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Job Vacancies and rivers-list@iahr.org
Rivers-list@iahr.org is providing a useful role in complementing
NewsFlash for disseminating information on specialist jobs in
consulting and research. Agriconsulting SpA in Rome, Italy recently
found good candidates for a temporary watershed modelling specialist
post. If you are looking for specialist personnel in river research
and engineering, or are interested in topics related to river
engineering and research why not subscribe? To join send an email
containing the word "subscribe" to rivers-list-request@iahr.org
IAHR Fluid Mechanics Section:
The IAHR Fluid Mechanics Section seeks nominations for hosting
the following symposia:
*6th International Symposium on Stratified Flows (ISSF): The successor
to the 5th ISSF held in Vancouver in July 2000 is to be held in
2006
*4th International Symposium on Environmental Hydraulics (ISEH):
The successor to the 3rd ISEH held in Tempe, Arizona, is to be
held in 2004.
Outline nominations for either of the above meetings, with suggested
dates, scope, objectives and institution infrastructure should
be submitted as soon as possible to Peter A. Davies, the Section
Chair ( e-mail: p.a.davies@dundee.ac.uk
), and by July 1st at the latest.
Publishers Corner:
The IAHR Members Directory and website contains a full list of
leading publishers (see "eLibrary") active in our field.
However, there is a vast amount of interesting "grey"
literature published through small publishers such as research
institutes, universities. A few examples are given below:
*Delft Hydraulics has on its web site a well organised list of
publications in all fields related to IAHR activities: www.wldelft.nl/rnd/publ/books/index.html
*Center for Applied Coastal Research at the University of Delaware,
USA publishes Reports on all aspects of research in coastal engineering
at
www.coastal.udel.edu/publications.html
*UK research and consultancy organisation HR Wallingford website
containing a searchable list of titles covering catchments, coastal,
estuaries, ports and rivers
www.hrwallingford.co.uk/publications/search.asp
*CEDEX, the Spanish national research and consultancy organisation
(and home of the IAHR Secretariat) website contains a highly detailed
list of publications in the Spanish language of interest to water
specialists:
www.cedex.es/documentacion/publicaciones.html
*The Water and Environment Bookshop, part of WRC in the UK, publishes
books in the water and waste sector including recently the 4th
Edition of the well-known sewer rehabilitation manual: www.webookshop.com/webookshop.nsf
*VNIIG, the Russian Research Institute of Hydraulic Engineering,
publishes a list of reports and monographs (in English) at: www.vniig.ru/en/pub/publications.htm
*Dr Hubert Chanson maintains a useful website at the University
of Queensland on environmental fluid mechanics, hydraulics and
water sciences including articles reports and photographic material:
www.uq.edu.au/~e2hchans/url_menu.html
Please let us know if you would like IAHR to publish more of this
kind of information, and send us your suggestions.
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Latest Conference News:
Fifth International IAHR Conference
on Hydroinformatics
July 1-5, 2002, Cardiff, Wales, UK
The Conference will be opened by Her Royal Highness the Princess
Royal
E-mail: SummersC@Cardiff.ac.uk
Website: www.cardiff.ac.uk/engin/news/confs/hydro
ETC9 -Euromech 9th European Turbulence
Conference
July 2-5, 2002, Southampton, UK
The final abstracts listing and programme will be shortly posted
on the Conference website.
E-mail: icms@dial.pipex.com
Website: www.etc9.soton.ac.uk/
Hydraulic Measurements and Experimental
Methods Conference
July 28-August 1st, 2002, Estes Park, Colorado, USA
*Note that June 24th is the deadline for a 20% discount on registration
fee. Members of IAHR and EWRI are eligible for a $85 saving.
*The papers submission deadline has been extended to July 1st.
*A full list of the keynote speakers and their Paper titles is now
available on the Conference website
Website: www.ewrinstitute.org/hmem/
2002 Riversymposium
5th International River Management Symposium
September 3-6, 2002, Queensland, Australia
Registration is now open for the 2002 Riversymposium. Online registration
is available at www.riverfestival.com.au. Registration brochures
can be downloaded from the website or mailed on request.
The Water Sensitive Urban Design Conference, 2nd Australian Weirs
Workshop and the International Transfer of River Basin Development
Experience: Australia and the Mekong Region Workshop will be held
in the same week and in cooperation with Riversymposium 2002.
