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Welcome 

The Organising Committee of Water Down Under 2008 invites all professionals with an interest in hydrology, water resources and the environment to join colleagues in Adelaide, South Australia  15-17 April 2008. Pre-Conference workshops are scheduled for 14 April and a number of post-Conference field trips 18 April.

 

The proposed Conference themes and sub-themes are:

 

Climate, Rainfall and Surface Water Variability 

Climate variability and climate change 

Flood hydrology 

Rainfall modelling and prediction 

Stochastic hydrology 

Hydrological Modelling, Data and Forecasting 

Hydrologic data collection 

Hydrologic Forecasting 

Hydraulic modelling 

Modelling of hydrologic systems 

Water Management and Sustainability 

Catchment management 

Decision support systems 

Environmental flows GIS/ Remote sensing 

Hydroinformatics 

Low flow modelling 

Sustainable water management 

Urban water management 

Water quality 

Water resources planning and management 

National and International Water Issues and Case Studies

Environmental management 

Mining and water resources 

Natural disasters 

Social and economic aspects of water management

Trans-boundary water resources management 

Water policy and trading 

Groundwater Systems 

Advances in field techniques 

Groundwater flow and solute transport modelling 

Groundwater issues in urban, industrial and mining environments

Groundwater sustainable use and development 

Hydraulics, Hydrochemistry and Microbiology 

Surface water - groundwater interaction

 

The Conference will be held at the Adelaide Convention Centre,  in the centre of the city and adjacent to Adelaide's theatre and restaurant districts.  A three day scientific program, pre-conference workshops and field trip is planned in association with a trade exhibition, a comprehensive partner program and opportunities for all delegates to enjoy pre and post conference tours to some of Australia's  major attractions.

 

 

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Convened by Engineers Australia  and The International Centre of Excellence in Water Resources Management  (ICE WaRM). The Conference is the next in the series following on from the  30th Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium held 4-7 December 2006 in Launceston Tasmania and the International Conference on Water Resources and Environment Research (ICWRER) 22nd - 26th of July 2002 in Dresden, Germany.  Read more about ICWRER here.

 

Masthead images left to right: Adelaide cityscape - South Australian Tourism Commission; vineyards Adelaide Hills and Adelaide Convention centre - Plevin and Associates Pty Ltd

 

 

 

 

 
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