Events
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17-21 Aug 2020 – Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA
UNESCO Karst 2020 – ONLINE
Conservation of Fragile Karst Resources. UNESCO Karst 2020 - now online, owing to COVID-19
Western Kentucky University, the George Wright Society, and the Mammoth Cave Area Biosphere Reserve invite you to attend Conservation of Fragile Karst Resources: A Workshop on Sustainability and Community in Bowling Green, Kentucky to be held in August 2020 (postponed from May, in response to COVID-19 situation). This four day meeting will include technical scientific sessions, interactive workshops, guided tours, and field excursions to nearby Mammoth Cave Area Biosphere Reserve and it's core area Mammoth Cave National Park Special events include a pre-meeting field trip hosted by the United State Geological Survey Karst Interest Group and the Cave Research Foundation, the 50th Anniversary of the International Association of Hydrogeologists Karst Commission, and opportunities on two evenings to dine and socialize in local show caves.
The purpose of this meeting is to enhance communication and the sharing of ideas and resources between major international conservation and science programs that protect, study, or manage cave and karst resources. The meeting will bring together a diverse group of managers, scientists, educators, and community partners to share successes and challenges in promoting sustainability and community involvement while protecting fragile karst ecosystems.
All those interested in participating are welcome to join us. Below are major international conservation and science programs that will be represented:
UNESCO Man and the Biosphere (MAB)
UNESCO World Heritage Convention (WHC)
UNESCO Global Geopark Network (GGN)
UNESCO/IUGS International Geoscience Program Project #661 (IGCP)
International Association of Hydrogeologists Karst Commission (IAH KC)
International Research Center on Karst under the auspices of UNESCO (IRCK)
UNESCO International Hydrological Program (IGHP)
International Geographical Union Karst Commission (IGU KC)
World Karst Aquifer Map (WOKAM) Program
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
**Note that although the meeting will include participants from UNESCO programs, the workshop is not sanctioned by UNESCO or the U.S. government.Price: $450
Organised by Western Kentucky University, George Wright Society, Mammoth Cave Area Biosphere Reserve.
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31 Aug - 2 Sep 2020 – Calgary, Canada
GeoConvention 2020
GeoConvention 2020 will host a wide variety of earth science sessions, hosted by some of the brightest minds and thought leaders in industry and academia. (Postponed from May 2020 owing to COVID-19)
For 2020, GeoConvention is incorporating content from GAC, MAC and IAH-CNC.Organised by Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists (CSPG), Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysists (CSEG) and the Canadian Well Logging Society (CWLS).
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20-25 Sep 2020 – São Paulo, Brazil
POSTPONED: 47th IAH Congress
GROUNDWATER 4.0: CONNECTED, VISIBLE AND ETHICAL. -----------COVID-19 UPDATE---------------
With the Covid-19 pandemic continuing and caution needed across the world, the Organising Committee for the Congress in Brazil have made the difficult decision to reschedule the 47th IAH Congress.
Having hoped that the Congress would be the ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ that we could all look forward to, the Committee are deeply disappointed that they will not be able just yet to welcome everyone to Sao Paulo, especially those who had hoped to make long-awaited presentations. They are now considering the best options for rearranging the Congress and will look forward once again to welcoming everyone to Sao Paulo, with new plans to be released very soon. They will be in touch with those of you who have already registered for the Congress or who have submitted abstracts.
Questions or comments? Email info@iah.org.
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The 2020 Groundwater Congress brings together three large water groups - International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH), Latin American Groundwater Association (ALHSUD) and Brazilian Groundwater Association (ABAS). The event will help promote the connection of hydrogeologists from Latin America as never before and strengthen IAH’s reach worldwide.
There will be sessions on hydrogeological science and technologies, as well as groundwater in the wider environmental and societal context. The topics are currently under discussion by eminent world experts across the world. A range of technological innovations are planned to bring groundwater and the 2020 Congress to all corners of the world. Get to know the active groups at: https://abas.iah2020.org/en/find-out-more/ and find out how to access: https://abas.iah2020.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IAH-2020_QR.pdf
FENAGUA 2020 sees the first game-designed groundwater trade show. Look out for the event app, which will be released shortly. You can already check out the participating companies and a 3D video at https://abas.iah2020.org/en/sponsorship/.
LATAM is the official airline of the IAH2020 and offers a 10% discount on the best price at the company’s website. Access www.latam.com.
LEVITATUR is the official travel agency of the IAH2020, book your hotel with special prices at https://abas.iah2020.org/en/official-travel-agency/.Organised by Brazilian National Chapter of IAH/Brazilian Groundwater Association (ABAS), Latin-Americal Groundwater Association (ALHSUD).
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21-23 Sep 2020 – Online
Canada Geoconvention 2020 (online)
Canadian GeoConvention is an annual convention and exhibit produced by the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists (CSPG), Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysists (CSEG) and the Canadian Well Logging Society (CWLS). Held in Calgary, this convention offers delegates and attendees the opportunity to network and learn with fellow industry professionals. For 2020, GeoConvention is incorporating content from GAC, MAC and IAH-CNC and will host over 4,500+ attendees and 100+ exhibitors.
For our 2020 program, we are excited to bring our attendees a virtual platform that can be accessed world-wide, showcasing the latest developments in the geosciences and earth sciences. Further details on the platform will be available soon!. -
6-9 Oct 2020 – Al Hoceima - Morocco
1st International Congress on Coastal Research – ICCR 2020
The ICCR 2020 congress will include 6 sessions covering every aspect of geological sciences, biology (ecology and coastal marine ecosystems), geomorphology (physical geography), climate, littoral oceanography, coastal hydrogeology, environmental (resource) management, engineering, remote sensing, risk management and Integrated Coastal Zone Management. t is with great pleasure that we invite you to 1st International Congress on Coastal Research (ICCR 2020), to be held at the faculty of Sciences and techniques of AL Hociema, Morocco from Tuesday 6th October to Friday 9th of 2020. ICCR 2020 covers all aspects of coastal research including but not limited to relevant aspects of geological sciences, biology (ecology and coastal marine ecosystems), geomorphology (physical geography), climate, littoral oceanography, coastal hydrogeology, environmental (resource) management, engineering, and remote sensing. Policy, coastal law, and relevant issues such as conflict resolution and risk management and Integrated Coastal Zone Management would also be covered by the congress.
The ICCR 2020 brings together delegates from all over the world to collaborate and discuss the most current coastal research studies and projects. It also provides a premier interdisciplinary platform for researchers, practitioners and educators to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, and concerns as well as practical challenges encountered and solutions adopted in the fields of coastal environments sciences.
he ICCR 2020 congress will include 6 sessions covering every aspect of geological sciences, biology (ecology and coastal marine ecosystems), geomorphology (physical geography), climate, littoral oceanography, coastal hydrogeology, environmental (resource) management, engineering, remote sensing, risk management and Integrated Coastal Zone Management. This congress will encourage interaction between researchers from a range of disciplines. It will also provide an opportunity for a large number of doctoral students to offer their first public presentations of their work.
The participants are invited to submit the oral/poster presentation proposals papers. Research Orals/posters should highlight research and training including preliminary results, completed studies and summaries of relevant published research. The aim of the orals/posters session is to facilitate dissemination of research results.Organised by Faculty of Science and Technique of Al Hoceima in collaboration with the Moroccan Committee of the IAH.
https://iccr2020.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/4 
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11-15 Oct 2020 – Caserta, Italy
MinWat 2020
3rd International Multidisciplinary Conference on Mineral Waters: Genesis, Exploitation, Protection, and Valorisation. Postponed, owing to the international health situation concerning the epidemy of COVID-19, from May 2020, to 11-15 October 2020.
The MinWat 2020 Conference will represent an exceptional opportunity to update knowledge about each MinWat core investigation activity among earth scientists from national and international institutions.
The three main scientific topics of the conference will be the following:
A. Hydrogeology, hydrogeochemistry, and hydrogeophysics - Origin, protection, and management of mineral and thermal waters
B. Bottled waters - Market and demand
C. Mineral and thermal waters - Health issues, balneology, balneotherapy, and balneotechnics.Organised by Organised by IAH Commission on Mineral and Thermal Water (IAH CMTW), IAH National Chapter of Italy (IAHItaly), University of Campania, University of Napoli, University of Padova, University of Tuscia and Ferrarelle spa.
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22-24 Oct 2020 – Nicosia (Lefkosia), Cyprus
12th International Hydrogeological Conference
Groundwater resources, protection and management, in our ever-changing environment. The Association of Geologists and Mining Engineers of Cyprus in collaboration with the Hellenic Committee of Hydrogeology member of the Geological Society of Greece organize the 12th International Hydrogeological Conference, which will take place on October 22nd to October 24th 2020, in Nicosia (Lefkosia), Cyprus at Cleopatra Hotel.
The 12th International Hydrogeological Conference envisages in convening people from academia, private and public sector, dealing with all aspects of groundwater. It will be held under the auspices of the Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment of the Republic of Cyprus and it is supported by the Geological Survey Department of Cyprus and Cyprus Scientific and Technical Chamber. This conference aims in gathering and disseminating knowledge and good practices on dealing with increasing pressures and challenges on groundwater resources, protection and management, in our ever-changing environment driven by climate change.
