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JUNE

2 – 4 June 2008

XXIV^TH CONFERENCE OF THE DANUBIAN COUNTRIES
Hydrological Forecasting and Hydrological Bases of Water Management

Bled, Slovenia

The conference is organised jointly by the Slovenian National Committee for the International Hydrological Programme (IHP) the UNESCO’s intergovernmental scientific co-operative programme in water resources, International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) and the Environmental Agency of the Republic of Slovenia. There are several topics to be covered in this conference including:

• Hydrological forecasting
• Hydro-meteorological extremes, floods and droughts
• Global climate change and hydrological processes
• Water Management
• Floods, morphological processes, erosion, sediment transport and sedimentation
• Developments in hydrology

Full papers and extended abstracts should be submitted by 31 March 2008.

For further information visit the conference’s website: (http://ksh.fgg.uni-lj.si/bled2008/)
email: danube@fgg.uni-lj.si

3 – 6 June 2008

GREEN WEEK 2008

Charlemagne Building, Brussels, Belgium

This conference is being organised by the European Commission DG Environment and will take a closer look at the sustainable use of natural resources, focusing on waste management, sustainable consumption and production.  The conference will focus on four key themes:

• Resources and Waste Management
• Sustainable Consumption and Production
• Nature & Biodiversity
• Climate Change

Green Week is also a series of side events (Green Talk, Eur-Oceans awards ceremony, CIP information session, LIFE projects awards ceremony), and of side activities and visits (Renewable Energy House, the House “Living Tomorrow”, bike testing, recycling company, etc).

For further information and registration visit the Green Week website:
(http://ec.europa.eu/environment/greenweek/home.html)

3 – 6 June 2008

10^TH CONSOIL CONFERENCE 2008

Milan, Italy

Besides the traditional ConSoil focus on contamination of soil and groundwater, ConSoil 2008 will again deal with the functioning of the soil-water systems. With this multi-focus, ConSoil 2008 will follow the EU policy that aims at the sound and integrated management of the soil water systems in Europe. ConSoil will thus stay the platform to exchange news and knowledge between scientists, policy makers, consultants/service providers, administrators, site owners/river basin managers, remediation companies/contractors, banking and insurance companies.

For further information visit the conference’s website:  (http://www.consoil.de/)
email: consoil@fu-confirm.de

4 June 2008

WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE – A CIWEM – CMS CONFERENCE
Developing the Draft River Basin Management Plans

SOAS, LONDON

This conference is organised by the Chartered Institution of Water and Environment Management (CIWEM) and CMS.  The aim of this conference is to brief a wide ranging audience on the developments across the WFD work streams and how these interact; in particular how objective setting and the River Basin Planning process will work and affect stakeholders. There will be a strong emphasis on communicating the implications of the WFD for stakeholders and allowing sufficient time for themes to be explored. The main themes of the conference will be:

• An Overview & Planning Framework
• Overview of how objective setting and planning will work
• Objective setting by environmental pressures
• Development of River Basin District Measures
• Highly Modified Water Bodies and Good Ecological Potential
• Classification process    
• Stakeholder views - This presentation will bring together points raised by a cross-section of stakeholders about the progress, direction and issues that are raising concerns. 

The programme has been developed in close co-operation with the Environment Agency, SEPA, Defra and UKTAG.

Further details will be published shortly.

For further information visit the CIWEM website: (http://www.ciwem.org/events/)
email: bob.earll@coastms.co.uk

4 – 5 June 2008

IEMA CONFERENCE 2008
Aligning Environmental and Economic Priorities

Bournemouth International Centre

One of the biggest challenges we face is figuring out how to align and resolve environment alongside the economy in a way that respects environmental limits, improves social standards and continues to deliver economic growth. The IEMA (Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment) Conference 2008 will give delegates the opportunity to explore these issues.  The event will provide delegates with opportunities to network with fellow professionals and to gain professional contacts. In addition to the plenary speeches and workshop programme the conference includes an exhibition, lunchtime seminar programme, membership surgery sessions, a poster session illustrating good practice case studies and latest research. This year there is a choice of 30 workshops and to help to tailor the conference to suit the delegates’ needs and interests each workshop has been categorised as practitioner level, skills development or a round table discussion. Please note that delegates intending to participate in the round table discussions must be experienced practitioners and willing to contribute to the discussions and debates taking place.

For further information and online booking visit the IEMA website:
(http://www.iema.net/conferences/iemaconference/iemaconference2008)
email: info@iema.net

4 -5 June 2008

WATER RESOURCES SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT UNDER EXTREME CONDITIONS
Water Resources Conference

Moscow, Russia

The conference will be held within the framework of ECWATECH-2008 - the leading water forum in Eastern Europe covering a wide range of equipment, services and topics on water conservation and protection, water supply, sewage treatment, etc. The objective of the conference is to enhance collaboration between specialists and knowledge exchange in such an important field as water resources management under extreme conditions.

