IAHR members are invited to submit applications to host the XXXI IAHR Biennial Congress which will be held in 2005.

If you are considering submitting an offer, an application form should be completed. These are available at the Secretariat. The signed application form including financial and organisational arrangements and indicating the proposed main congress theme must be with the Secretariat before March 1, 2000.

Applicants are subject to the regulations in the Constitution and By-Laws concerning the Biennial Congresses and the Guidelines for Holding the Biennial Congress of the IAHR.

The Council will make a decision on the XXXth Congress venue and main theme in its meeting in July, 2000.

The following papers have been published:

Abstracts can be found on our internet site: http://www.iahr.org/html/1999_volume_37.htm

The price for the Special issue is:
25 Euro for IAHR members requiring extra copies (members automatically receive copies)
30 Euro for subscribers of Rivers-list
40 Euro for others.

Issues can be ordered at the IAHR Secretariat iahr@iahr.org

The Darmstadt University of Technology of Germany is looking for partners for an EU research proposal.

The aim is to get supported by the EESD (Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Energy, environment and sustainable development") of the 5th EU Framework Programme .
Applications must be submitted before 02/15/00!

The University is preparing two project proposals inside key action 1
(Sustainable Management and Quality of Water) concerning 1.1 (Integrated management and sustainable use of water resources at catchment scale) of the aforementioned work Programme:

PROJECT A - GIS-based Computer model for the simulation of deregulation concerning water supply systems

PROJECT B - Decision Support Tool for the management of groundwater quality and water supply

For more details contact: Dipl.-Ing. cand.-Wirtsch.-Ing. Stefan Gramel
Section water supply and groundwater protection at Darmstadt University of Technology
tel: +49-6151-163141 or 163648
fax: +49-6151-163758
e-mail: s.gramel@iwar.tu-darmstadt.de
internet site: www.iwar.bauing.tu-darmstadt.de

Access to Experimental Facilities of WL | Delft Hydraulics

The European Commission has signed a contract with WL | Delft Hydraulics of the Netherlands, financing access of Researchers from the EU member and Associated states to its major and unique experimental facilities. The scheme enables them to carry out advanced research to enhance knowledge of complicated hydraulic processes and validate their formulation. The facilities can be viewed on the internet site: http://www.wldelft.nl under EU projects/MRI. Details of the selection criteria can be viewed on: http://www.wldelft.nl under EU projects/hydralab-Access Rules. For more information, and for proposal submission, please contact: Rashed A.H.A. Thabet, WL | Delft Hydraulics, P.O. Box 177, 2600MH Delft, The Netherlands. Tel. (+31) 15 2858647, Fax (+31) 15 2858582, e-mail: rashed.thabet@wldelft.nl

Dear colleagues,
As an important stakeholder in the water sector your participation in the Second World Water Forum would be much appreciated. The World Water Forum is different from most conferences in its size and scope. There will be no less than 70 different sessions organised by many different international organisations and will deal with all water related subjects. The open character of the sessions ensures that the debate will be lively and that the conclusions will not be pre- determined. This makes the World Water Forum a unique event where you will meet interesting professionals and highlevel policy makers with many different specialities. In combination with the Ministerial Conference, the Forum will finally put water on top of the political agenda.

The Ministerial Conference will be held on 21 and 22 March. At this moment, two months before the event, there are already 100 countries which have confirmed the participation of the responsible ministers. This makes the Second World Water Forum the ideal event to contact the most important decision makers on water issues.

Please visit the internet site at: http://www.worldwaterforum.org/ for all information on the programme, registration and accommodation. I hope all this will give you enough reason to attend the Second World Water Forum & Ministerial Conference.

To ensure that everybody has been informed about the Second World Water Forum, the World Water Fair and the Ministerial Conference I would like to ask you to forward this message to all those you think might be interested.

