BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//AT Content Types//AT Event//EN VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Calendar X-WR-CALDESC:Calendar of events BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120525T103336Z CREATED:20120127T072945Z UID:ATEvent-d14dddc73044ef143f1516ecc8c364fa LAST-MODIFIED:20120127T073213Z SUMMARY:Water Safety Conference DTSTART:20121113T070000Z DTEND:20121115T170000Z DESCRIPTION:The conference aims to provide unique opportunities for de legates to interact with professionals across disciplines and regions to share their experiences and ideas and discuss common challenges and appropriate solutions. The conference programme will consist of platf orm presentations\, poster presentations\, workshops and keynote speak ers. LOCATION:Kampala\, Uganda CATEGORIES:Africa,Conference CONTACT:+31 703 150 789\, ws2012@iwahq.org URL:http://web.nwsc.co.ug/iwa2012/ CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120525T103336Z CREATED:20120418T114125Z UID:ATEvent-ef35eedbd2b019ff087c592fa0f5690e LAST-MODIFIED:20120418T114243Z SUMMARY:IGM 15 on the Action Plan for the CEP and Cartagena Convention COP 12 DTSTART:20121025T060000Z DTEND:20121027T160000Z DESCRIPTION:The biennial Intergovernmental Meeting (IGM) is the major forum of the UN Environment Programme's (UNEP) Caribbean Environment P rogramme (CEP). LOCATION:Punta Cana\, Dominican Republic CATEGORIES:Americas,Meeting CONTACT:UNEP-CAR/RCU \, +876-922-9267 \, rcu@cep.unep.org URL:http://www.cep.unep.org/press/press-releases/announcing CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120525T103336Z CREATED:20120312T120555Z UID:ATEvent-7e61c70ae7892af892b3539174ad09cf LAST-MODIFIED:20120312T120712Z SUMMARY:World Water Week DTSTART:20120826T060000Z DTEND:20120831T160000Z DESCRIPTION:World Water Week is hosted and organised by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) and takes place each year in Stoc kholm. The World Water Week has been the annual focal point for the gl obe's water issues since 1991. Join us! LOCATION:Stockholm\, Sweden CATEGORIES:Conference,Europe CONTACT:Ms. Katarina Andrzejewska \, +46 8 522 139 75\, katarina.andrzejewska@siwi.org URL:http://www.worldwaterweek.org CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120525T103336Z CREATED:20120109T060455Z UID:ATEvent-ae9019db1ea61faf9f0d96d9a6b1a532 LAST-MODIFIED:20120109T062543Z SUMMARY:Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development DTSTART:20120620T060000Z DTEND:20120622T160000Z DESCRIPTION:The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development ( UNCSD) is being organized in pursuance of General Assembly Resolution 64/236 (A/RES/64/236). The Conference will take place in Brazil on 20- 22 June 2012 to mark the 20th anniversary of the 1992 United Nations C onference on Environment and Development (UNCED)\, in Rio de Janeiro\, and the 10th anniversary of the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Deve lopment (WSSD) in Johannesburg. The Conference will result in a focuse d political document. LOCATION:Rio de Janeiro\, Brazil CATEGORIES:Americas,Conference CONTACT:UNCSD Secretariat\, uncsd2012@un.org URL:http://www.uncsd2012.org/rio20/index.php?menu=17 CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120525T103336Z CREATED:20120215T072907Z UID:ATEvent-2cb9d9fa3e815588ecf4ae38f37be192 LAST-MODIFIED:20120220T084222Z SUMMARY:UNWC Global Initiative Symposium The 1997 UN Watercourses Convention – What Relevance in the 21st Century? DTSTART:20120605T060000Z DTEND:20120608T160000Z DESCRIPTION:The IHP-HELP Centre for Water Law\, Policy and Science un der the auspices of UNESCO\, in partnership with the Worldwide Fund fo r Nature (WWF)\, intends to host a Symposium on the United Nations Wat ercourses Convention in June 2012. LOCATION:Dundee\, UK CATEGORIES:Europe,Symposium CONTACT:Mr. Hugh Gunn\, h.j.b.gunn@dundee.ac.uk URL:http://www.dundee.ac.uk/water/unwc/ CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120525T103336Z CREATED:20110624T071854Z UID:ATEvent-9aa96781c7e0e628836220a872adc531 LAST-MODIFIED:20110725T095440Z SUMMARY:Fifth International Conference BALWOIS 2012 on Water\, Climate and Environment DTSTART:20120528T130000Z DTEND:20120602T230000Z DESCRIPTION:BALWOIS 2012 is a platform for creating partnerships in so lving water scarcity problems\, floods\, droughts\, environmental degr adation and risk affecting different regions by facilitating the shar ing of experiences through the presentation of scientific and technic al papers and posters on planning research and development activities. LOCATION:Ohrid\, Republic of Macedonia CATEGORIES:Conference,Europe URL:http://www.balwois.com/2012/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=94&Itemid=66 CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120525T103336Z CREATED:20111122T082116Z UID:ATEvent-236a5e6cfad8e743adf220ea861b67ad LAST-MODIFIED:20111122T082933Z SUMMARY:Water Pollution 2012 DTSTART:20120710T130000Z DTEND:20120712T230000Z DESCRIPTION:Water