33rd IAHR CONGRESS
Co-located with the 19th CANADIAN HYDROTECHNCIAL CONFERENCE and Co-sponsored by the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering

Date: August 10-14, 2009 

Venue: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

WELCOME:

On behalf of the entire local organizing committee and IAHR council members, we invite you to join us in Vancouver, British Columbia for an event you will not want to miss!

We take great pleasure in announcing the 33rd IAHR Biennial Congress, August 10-14, 2009.   Themed “Water Engineering for a Sustainable Environment,” the Congress focuses on the central roles of hydraulic engineering and hydroinformatics in water engineering for a sustainable environment, and how these roles link to broader aspects of environment sustainability in watershed and coastal settings.

By 2009, it will have been 12 years since an IAHR Biennial Congress was held in North

America. The last North American venue was San Francisco, in 1997. That Congress was well received and attracted approximately 1,000 registrants. The North American hydraulics community is extensively represented in IAHR’s membership (some 15-20% of the total) and looks forward to once again welcoming international colleagues to an IAHR Congress at an attractive North American location.

Several organizations with broad representation from the North American water engineering community – namely EWRI-ASCE, COPRI-ASCE, UBC, and CSCE – are collaborating with IAHR to organize the 33RD IAHR Congress and the co-located 19th Canadian Hydrotechnical Conference.

CONGRESS TOPICS:

Topic A. Advances in the Fundamentals of Water Science and Engineering

This topic concentrates on new ideas and general fundamental concepts facilitating the advance of engineering hydraulics.
    Mechanics of water flow 
    Multi-phase flows 
    Sediment transport and fluvial processes 
    Numerical modeling 
    Laboratory experiments, instrumentation, and hydraulic modeling 
    History and impacts of advances in hydraulics 
    Education programs

Topic B. Water Engineering in Support of Built Environments

This topic focuses on applied science and engineering to support the energy, water supply, and water-management needs of infrastructure.
    Flow conveyance systems 
    Water control and distribution structures (including intakes, outlets, outfalls, and spillways) 
    Hydraulic machinery for water and power delivery 
    Urban drainage and flood protection (including rainwater and  stormwater management) 
    Wastewater management (separation of waste streams, hydraulic issues in centralized and distributed systems, and management of treatment residuals) 
    Transportation systems (highway, rail) and waterways 
    Education and professional development

Topic C. Water Engineering for the Protection and Enhancement of Natural Watershed and Aquifer Environments

This topic revolves around the processes and engineering activities associated with the environmental aspects of water flow in watersheds and aquifers.
    Eco-hydraulics (including natural and commercial fisheries) 
    Groundwater hydraulics (including integrated river basin management for water quantity, quality, and ecosystems) 
    Lake and reservoir hydraulics 
    Waterway restoration (including impacts of dam removal or rehabilitation, aquatic creature passage) 
    Climate influences on water flow in watersheds 
    Education and professional development

Topic D. Water Engineering for Sustainable Coastal and Offshore Environments (Built and Natural)

This topic examines natural processes and engineering activities associated with the well-being of marine and coastal environments, both built and natural.
    Advances in understanding, forecasting, and modeling waves 
    Coastal processes and coastal morphodynamics 
    Estuary processes 
    Wave loads and performance of coastal and offshore structures 
    Protection of coastal cities 
    Education and professional development

Topic E. Advances in Hydroinformatics for Integrated Watershed and Coast Management

The theme links hydraulic engineering with contemporary developments in water-related sciences and cyber-infrastructure (hydroinformatics) for supporting the decision-making process for watersheds and coastal regions.
    Observations over large scales 
    Multi-process, data-driven modeling 
    Data models for digital watersheds and coasts (representation of multi-source data) 
    Decision-support systems (including economic and social aspects of management) 
    Policy and institutional issues (including trans-boundaries water bodies) 
    Education and training (using cyber-platforms)

URL:  http://content.asce.org/conferences/iahr09/

CONTACTS:

Congress Manager & overall conference administration: Stacey Ann P. Gardiner, CMP, Congress Manager, E-mail: IAHRConferenceManager@asce.org
Paper Management Services & questions: Sheana Singletary, Program Administrator, E-mail: ssingletary@asce.org
Exhibit Sales: Wendy Ashburn, Exhibits Manager E-mail: IAHRExhibitSponsorship@asce.org
Sponsorships: Wendy Ashburn, Sponsorship Manager E-mail: IAHRExhibitSponsorship@asce.org
Registration-specific questions: please send your inquiry to IAHRConferenceCoordinator@asce.org