Sincerely yours,
Bert Diphoorn, Chairman of the Organising Committee

I am looking for further information on tidal bores : technical information, photographs, audiovisuals (slides, movie).
I have prepared a general summary for university students, high-school students, lecturers, teachers, engineers at :
http://www.uq.edu.au/~e2hchans/e2320.html#Surge and bores

The site is public domain, accessible to anyone. Your comments and suggestions are welcome.

The Internet link includes information on famous tidal bores include the Hangchow (or Hangzhou) bore on the Qiantang river (China), the Amazon bore called pororoca, the tidal bore on the Seine river (mascaret), the Hoogly (or Hooghly) bore on the Gange, the bore on the Mekong river, as well as on smaller tidal bores as the Severn bore near Bristol, the tidal bores on the Garonne and Dordogne rivers, and the bores at Bay of Fundy (Canada).
I am looking for further information on the following :

	the tidal bore on the Mekong river (information, photographs, video),
	the tidal bore on the Ganges river, India (information, photographs, video),
	the tidal bore on the Brhamaputra river, Bangladesh (information, photographs, video),
	historical pictures of the Seine river tidal bore (mascaret), and
	any photograph and video of interesting tidal bores.

I am also looking for further information on 'steel dams': that is, the old steel fixed dams. I believe that three were built, two still standing although disused.
I have prepared a general summary for university students, high school students, lecturers, teachers, engineers at :
http://www.uq.edu.au/~e2hchans/steel_da.html

The Internet link includes an information summary, based upon a series of famous references such as SCHUYLER (1909), WEGMANN (1922)., and the history of dams books by Norman SMITH and Nicolas SCHNITTER.

Your comments and suggestions on the site would be most welcome. I expect that some photographs of Ashfork dam (1895) will be very soon available on the web site, thanks to USDA engineers.
I am looking for further information on the following:

	photographs of these dams, and
	any information on other steel fixed dams, in America or elsewhere.

The material and information will be used for teaching purposes. I might place it on the web if you are agreeable.
I thank you in advance for the help. I look forward to hear from you.
Hubert CHANSON, Dept. of Civil Eng., University of Queensland, Brisbane QLD 4072, Australia
tel: (61 7) 33 65 35 16 - Fax: (61 7) 33 65 45 99
e-mail: h.chanson@mailbox.uq.edu.au
internet site: http://www.uq.edu.au/~e2hchans  
This message was taken from IAHR Rivers List discussion group (to subscribe e-mail rivers-list-request@iahr.org with the message "subscribe" in the text)

Do any of you have information on recommended acceptable wave heights for Passenger Ferry Terminal. 
I have found information for Marinas and Fishing Boats from BS 6349 & some books.
I would appreciate it if you can kindly advise on where to obtain the information.
Mui Kiaw
PSA Corporation Limited
Tel: 279 5162
e-mail: MKLEE@hq.psa.com.sg

I am currently doing a project on man-made synthetic materials and their potential use for dock/ lock gates.
This material either plastic or rubber would be used to control the inner water levels of a dock or lock chamber while there is a fluctuation in tidal levels outside the gates.
The project includes model testing of these membranes under hydrostatic load so that mathematical models can be produced to apply this design to full scale situations.
I would appreciate any information or comments related to this design or subject as this topic is very rare.
Anyone who is interested in this design can contact me,
e-mail: dormer_99@yahoo.co.uk

I wish to introduce my self as a Ph.D. holder in Engineering with Hydraulics and Water Resources Engineering as a major. I am currently working as STA Fellow at Public Works Research Institute, Ministry of Construction, Japan.

