The first edition of the Workshop on the International Sediment Advancements (WISA) was launched during the 12th International Symposium on River Sedimentation (ISRS2013) in Kyoto, Japan, on September 3, 2013. The Workshop, organized under the auspices of UNESCO-IHP-ISI, constituted the morning plenary session of the second day of the ISRS2013 and was devoted to disseminate beyond the limits of each membership the most significant progresses attained by several scientific associations operating in the field of sediment research and management.

Invited speakers for the WISA in Kyoto, Japan on Sep. 3, 2013:
1) Manfred Speafico, University of Berne, Switzerland, Chairman of the International Sediment Initiative (ISI) of UNESCO;
2) Gerrit Basson, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, Vice President of the ICOLD International Commission on Large Dams;
3) Rollin Hotchkiss, Brigham Young University, Utah, U.S.A., IAHR (International Association for Hydro-Environmental Engineering and Research);
4) Michael Stone, University of Waterloo, Canada, IAHS (International Association of Hydrological Sciences);
5) Giampaolo Di Silvio, University of Padua, Italy, President of WASER (World Association for Sedimentation and Erosion Research).
6) Hajime Nakagawa, Kyoto University, Japan, representing the Japanese research community. 

Workshop on International Sediment Advancements (WISA)

Short report on the activities and advancements in sediment research by representative associations

Chairperson: Manfred Spreafico (University of Berne, Switzerland)

Opening remarks and activity of the World Association for Sedimentation and Erosion Research (WASER)

Giampaolo Di Silvio (Universita di Padova, Italy)

Activity of the International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR)

Rollin H. Hotchkiss (Brigham Young University, USA)

Activity of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS)

Mike Stone (IAHS, University of Waterloo, Canada)

The international cooperation on sediment research

Chairperson: Giampaolo Di Silvio (Universita di Padova, Italy)

International Sediment Initiative (ISI) of UNESCO

Manfred Spreafico (University of Berne, Switzerland)

Panel discussions:

Impact of dams and sediment management

Coordinator: Gerrit Basson (University of Stellenbosch, South Africa)

Sustainable dams and creative financing

Rollin H. Hotchkiss (IAHR)

Reservoir sedimentation and water supply

Mike Stone (IAHS)

Catastrophic events and reservoir sedimentation

Hajime Nakagawa (LOC)

Grain-size segregation in reservoirs and sediment management

Giampaolo Di Silvio (WASER)

Morphological impact of dams on rivers

Gerrit Basson (ICOLD)

Closing remarks

Manfred Spreafico (ISI)

Download:  Presentation files