Pollution 2012 is the 11th International Conference in the series on Modelling\, Monitoring and Management of Water Pollut ion and will be organized by Wessex Institute of Technology\, UK. The conference creates an international venue for interdisciplinary discus sion and dissemination of work related to water quality and environmen tal problems caused by the increase of pollutant loads and the inappro priate management of water resources. LOCATION:New Forest\, UK CATEGORIES:Conference,Europe CONTACT:Wessex Institute of Technology \, 44(0) 23 80293223 \, enquiries@wessex.ac.uk URL:http://www.wessex.ac.uk/12-conferences/water-pollution-2012.html CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120525T103336Z CREATED:20111122T083659Z UID:ATEvent-528faa608989090d9a983b113eb0f136 LAST-MODIFIED:20111122T085504Z SUMMARY:3rd International Conference on Flood Recovery\, Innovation and Response (FRIAR 2012) DTSTART:20120530T130000Z DTEND:20120601T230000Z DESCRIPTION:The conference provides a forum actively involved in impro ving the understanding of flood events including risk management and m itigation\, as well as emergency response and many other related issue s. The meeting will bring together engineers\, scientists and other pr ofessionals from many countries involved in research and development a ctivities in a wide range of technical and management topics related t o flooding and its devastating effects. LOCATION:Dubrovnik\, Croatia CATEGORIES:Conference,Europe,Meeting CONTACT:Wessex Institute of Technology \, 44(0) 23 80293223 \, enquiries@wessex.ac.uk URL:http://www.wessex.ac.uk/12-conferences/friar-2012.html CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120525T103336Z CREATED:20111122T091044Z UID:ATEvent-a69440f8ede7c9bc69ec541cc6bd8921 LAST-MODIFIED:20111122T091157Z SUMMARY:3rd International Interdisciplinary conference on Predictions for Hydrology\, Ecology and Water Resources Management\: Water Resources and Changing Global Environment DTSTART:20120924T130000Z DTEND:20120927T230000Z DESCRIPTION:The 3rd International Interdisciplinary conference HydroPr edict2012 is devoted to better understanding of complex interactions b etween water resources and changing global environment. LOCATION:Vienna\, Austria CATEGORIES:Conference,Europe CONTACT:Hans-Peter Nachtnebel\, hans_peter.nachtnebel@boku.ac.at URL:http://web.natur.cuni.cz/hydropredict2012/ CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120525T103336Z CREATED:20111122T091554Z UID:ATEvent-25e6c5ca5c446982489b248c2d31cc87 LAST-MODIFIED:20111122T091751Z SUMMARY:32nd International Geographical Congress\: CfP for integrative approaches to water resource management\, IGU 2012 DTSTART:20120826T130000Z DTEND:20120830T230000Z DESCRIPTION:The 32nd International Geographical Congress in Cologne fo cuses scientific attention on the core themes of humanity. Researchers from around the world are expected in Cologne in 2012.\nGeographers b ring the wide-ranging perspectives and methodology of their subject to bear on four major thematic complexes and contribute to the solution of urgent scientific and socio-political issues – bringing research down to earth\:\n\n * Global Change and Globalisation\n * Societ y and Environment\n * Risks and Conflicts\n * Urbanisation and D emographic Change LOCATION:Cologne\, Germany CATEGORIES:Congress,Europe CONTACT:Olivier Graefe\, olivier.graefe@UNIFR.CH URL:http://www.igc2012.org/frontend/index.php CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120525T103336Z CREATED:20111122T092511Z UID:ATEvent-c0b9d764db165266eb22461d638e31ff LAST-MODIFIED:20111122T092607Z SUMMARY:International Training of Trainers on Wetland Management 2012 DTSTART:20120611T130000Z DTEND:20120629T230000Z DESCRIPTION:The primary condition for achieving integrated wetland man agement is the willingness of sectoral stakeholders to work together. To achieve the necessary cooperation\, stakeholders in a catchment are a need to be able to understand each other clearly. Steps to achieve u nderstanding of the various views\, and to explore how far such separa te views can be shared\, will be one of the main issues covered within the International Training of Trainers on Wetland Management\, a cour se focusing on the facilitation of multistakeholder processes and curr iculum development (ICWM-TOT).