Events
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20 Apr 2021 – Online - 12.00 CET
IAH Europe C&W series, webinar III: SOS drought: Is groundwater the problem or the solution?
Marijke Huysmans, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, will talk about: SOS drought: Is groundwater the problem or the solution? This is the third webinar from our Central and Western European chapters, and coincidently ties in with the abstract deadline date for our Belgium congress!
The webinar, organized by the Belgian Chapter, will be on ZOOM platform:
https://uniroma1.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcpd-6uqzwrGdf9VrpfLqR1kodfq7B7SNwm
ID meeting: 834 0765 7133
PW code: 411060.
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29 Apr 2021 – Online (Brazil/Belgium)
Online: The effect of global climate change on groundwater – From Brazil to Belgium”.
Ahead of our 47th hybrid Brazil congress and 48th Belgium congress, from our two organising committees.
"The effect of global climate change on groundwater – from Brazil to Belgium"
Featuring three guest speakers.Organised by ABAS, Brazil and Belgium congress organising committees.
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27 May 2021 – Webinar
Groundwater, key to the Sustainable Development Goals
Groundwater, Sustainable Development Goals. The "Sustainable Development Goals" (SDGs), multinational and multilateral roadmaps, constitute a great message of hope for the future of human societies and terrestrial ecosystems, currently facing the impacts of global change. Water is part of this 2030 Agenda especially through SDG 6.
Within this framework, groundwater resources (GWR) have a key role to play, directly in terms of hygiene and health, food production (irrigation), protection and restoration of ecosystems and biodiversity and, then, contribute to reduce poverty and inequalities, to education and gender equality, peace, etc.
This First Webinar will be the opportunity to address some of these themes through the experiences of various actors ( research, industry, local government, NGO ...).Price: free
Organised by IAH-CFH, UNESCO, FWP, IHP.
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6-7 Jun 2021 – online
Karst: From Top to Bottom
Multidisciplinary topics. Successive to the international course “Characterisation and Engineering of Karst Aquifers”, a multidisciplinary conference “Karst: From Top to Bottom” will be organised online (via Zoom) on 6-7 June 2021 as a contribution to the “International Year of Cave and Karst“. The conference is open to all, but is especially devoted to younger and talented karst researchers - those preferably, but not limited to, under the age of 40.
Price: Free
Organised by Centre for Karst Hydrogeology of the University of Belgrade. Partners: UNESCO-IHP, IGRAC, Regional Waterworks of Montenegro Coast, City of Trebinje, Geological Survey of Montenegro and Geological Survey of Republic of Srpska B&H.
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20-26 Jun 2021 – Irkutsk, RUSSIA
All-Russian Conference on GROUND WATERS IN THE EAST OF RUSSIA (XXIIIth Meeting on Ground Waters of Siberia and Russian Far East)
GROUND WATERS IN THE EAST OF RUSSIA. This all-Russian Conference is traditional and it is held every 3 years since 1955. In 2021, it will be dedicated to the 95th anniversary of Prof. Eugene V. Pinneker, head of the Siberian hydrogeologists School and to the blessed memory of the organizer of the first meetings on groundwater and engineering geology of Eastern Siberia Prof. Valentina G. Tkachuk.
The conference, which originated 66 years ago, will again be held in the Institute of the Earth’s Crust of SB RAS, Irkutsk, Russia. At the upcoming meeting, for the first time in many years it is planned to consider the results of theoretical and applied research not only in the field of hydrogeology, but also in the field of engineering geology, to discuss a wide range of problems facing domestic and world science.
It is noteworthy that the meeting will be held within the framework of the international decade for action "Water for Sustainable Development", which the UN celebrates in 2018-2028 (A/RES/71/222).
Proposed conference topics:
• Underground hydrosphere. Past, Present, Future.
• Water-rock system. Steps forward.
• Ground waters and permafrost
• Hydrogeology of oil and gas regions
• New approaches and methods in hydrogeodynamics and hydrogeochemistry
• Natural and technical systems. Condition and control.
• Training problems of qualified hydrogeologists and geological engineers
• Youth section “New in hydrogeology and engineering geology”
Before the conference beginning it is supposed to publish its proceedings. Main selection criteria are traditional — novelty of the results obtained. The organizing committee welcomes the reports of foreign colleagues on modern problems of hydrogeology and engineering geology in various countries.Price: Registration fee: Early Bird Registration Rates (April 1-10, 2021) 400 €, Standard Registration rate (after April 10, 2021) - 450 €, young scientists (before 35 years old) - 100 €. The registration fee includes: Conference Icebreaker; 1 copy of the Conference Proceedings; a folder, a writing pad, a pen, a badge, information&schedules brochure; coffee-breaks between the sessions, lunches.
Organised by Institute of the Earth’s Crust of SB RAS Irkutsk National Research Technical University Irkutsk State University Hydrogeological and Geoecological Company “GIDEK” International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH) Russian Public Organization "Russian Union of Hydrogeologists" (ROSGIDROGEO).
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27 Jun - 1 Jul 2021 – Caserta, Italy
MinWat2020
3° International multidisciplinary conference on mineral and thermal waters. (Postponed from 2020)
The different events related to the current spreading of covid19 forced us, once again, to defer the date of MinWat2020 to 2021.
SESSIONS
1. Hydrogeology and geochemistry of mineral and thermal waters
2. Protection and management of mineral and thermal waters
3. Bottled mineral waters
4. Health issues, balneology and balneotherapy.Organised by Commission on Mineral and Thermal Waters of IAH and IAH Italy.