The presentations of the conference will take place in Nicosia (Lefkosia), Cyprus on October 22nd to October 23rd 2020, at Cleopatra Hotel. On Saturday October 24th, a field trip at Troodos, UNESCO Global Geopark which is considered as a unique world geological heritage natural site, will be organized.Organised by Association of Geologists and Mining Engineers of Cyprus in collaboration with the Hellenic Committee of Hydrogeology member of the Geological Society/IAH Greece.
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28-29 Oct 2020 – Online
Online IWRA-IAH Conference on Groundwater & Climate Change
Addressing Groundwater Resilience under Climate Change. Currently, climate change has become an undeniable major pressure on the world’s freshwater resources. Yet, the effects of climate change on groundwater, the most significant freshwater resource on Earth, are still poorly understood. Somewhat neglected by policymakers and ignored by the public, groundwater management, governance and monitoring are less developed compared to surface water, globally. More up-to-date research and knowledge generation and sharing, as well as more efforts to raise awareness of the links between groundwater and climate change are also critical to ensure the sustainable management of this vital resource.
The online conference will address these challenges and priorities in order to manage resiliently groundwater resources under climate change. This conference’s main goal is to, ultimately, promote the sharing and exchange of state-of-the-art scientific and policy knowledge on the links between an increased resilience of groundwater resources and climate change for the sustainable governance, use and management of these resources in all regions of the world.
Send your proposals for oral presentations by Wednesday, July 15th, 2020. More info and details at https://iwraonlineconference.org/call-for-abstracts/.Organised by IWRA; IAH is lead partner.
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17-20 May 2021 – Maastricht, the Netherlands
LuWQ2021 – 5th International Conference on LAND USE and WATER QUALITY: Agriculture and the Environment
LuWQ2021 is an interdisciplinary conference on the cutting edge of science, management and policy to minimise effects of agriculture and land use changes on the quality of groundwater and surface waters. The conference aims to discuss the entire ’policy cycle’ to enable enhancing the quality of the water environment, which includes problem recognition, formulation of technical options, policy formulation, interaction between policy makers and stakeholders (i.e. pressure groups), policy implementation, monitoring and research. The conference also aims to facilitate networking opportunities and to intensify contacts (a) between soil/water related scientists, agro related scientists, social scientists, ecological scientists and economists, and (b) between scientists, water managers and policy makers.
The conference themes and topics are characterised by the following keywords: agronomy, agro-economics, agro-sociology, water management, water policy, hydrology, aquatic ecosystems, terrestrial ecosystems, unsaturated zone, groundwater, surface waters, drinking water, monitoring, modelling, water quality, nutrients, pesticides and other organic agrochemicals, heavy metals.
To give you a feeling for the essence of LuWQ… The key strength of the conference is twofold. On the one side, LuWQ has a well-defined narrow focus on ‘agriculture and water quality’. On the other side, the conference is broadly oriented with regard to the various professional disciplines related to the conference topics. Based on the experience from previous Land Use and Water Quality conferences, it is just the diversity in professional background of participants which results in a multi-faceted conference programme. Consequently, LUWQ offers sessions on a broad variety of topics, all of them however dedicated exclusively to agriculture and water quality. In this sense, the conference topics range – to illustrate by a few randomly chosen examples – from scientific research on denitrification and travel time, …, challenges in monitoring and modelling at different scale (parcels, field, region), …, practice-oriented and technical measures to limit leaching of nutrients and agrochemicals, …, development of management options to mitigate effects on water quality in drinking-water protection areas, including cooperation between local governments, water supply companies and farmers, …, to policy development, and lessons to be learned from policy implementation, e.g. comparison of farmers’ behaviour between top-down and bottom-up implementation of agri-environmental measures.Organised by Organised by RIVM National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, the Netherlands (principle organiser); Aarhus University (DCE and Department of Bioscience), Denmark; Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS); and Umweltbundesamt (UBA), German Environment Agency, Germany. IAH is Scientific Sponsor of the conference.
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6-10 Sep 2021 – Brussels, Belgium
48th IAH Congress – IAH 2021 – Inspiring Groundwater
IAH 2021 - Inspiring Groundwater. The IAH Belgian National Chapter (CBH-BCH) has been appointed to organize the 48th IAH Congress in 2021. It is a great honor, a wonderful pleasure and an exciting challenge to organize such an event. So there we go.
The congress will be held in Brussels, Belgium, from September 6-10 September, 2021, in the very heart of the Belgian and European Capital.
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, to combat scarcity. Access to safe water in sufficient quantities is essential to Mankind, to 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 will also celebrate together the 65th anniversary of the IAH and the 20th anniversary of our National Chapter. Did you know that the first president of the IAH was Belgian ?
Belgium is a small country, but we have a lot to give… To the organization of the congress, we will also do our best to make you discover some aspects of our culture, of our history, of our architecture, of 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.
Follow us here and on the website of the congress for more information in the coming months (www.iah2021belgium.org).Organised by IAH Belgium (CBH-BCH).
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