\n\n \n\nThe ICWM-TOT aims to provide pa rticipants with the knowledge and skills necessary for curriculum deve lopment in the field of wetland management in their own region. The co urse will focus on the multi-stakeholder processes that play an import ant role in wetland management and the need for transboundary and cros s-sectoral co-operation to manage the natural resources of a river bas in and its wetlands. LOCATION:Wageningen\,Netherlands CATEGORIES:Europe,Training Course CONTACT:Wageningen UR Centre for Development \, training.cdi@wur.nl URL:http://www.nuffic.nl/international-students/scholarships/scholarships-administered-by-nuffic/mena-scholarship-programme CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120525T103336Z CREATED:20111122T093338Z UID:ATEvent-947a174b38ba4cfa9aa0e7ccdae4470e LAST-MODIFIED:20111122T093553Z SUMMARY:ECWATECH-2012 - International Water Forum "Water\: Ecology and Technology" DTSTART:20120605T130000Z DTEND:20120608T230000Z DESCRIPTION:The leading water and wastewater technology forum in Russi a\, CIS and Eastern Europe. The excellent marketing platform for water and wastewater business development\, introducing new technologies an d market players to local market\, set-up of new projects and cooperat ion ties. This is a key event for manufacturers and vendors\, service providers\, utilities\, representatives of international companies\, r esearch and consulting companies in water/wastewater sector. LOCATION:Europe\,CEE\,CIS\,Russia\, CATEGORIES:Europe,Forum CONTACT:Sergey Malygin\, s.malygin@sibico.com URL:http://www.ecwatech.com/files/e2012_nl_eng.pdf CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120525T103336Z CREATED:20111123T084747Z UID:ATEvent-9af80b13b271a9e1af0eddf07c98c95d LAST-MODIFIED:20111123T085033Z SUMMARY:BALWOIS 2012\: Firth International Conference BALWOIS 2012 on Water\, Climate and Environment DTSTART:20120528T130000Z DTEND:20120602T230000Z DESCRIPTION:The purpose of the conference is to provide a solutions-ba sed forum and to exchange information regarding research activities an d plans for studying the relationship between climate and environment changes and human activities with specific focuse on water related mat ters. Attendees will include scientists\, engineers\, managers\, legis lators\, NGO representatives and policy makers involved in water\, cli mate and environment related matters.\n\nBALWOIS 2012 is a platform fo r creating partnerships in solving water scarcity problems\, floods\, droughts\, environmental degradation and risk affecting different regi ons by facilitating the sharing of experiences through the presentat ion of scientific and technical papers and posters on planning researc h and development activities. LOCATION:Ohrid\, Republic of Macedonia CATEGORIES:Conference,Europe CONTACT:Marc Morell\, secretariat@balwois.com URL:http://www.balwois.com/2012/ CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120525T103336Z CREATED:20111028T080052Z UID:ATEvent-5c4aa5448020ad8189ff961d4d9697e1 LAST-MODIFIED:20111028T080359Z SUMMARY:Society for Conservation GIS 15th Annual Conference - Building Strength DTSTART:20120716T140000Z DTEND:20120722T230000Z DESCRIPTION:Understanding and maintaining wildlife habitat connectivit y is becoming an increasingly urgent issue for those interested in pro tecting the world's wildlife. Three of the scientists who lead this ex citing field will be presenting at this year’s SCGIS LOCATION:Monterey\, California CATEGORIES:Americas,Conference CONTACT:Conference@scgis.org URL:https://www.scgis.org/Lev3Page.aspx?Page3ID=21 CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120525T103336Z CREATED:20111125T042416Z UID:ATEvent-b83cf671df72cef8d95890ad059e4962 LAST-MODIFIED:20111201T065352Z SUMMARY:UN-Water\: The Road to Rio\, water in the green economy for development and poverty eradication DTSTART:20120604T130000Z DTEND:20120606T230000Z DESCRIPTION:The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development ( UNCSD) is one of the most important events in the UN agenda which will be organized by UNW-DPAC with the collaboration of UNW-DPC. LOCATION:Rio de Janeiro\, Brazil CATEGORIES:Americas,Conference CONTACT:UNCSD Secretariat \, unwater@un.org URL:http://www.unwater.org/downloads/UNW_ROAD_TO_RIO.pdf CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120525T103336Z CREATED:20120203T082451Z UID:ATEvent-a22c3e07ca1f86a0e88bfbf4a7fde2b1 LAST-MODIFIED:20120203T084549Z SUMMARY:11th ICID International Drainage Workshop on Agricultural Drainage Needs and Future Priorities DTSTART:20120923T060000Z DTEND:20120927T160000Z DESCRIPTION:The 11th ICID International Drainage Workshop on Agricultu ral Drainage Needs and Future Priorities organized by the Egyptian Nat ional Committee on Irrigation and Drainage (ENCID). LOCATION:Cairo\, Egypt CATEGORIES:Africa,Workshop CONTACT:Prof. Dr.Mohamed Hassan Amer\, (+2 02) 44464505\, idw11@nwrc-egypt.org URL:http://www.encid.org.eg/home.htm CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120525T103336Z CREATED:20111216T082254Z UID:ATEvent-d429ce3a08e6f0c034055ceafe4b1db1 LAST-MODIFIED:20111216T083226Z SUMMARY:East Asian Seas Congress 2012\: Building a Blue Economy\: Strategy\, Opportunities and Partnerships in the Seas of East Asia DTSTART:20120709T080000Z DTEND:20120713T180000Z DESCRIPTION:The East Asian Seas (EAS) Congress is a pioneering region- wide platform for capacity building\, strategic action and cooperation for the sustainable development of the Seas of East Asia. LOCATION:Changwon City\, Republic of Korea CATEGORIES:Asia,Congress CONTACT:EAS Congress Secretariat\, +63 (2) 929-2992\, congress@pemsea.org URL:http://eascongress.pemsea.org/ CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120525T103336Z