I have in all 10 years (5 years as post-doctoral in Europe and Japan and 5 years as pre-doctoral in India) research and teaching experience. Majority of my research contributions were published in referred international journals and few presented at peer reviewed conference proceedings (In all 20 publications). I am good at computing and posses the knowledge of most of the software related to office documentation and basic skills in Fortran Programming. I am able to communicate well in Japanese and good at adapting to teamwork. I would like to provide complete resume and letters of recommendations for the prospective employers. Contact: S.Kumar GURRAM Ph.D., Dam Department, Public Works Research Institute, 1-Asahi, Tsukuba 305--0804, e-mail: kumar@pwri.go.jp

I am looking for information about the types and characteristics of weirs and flumes in rivers used around the world. Thanks in advance for your co-operation. Contact: Mª Gabriela Mañueco, División de Obras Hidráulicas, INTECSA, c/ Orense 70, 28020 Madrid, Tel. 91.567.39.38, Fax. 91.567.39.01
e-mail:mpg@intecsa.es

My name is Daniel Marcelo, from University of Piura in Peru www.udep.edu.pe. I am a bachelor in Electromechanical Engineering, and I wish to know more about Hydraulic Efficiency Measurements for my thesis.

I need general information about Thermodynamic Method: history, why is important in hydraulic turbine performance, theory, etc
Contact: Daniel Marcelo, Universidad de Piura. PERU, Av. Ramon Mugica 131. Sector El Chipe. Piura, Postal Code 353, e-mail: mdma@dwp.net   dmarcelo@udep.edu.pe 

A Symposium on "Tools for Shoreline Management" is being organised by the City of Nice with the support of the IAHR European Regional Division on 26th May, 2000. For more information please contact IAHR Secretariat

Water & Wastewater Pumping Station Design Conference
London, Uk: 28-29 February 2000
Water & Wastewater Pumping Station Design is a new two day conference designed by BHR Group Limited to address key pumping station issues and provide designers and managers with detailed information on the latest applications and developments in the industry. The conference, which takes place in Kensington, London on 28-29 February 2000, brings together representatives from some of the world’s leading water companies, consultants, research institutions and support organisations to create a unique forum to discuss the relevant issues.
contact:Lorna Brooker, Conference Organiser, BHR Group Limited, The Fluid Engineering Centre, Cranfield, Bedfordshire, MK43 0AJ, Tel: +44 1234 750422 Fax: +44 1234 750074
e-mail: lbrooker@bhrgroup.co.uk
http://www.bhrgroup.co.uk/confsite/index.html

The joint meeting between IAHR and Scottish Hydraulics Study Group (SHSG) on 10 February 2000.
Sediments in Sewers
Affiliation: IAHR and Scottish Hydraulics Study Group
Date and Time: 10 February 2000, 2-5pm
Location: Rankine Building, Glasgow University, Glasgow
Speakers: Richard Ashley (Abertay University), Richard Burrows (Liverpool University), Simon Tait (Sheffield University), ANON (Water company)
For more information contact: Yusuf Kaya, Chairman of SHSG
e-mail: yusuf.kaya@babtie.com

Notification: Web Conference on Displacement, Resettlement, Rehabilitation and Development, in the context of large dams- 24th January - 19th, February 2000
The Secretariat of the World Commission on Dams (WCD) is currently
undertaking a series of thematic reviews in order to inform the Commission in its deliberations on principles, criteria and guidelines for the assessment of large dams. In developing the knowledge base on existing practices in dealing with displacement, resettlement, rehabilitation, reparation and development, the Commission is seeking to broaden the base of its understanding on some of the key issues identified below. The purpose of the conference is to generate specific ideas, good practice illustrations and recommendations on how displacement resulting from water and energy development programmes has been managed in the past and current practices. Inputs are invited from government departments, international organisations, professionals, NGOs, communities, and others with an understanding of or experience in dealing with the issues identified below.
The discussion will be held over a period of four weeks starting the 24th January. The detailed discussion issues will be available for viewing on the internet site- http://www.dams.org/conference3.asp from the 17th January. Interested participants and contributors can use the first week, from 17th to 23rd January to acquaint themselves with the rules of participation and registration. The discussion will formally begin from 24th January.
Sohini Sengupta, Web Conference Moderator, World Commission on Dams, 8018 Cape Town, South Africa.
tel +2721 4264000
fax +2721 4260036
e-mail: webconf@dams.org
internet site: http://www.dams.org and http://www.dams.org/conference3.asp