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7-9 Jul 2021 – Online/Budapest, Hungary
International Symposium on Geofluids – Online
(Postponed from 2020 - now virtual event) LATEST!! Deadline for abstraction submission extended to 14 April!!
The declared objective of the Symposium is to bring together scientists, professionals, stakeholders to share and discuss all kinds of aspects of geofluids, i.e., groundwater, geothermal energy, hydrocarbon, geogenic contamination, and hydrothermal mineral resources, with special emphasis on harmonized exploration and utilization. We, therefore, welcome researchers in all aspects of geofluids’ research. Main Topics and planned Sessions include: Energy flow systems and related fluids in the lithosphere; Managed aquifer recharge and groundwater flow systems; Geoenergy, thermal water and hydrocarbon systems; Natural contamination and hazards of geofluids; Fluid–rock interactions and hydrogeochemical reaction.Organised by Organised by the József and Erzsébet Tóth Endowed Hydrogeology Chair and Foundation and by the Regional Groundwater Flow Commission of IAH, in scientific collaboration with the ENeRAG H2020 project of Eötvös Loránd University.
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22-27 Aug 2021 – São Paulo, Brazil
47th IAH Congress – IAH 2021 Brazil
GROUNDWATER 4.0: CONNECTED, VISIBLE AND ETHICAL. As a result of the Covid-19 we are not able to hold our congress in Sao Paulo in 2020. Instead we will have two congresses in 2021, in Sao Paulo and in Brussels. Brazil and Belgium are coordinating efforts to put forward a unique IAH experience to create an opportunity for many more people to participate.
THE 47TH IAH CONGRESS 2021 BRAZIL WILL BE HELD TOGETHER WITH:
• XV Latin American Hydrogeology Congress • XXI Brazilian Groundwater Congress
• XXII Brazilian Meeting of Well Drillers • FENÁGUA – National Water Trade Show
The technical discussions have already begun on the WhatsApp groups for the congress. Themes include: Management Aquifer Recharge, Groundwater and Climate Change, Groundwater Flow, Water Cycle and Ecosystems, Karst and Fractured Aquifer, Groundwater and Gender, Geochemistry, Groundwater Pollution and Remediation, Transboundary Aquifers, Emerging Tools and Tech for Groundwater Investigation, Numerical Modelling
Share the joy and participate in the 2021 Groundwater Congress in Brazil!
Key Dates
14/03/21 - Abstract deadline (new date)
30/04/2021 : Abstract acceptance
31/05/2021 : Registration: Early bird deadline
The call for abstract submission is open! Please, send your contribution!.Price: Range of fees for members, non-members, students - see https://iah2021brazil.org/en/registration-2/
Organised by Brazilian National Chapter of IAH/Brazilian Groundwater Association (ABAS), Latin-Americal Groundwater Association (ALHSUD).
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6-10 Sep 2021 – Brussels, Belgium
48th IAH Congress – IAH 2021 – Inspiring Groundwater
IAH 2021 - Inspiring Groundwater. As a result of the Covid-19 we are not able to hold our congress in Sao Paulo in 2020. Instead we will have two congresses in 2021, in Sao Paulo and in Brussels. Brazil and Belgium are coordinating efforts to put forward a unique IAH experience to create an opportunity for many more people to participate.
The history of the world shows us that water and groundwater have constantly inspired mankind to develop techniques for the production of drinking water, to transport water to people, to control and manage watercourses, to the search for new sources and to combat scarcity. Access to safe water in sufficient quantities is essential to mankind, for prosperity and economic development.
Let the past inspire us to prepare a better future
Let our failures inspire us to constantly improve our techniques.
Let research inspire us to turn challenges into opportunities, and to make groundwater part of the solution towards a society without fossil energy sources.
Let our children inspire us to give our grandchildren a better planet
In 2021, we’ll also celebrate together the 65th anniversary of the IAH … and the 20th anniversary of our Belgian chapter. Did you know that the first president of IAH was Belgian? Belgium is a small country, but we have a lot to give… to the organization of the congress, and we’ll also do our best to make you discover some aspects of our culture, our history, our architecture, and our gastronomy. You are all welcome to join us and to learn from others, to exchange and to transfer knowledge, to learn to know people, to build solutions.
Brussels, September 6th : we’ll be there. Will you?
Key Dates
October 2020: call for abstracts opens
January 2021: registration opens
Stay tuned for information on : https://iah2021belgium.org/ or on linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/company/18626784/.Organised by IAH Belgium (CBH-BCH).
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26-29 Sep 2021 – Niagara Falls, Canada
GeoNiagara 2021
The Canadian Geotechnical Society (CGS) in collaboration with the Canadian National Chapter of the International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH-CNC) invite you to GeoNiagara 2021, the 74th Canadian Geotechnical Conference and the 14th Joint CGS/IAH-CNC Groundwater Conference. The conference will be held at the Scotiabank Convention Centre in Niagara Falls, ON, Canada from Sunday, September 26 to Wednesday, September 29, 2021. The theme for GeoNiagara 2021 is Creating a Sustainable and Smart Future. The conference will feature technical sessions on subjects of broad interest in the geotechnical and hydrogeological fields. In addition to the technical program and plenary sessions, the conference will include a complement of distinguished keynote speakers, high calibre short courses, technical tours, and social events.
National Chapters
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Commissions & Networks
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Publications
Information about IAH’s Hydrogeology Journal and books
Education
Resources, materials and links for the general public, students and professionals