CREATED:20111114T082734Z UID:ATEvent-cd1d0121dd00f748b4f42b5ed65983bb LAST-MODIFIED:20111114T082850Z SUMMARY:East Asian Seas Congress 2012 DTSTART:20120709T130000Z DTEND:20120713T230000Z DESCRIPTION:Building a Blue Economy\: Strategy\, Opportunities and Par tnerships in the Seas of East Asia LOCATION:Changwon City\, Republic of Korea CATEGORIES:Asia,Congress CONTACT:EAS Congress Secretariat\, +63 (2) 929-2992\, congress@pemsea.org URL:http://eascongress.pemsea.org/ CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120525T103336Z CREATED:20120326T073257Z UID:ATEvent-9c5bd009d437f97ac4242c8554a41255 LAST-MODIFIED:20120326T092814Z SUMMARY:International Conference on Fresh Water Governance for Sustainable Development DTSTART:20121105T070000Z DTEND:20121107T170000Z DESCRIPTION:The Water Research Commission and the Department of Water Affairs – South Africa together with Australian National University (ANU) \: UNESCO Chair in Water Economics and Transboundary Water Gov ernance\; and Water Institute of South Africa (WISA) are organising a n International Conference on FRESH WATER GOVERNANCE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT LOCATION:Drakensberg\,South Africa CATEGORIES:Africa,Conference CONTACT:+27-12-330-0340 \, info@wrc.org.za CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120525T103336Z CREATED:20120223T054301Z UID:ATEvent-2fd6c5a6db234c069189cc43e9861878 LAST-MODIFIED:20120223T055413Z SUMMARY:Sustainable Cities and Military Installations\: Climate Change Impact on Energy and Environmental Security DTSTART:20120603T060000Z DTEND:20120606T160000Z DESCRIPTION:The NATO workshop on "Sustainable Cities and Military Inst allations\: Climate Change Impact on Energy and Environmental Security " will focus on ways in which military installations and small cities can integrate energy\, water\, and waste sustainability strategies int o broad installation management plans that factor into threats posed b y anthropogenic climate\nchange. LOCATION:Hella\, Iceland CATEGORIES:Europe,Workshop CONTACT:Dr.Igor Linkov\, igor.linkov@usace.army.mil CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120525T103336Z CREATED:20120504T042127Z UID:ATEvent-ecd0820b0492aea958a3fc9865fa9196 LAST-MODIFIED:20120504T045053Z SUMMARY:142nd Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society DTSTART:20120819T060000Z DTEND:20120823T160000Z DESCRIPTION:Begin making plans to attend next year’s Annual Meeting in the Land of 10\,000 Lakes\, beautiful Minnesota. The meeting focus is Fisheries Networks\: Building Ecological\, Social and Professional Relationships. Conference attendees will have the opportunity to netwo rk with fisheries professionals and students\, stay current on the lat est in fisheries science\, and enjoy the sights and scenes of the Twin Cities and beyond. LOCATION:Minnesota\, USA CATEGORIES:Americas,Meeting CONTACT:Don Periera \, dpafs2012@gmail.com URL:http://afs2012.org/ CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120525T103336Z CREATED:20120504T044107Z UID:ATEvent-a5070ee113db92c651aaa7708d16c2df LAST-MODIFIED:20120504T044303Z SUMMARY:CTI PFAN Exploratory Workshop Financing Adaptation Related Projects DTSTART:20120613T060000Z DTEND:20120614T160000Z DESCRIPTION:This important workshop is designed to guide CTI PFAN’s work on Adaptation related projects and will address the essential rol e of private sector financing in this area. The ultimate objective of the process is to establish a CTI PFAN network and project development activity\, dedicated to connecting private sector investment and fina ncing to adaptation related projects. LOCATION:Nairobi\, Kenya CATEGORIES:Africa,Workshop CONTACT:Taiki Kuroda\, kuroda@icett.or.jp URL:http://www.cti-pfan.net/events_detail.php?eventsid=41 CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120525T103336Z CREATED:20111122T090136Z UID:ATEvent-3ae1dd4b4c0095ae57fb5e24f7838a12 LAST-MODIFIED:20120213T064458Z SUMMARY:International Conference on FRESH WATER GOVERNANCE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT DTSTART:20121105T140000Z DTEND:20121108T000000Z DESCRIPTION:Main purpose & brief background of the conference and issu es statement that the conference should tackle\n\nAs pressure on fresh water resources increase across the globe\, so does our need to govern the use of these resources in a way that is sustainable into the futu re. This international conference will bring together policy makers\, water managers\, scientists and civil society\, in a forum where new ideas beyond academic exchange for the future can be shared\, nurtured and hopefully developed.