Contact: Dr Selina Ward
E-mail: selina@riverfestival.com.au
Website: www.riverfestival.com.au
River Flow 2002 - International Conference
on Fluvial Hydraulics
September 4-6, 2002, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
The Conference website has just been updated with new information
such as a list of the keynote speakers and a list of accepted papers.
e-mail : riverflow@gce.ucl.ac.be
website : www.gce.ucl.ac.be/riverflow/home.html
5th International Conference on Coasts
and Ports & Marine Structures
ICOPMAS
October 14-17, 2002, Ramsar, Iran
Extended Abstracts due April 30th, 2002
Special registration fees before July 31st, 2002
Registration deadline: September 31st, 2002
E-mail: icopmas@ir-pso.com
Website: www.irpso.com
16th IAHR International Symposium on Ice
December 2-6, 2002, Dunedin, New Zealand
The organisers of the Symposium have received over 200 abstracts.
By the beginning
of May, most of these abstracts will be available on-line at:
www.physics.otago.ac.nz/~nzice/.
The deadline for papers submission is August 2nd, 2002 and the early
registration fee deadline is September, 13th 2002.
Contact: Pat Langhorne
E-mail: nzice@physics.otago.ac.nz
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Green Cross International
Green Cross International is collecting signatures for the negotiation
of an International Framework Convention on Water. The aim is to
mobilize the political and economic
will needed in order to provide safe drinking water and sanitation
to the millions who still live without access to these basic needs.
You can download the global peoples' petition at: www.i-s-w.org/doc_petition.htm
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 Water
is Beautiful!
Well-known photographer Philippe
Bourseiller has started a major project sponsored by UNESCO to produce
a book of photographs on water topics.
He would like help in suggestions for locations for photos on topics
relating to every aspect of water. A list of the themes and sub-themes
of the book may be viewed in the E-library section of our website
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http://www.iahr.org/e-library/testing.htm
together with details of the information he needs.
Contact: Philippe Bourseiller
E-mail: phbourseiller@club-internet.fr
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IMPACT Project - Investigation of Extreme
Flood Processes & Uncertainty
May 16-17, 2002, HR Wallingford, Wallingford, UK
The EC-funded IMPACT Project addresses the assessment and reduction
of risks
from extreme flooding caused by natural events or the failure of
dams or flood defence structures. This 2-day workshop will offer
an introduction to the research work being undertaken, along with
a state-of-the-art review in each of the areas.
E-mail: mwm@hrwallingford.co.uk
Website: www.impact-project.net
Good Practices in Coastal Zone Management
and Coastal Defence
June 7-8, 2002, Porto, Portugal
E-mail: congress.porto@abreu.pt
2nd MITCH Workshop
Advances in Flood Forecasting, Flood Warning & Emergency Management:
Translating Research Advances into Practical Benefits.
June 10-12, 2002, Barcelona, Spain
Contact: Bridget Woods Ballard at HR Wallingford, UK
E-mail: baw@hrwallingford.co.uk
Website: www.mitch-ec.net
2nd International Conference on New Trends
in Water and Environmental Engineering for Safety and Life: Eco-Compatible
Solutions for Aquatic Environments
June 24-28, Capri, Italy
E-mail: info@capri2002.com
Website: www.capri2002.com
HydroVision 2002
July 29-August 2, 2002, Oregon, USA
E-mail: hydrovision@hcipub.com
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Water Dome
August 28-September 3, 2002, Johannesburg, South Africa
A "Water Dome" exhibition is being organised at the UN
World Summit on Sustainable Development. This event sponsored by
the Dutch Government will help provide a focus on water issues at
the Summit. For more information visit www.waterdome.net/
5th International Conference on "Water
resources management in the era of transition"(EWRA)
September 4-8, 2002, Athens, Greece
The conference is organised jointly by the National Technical University
of Athens and
the Greek Committee for Water Resources Management.
Website: www.waterinfo.gr
European CFX Conference
September 16-18, 2002, Strasbourg, France
Website: www.cfx.aeat.com/strasbourg
EGW Short Course: "Numerical Modelling
of Multiphase Flow and Transport Processes in the Subsurface"
September 23 - 27, 2002, Stuttgart, Germany
Contact: Mia Suess
E-mail: mia.suess@iws.uni-stuttgart.de
Website: www.iws.uni-stuttgart.de/Weiterbildung
CODATA 2002 Conference
Frontiers of Scientific and Technical Data
September 29-October 3, 2002, Montreal, Canada
Website: www.codata.org/codata02/index.html
International Yellow River Forum (IYRF)
on River Basin Management
May 12-15, 2003, Zhengzhou, China
Abstracts Submission deadline: May 10, 2002
Contact: Mr. Shang Hongqi
E-mail: shhq@mwr.gov.cn
or yrccfa@public.zz.ha.cn
Website: www.yrcc.gov.cn
, www.yellowriver.gov.cn
and
www.yrcc.gov.cn/2003iyrf.htm
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Proceedings Available for Solutions to
Coastal Disasters 2002
Lesley Ewing and Louise Wallendorf, Editors 2002, 1040pp., Price:
$108, ASCE/COPRI Members: $81
The Coasts, Oceans, Ports and Rivers Institute (COPRI) of the American
Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) recently held a new conference
entitled Solutions to Coastal Disasters, February 24-27, in San
Diego, CA, USA. These proceedings of 83 papers presented at the
conference, contain state-of-the-art information on coastal storms,
seismic events, impacts of climate change, and shoreline change.