The conference will be a platform for meeting of specialists involved in different aspects of water resources management.  Participants will gather to discuss the current state and methods of water resources management under extreme conditions and present results of the latest research in order to provide possible trends for further development of resources management policy. 

The representatives of World Meteorological Organization are expected to present the Integrated Flood Management concept, and this will be an opportunity to consider the needs and advances of flood management policy as well.  The International Network of Basin Organisation (INBO) intends to hold a special conference session that will promote including water organizations on the territory of FSU in single Global Network by creation of their own network.  The conference will focus on extreme conditions of both, man made and natural origins.

For further information visit the ECWATECH 2008 website:
(http://2008.sibico.com/?content=list&section_id=41)
email: inbo@wanadoo.fr

5 June 2008

WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY

Wellington, New Zealand and worldwide

World Environment Day is organised by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). It is one of the principal vehicles through which the United Nations stimulates worldwide awareness of the environment and enhances political attention and action. This year the theme is Kick the Habit! Towards a low carbon economy.  Recognising that climate change is becoming the defining issue of our era, UNEP is asking countries, companies and communities to focus on greenhouse gas emissions and how to reduce them.  The World Environment Day will highlight resources and initiatives that provide low carbon economies and life-styles, such as improved energy efficiency, alternative energy sources, forest conservation and eco-friendly consumption.

For further details visit the UNEP website:
(http://www.unep.org/wed/2008/english/About_WED_2008/index.asp)
email: Ms Rajinder Sian at worldenvironmentday@unep.org

5 – 6 June 2008

COASTAL RENAISSANCE IN NORTH WEST ENGLAND
The North West Coastal Forum’s Fourth Biennial Conference

Midland Hotel, Morecambe.

The conference theme is Coastal Regeneration - setting out the national context, regional challenges and opportunities facing the North West. The conference aims to:

• Raise the profile of the coast - its challenges and opportunities - in regional thinking
• Highlight the case for recognition of a more prominent role for the coast in the regional tourism offer
• Showcase North West examples of innovative coastal regeneration projects

It is aimed at politicians, officers and individuals who are key decision and policy makers, plus all those with an interest in the planning and management of the North West coast.

Further information, the conference programme and booking form are available at the NW Coastal Forum website:
(http://www.nwcoastalforum.co.uk/news_events.php?full_article=yes&news_id=49&news_start=&page_number=1)
email: caroline.salthouse@nwra.gov.uk

6 – 7 June 2008

RIVER BASINS – FROM HYDROLOGICAL SCIENCE TO WATER MANAGEMENT

Paris, France

The 9th Kovacs Colloquium will be held at UNESCO headquarters just before the IHP Intergovernmental Council. During the Colloquium simultaneous interpretation in English and French will be available.

According to a preliminary programme the presentations will include the following:

• Sustainable water management by maintaining natural environment in river basin
• Integrated and Participative River Basin Management : A Social Sciences Perspective
• Models, Management and Uncertainty : The future of Hydrological Science
• Water-quality monitoring and process understanding in support of environmental policy and management

For further information and registration visit the UNESCO website:
(http://www.cig.ensmp.fr/~iahs/conferences/2008Kovacs.htm)
email: ihp@unesco.org

9 – 10 June 2008

SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIUM SOIL AND WATER

Conference Centre Woudschoten Zeist, The Netherlands

The symposium organiser, the Centre for Soil Quality Management and Knowledge Transfer (SKB), develops and transfers the knowledge needed by owners and managers of plots of land and sites in order to coordinate efficiently the quality of the soil with the intended purpose. The symposium presents the current status of understanding river, sediment, soil and groundwater systems by integrating results from different national and international research programmes, such as Trias, AquaTerra, Ecogenomics and related projects.  Symposium themes include: 

• Assessing the living soil (and the subsurface)
• Soil and ecosystems in transition (as a result of economic use)
• Fate and effects of chemicals in the environment and interaction with other stress factors
• Numerical modelling of soil, groundwater, sediment and river processes
• Integrated soil, water and river basin management and the quantification of associated parameters
• Socio-economic dimensions of soil and water systems

For further information visit the SKB website:
(http://www.skbodem.nl/index.asp?id=22307&page=inhoud.asp)
email: cora.hoogeveen@curnet.nl

9 – 11 June 2008

WATER POLLUTION 2008
Ninth International Conference on Modelling, Monitoring and Management of Water Pollution

Alicante, Spain

This conference is organised by Wessex Institute of Technology, UK. The meeting’s chief objective is to provide a forum for discussion for scientists and managers working in different aspects of water pollution. Engineers and scientists working in this field must be familiar with a wide range of issues including the physical processes of mixing and dilution, chemical and biological processes, mathematical modelling, data acquisition and measurement.