9ICUSD - 9th Int. Conference on Urban Storm Drainage
September 8-13, 2002, Portland, Oregon, USA
Sponsoring organisations: IAHR/IWA Joint Committee on Urban Drainage; ASCE
contact: Dr. Wayne C. Huber, Dept. of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Oregon State University, 202 Apperson Hall, Corvallis, Oregon 97331-2302, USA. tel: +1-541-737-6150. fax: +1-541-737-3052
e-mail: wayne.huber@orst.edu

Numerica, a library of source codes for teaching, research and applications by E. F. Toro.
This software library is potentially of use to scientists involved in teaching, research or consultancy in any of the following areas:

A TRIAL VERSION - containing a selection of typical programs as well
as a FREE VERSION are available now and can be downloaded from the publisher's web site: http://www.numeritek.com
Contact: Numeritek Ltd, PO BOX 68, Bramhall, SK7 3FT, UK
fax: +44 (161) 221 3908
e-mail: b.toro@numeritek.com

Description of the topic wave energy breakwater and a presentation about wave power at the expo 1998 in lisboa
http://www.uni-leipzig.de/~grw/welcome.html

If you have other links please forward them to us: zee@iahr.org

Endowed Chair in Environmental Technology In Water Management /Environmental Management
This post is be filled at the University of Leipzig, Germany at the earliest possible date. For more information contact Professor K.-U. Graw, tel. +49-341-9733831 or internet site: http://www.uni-leipzig.de/Umweltprofessur

Young Hydraulic Engineers in Urban Water
Danish Hydraulic Institute (DHI) Denmark
Experience needed: hydraulics and hydrology, urban waste water, sediment and sewer processes, water distribution networks, real time monitoring, and software servicing. Qualifications: MSc or PhD in hydraulics, fluent in English.
More information from Sten Lindberg: tel. +45 45 179 263 or sl@dhi.dk   http://www.dhi.dk

Coastal Field Geologist/Engineer
Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries
Applicants must have a Master's degree in coastal geology, oceanography (emphasis on coastal processes), and/or ocean engineering with two years of experience or relevant course work/experience required.  Call or e-mail for application forms:   503-731-4100 x211 or kate.halstead@dogami.state.or.us

Senior Coastal Engineer
Sogreah Consultants seeks to recruit for its main office in Grenoble, France, a senior coastal engineer with a master or doctorate degree with a minimum of 10 years experience in coastal engineering project management.
He will join the Coastal Environment Division of the company. He is expected to prepare successful offers and to manage projects on the point of view of modelling, design, investigations and construction. He will have to show positive relationship with staff and clients. Short term assignments abroad or in France. Fluent in French and English languages. Please send your application for the attention Luc Hamm, Head of Coastal Environment Division. e-mail luc.hamm@sogreah.fr.

Lecturer/Researcher in Coastal Engineering
School of Civil and Structural Engineering, University of Plymouth, Devon, England. Persons with a research background in coastal engineering /processes who would be keen to join our coastal engineering research group (see www.tech.plymouth.ac.uk/civ/research/x.html) to undertake research and teaching. We are particularly interested to hear from persons with a degree in civil engineering or related discipline, a PhD and currently engaged in coastal engineering/processes research. E-mail a short CV and list of publications in the first instance to: achadwick@plymouth.ac.uk

Coastal Engineer, USA
Coastal Planning & Engineering, Inc., has an immediate opening for a coastal engineer with 0 to 4 years experience. Applicants should possess a bachelor's degree in civil, coastal or ocean engineering with advanced degrees preferred. Strong computer skills and a willingness to accept responsibility is required. Professional registration is expected upon qualification.  The position will remain open until filled. Douglas W. Mann, P.E., Coastal Planning & Engineering, Inc., 2481 N.W. Boca Raton Boulevard, Boca Raton, Florida 33431, USA. tel.:(561)-391-8102, dmann@cpe.dynip.com, internet site: www.cpeboca.com