Website: www.pubs.asce.org
For information on joining COPRI, contact copri@asce.org
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Applied Geomorphology
by Robert J. Allison
Publisher: John Wiley; ISBN: 0-471-89555-5; Publication date: 19
April 2002;
Price: €198.00
Website: www.wileyeurope.com/cda/product/0,,0471895555||2768,00.html
Historical Dams
by Henning Fahlbusch
Publisher: ICID; Price: US$ 130
On the eve of its 52nd Annual International Executive Council Meeting
and 1st Asian Regional Conference held at Seoul, Korea, in September
2001, ICID has brought out this history publication edited by Prof.
Dr. Fahlbusch, comprising 19 chapters contributed by various eminent
international experts and historians. This publication presents
not only the history of dams, and the history of development of
technologies for various types of dams, but it also highlights the
skills and techniques deployed by the builders since olden times.
For further information or to order a copy, contact icid@icid.org
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New On-Line Guide to selecting Manning's
Roughness Coefficient
Software Supplier, Boss International, has added to it's web site
a downloadable file on how to select Manning's Roughness Coefficient.
Most hydraulic computations related to indirect estimates of discharge
require an evaluation of the roughness characteristics of the channel.
This document contains photographs and data for a wide range of
channel conditions that can be used to select roughness coefficients
for other natural channels.
Website: www.bossintl.com/products/download/item/RiverCAD.html#9
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Fellowships
available on the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science website
The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPE) website contains
extensive information on Fellowships available for cooperation between
researchers in Japan and other countries. For more information visit:
www.jsps.go.jp/e-soc/main.html
Report of the Water Action Unit of the WWC now on-line
A Report of the Water Action Unit of the World Water Council (WWC)
can now be downloaded form the WWC web site. Please visit www.worldwatercouncil.org
For more information on the Third World Water Forum in Japan March
2003 visit www.water-forum3.com
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Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)
Prizes
The Academy of the TWAS Prizes has recently expanded the fields
in which the prizes will be given and we are now encouraging individuals
and scientific organizations of excellence to submit nomination
forms. Prizes will be granted in the following fields: biology,
chemistry, mathematics, physics, agricultural science, earth sciences,
engineering sciences and medical sciences. Each prize carries a
US$10,000 award and a plague highlighting the recipient's major
contributions to his or her field. The prizes usually are given
at major event - for example, the TWAS General Meeting - where recipients
are asked to present a lecture in honour of receiving the award.
Contact: Ms. Helen Grant, the TWAS, c/o The Abdus Salam International
Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Strada Costiera 11, 1-34104
Trieste, Italy; phone: + 39 040 2240 387; fax: + 39 040 224559
Website: www.twas.org
UNEP Report on Himalayan warming
UNEP Report warns that Himalayan warming may trigger floods. Scientists
from UNEP have identified 40 Himalayan lakes in danger of overflowing
because of global warming. See a report [16/4] on this at the BBC
news web site:
news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1926000/1926667.stm
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Conclusions of the International Conference
on Freshwater
December 2001, Bonn, Germany
More than 1,000 representatives of governments, international organisations,
associations and non-governmental organisations and from industry
and science gathered in Bonn for the International Conference on
Freshwater, at the invitation of the Federal Government with the
aim of working out practical recommendations on action regarding
world-wide water supply and wastewater disposal, protection of water
bodies and cross-border co-operation. These recommendations will
be submitted to the heads of states and governments at the UN Summit
Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio + 10) in September 2002
in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Website: www.water-2001.de/outcome/bonn_keys.asp
A New Tool for Rehabilitating Sewers
HR Wallingford has produced a document setting out the general principles
that should be considered when repairing or
rehabilitating sewers. This work supports the European Standard
on Drain and Sewer systems outside buildings and has involved specialists
from 10 organisations across 5 European countries. At present there
is a range of national methods for measuring the structural, environmental
and hydraulic performance of drain and sewerage systems. Individual
countries often have their own rehabilitation criteria, but there
was a need for generic guidance providing best practice advice that
can be used across Europe. This should be flexible and take account
of local issues. The new document allows users to select the most
appropriate criteria, applicable to their own country.