The organisers are inviting papers on a wide range of topics, including, among others, coastal areas and seas, lakes and rivers, groundwater and aquifer issues, agricultural contamination, environmental monitoring and sensing, mathematical and physical modelling and wastewater treatment pollution prevention. Papers presented at Water Pollution 2008 will be published by WIT Press as a volume of WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment.

For further details visit the conference’s website:
(http://www.wessex.ac.uk/conferences/2008/water08/index.html)
email: ijsolanki@wessex.ac.uk

9 – 13 June 2008

OBSERVING SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS FOR MANAGING AND MITIGATING THE IMPACTS OF HUMAN ACTIVITIES AND COASTAL INUNDATION IN THE MEDITERRANEAN REGION

Athens, Greece

This workshop is the first regional workshop of the series run by the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) and will focus on the specific needs, challenges and capabilities in the Mediterranean region. The workshop aims to enlist strong participation from the countries in northern Africa. Socio-economic issues will remain important in this and subsequent regional workshops (perhaps more important for Africa). Human Activities and their impact on susceptibility to coastal flooding is a key issue.

The workshop will include plenary sessions that focus on identifying and assessing the effectiveness of “best practices”, including the policy infrastructure and decision-making processes that underpin those practices in regions with well developed coastal zone management capacities. The deliberations in these plenary sessions should provide guidance for detailed breakout sessions toward developing an implementation plan to address user needs in the host region, with the development of supporting pilot projects.

Further details are available on the GEO website:
(http://www.greekgeo.noa.gr/geoworkshop1/page01.html)
email: greekgeo@geol.uoa.gr

11 – 13 June 2008

HIDROENERGIA 2008
International Conference on Small Hydropower:
On the Crossroads

Bled, Slovenia

International conference organised by ESHA, European Small Hydropower Association, and SSHA, the Slovenian Small Hydropower Association. ‘On the crossroads’ is the state our energy future stands in today: dependency on fossil fuels and imports, CO2 threat, EU legislation on binding measures, environmental awareness and nature protection.... All these issues are affecting the development of small hydropower in the EU. The programme will include the following topics:

• Policy and new opportunities
• Image of Hydro
• Environmental & Planning
• Engineering solutions

Early Bird registration available before 31 March 2008.

For further information and registration visit the ESHA website: (http://www.esha.be/index.php?id=81)
email: info@esha.be

12 June 2008

COASTAL & PORTS SURVEYING
Seawork International 2008

Port of Southampton

Seawork is the biggest trade event for the commercial marine and workboat sectors. A one-day conference is organised within the event for hydrographic professionals, harbour masters and engineers and ports and coastal authorities. The conference is supported by The Hydrographic Society UK, The Society for Underwater Technology, United Kingdom Harbour Masters Association and Seawork International UK. Topics to be included are:

• Common standards for survey data updating UKHO charts
• 3-D LiDAR photographic close-ups of ports and coastlines for monitoring change
• UK Marine Bill in 2009: progress to law, impact on UK ports and coastal sector
• Cardiff Bay’s annual clean-up and recycling of 1000 tonnes of surface/seabed debris
• Port of London’s hydrography and safety management system
• Wrecks and salvage around the UK coast: lessons from the Ice Prince

For further information and registration visit the Seawork 2008 site:  (http://www.seawork.com/)
email: enquiries@conferencebusiness.co.uk

14 June – 14 September

INTERNATIONAL EXPO ZARAGOZA 2008
Water And Sustainable Development

Zaragoza, Spain

International Expositions, such as the one planned for Zaragoza in 2008, are held over 3 months on a site of no more than 25 hectares. They address a specific theme, which in this case, is “Water and Sustainable Development”. There are 95 countries already confirmed to appear at Expo 2008. The expo is divided into four sub sections: Water, a unique resource, Water for Life, Waterscapes and Shared Water. Expo Zaragoza hopes to promote thought and deliberation to encourage the exchange of knowledge, in particular with regards to lessons learned, best practices, transferable experiences, innovative projects, and recommendations for action.

The Water Tribune was established specifically to bring together the many concepts and beliefs that exist around water and its management – some of which have been long forgotten – and to formalise these various elements so as to discover or imagine a sustainable way of managing water. The water tribune’s main aim is to spread knowledge through forums and meetings.

