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Want to know where to find a flume, a book, or some hydraulic software?
Our new resources database - E-Library - is now up and running on the IAHR web site. It contains searchable details of suppliers of equipment and instrumentation, software products, and specialist publishers of water-related books.

Last but not least! E-Library contains a comprehensive listing of European facilities for physical modelling and research - produced as part of the EU-funded Hydralab Concerted Action.
Find out more

News from the XXIX IAHR Biennial Congress, September 16-21, Beijing, China
Due to upgrading of the web server system, the Website of the Congress could not be accessed from April 30 to May 8. The LOC deeply apologises, and wishes to inform the delegates that the problems with the server have been solved.
E-mail: 2001iahr@263.net.cn
Website: http://www.2001iahr.iwhr.com

Special one-day Symposium on Managing Change in Research Institutes
September 18th
A special one-day Symposium on "Managing Change in Research Institutes" is being organised in Beijing in parallel with the main IAHR Congress. The meeting is designed to provide a forum for the Directors of research institutes around the world to share experiences on handling the challenging issues they face in running their organisations today. If you are managing an organisation with a strong research/specialist consultancy focus and are interested in attending this event please contact as soon as possible Christopher George at the IAHR Secretariat: christopher.george@iahr.org

IAHR Student Chapters:
IAHR welcomes three new Student Chapters to our Association: Illinois and Idaho, in the USA and Napoli, in Italy.
If you wish to form a Student Chapter, please visit the 'Student Chapters' area under the 'inside IAHR' tab on our Website: http://www.iahr.org

Last Chance!:
International Colloquium on Knowledge Transfer for Environment Water -with demonstration of "Virtual Laboratories"-
June 18-19, 2001, Delft, Netherlands
Website: http://etnet.vub.ac.be/eEvents/Delft.asp

Fourth International Conference on Innovative Technologies in Urban Storm Drainage - Novatech 2001
June 25-27, 2001, Lyon, France
Novatech 2001 has already registered more than 300 participants. There are also a few exhibition spaces still available
E-mail: graie@urgc-hu.insa-lyon.fr
Website: http://www.insa-lyon.fr/graie

Now available on-line:
Fifth International Conference on Hydroscience and Engineering
September 18-21, 2002, Warsaw, Poland
The Conference Website is now up and running
E-mail: dziekan@is.pw.edu.pl
Website: http://www.iche2002.pl

Approaching Deadline:
International Groundwater Symposium - Bridging the Gap between Measurements and Modelling in Heterogeneous Media
March 25-29, 2002, Berkely, USA
Deadline for Submission of Abstracts June 1, 2001
E-mail: anfindik@bechtel.com
Website: http://http://www.iahr.org/groundwater2002

Latest News from the Third World Water Forum
March 2003, Kyoto, Japan
The Crown Prince of Japan has accepted the role of Honorary President
of the 3rd World Water Forum which will be held in Japan in 2003.
Website: http://www.worldwaterforum.org

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Distributions of Rivers by Length
During the last three years I have been constructing and developing a database for "limnologically studied" natural and man made world lakes. I am interested in references on distributions of rivers by length in global, continental, regional, etc. scales. More information on the project can be seen under Newsweb/River-List/Documents on the IAHR Website
http://www.iahr.org
Dr.Sc. Sergei V.Ryanzhin
Limnology Institute, The Russian Academy of Sciences
E-mail: ryanzhin@peterlink.ru

New Events
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International Symposium on Fishway and Tropical River Eco-Hydraulics
FishTrec - 2001
September 3-6, 2001, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
E-mail: sriharto@tsipil.ugm.ac.id

International Conference on Freshwater - Bonn 2001
December, 3-7, 2001, Bonn, Germany
Freshwater has always been a crucial good, but by now, facing the dimension of the water crisis, there is an acute need for action and no time to waste
Website: http://www.water-2001.de/2001/

Environmental Flows for River Systems
incorporating the Fourth International Ecohydraulics Symposium
March 3-8 2002, Cape Town, South Africa
Co-sponsored by IAHR
Website: http://www.southernwaters.co.za/conference

Third International Conference on Water Resources and Environment Research (ICWRER)
July 22-26, 2002, Dresden, Germany
Second Announcement and Call for Papers
Co-sponsored by IAHR
E-mail: icwrer2002@mailbox.tu-dresden.de
Website: http://www.tu-dresden.de/fghhihm/hydrologie.html

Hydraulic Measurements and Experimental Methods Conference - 2002
July 28-August 1, 2002, Estes Park, Colorado
Joint ASCE/EWRI/IAHR Conference
Contact: Cliff Pugh
Co-Chair US Bureau of Reclamation
Mail Code D-856O PO Box 25007
Lakewood, CO 80225-0007
Tel: 303-445-2151
Fax: 303-445-6324
E-mail: cpugh@do.usbr.gov

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Water Resources Management and the Environment
U. Aswathanarayana
Publisher: A.A. Balkema Publishers
ISBN: 90 5809 322 0
Price: US$ 97,50
Publication Date: April 2001
Water has become an economic good and the techno-socio-economic challenges involved in the protection, conservation, recycling and equitable utilization of water are addressed in this volume. An understanding of the linkages and dynamics of interactions involving water is provided in a total of twelve chapters. The book will be useful to university students and professionals in the areas of earth, environmental and water sciences and technologies.
Website: http://www.balkema.ima.nl

River Basin Sediment Systems -Archives of Environmental Change-
Maddy, D.; Macklin, M.G.; Woodward, J.C.
Publisher: A.A. Balkema Publishers
ISBN: 90 5809 342 5
Price: EUR 115,00 / $ 126,00 / £ 77,00
Publication Date: May 2001
Website: http://www.balkema.nl

Hydraulic Structures
3rd Edition
P. Novak, A.I.B Moffat, C. Nalluri, R. Narahanan
Publisher: Spon Press
ISBN: 0415250706
Price: £90.00
This book demonstrates to the advanced undergraduate student the design of hydraulic structures in practice. It does this by explaining dam engineering, the design and construction of embankments, dam outlet works, hydroelectric power development and pumping stations. It also contains worked examples to help the reader comprehend the structural processes involved.
Website: http://www.sponpress.com

Managing Creative People
Strategies for Managers in Research and Technology Organisations
Publisher: ADD Consultants
A new booklet is available from ADD Consultants which aims to help managers in research and technology organisations develop effective strategies in the management and leadership of scientists. This booklet can be obtained free online.
Website: http://www.add.co.uk

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Droplets
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EngNet Tools
EngNet Tools is a Windows application designed for engineers for converting Units and a Terminology Reference Guide. The Conversion Calculator allows you to convert values between a number of common (and not so common) Engineering-related units. The Terminology Reference Guide provides brief definitions of a number of common Engineering terms.
Website: http://www.engnetglobal.com/tips/toolsapp

Water Measurement Manual
A guide to effective water measurement practices for better water management, now available online
Website: http://www.usbr.gov/wrrl/fmt/wmm/

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

ICID Watsave Awards
ICID is inviting nominations for its Watsave awards for 2001. There are three awards for promoting and encouraging technology, or research for water saving; for promoting innovative water managment techniques, and finally an award for young professionals. Deadline 20 June, 2001
Website: http://www.icid.org

IWA Awards 2001
IWA seeks nominations for 2 prestigious awards which will be presented during the forthcoming World Water Congress in Berlin in October 2001: The IWA Young Professionals Award and the IWA Award for Outstanding Contribution to Water Management and Science. For more information visit the "News" area of:
Website: http://www.iawq.org.uk

Stockholm Junior Water Prize
The Stockholm Junior Water Prize is an international competition that honors one of the world's most outstanding water science research projects by a young person or group of young people.
Website: http://www.siwi.org

Job Announcements
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Industrial Placement
The Coastal and Water Management Departments at HR Wallingford have vacancies for Industrial Trainees for one year commencing between July and September 2001. The main duties will involve running physical and computer models, analysing results to enable them to be presented to clients.
E-mail: maureen@hrwallingford.co.uk
Website: http://www.hrwallingford.co.uk/company/opportunities.html

Senior Lecturer in Coastal and Hydraulic Engineering, Plymouth, England
This position, offered by the School of Civil and Structural Engineering at the University of Plymouth, England, will be primarily research based, but with some teaching duties. The appointment will be for a fixed term of 1 year, in the first instance, with the possibility of extension thereafter. Applications are invited from persons with a good degree and PhD in civil engineering or related discipline and who have a research background in coastal engineering/processes and/or computational hydraulics. A strong publication record would be an advantage. The person appointed will be expected to contribute to coastal engineering research, to develop their research interests and to seek external funding for their own research.
E-mail: achadwick@plymouth.ac.uk
Website: http://www.tech.plym.ac.uk/civ/COASTAL/pages/index.html

Associate Civil Engineer, San José, USA
The Santa Clara Valley Water District is a special district responsible for water supply, flood protection and watershed management in Santa Clara County. Our responsibilities flow from our dual missions: to provide high quality water, and to manage flood and storm waters along the county's 700 miles of creeks and rivers.
The successful applicant will review development and construction plans and other uses of District facilities by the community. The review involves the determination of any impacts to District facilities along with an investigation of reasonable ways to make the proposal acceptable. Work is done to administer District ordinance 8-32 and to comply with CEQA. This position supervises similar work done by staff.
Website: http://www.scvwd.dst.ca.us


Hydro Dynamic Modeller, San Diego, USA
Top Echelon Network seeks Hydro Dynamic Modeller to develop TMDL (total Max Daily Loads) and flow models, straight hydrodynamic models, surface and open water bodies modeling. good background is geologist or hydrogeologist, marine, oceanography. MS, PHD relocation is no problem. Please put Job#: 00933860-TE in the subject line of your email response.
E-mail: cmen@topechelon.net?Subject=(00933860-TE)
Website: http://www.environmentalengineer.com

TVA 2001 Internship, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
The Tennessee Valley Authority has an opportunity for a summer 2001 intern position for a graduate level student in water resource management. The intern will be working in Knoxville, Tennessee, for approximately three months and assigned work activities associated with TVA's international cooperation and support efforts in Brazil and elsewhere in Latin America. Therefore, Portuguese fluency is a requirement along with English fluency. Spanish fluency would be helpful as well
Website: http://www.awra.org

Environmental Specialist, Missouri, USA
Williams & Company Consulting, Inc., a well-established management advisory firm in business since 1929, is seeking an Environmental Specialist for Jefferson City, Missouri. This professional will be responsible for the review and oversight of petroleum contamination remediation projects and processing of associated documentation.
E-mail: lls@willconsult.com
Website: http://www.willconsult.com

Assistant Publisher, The Netherlands
Swets & Zeitlinger Publishers and Balkema Publishers publish more than 45 international scientific journals and 125 books per year in the areas of education, linguistics, engineering, earth sciences, neuropsychology and medicine. Moreover, electronic products are published in the areas mentioned above.
To support and assist the Publisher "Engineering and Earth Sciences" we are looking for a suitable candidate for the position of Assistant Publisher.
E-mail: mvanrijn@swets.nl
Websites: http://www.swets.nl and http://www.balkema.nl

Assistant Professor of Environmental Engineering, Ohio, USA
The Ohio State University currently has an opening for an Assistant Professor
of Environmental Engineering, a joint appointment in the Department of Civil
and Environmental Engineering and Geodetic Science (CEEGS) and the Department
of Statistics with the majority of the appointment in CEEGS. Target starting date is September 2001. Send applications by June 1 or as soon as possible thereafter.
Website: http://www.stat.ohio-state.edu
Website: http://www.coastal.udel.edu/coastal/coastal_list.html

Hydraulic Engineer
A graduate civil or mechanical engineer is required to work on research and consultancy studies in urban drainage, hydraulic structures and river engineering. The work involves applied experimental research as well as some numerical programming.
Website: http://www.hrwallingford.co.uk/company/opportunities.html

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 IAHR, e-mail: iahr@iahr.org

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