Contact: Jackie Harrop, publicity manager at HR Wallingford
E-mail: jha@hrwallingford.co.uk
Website: www.hrwallingford.co.uk
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Course Director, Cambridge, UK
Applications are invited for the new post of Geophysical and Environmental
Fluid Dynamics (GEFD) Course Director in the Department of Applied
Mathematics and Theoretical Physics in the University of Cambridge.
Closing date: June 7th, 2002
Further information and contact details can be found at:
jobs.ac.uk/jobfiles/IJ059.html
Coastal Scientist, Oceanographer or Engineer,
UK
The University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK is seeking to appoint
a Senior Research Associate in the School of Environmental Sciences,
University of East Anglia to work on an EPSRC-funded project (LEA-COAST)
in the Coastal Research Group.
For further information visit: jobs.ac.uk/jobfiles/BE028.html
Ph.D. Student/Research Associate in Hydromechanics,
Karlsruhe, Germany
The Institute for Hydromechanics at the University of Karlsruhe
(Germany) invites applications for a job opening at the research
assistant/Ph.D. student level in the division of Environmental Fluid
Mechanics. The applicant will conduct experimental research on shallow
turbulent wakes using our state of the art shallow water experiment
basin. Applicants must hold a BS degree or German Diplom Ingenieur
or equivalent in Engineering or Physics by the time of appointment.
Proficiency in written and spoken English and a basic understanding
of fluid mechanics is required. Knowledge of LabView, optical measurement
techniques (i.e. LDV, LIF, and PIV), and the German language would
be highly appreciated.
Application deadline: June 30, 2002.
Contact: Dr. Scott A. Socolofsky
E-mail: socolofsky@ifh.uka.de
Website: www.ifh.uni-karlsruhe.de
Postdoctoral Research Position / Hydrological
Modelling, New Jersey, USA
The Center for Information Management, Integration and Connectivity
(CIMIC) at Rutgers University (Newark Campus) wishes to announce
an opening for a postdoctoral position in the field of hydrological
modelling. CIMIC has partnered with the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission
to form the Meadowlands Environmental Research Institute (MERI)
and is committed to conducting world-class research in coastal marsh
ecosystems. Please forward CV to the attention of: Tamara Randolph,
CIMIC Center, 180 University Ave., Newark, NJ 07104, USA.
Applications deadline: July 1st, 2002
E-email: cimicadm@cimic.rutgers.edu.
Website: http://cimic.rutgers.edu/meri
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Ramsar Bureau, Geneva, Swirzerland
The Ramsar Bureau in Geneva, the Secretariat of the International
Convention of Wetlands, seeks a new Secretary General owing to the
retirement in 2003 of Mr Delmar Balsco. For more information:
www.ramsar.org/w.n.vacancy_secretarygeneral_e.htm
Home Office Senior Integrated Water Resources
Specialist, Burlington, VT, USA
ARD, Inc., a multi-disciplinary international consulting firm, has
an immediate Burlington, VT-based permanent staff opening for a
Senior Integrated Water Resources Specialist. Duties include project
technical oversight, short-term overseas technical assistance, new
project tracking, marketing, and proposal writing.
Required qualifications: advanced degree (Ph.D. preferred); previous
assignment as team leader; good knowledge of international donor
project management regulations; ability to coordinate and monitor
activities of home office technical sector; ability to formulate
strategy for complex, interdisciplinary project activity; good proposal
coordinating ability; excellent writing skills; excellent cross-cultural
and inter-personal communication skills; excellent marketing ability.
Good command of at least one foreign language (Russian preferred);
broad geographic experience with Central Asia and/or Eastern Europe
preferred. U.S. citizenship or valid U.S. work permit is an absolute
requirement.
Please email full, current, chronological CV to HomeOfficeJobs@ardinc.com,
insert "Senior Integrated Watershed Planning Advisor"
in the subject line, CC: consultants@ardinc.com
or fax to Home Office Jobs at 802-658-4247.
Website: www.ardinc.com
Oceanographic Product Manager, California,
USA
SonTek/YSI Inc, located in San Diego, CA, is currently seeking an
energetic individual to represent our Acoustic Doppler products
in the coastal oceanographic marketplace. This position requires
a strong background in oceanography, hydrology, or fluid dynamics.
The ideal candidate will have an advanced degree, be able to discuss
ongoing projects with top researchers, prepare technical articles,
and make presentations at conferences around the world. Strong written
and verbal communication skills is required. Previous technical
sales experience a plus.
Fax: 858-546-8150
Email: jobs@sontek.com
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