\n\nThis conference is hosted by a large numb er of local\, regional and international partners. It is aimed to shar e new knowledge on the topic of sustainable fresh water governance thr ough written papers and posters as well as to allow for multi-stakehol der panel discussions mainly between researchers and policy makers as well as civil society. It will further support the hosting of special sessions\, side events/workshops on related topics\, moot courts role playing\, knowledge café’ and other activities. LOCATION:Drakensberg\, South Africa CATEGORIES:Africa,Conference CONTACT:Eiman Karar\, +27 (0)12 667 3681\, eimank@wrc.org.za URL:http://www.emwis.net/thematicdirs/events/2012/11/international-conference-fresh-water-governance-sustainable-development CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120525T103336Z CREATED:20111227T091128Z UID:ATEvent-1c53f952c9891b5fff2c3e750619461f LAST-MODIFIED:20111227T092341Z SUMMARY:2nd European Conference on Flood risk Management\: Science\, Policy and Practice\, Closing the Gap DTSTART:20121120T080000Z DTEND:20121122T180000Z DESCRIPTION:FLOODrisk 2012 will explore research advances in flood ris k analysis and innovations in flood risk management practice. The conf erence will consider all aspects of flood risk and will cover the caus es of floods\, their impacts on people\, property and the environment\ , and portfolios of risk management measures. FLOODrisk 2012 is also s upported by the Flood Risk Management Research Consortium. LOCATION:Rotterdam\, Netherlands CATEGORIES:Conference,Europe CONTACT:Richard Holmes\, +44 (0)1865 823153\, info@floodrisk2012.net URL:http://www.floodrisk2012.net/ CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120525T103336Z CREATED:20120417T104619Z UID:ATEvent-094b351a2e67c46dfa85e69962ac0b42 LAST-MODIFIED:20120417T104700Z SUMMARY:Short Course - Modelling the marine ecosystem from the ocean to the fish DTSTART:20120618T060000Z DTEND:20120629T160000Z DESCRIPTION:Under continuing increase of the global human population\, climate change and fisheries are likely to play an increasing role in driving changes in marine biodiversity\, with strong implications for ecosystem services such as fish production and carbon export. In orde r to achieve a sustainable way of life which not only addresses curren t environmental challenges but also ensures a secure society well into the future\, much progress has been made towards sustainable developm ent of fisheries\, emphasizing the need for implementing the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries (EAF) worldwide. LOCATION:University of Cape Town\, South Africa CATEGORIES:Africa,Course CONTACT:Yunne Shin\, yunne-jai.shin@ird.fr CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120525T103336Z CREATED:20120126T063133Z UID:ATEvent-59ad20ca7896832779b168122b5c659a LAST-MODIFIED:20120126T063743Z SUMMARY:EAS Congress 2012 and 3rd Youth Forum DTSTART:20120709T060000Z DTEND:20120713T160000Z DESCRIPTION:East Asian Seas Congress 2012\: Building a Blue Economy\: Strategy\, Opportunities and Partnerships in the Seas of East Asia wil l be hosted by the Government of the Republic of Korea\, through the M inistry of Land\, Transport and Maritime Affairs (MLTM) and the Changw on City Government. The 3rd East Asian Seas Youth Forum (YF3) will car ry the theme\: Young Champions for the Oceans. LOCATION:Changwon\, Republic of Korea CATEGORIES:Asia,Congress,Forum CONTACT:EAS Congress Secretariat\, +63 (2) 929-2992\, congress@pemsea.org URL:http://eascongress.pemsea.org/ CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120525T103336Z CREATED:20120502T081742Z UID:ATEvent-9b6535c948eafa6dbcf01e1dea09c5bd LAST-MODIFIED:20120503T070349Z SUMMARY:7th Ballast Water Management Summit DTSTART:20120919T060000Z DTEND:20120920T160000Z DESCRIPTION:Determining your Operations' Needs\nUnderstanding Regulati ons\, Technology & Operational Challenges LOCATION:Singapore CATEGORIES:Asia,Summit CONTACT:Mohammad Ahsan\, +44 207 981 2503 \, mahsan@acieu.co.uk CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120525T103336Z CREATED:20111214T035951Z UID:ATEvent-964cced7e9aa15f6966c7e4f00968d27 LAST-MODIFIED:20111214T040315Z SUMMARY:The Ninth International Training Workshop on Integrated Coastal Management in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea (MEDCOAST Institute 2012) DTSTART:20120925T080000Z DTEND:20121011T180000Z DESCRIPTION:MEDCOAST Institute 2012 will be organized under the leader ship of Prof.Dr. Erdal Özhan\, the Founder and President of MEDCOAST Foundation. MEDCOAST Institute 2012 will be run by well-known internat ional faculty drawn from the institutions collaborating with MEDCOAST\ , EU and international institutions. LOCATION:Dalyan\, Turkey CATEGORIES:Asia,Europe,Workshop CONTACT:MEDCOAST Foundation\, +90 252 2844450\, medcoast@metu.edu.tr URL:http://www.medcoast.org.tr/ CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120525T103336Z CREATED:20120227T113023Z UID:ATEvent-233c3e7b07ff4f3d4908d30eb4786a36 LAST-MODIFIED:20120227T113151Z SUMMARY:INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MARINE ECOSYSTEM 2012 (INCOMES 2012) DTSTART:20121114T080000Z DTEND:20121116T170000Z DESCRIPTION:This is the second international conference on marine ecos ystem which is organized by the Marine Ecosystem Research Centre (EKOM AR)\, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) in collaboration with the N