Water Down Under 2008

The Organising Committee of Water Down Under 2008 invites all professionals with an interest in hydrology, water resources and the environment to join colleagues in Adelaide, South Australia 15-17 April 2008. Pre-Conference workshops are scheduled for 14 April and a number of post-Conference field trips 18 April.

The proposed Conference themes and sub-themes are:

Climate, Rainfall and Surface Water Variability

Climate variability and climate change

Flood hydrology

Rainfall modelling and prediction

Stochastic hydrology

Hydrological Modelling, Data and Forecasting

Hydrologic data collection

Hydrologic Forecasting

Hydraulic modelling

Modelling of hydrologic systems

Water Management and Sustainability

Catchment management

Decision support systems

Environmental flows GIS/ Remote sensing

Hydroinformatics

Low flow modelling

Sustainable water management

Urban water management

Water quality

Water resources planning and management

National and International Water Issues and Case Studies

Environmental management

Mining and water resources

Natural disasters

Social and economic aspects of water management

Trans-boundary water resources management

Water policy and trading

Groundwater Systems

Advances in field techniques

Groundwater flow and solute transport modelling

Groundwater issues in urban, industrial and mining environments

Groundwater sustainable use and development

Hydraulics, Hydrochemistry and Microbiology

Surface water - groundwater interaction

The Conference will be held at the Adelaide Convention Centre, in the centre of the city and adjacent to Adelaide's theatre and restaurant districts. A three day scientific program, pre-conference workshops and field trip is planned in association with a trade exhibition, a comprehensive partner program and opportunities for all delegates to enjoy pre and post conference tours to some of Australia's major attractions.