Date:  6-9, September. 2010

Venue : Stellenbosch, South Africa

Summary: The 11th International Symposium on River Sedimentation (ISRS) will be held in South Africa, at the University of Stellenbosch (near Cape Town), between Monday 6 and Thursday 9 September 2010. The Symposium is held every 3rd year and is coordinated by the World Association of Sedimentation and Erosion Research (WASER). Scientists and engineers are invited to participate in the conference which will include technical presentations, a technical visit, an exhibition, pre- and post-conference tours and a full accompanying person’s programme in and around Cape Town.

Organizer: University of Stellenbosch

Sponsors: International Research and Training Centre on Erosion and Sedimentation (IRTCES),  World Association for Sedimentation and Erosion Research (WASER), UNESCO, International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD), International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS), South African Water Research Commission (WRC)

Secretariat: University of Stellenbosch

Permanent Secretariat: IRTCES

Conference Topics: Abstract and papers are invited under the following themes:
Hydraulics and environmental aspects of river sediment transport processes (fundamental & modelling)
Fluvial morphological and environmental impacts of hydraulic structures on the downstream river and possible mitigation measures
Impacts of river sedimentation on hydraulic structures (diversion, abstraction works, bridges, etc.)
Reservoir/lake sedimentation modelling and management
Sediment yield, soil erosion determination, modelling and management
River mouths/estuary sediment dynamics and coastal erosion
Sediment data collection in rivers, reservoirs and lakes
Dam break analysis and sediment transport
Reservoir sedimentation & Management such as flushing or dredging
Sustainable Tailings Dams
Sediment quality and management
Stormwater erosion prevention & litter management
Sewer sediment transport
Unlined dam spillway scour
Climate change impacts on sediment yields, river and estuary morphology
Bushfire impacts on soil erosion

URL:  http://www.civeng.sun.ac.za/isrs/

Contacts:
Technical aspects
Prof Gerrit BASSON
grbasson@sun.ac.za
Tel +27 21 808 4355
 
Other aspects  
Marechia BASSON
msb@aspt.co.za
Tel +27 79 4909 210