For more details visit the Expo2008 website:
(http://www.expozaragoza2008.es/Home/seccion=3&seccionRaiz=3&idioma=en_GB.do)

16 – 17 June 2008

WATER MANAGEMENT CONGRESS EUROPE

Prague

The congress is organised by Naseba, a business information company. The ten topics sessions include  Water Resources Management  (River Basin Management , Canalization, Integrated Water Resource Management , Public Private Partnership), Downscaling and Hydrological Modelling  (Climate Change Impact on Hydrological Extremes,  Flood Risk and Drought Risk, Rain Water Harvesting )  and Ground Water Restoration and Management. The forum is designed to maximize networking opportunities, by promoting small groups of discussion and best practice case studies.

It will give an opportunity to discuss future projects with water management specialists and to find tailor made solutions to improve the quality and efficiency of  water management systems.

For full programme details visit the event’s website:
(http://www.watermanagementeurope.com/index.html?pagecode=agenda)
email: teenat@naseba.com

16 – 17 June 2008

SEMINAR ON MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT OF TRANSBOUNDARY WATERS

Geneva, Switzerland

The seminar is organised under the auspices of the Working Group on Monitoring and Assessment of the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (Water Convention).  The Convention is intended to strengthen national measures for the protection and ecologically sound management of transboundary surface waters and groundwaters. The Convention obliges Parties to prevent, control and reduce water pollution from point and non-point sources. The Convention also includes provisions for monitoring, research and development, consultations, warning and alarm systems, mutual assistance, institutional arrangements, and the exchange and protection of information, as well as public access to information.

The seminar is intended for transboundary water managers within the UNECE region (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe), representatives of established joint bodies, and experts with a role in monitoring and assessment of transboundary waters from governmental and non-governmental organizations and the private sector.  The seminar will assess the state of the art, recent progress and the outcomes of transboundary projects on monitoring and assessment of transboundary surface and groundwater. It aims to exchange experiences among EU countries with the implementation of monitoring programmes according to the EU Water Framework Directive, share applicable lessons learned with non-EU countries and learn about experiences, good practices and challenges in non-EU countries. The event will also contribute to the identification of priority areas of future work for the Working Group on Monitoring and Assessment.

The seminar will take place back-to-back with the ninth meeting of the Working Group on Monitoring and Assessment - see the entry below.

For further information visit the event’s website:
(http://www.unece.org/env/water/meetings/monitoring_workshop.htm)
email: water.convention@unece.org

17 – 18 June 2008

WORKING GROUP ON MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT
Ninth Meeting

Geneva, Switzerland

The UNECE meeting will be held back-to-back with the Seminar on Monitoring and Assessment of Transboundary Waters - see above.

The Agenda, registration form and other documents for the workshop are available on the UNECE website:
(http://www.unece.org/env/water/meetings/documents_WGMA.htm)
email: olga.carlos@unece.org

17 – 27 June 2008

DEVELOPMENT AND FLOOD RISK
2^nd Development and Flood Risk Regional Seminars

Birmingham, Bridgwater, York, Peterborough, London, Manchester

The 2008 seminars, organised by Royal Haskoning, aim to clarify the changes in the updated Practice Guidance, supported by local case studies and practical ‘lessons learnt’ from the delivery of PPS25 over the past 18 months. With various local authorities at key stages of producing their Local Development Frameworks (LDFs), the seminars will focus on the challenges and opportunities for delivering PPS25. Supporting tools and outcomes from recent projects and pilots on integrated urban drainage and surface water management will also be presented.  The seminar will address issues relevant to planners at the local and regional level and developers, flood risk managers, drainage engineers, consulting engineers, utility companies, sewage undertakers and the insurance industries.

For further details visit the Royal Haskoning website:
(http://www.rh-developmentandfloodrisk.co.uk/aims/aims.htm)
email: info@rh-developmentandfloodrisk.co.uk

17 – 18 June 2008

GLOBAL LEAKAGE SUMMIT 2008
The 3^rd Annual Leakage Summit for International Water Utilities

London

The Global Leakage Summit is now an established annual event for bringing together international utility practitioners and specialists to debate the challenges and to share solutions from case studies. The programme ‘hot topics’ have been compiled from a research process and face-to-face interviews with practitioners.

For further details visit the Global Leakage Summit website:
(http://www.global-leakage-summit.com/)
email: info@london-business-conferences.co.uk

16 – 21 June 2008

ECRR 4^TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RIVER RESTORATION

San Servolo Island, Venice, Italy

The European Centre for River Restoration (ECRR) has issued a First Call for papers for the conference. River restoration has become an issue at the top of the agenda for water authorities and river managers in Europe, especially due to the Water Framework Directive, which aims at improving the status of fluvial ecosystems in a broad, integrated, ecological perspective. At the same time river restoration is an important tool to implement other directives, such as 91/676/EEC (Nitrates), 92/43/EEC (Habitat), the Bathing Water Directive (2006/7/EC) and the upcoming Floods Directive.

