Events
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9-14 Sep 2018 – Daejeon, Korea
45th IAH Congress
Groundwater and Life : Science and Technology into Action. The IAH Korean National Chapter, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM) and Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment (KoSSGE) are honoured to host the 45th IAH Annual Congress in Daejeon. This will focus on how groundwater science, technology and policy can help ensure all have equal rights for sufficient, safe and affordable water regardless of where they are born and live, or who they are.
The topics to be covered are:
T1. Groundwater and Life: Progress towards the Solution of Critical Problems
T2. Spotlight on Modeling, Emerging Technologies and Their Applications
T3. Global/Regional Environmental Change and Groundwater Impacts
T4. Strategies to Assure the Sustainability of Groundwater Resource
T5. Groundwater Quality and Contamination
T6. Groundwater and Surface Water: an Integrated View
T7. Advances in the Study of Karst and Fractured-rock Aquifers
T8. Coastal Zone Management and Water Resources
T9. Groundwater and Energy
Pre-congress training courses and excursions are currently being planned. Mid-congress excursions are proposed to limestone caves, a national geopark, curative springs, a wetland conservation area and the national groundwater information centre. There wil also be seceral post congress tours for participants to enjoy Korea’s cultural heritage.
- Abstract submission deadline: 21 April 2018
- Early bird discounts are available before 15 June 2018.Price: (Before 15th June, 2018) IAH Members $500; Non-Members $600; Students $250; 50% discount for developing countries
Organised by IAH Korean National Chapter, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM) and Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment (KoSSGE).




