Nieuwe Kanaal Wageningen, 6709PA, TheNetherlands
E-mail: Reinder.Feddes@users.whh.wau.nl
Fax: +31 317 484885
Tel: +31 317 482875
W4 Flow Forecasting Under Conditions of Limited Data
Convenor: Dr. Jean Claude Olivry, ORSTOM, PB 5045, Montpellier, F-34032, France
E-mail:olivry@orstom.orstom.fr
Fax: +33 67 41 18 06
Tel: +33 67 61 75 26
W5 Water Resources Assessment Convenor: Dr Hugo A Loaiciga, Department of
Geography, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA
E-mail:hugo@pollux.geog.ucsb.edu
Fax: +1 805 893 3146
Tel: +1 805 893 8053
The response to the call for papers has been excellent. About 260 papers have been accepted for presentation and publication (Six IAHS Red Books will contain the papers and will be pre-published); about 160 papers have been accepted as poster presentations (they will be post-published by our Moroccan hosts).
Please plan to enjoy the Rabat experience with IAHS.
To pre-register write to: Mr. Mohammed Jellali, Administration de
l'Hydraulique, rue Hassan Benchekroun, Agdal, Rabat, Morocco;
Fax:+212 7 778696.
Tel: +212 7 778742.
For more information on individual symposia or workshops please contact the
convenor directly. For more general information please contact the IAHS
Secretary General: Dr. G. J. Young,
Department of Geography, Wilfrid Laurier University,Waterloo, NFL 3C5, Ontario,
Canada.
E-mail:44iahs@mach1.wlu.ca;
Fax: +1 519 846 0968;
Tel: +1 519 884 1970, or visit the IAHS Homepage: http://www.wlu.ca/~wwwiahs/index.html
The International Programme for Technology Research in Irrigation and Drainage (IPTRID) was launched in 1991 in the priority themes of modernisation of irrigation and drainage systems, ensuring sustainability of land and water use, improving technologies for maintenance. One of the most important components of the programme, is networking, which is intended to ensure that the technological research is relevant, effectively carried out, avoids duplication, and is readily applied in the field. To bring the professionals, expecially in the developing countries, together, IPTRID network was established and is coordinated by HR Wallingford, (UK); ILRI (Wageningen, The Netherlands); CEMAGREF (Montpellier, France); ICID (New Delhi, India); USER (Denver, USA) and IPTRID Secretariat (World Bank, Washington, D.C., USA).
The International Institute for Land Reclamation and Improvement (ILRI), The Netherlands, like the IPTRID Network Station has created a Drainage Information System called DRAIN, using DCS/ISI software to help professionals in developing countries to gain access to relevant technical information. DRAIN contains several databases on addresses of institutions, experts, details of training courses and activities, research projects, grey literature, and computer models. This ILRI-IPTRID Network and Information Centre provides Question and Answer services through the DRAIN software and on-line access to the databases AGRALIN, CABI, AGRICOLA, AGRIS, and SOILCD selective dissemination of information; and document delivery. All the professionals interested in utilising the facility provided by ILRI are encouraged to do so and also contribute information on the themes of drainage, health and irrigation by writing at the following address:
ILRI-IPTRID Network and Information Centre, PO Box 45, 6700 AA Wageningen, The
Netherlands
Tel: 31 317 474733/490910
Fax: 31 317 424812/417187
Tlx: 45888 INTAS NL
Email: NABER@jka.wau .nl
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