The conference topics could include the following:

• Habitats, species and impacts of hydromorphological alterations.
• River restoration and EU Directives
• Best practices for river restoration
• Evaluating river restoration projects/plans and managing conflicting objectives
• Opportunities of river restoration against flood risk: does it work? Is it worth it?

The event is addressed to water authorities and river managers, as well as hydrologists, geomorphologists, ecologists and nature conservationists.

More background information on the conference and on previous ECRR international conferences are available on the ECRR website:   (http://www.ecrr.org/conf08.htm)
email: ecrr@cirf.org

18 – 20 June 2008

IAHR INTERNATIONAL GROUNDWATER SYMPOSIUM 2008
Flow and Transport in Heterogeneous Subsurface Formations:
Theory, Modelling and Applications

Istanbul, Turkey

The symposium is organized by the International Association of Hydraulic Engineering and Research (IAHR). The purpose is to bring together researchers focused on fundamental laboratory-scale experimentation and mathematical modelling of flow and transport in natural subsurface systems with hydrogeologists, geologists and engineers working on field applications and groundwater management problems.

For details on symposium topics, registration and other information visit the conference’s website:
(http://www.iahr-gw2008.net)
email: symposium@iahr-gw2008.net

18 – 20 June 2008

FIRST INTERNATIONAL IRRIGATION CONGRESS
Management, Technologies and Irrigation Good Practices

Zaragoza, Spain

The conference will take place within the frame of the EXPO ZARAGOZA 2008 during the first thematic week devoted to Water and Land: Territorial Management and Farming. It aims to be a meeting point for scientists, managers, technicians, politicians, businessmen, water users and professionals from all over the world to facilitate ideas, initiatives and technology exchanges to move forward a more sustainable everyday management of the irrigated land in the various world regions. The conference is organised by Spanish Irrigation Manufacturers Association (AFRE), National Federation of Irrigator Communities (FENACORE), EXPO ZARAGOZA 2008, Spanish Ministry of Environment and Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. The conference will cover the following themes:

• Initiatives of improvement of irrigation in the World and their impact in rural development
• Irrigation management models in the World
• Networks and management elements for collective irrigation
• Irrigation of extensive herbaceous and ligneous plants
• Deficit irrigation in protected cultivation and green areas
• Environment, water and irrigation

For further details visit the International Irrigation website: (http://www.irrigationcongress.org/)
email: via website

20 – 22 June 2008

UK ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ASSOCIATION (UKELA) ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2008
The Challenging New World of Environmental Regulation: Shifting the Balance Between Corporate and Individual Rights and Responsibilities

University of Kent, Canterbury

The UKELA annual conference will discuss the shifting responsibilities in environmental regulation. Regulatory reform is a hot topic with a plethora of legislation in Parliament in the current session. Conference sessions include: new approaches to regulation and enforcement; environmental permitting; habitat and wildlife protection and planning reforms.

Key speakers from within government, regulators, NGO’s and legal practitioners will be attending.  Baroness Young, Chief Executive of the Environment Agency for England and Wales will open the conference by discussing the future of environmental rights and responsibilities.  There are organised visits to Wildwood, a UK wildlife conservation centre; Howletts, a specialist centre for captive breeding of endangered species and a walking tour with guide of Canterbury.

For more information and booking forms visit the UKELA website: (http://www.ukela.org/rte.asp?id=36)
email: Andrew.wiseman@bllaw.co.uk

24 – 26 June 2008

10^TH CANNES WATER SYMPOSIUM

Cannes, France

UNESCO, the United Nations University, the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis and the City of Cannes are contributing to this international conference.  Since it was created in 1999, the Cannes Water Symposium has been an international platform of meeting and exchange between political decision makers, professionals and academics, all of them being specialised in the field of water, environment and sustainable development.  The symposium deals with several different activities such as scientific workshops, vocational training seminars, conferences and business meetings.

For further details visit the Cannes Water Symposium website:
(http://www.cannes-water-symposium.com/english/interface_fr/presentation/presentation.html)
email:  cannes@water-symposium.com

24 June 2008

INTEGRATED SURFACE WATER MANAGEMENT
Micro Drainage 25^th Anniversary Conference

The Madejski Stadium, Reading

This conference is organised by Micro Drainage, an engineering software developer.  Integrated Surface Water Management will see some of the UK’s leading decision-makers, opinion leaders and researchers addressing the topics at the top of the government’s agenda. The Pitt Report on last summer’s flooding has made flooding and water management a vote-influencing concern, with radical new policies in the pipeline, including the possible return of the municipal engineer.   With political barriers to change and investment beginning to crumble, anyone in the industry who is concerned about regulatory compliance, planning approval and development strategy should attend this event.

For further details visit the Micro Drainage website:
(http://www.microdrainage.co.uk/mdwork.asp)
email: sales@microdrainage.co.uk

24 – 27 June 2008

SIDISA.08
International Symposium on Sanitary and Environmental Engineering

Florence, Italy

SIDISA (International Symposium on Sanitary and Environmental Engineering) is an annual conference of the ANDIS (Italian Association on Sanitary and Environmental Engineering), and is being organised in collaboration with the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering of the University of Florence. During the SIDISA.08, a special session is dedicated to the theme of Modelling and Automation of Water and Wastewater treatment processes.

The congress is an opportunity to outline the state of the art and current national and international trends on the theme of environmental protection, management and monitoring. Traditionally, the symposium is not only for the scientific community, but also encourages the participation of professionals and practitioners involved in environmental protection and control.

For more information visit the SIDISA.08 website:
(http://www.andistoscana.it/sidisa08/index.php?lang=eng)
email: info@andistoscana.it

25 –27 June 2008

8^TH NFP (NATIONAL FOCAL POINTS) COORDINATION SEMINAR

CEDEX Madrid, Spain

This seminar is organised by EMWIS, Euro-Mediterranean Water Information System.  The seminar covers several topics including EMWIS activities between December 2003 and June 2008, a review of NFP achievements and possible follow up and discussions on EMWIS NFP future priorities.  On day two there will be country presentation on working group topics including drought and water scarcity, waste water reuse and monitoring networks.  There will be a talk on the basic principle on WISE, Water Information System for Europe.  The Seminar will end on the 27th with a visit to Water EXPO in Zaragoza.

For further details visit the EMWIS website:
(http://www.emwis.net/documents/meetings/fol725266/nfpco2008)
email: info@semide.org

JULY

1 July 2008

FLOODS ‘N’ SUDS

Tewkesbury

This conference is organised by Hydro International.  One year on from the floods of 2007 there has been much activity in stormwater management. There have been independent studies and reports produced on the flooding that occurred in cities such as Hull followed by Sir Michael Pitt’s interim report into the summer floods, with the second and final report due this summer, as well as the Environment Agency’s ‘Review of the 2007 Floods’. Together with the WFD implementation there are several issues that need to be addressed in a co-ordinated and structured way. The conference aims to unravel the issues, examine what progress is being made and provide some answers and show examples of where good practice is being used to deal with stormwater from source to sea.  Some key topics covered include:

• Future Water
• Improving Surface Water Drainage
• EFRA Flooding report
• DEFRA Making Space for Water
• Integrated Urban Drainage Pilots
• Code for Sustainable Homes
• Water Framework Directive

For further details visit the Hydro International website:
(http://www.hydrointernational.biz/other/information_conferences.php)
email: enquiries@hydro-international.co.uk

1 July 2008

THE APPLICATION OF SPACIAL INFORMATION TO MARINE MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING
Coastal Futures 2008

SOAS, London

This conference is organised by CMS, Coastal Management for Sustainability. Over the last decade there has been a widespread uptake of technologies that allow spatial information to be collected from the marine environment and then use it with a wide variety of computing software.  These technologies are now becoming more accessible, affordable and user friendly.  The aim of this conference is to explore where this development is leading, and using case studies from different sectors, what practical lessons can be taken forward in elation to the application of spatial information to resource management, decision making and the broader issues of planning in the marine environment.  The objectives are to describe the diversity of applications, to understand how spatial information is being used and the issues it raises and to explore what future developments and opportunities are arising.

For more information and registration visit the CMS website:
(http://www.coastms.co.uk/Conferences/SPM08.html)
email: bob.earl@coastms.co.uk

1 – 2 July 2008

CONVENTION ON THE PROTECTION AND USE OF TRANSBOUNDARY WATERCOURSES AND INTERNATIONAL LAKES

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

This workshop is organised by UNECE, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.  The workshop aims to share experiences and thus assist governments in developing strategies for adaptation to climate change in the water sector and the related health aspects, assess information needs for elaborating such adaptation strategies based on well informed data and information and especially address the benefits of and mechanisms for transboundary cooperation in adaptation activities.  The workshop will address institutional, policy, legal, scientific and financial aspects of adaptation in the water sector, including cross cutting issues such as education.  It will also give an opportunity to present to a wider audience the draft Guidance on water and adaptation to climate change, for discussions and comments and to enrich it with examples and good practice.  The workshop is open to experts dealing with water and climate change issues from relevant national, regional and local authorities, the private sector or non-governmental organizations from all UNECE member countries as well as for experts from international organizations.