ational Oceanography Directorate (NOD)\, Johor State Economic Planning Unit (UPEN) & Johor State Government. The marine ecosystems are areas that support high biological diversity and have been over exploited i n recent years for intensive development activities such as fisheries\ , new township\, tourism and transportation. LOCATION:Johor Bahru\, Malaysia CATEGORIES:Asia,Conference CONTACT:03 89213313\, incomes.ukm@gmail.com URL:http://www.ukm.my/juneng/incomes2012/ CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120525T103336Z CREATED:20110922T060759Z UID:ATEvent-486dd9c32da162892640ffce98e2e379 LAST-MODIFIED:20120504T063052Z SUMMARY:GIS for Environmental Modelling DTSTART:20120701T130000Z DTEND:20120705T230000Z DESCRIPTION:Managing Resources of a Limited Planet\: Pathways and Visi ons under Uncertainty LOCATION:Leipzig\, Germany CATEGORIES:Congress,Europe,Software CONTACT:Ms Ogarit Uhlmann MSc\, +49 341 235 2264\, iemss2012@fu-confirm.de URL:http://www.iemss.org/sites/iemss2012/ CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120525T103336Z CREATED:20120305T095648Z UID:ATEvent-6414cf956078ae2a3c26f63da37bf0d0 LAST-MODIFIED:20120305T100404Z SUMMARY:Stormwater Symposium 2012 DTSTART:20120718T060000Z DTEND:20120720T160000Z DESCRIPTION:The Water Environment Federation (WEF) is pleased to annou nce the 2012 Stormwater Symposium. The two-day event will be in coope ration with the Chesapeake Water Environment Association (CWEA). LOCATION:Maryland\, USA CATEGORIES:Americas,Symposium CONTACT:Sarah Evans\, 1-703-684-2466\, sevans@wef.org URL:http://www.wef.org/Stormwater2012/ CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120525T103336Z CREATED:20120224T104045Z UID:ATEvent-a5b2397a0da8a0d4a7bf97d284e335ae LAST-MODIFIED:20120224T104220Z SUMMARY:International Water Science Conference-IWSC 2012 DTSTART:20120924T060000Z DTEND:20120926T160000Z DESCRIPTION:A science conference for practitioners and academics to pr ovide leadership in finding solutions for the Earth’s most pressing Transboundary waters challenges.\n\nTwenty years of GEF International Waters (IW) projects have resulted in a wealth of knowledge. Much of t he science used and generated during the projects is embedded in proje ct results. A recent study has uncovered some of the key findings and success factors in enhancing the use of science in GEF IW projects. Th e International Waters Science Conference will provide a key forum for bringing these findings to a wider audience. Benefiting from lessons learned can significantly support new and ongoing projects in achievin g better results.\n\nThis activity is part of the third phase of the U NDP/UNEP International Waters Learning Exchange and Resource Network ( IW\:LEARN). LOCATION:Bangkok\, Thailand CATEGORIES:Asia,Conference CONTACT:iwsc2012@iwlearn.org URL:http://iwlearn.net/abt_iwlearn/events/iw-science-conference/iw-sc-2012-conference CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120525T103336Z CREATED:20111215T081333Z UID:ATEvent-28f45c0142fa9cc675475f90caebca12 LAST-MODIFIED:20120223T090644Z SUMMARY:2012 Hydraulic Measurements & Experimental Methods Conference (HMEM 2012) DTSTART:20120812T080000Z DTEND:20120815T180000Z DESCRIPTION:The 2012 Hydraulic Measurements & Experimental Methods Con ference (HMEM 2012) is sponsored by the Environmental and Water Resour ces Institute (EWRI) of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) . HMEM 2012 is the fourth in a series of highly successful HMEM confe rences\; previous conferences have been held in Buffalo\, NY (1994)\, Estes Park\, CO (2002)\, and Lake Placid\, NY (2007). LOCATION:Snowbird\, Utah CATEGORIES:Americas,Conference URL:http://content.asce.org/conferences/HMEM2012/index.html CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120525T103336Z CREATED:20111215T082738Z UID:ATEvent-68c1225ef8b10ff9210abdb8a9ed2ba0 LAST-MODIFIED:20111215T082817Z SUMMARY:The Ninth International Training Workshop - Integrated Coastal Management in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea DTSTART:20120925T080000Z DTEND:20121011T180000Z DESCRIPTION:Four days long in-class training\, including lectures\nby the international faculty on various topics related\nto ICM in the Med iterranean and the Black Sea\,\npresentations by participants on their country\nexperiences\, and group exercises\, to be held in a\npleasan t hotel in Dalyan (25 - 28 September). LOCATION:Dalyan Turkey CATEGORIES:Europe,Workshop URL:http://www.medcoast.org.tr./ CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120525T103336Z CREATED:20120425T071843Z UID:ATEvent-8b3d32eb34062dde3994db5e8e094853 LAST-MODIFIED:20120425T071955Z SUMMARY:23rd Annual SPREP Meeting DTSTART:20120903T060000Z DTEND:20120907T160000Z DESCRIPTION:The SPREP meeting is held annually for its member countrie s and donors\, to highlight progress made and discuss strategic plans and other regional conventions that pertain to SPREP's mandate. LOCATION:Noumea\, New Caledonia CATEGORIES:Americas,Meeting CONTACT:Nanette Woonton \, +685 