New visiting scientist position. Silver Spring, Maryland.
The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) Visiting Scientist Programs (VSP), in cooperation with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Weather Service (NWS), and the Office of Hydrology (OH), are announcing a new visiting scientist position. The OH Visiting Scientist Program provides hydrologic/ hydrometeor logic and hydraulic research opportunities at the NWS/OH/Hydrologic Research Laboratory (HRL) in Silver Spring, Maryland. mailto:vsp@ucar.edu, http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/eworks/HYDRO.HTM

Technical Engineer
The State of Alaska Department of Tranportation has an opening for a Technical Engineer in Juneau, Alaska in the Statewide Design and Engineering Services Division. The State of Alaska is presently revamping their ferry system. This position would be involved in site determination, design, and performance monitoring of ferry terminals and (to a lesser degree) small boat harbors throughout the State of Alaska. For more information on the position, please visit the following site: http://www.dot.state.ak.us/external/state_wide/personnel/out-stat.html
contact Rob Miller: Rob_Miller@dot.state.ak.us

1. Staff Natural Resource Management Specialist
Burlington, VT. ARD, Inc. has an immediate opening for a home office technical specialist in forestry, protected areas, soil conservation, hydrology, watershed management, water resources or social sciences to be responsible for managing and supervising international donor-financed natural resources management projects, performing short-term technical consulting assignments abroad, advising on corporate CBNRM policy and strategy, developing proposals, and marketing to increase corporate project and client base.

2. Staff Environmental Specialist
Burlington, VT. ARD, Inc has an immediate opening for a home-office based environmental policy specialist with strong skills in institutional strengthening, planning, legal and regulatory reform in the areas of water resources or environmental pollution management. Duties include managing and supervising donor-financed environmental and natural resources management projects, performing short-term technical consulting assignments, advising overseas and in the U.S. on environmental policies and strategies, developing proposals, and marketing to increase corporate project and client base. Contact: Donna C. Read, dread@ardinc.com, URL: http://www.ardinc.com

New visiting scientist position. River Mechanics Modeling 
The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) Visiting Scientist Programs (VSP), in cooperation with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Weather Service (NWS), and the Office of Hydrology (OH), are announcing a new visiting scientist position. The OH Visiting Scientist Program provides hydrologic/ hydrometeor logic and hydraulic research opportunities at the NWS/OH/Hydrologic Research Laboratory (HRL) in Silver Spring, Maryland.UCAR / Visiting Scientist Programs, P.O. Box 3000, FL-4 / Suite 2200, Boulder, CO 80307-3000 USA, e-mail:vsp@ucar.edu   http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/eworks/HYDRO.HTM

Postdoctoral Research Position
U.S. EPA Office of Research and Development's National Risk Management Laboratory is seeking a Postdoctoral fellow at its Urban Watershed Management Branch (UWMB) facility in Edison, NJ. The person will work closely with its watershed management team on one or more projects in the area of non- point-source nutrient characterization and management. The successful candidate will have a Ph.D. in either environmental science, marine science, environmental engineering, or a closely related field. Marie O'Shea, Ph.D., Environmental Scientist, USEPA ORD, National Risk Management Research Lab, Urban Watershed Management Branch, 2890 Woodbridge Ave., MS-104, Edison, NJ 08837, USA, tel: +1 732 321-4468, fax: +1 732 321-6640 oshea.marie@epa.gov

Head of Terrestrial & Freshwater Sciences
The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). With a good degree in Ecology, Hydrology or a related field, have at least four years' relevant postgraduate experience. Contact Alexia Leakey, Personnel Section, Natural Environment Research Council, Polaris House, Swindon, Wiltshire SN2 1EU. Tel: +44-1793 411578 (answer-phone). Fax: 01793 411690. e-mail: a.leakey@nerc.ac.uk, internet site: www.nerc.ac.uk

Please note that the vacancies may be restricted to applicants having right of residence in the country concerned.

Vacancies which can be posted under "Job Opportunities" can be e-mailed to Cheryl van der Zee, e-mail: zee@iahr.org