For further information visit the UNECE website:
(http://www.unece.org/env/water/meetings/water_climate_workshop.htm)
email: Water.convention@unece.org

1 – 3 July 2008

43^RD FLOOD AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE 2008

Manchester

The conference is organised jointly by the Environment Agency and Defra. As the leading event for flood and coastal management professionals, it regularly attracts over 450 delegates from central and local government, operating authorities, contractors and consultants. The conference provides an important forum for experts and practitioners to share policy developments, research results and practical solutions. It will feature keynote presentations as well as a wide range of technical sessions, workshops and debates alongside an exhibition and networking area showcasing the latest developments in flood defence and coastal management. Featured speakers include Sir Michael Pitt, Chair of Independent Government Review of Summer 2007 Floods and Cllr Carl Minns, Leader of Hull City Council.

For further details and registration visit the Environment Agency website:
(http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/subjects/flood/1217883/1736606/?version=1)
email: lauradg@procon-conferences.co.uk

2 July 2008

WATER UK 6^TH CUSTOMER CONFERENCE 2008

Maple House, Birmingham

The conference is organised by Water UK, which represents all UK water and wastewater service suppliers at national and European level. Key speakers include Dame Yve Buckland, Chair, CC Water and Andrew Dunn, Director of Consumer Protection, Ofwat.  This conference will give the opportunity to:

• Consider the impact of PR09 and competition on the customer
• Explore the ways consumers are empowered through robust consumer representation
• Promote an understanding of the needs, expectations and obligations of customers
• Support water companies with the challenges of customer communication on areas such as: climate change, leakage, profits and metering
• Discuss corporate reputation within the water industry

For further details visit the Water UK website:
(http://www.water.org.uk/home/events/events/water-uk-6th-customer-conference?quarter=26)
email: eiannaccone@water.org.uk

4 July 2008

FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME 7 (FP7) INFORMATION DAY

Aston University, Birmingham

This information day is organised by Defra, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and the Food Standards Agency. The main focus of the meeting will centre on the FP7 Thematic Areas:

• Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Biotechnology (FAFB)
• Environment (including climate change)(ENV).

The meeting will feature presentations from the European Commission and National Contact Point (NCP) speakers on the FAFB and ENV. There will also be presentations on the 2009 Calls for Proposals scheduled to open for both thematic areas in July 2008. The meeting will also touch upon other FP7 activities such as European Cooperation in the field of Science and Technology (COST), Marie Curie and current ERANET call opportunities.

For more details and registration visit the DEFRA website:  (http://www.defra.gov.uk/science/how/europe.htm)
email: laurie.broadbere@defra.gsi.gov.uk

6 July 2008

BIG JUMP 2005 - 2015
EUROPEAN RIVER SWIMMING DAY

Various

Big Jump is a campaign by European Rivers Network (ERN). The ‘Big Jump’ project includes numerous actions, like the organisation of a series of transboundary swimming days on different European water basins. Everybody swims in the rivers the same day, at the same hour, in European rivers, from the sources and the glaciers to the oceans. If swimming or jumping in the river is not possible, other events can be organised to celebrate the river. Educational events on the theme of water quality or river restoration are always held during these events. The Big Jump aims at reconciliation of people with their rivers.    Reconciliation is an essential element to gain people’s support to the big European restoration effort for rivers and wetlands, expressed in the EU WFD.  The project will culminate in 2010 and 2015 with the European River Swimming Day on all the big river basins or stretches where the quality standard has been reached. During the interim years 2006 - 2009 intermediary Big Jumps are organised on regional or basin wide scale.

For further details visit the Big Jump website: (http://www.rivernet.org/bigjump/)
email: infobigjump@rivernet.org

6 – 10 July 2008

iEMSs 2008
International Conference on Environmental Modelling and Software

Barcelona, Catalonia

The congress, organised by the International Environmental Modelling & Software Society (iEMSs), joins together several interest groups working in different but complementary features and/or scientific fields in Environmental Modelling, Assessment, Decision Making and Information Technologies. This time, the focus will be stressed on Integrating Sciences and Information Technology for Environmental Assessment and Decision Making. The congress will be built around three complementary tracks of plenary sessions, sessions and workshops.

The congress will run Thematic Workshops in parallel with Sessions. In particular, the W6 Workshop Integrated solution support systems for water management is linked with the S6 Session: Integrated Catchment Management: How can modelling tools and techniques help?

For further information visit the iEMSs website:
(http://www.iemss.org/iemss2008/index.php?n=Main.HomePage)
email: iemss2008@lsi.upc.edu

10 – 12 July 2008

INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SEDIMENT MANAGEMENT, I2SM

Lille, France

For many decades, waterways have been exposed to a wide variety of contaminants. Even if regulations and a better control of contaminants have been established to reduce their emission, many contaminants are still present in bottom sediments.

The symposium will review recent advances on sediments management related research and focus on engineering aspects. It will provide an opportunity for experts and engineers all over the world to meet and share their experience.