21929 \, nanettew@sprep.org URL:http://sprep.org/event/20-sprep-meeting CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120525T103336Z CREATED:20120315T103115Z UID:ATEvent-4a25c70ba885c67e1060fc0714ac9ace LAST-MODIFIED:20120315T103255Z SUMMARY:OECD Conference on Marine Biotechnology for Ocean Productivity and Sustainability DTSTART:20120530T060000Z DTEND:20120531T160000Z DESCRIPTION:Vancouver\, Canada This conference will address opportun ities for marine biotechnology to contribute to global challenges suc h as of food and fuel security\, population health\, green growth and sustainable industries. LOCATION:Vancouver\, Canada CATEGORIES:Conference,Europe CONTACT:Rachael Ritchie \, rachael.ritchie@oecd.org URL:http://www.oecd.org/document/48/0,3746,en_2649_34537_49544368_1_1_1_1,00.html CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120525T103336Z CREATED:20120113T101033Z UID:ATEvent-7e83b40d1a32c711a41655cb35c728e4 LAST-MODIFIED:20120113T101716Z SUMMARY:ICID\: 63rd IEC Meeting\, 7th Asian Regional Conference and Irrigation Australia 2012 Conference and Exhibition DTSTART:20120624T060000Z DTEND:20120630T160000Z DESCRIPTION:In June 2012\, Irrigation Australia Limited will host the largest irrigation event ever to be held in Australia. The event will comprise the 2012 conference of the International Executive Council fo r the International Commission on Irrigation and Draining (ICID)\, alo ngside Irrigation Australia's own annual conference & exhibition and t he 7th Annual Asian Regional Conference. LOCATION:Adelaide\, Australia CATEGORIES:Conference,Exhibition,Oceania CONTACT:Dr. Ragab\, rag@ceh.ac.uk URL:http://online.saneevent.com.au/ial2012/ CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120525T103336Z CREATED:20120504T085015Z UID:ATEvent-e5cc5c8158c4e4d61977a1dc8e09ee07 LAST-MODIFIED:20120504T085216Z SUMMARY:Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) for Water Studies Training DTSTART:20120530T071500Z DTEND:20120530T144500Z DESCRIPTION:This is one-day training for only 30 euro and is offered i n conjunction with the 3rd Comparative Water Studies workshop organize d by the International Consortium for Comparative Water and Developmen t Studies on 31 May and 1 June\, 2012\nWednesday 30 May 2012. LOCATION:Wageningen\, the Netherlands CATEGORIES:Europe,Training Course CONTACT:wendy.olsen@manchester.ac.uk URL:http://www.iccwads.org/ CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120525T103336Z CREATED:20120306T074023Z UID:ATEvent-8db69543856d2bc4189e8ef6ca58b5de LAST-MODIFIED:20120306T074848Z SUMMARY:APCP regional conference DTSTART:20120531T060000Z DTEND:20120601T160000Z DESCRIPTION:The conference is the opportunity to present project activ ities and results within all its components\: Investment Fund\, good a gricultural practice promotion program\, public awareness program and evaluation of the results. It is also an opportunity for similar proje cts financed by the GEF/WB within the region to share their experience in environment protection programs\, especially the protection of Dan ube river basin and Black Sea. LOCATION:Zagreb\, Croatia CATEGORIES:Conference,Europe CONTACT:Hrvoje Horvat\, + 385 1 6106-728\, hrvoje.horvat@mps.hr CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120525T103336Z CREATED:20120504T081626Z UID:ATEvent-08bf879e697520552392a9f63e7eef56 LAST-MODIFIED:20120504T082537Z SUMMARY:3rd International Workshop on Comparative Water Studies DTSTART:20120531T060000Z DTEND:20120601T160000Z DESCRIPTION:Wageningen University will host the 3rd international work shop on “Comparative Water Studies” to further explore the interes t in comparative water studies\, to strengthen the emerging research n etwork and to develop funding proposals. The Wageningen workshop aims to build on this interest by focusing on defining and developing funda ble programs/proposals in combination with paper presentations on on-g oing comparative research. LOCATION:Wageningen\, the Netherlands CATEGORIES:Europe,Workshop CONTACT:water@soas.ac.uk URL:http://www.iccwads.org/ CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120525T103336Z CREATED:20120120T090052Z UID:ATEvent-2b209c7847ee5e4fddf3118ef8669a4a LAST-MODIFIED:20120120T103608Z SUMMARY:Building Coastal Community Resilience\: Integrating Population\, Health and Environment DTSTART:20120604T060000Z DTEND:20120622T160000Z DESCRIPTION:This is a three-week intensive course for professionals wo rking with the economy\, environment or the population/health of coast al communities. It promotes advanced thinking\, the sharing of lessons learned from practical experience and the exploration of creative ide as from around the world. It is designed to meet individual learning n eeds and provide the opportunity to receive feedback from peers and in ternational experts. LOCATION:University of Rhode Island (URI) Kingston Campus CATEGORIES:Americas CONTACT:Kimberly Kaine\, (401) 874-6823\, kkaine@crc.uri.edu URL:http://www.crc.uri.edu/index.php?actid=419 CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120525T103336Z CREATED:20120120T102452Z UID:ATEvent-6fbc020a8817f0539867798fb8ae1691 LAST-MODIFIED:20120120T103654Z SUMMARY:Leadership for Fisheries Management Course DTSTART:20120702T060000Z DTEND:20120720T160000Z DESCRIPTION:This is a three-week intensive course for people\nworking toward management of more\nsustainable fishery resources and communiti es. LOCATION:University of Rhode Island (URI) Fisheries Center CATEGORIES:Americas CONTACT:Kimberly Kaine\, (401) 874-6823\, kkaine@crc.uri.edu URL:http://www.crc.uri.edu/index.php?actid=382 CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120525T103336Z CREATED:20120323T084305Z UID:ATEvent-c840b5bfcd00c77c085fef5f05f9e3f2 LAST-MODIFIED:20120323T084635Z SUMMARY:14th Annual BIOECON Conference DTSTART:20120918T060000Z DTEND:20120920T160000Z DESCRIPTION:The Scientific Partners of BIOECON are pleased to announce the 14th Annual International BIOECON conference on “Resource Econo mics\, Biodiversity Conservation and Development”. The conference wi ll be held in the historical premises of Kings College Cambridge\, Eng land on 18-20 September 2012. The conference will be of interest to bo th researchers and policy makers working on biodiversity policy\, espe cially natural resources in developing countries. LOCATION:Kings College Cambridge\, England CATEGORIES:Conference,Europe CONTACT:Silvia Bertolin\, silvia.bertolin@feem.it URL:http://www.bioecon-network.org CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120525T103336Z CREATED:20111201T064717Z UID:ATEvent-ea4216e86cd0d32c098ecc112d438b59 LAST-MODIFIED:20111201T065103Z SUMMARY:2nd IAHR Europe Congress\: Water - infinitely deformable but still limited DTSTART:20120627T130000Z DTEND:20120629T230000Z DESCRIPTION:On behalf of IAHR Europe\, the LOC is pleased to invite pa rticipants to attend in a spirited congress at the Technische Universi tät München in Munich. The congress will provide panel discussions a nd workshops to encourage the exchange of ideas and also provide excel lent support for social networking by planning cultural and social eve nts for the evenings as well as an accompanying persons programme. LOCATION:Munich\, Germany CATEGORIES:Congress,Europe CONTACT:Markus Grünzner \, +49.89.289.23161\, iahr2012@bv.tum.de URL:http://www.iahr2012.tum.de/ CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120525T103336Z CREATED:20111202T030725Z UID:ATEvent-d53646ba0ddcef2f1eb2451d2bf7194d LAST-MODIFIED:20111202T030926Z SUMMARY:International HydroInformatics Conference – HIC 2012 DTSTART:20120621T130000Z DTEND:20120624T230000Z DESCRIPTION:International Conference on Advances in Modelling Hydro-Im pact of and Adaptation to Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change has become one of the leading challenges for all societ ies on Earth. The HIC 2012 will be organized by INTERPLANAG -Office Ha mburg. With the proposed topic the Hydroinformatics Conference will pr ovide the stage for an integrative demonstration of the World’s Know ledge which is urgently needed to make transparent the accomplishments of research and to identify the vanguards. LOCATION:Hamburg\, Germany CATEGORIES:Conference,Europe CONTACT:Ursula Lau-Thurner\, +49 (0) 40 3250 9230 \, u.lau-thurner@interplan.de URL:http://www.iahr.net/site/newsweb/newsflash/newsflash/04_10/A1_general_information_LOC_PCO_final.pdf CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120525T103336Z CREATED:20111202T032728Z UID:ATEvent-83c8d33b86343a7ffdcb9d20bcd1616f LAST-MODIFIED:20111202T032933Z SUMMARY:NORDIC WATER 2012 DTSTART:20120813T130000Z DTEND:20120815T230000Z DESCRIPTION:The XXVII Nordic Hydrological Conference will be held at t he University of Oulu\, northern Finland\, in the summer 2012. The Con ference is being organized by the Water Resources and Environmental En gineering Laboratory of the University of Oulu in co-operation with Th ule Institute and the Finnish Hydrological Association on behalf of th e Nordic Association for Hydrology (NHF). LOCATION:Oulu\, Finland CATEGORIES:Conference,Europe CONTACT:Dr. Riitta Kamula\, +358 0 553 3566\, riitta.kamula@oulu.fi URL:http://nhc2012.oulu.fi/index.html CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120525T103336Z CREATED:20111202T034119Z UID:ATEvent-ebd9c6731d202594792cebf5b284b666 LAST-MODIFIED:20111202T034536Z SUMMARY:SimHydro 2012\: New frontiers of simulation DTSTART:20120912T130000Z DTEND:20120914T230000Z DESCRIPTION:The SimHydro 2012 conference is jointly organized by the S ociété Hydrotechnique de France (SHF)\, the University of Nice-Sophi a Antipolis (UNS)\, the International Association for Hydraulic Resear ch (AIHR) and the Association Française de Mécanique (AFM).The confe rence will be held at Polytech Nice Sophia\, in Sophia Antipolis. LOCATION:Sophia Antipolis\, France CATEGORIES:Conference,Europe CONTACT:SHF- Société Hydrotechnique de France\, +33 (0)1 42 50 91 03\, n.sheibani@shf.asso.fr URL:http://www.simhydro.org/ CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR