Call for abstracts for the 4th International Conference on Water Resources and Arid Environments (ICWRAE)
Duration of Conference:
- 4
days (5-8 December 2010) - The awards ceremony for the 4th Award of the
Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water will be held
on the evening of the first day.
Conference Objectives:
- To
provide a scientific framework for awarding the Prince Sultan Bin
Abdulaziz International Prize for Water, and for announcing the topics
of research for the 5th award.
- To exchange knowledge and share information in water resources and desert-related fields.
- To explore the use of new technologies in the study of arid and semi-arid environments and their natural resources.
- To provide an opportunity for decision makers, experts, and scientists to share their expertise in order to find integrative and comprehensive solutions for water resource problems.
Travel, Transport and Accommodation Costs:
- The conference organizers will provide hotel accommodations and breakfast during the four days of the conference only for participants presenting papers accepted by the conference’s scientific committee.
- Transportation will be provided between the airport, hotel and the conference venue and vice versa.
- Air tickets will not be provided by the Conference.
- The conference organizers will not bear any expenses for conference attendees who are not presenting scientific papers.
- The conference will be accompanied by an exhibition, which will be open to all parties who share a concern with water resources.
Submission of Papers:
- Abstracts must be submitted online, as part of the online application process, no later than 30 October 2009.
- Notice of preliminary acceptance will be given on or before 1 December 2009.
- Papers must be submitted in full on or before 15 March 2010. All papers will be refereed.
- Notice of final acceptance will be given on or before 1 June 2010. If changes are required by the referees, the final updated papers must be submitted on or before 15 August 2010.
Conference Topics:
I. Water Resources
- Innovative Methods for Rain and Runoff Water Modeling
- Assessment and Control of Radioactive Contamination in Groundwater
- Innovative Methods for Water Production from Non-Traditional Water Resources
- Remote Sensing and GIS Applications for Water Resources Management
- Water harvesting and groundwater recharge
II. Water Conservation
- Water conservation in the agricultural sector
- Water conservation in industry
- Water conservation in the municipal sector
- New technologies and methods for water conservation
III. Arid Environments
- Pollution of desert environments
- Climate change and its impact on the desert environment
- Plant cover in arid environments
- Conservation of biodiversity in arid environments
- Desertification and how to combat it
IV. Utilization of New Technologies in the Study of Arid Environments and their Natural Resources
- Remote sensing (systems and techniques)
- Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and Global Positioning Systems (GPS)
- Biotechnology
- Modern measuring systems and devices
- Utilization of sustainable energy in water resource development
Contact information |
Prince Sultan Intl Prize for Water
(email: info@psipw.org) |
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News type | CallForPaper |
File link |
http://www.icwrae-psipw.org/images/stories/2010/ICWRAE-2010-e.pdf |
Source of information | ICWRAE |
Subject(s) | ENERGY , HYDRAULICS - HYDROLOGY , MEASUREMENTS AND INSTRUMENTATION , METHTODOLOGY - STATISTICS - DECISION AID , NATURAL MEDIUM , POLICY-WATER POLICY AND WATER MANAGEMENT , PREVENTION AND NUISANCES POLLUTION , RISKS AND CLIMATOLOGY , WATER DEMAND |
Relation | http://www.emwis.net/thematicdirs/events/4th-international-conference-water-resources-and |
Geographical coverage | Saudi Arabia |
News date | 13/08/2009 |
Working language(s) | ARABIC , ENGLISH |
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