The first circular calls for paper on the following main topics:

• Management of dredging operation and storage of sediments
• Treatments of contaminated sediments
• Transport of contaminants
• Ecotoxicological approaches and developments of biotests
• Analyses and water treatments
• Beneficial uses of dredging marine and river sediments in civil engineering
• Other beneficial uses in other fields.

For further information visit the SedNet website:
(http://www.sednet.org/component/option,com_remository/Itemid,83/func,fileinfo/id,198/)
email: abriak@ensm-douai.fr

18 – 22 July 2008

ESOF2008

Barcelona, Spain

EuroScience Open Forum (ESOF) aims to foster debate and enhance communication on science, presenting the current trend of European science, technology, social sciences and the humanities. ESOF encourages creative formats, multidisciplinary panels and debates of various forms. Special consideration will be given to proposals that bring together:

• Different disciplines
• Sessions that profile leading science issues and research
• Innovative session formats and communication styles
• Sessions that foster genuine debate and discussion.

More details are available on the Forum’s website:  (http://www.esof2008.org)
email: info@esof2008.org

AUGUST

17 – 23 August 2008

WORLD WATER WEEK 2008
Progress and Prospects on Water: For a Clean and Healthy World

Stockholm, Sweden

The aim of the World Water Week in Stockholm is to serve, on an annual basis, as the main arena for an exchange of views and experiences between members of the scientiӿc, business, policy and civil society communities in order to advance efforts related to water, the environment, livelihoods and poverty reduction. The date for the next event has been announced. Second Announcement and Call for Registration will be available in April 2008.

For further details visit the World Water Week website:
(http://www.worldwaterweek.org/worldwaterweek/index.asp)
email: katarina.andrzejewska@siwi.org

25 – 29 August 2008

IWA DIPCOM 2008
The 12^th International Conference on Integrated Diffuse Pollution Management

Khon Kaen, Thailland

The conference will aim to coordinate and share the information in the various aspects on diffuse pollution with the focus on integrated diffuse pollution management. The conference will be a place for developing the knowledge of diverse groups of researchers and participants, each with a critical stake in diffuse pollution, abatement and integrated management.

It also provides opportunities for individuals spanning a broad scope which are engineers, hydrologists, biologists, ecologists, economists, attorneys, public officials, and governmental planners among them to present innovative idea and experiences to better understand and achieve the sustainable environmental management through integrated diffuse pollution management program. The conference will be scoped on diffuse/non-point sources pollution, soil and surface water/groundwater contamination, estimation of pollution loads, measurement and monitoring methods and impact on receiving environmental receptors.

For further information visit the organisers’ website:  (http://www.envicenter.com/iwa2008/web/index.php)
email: info@envicenter.com or ehsm@kku.ac.th

25 – 29 August 2008

EUROSOIL CONGRESS 2008: SOIL - SOCIETY - ENVIRONMENT

Vienna, Austria

Organised by the European Confederation of Soil Science Societies (ECSSS), the congress’ programme includes 30 Symposia and 9 Workshops. ECSSS was founded by 21 presidents of European soil science societies during the EUROSOIL Conference 2004 in Freiburg, Germany, in September 2004. The new Confederation is a regional member of the International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS).

For details of the programme, registration and other information on the congress visit the ECSSS website:
(http://www.ecsss.net/web/frontend/view.php?MENUEID=230)
email: winfried.blum@boku.ac.at

31 August – 5 September 2008

11^TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON URBAN DRAINAGE,
11 ICUD

Edinburgh International Conference Centre, Edinburgh

The conference, organised jointly by the International Water Association (IWA) and the International Association of Hydraulic Engineering and Research (IAHR), proposes to inform urban drainage professionals, designers, practitioners and researchers of the latest advances, concepts, design and best practice across all technical, environmental, social and economic aspects of urban drainage. The theme of 11ICUD is ‘ Integrated Drainage Planning in Times of Rapid Change’.

For more information visit the conference’s website: (http://11icud.org/)
email: enquiries@11icud.org

SEPTEMBER

1 September 2008

SEFTON COASTAL CONFERENCE 2008

Landform, Ecology and Management

The Sefton Coast Partnership will be holding the conference  to celebrate 30 years of the Sefton Coast Partnership will be holding a conference in September 2008 to celebrate 30 years of the Sefton Coast Partnership and to formally document the progress in understanding that has been made since the Sands Dunes of the Sefton Coast conference held in 1991. It will cover all of the Sefton Coast and will focus on those areas, which were previously not covered, inadequately covered or where there have been substantial advances. Areas to be covered include:

• To celebrate 30 years of partnership on the Sefton Coast.
• To update the Sand Dunes of the Sefton Coast and extend the coverage to include all of the Sefton Coast.
• To publicise the updating of the Sefton Coast Database
• To raise the profile of the Sefton Coast
• To document examples of good practice on the Sefton Coast.