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This conference is an officially registered meeting of the UN International Year of Planet Earth. The IGU Commission is participating in the IYPE Groundwater Theme throughout 2008 and 2009.

THIRD and FINAL CIRCULAR and LAST CALL FOR PAPERS

Managing water in a changing world

An International Conference hosted by

The Commission for Water Sustainability

International Geographical Union (IGU)

Torino, Italy

July 27 to 31, 2009

Throughout the world problems of decreasing water quality and quantity are associated with increased consumer numbers and individual demand, increases in the range and amount of uses, and the problem of actual and potential environmental, especially climatic, change. While technological and political solutions, or at least approaches to solutions, vary from society to society, the underlying problems are similar. This conference will assess the similarities and differences.

The Commission for Water Sustainability aims to interpret "sustainability" in the widest possible sense, including the sustainability of the environment in the face of water development work as well as the sustainability of water resources. It aims to foster links between the human and physical aspects of water management, with specific concern for the sustainability of water resources and for the impacts of water management on the environment.

The Commission meets annually, and reports findings through peer-reviewed journal articles and special publications.

The Conference is calling for papers focusing on the following Sections:

• IWS1 - Underground resources

• IWS2 - Water and hydro-geological risks

• IWS3 - Planning of water resources

• IWS4 - Infrastructures for water resources management

• IWS5 - Hydrologic emergencies

• IWS6 - Water resources and environmental and climatic change

• IWS7 - Water sustainability in the alpine environment

Preliminary Program

July 27:    Arrival

July 28:    Registration, Opening Session, Paper Sessions, and eventual Poster Sessions

July 29:    Paper Sessions, eventual Poster Sessions, Banquet

July 30:    Morning: Paper Sessions, eventual Poster Sessions, and Closing Ceremony

Afternoon: half-day fieldtrip. Visit to: the Research Center of SMAT (purifying plant of Torino aqueduct; creation of drinkable water for astronauts);

July 31:    one-day fieldtrip.

Visit to: the artificial snowfall basin (Clarea reservoir); the new dam of Pont Ventoux (Oulx) –the IRIDE plant in Venaus –Sestrieres Olympic village (possible trip in cableway for seeing the amphitheatre of the artificial snowfall basin)

Language of the Conference

English

Conference Venue

Torino - University Central Headquarter, entrances by Via Po 17 or Via Giuseppe Verdi 8

Registration Fees ^(*)

(*)           Registration Fee includes:

                               - participation in all sessions, panels and Commission meetings

                               - conference CD and other documentation

                               - refreshments at all breaks

(**)         Undergraduate students partecipation is free. The fee is reserved to postgraduate students. A limited number of scholarships are available to help defray the participation costs (see below Caroline Woo bursary). Please contact the Chair of the Local Organizing Committee for details (igutorino2009@yahoo.com)

(***)      Field trip fee includes all transportation, snacks and lunches

Deadlines:

• 3rd announcement: April 23rd

• Abstract submission and registration deadline: May 22nd

• Abstract acceptation: June 15th

• Early subscription (reduced rate): May 22nd

Registration form

We are kindly asking to fill in the enclosed registration form (here the registration form file) by the delayed deadline (May 22^nd) in any case, prior to proceed to the payment of the fees. The data will be processed only for the conference registration purposes. Submitted data are secured.

Abstract submission (for talks and posters)

We are kindly asking to the persons who do not have yet send an abstract to fill in the enclosed abstract forms (here the abstract submission file) by the delayed deadline (May 22^nd). A message concerning the receivement of the abstract will be sent almost immediately, while the decision about the acceptance will be made and communicated by June 15^th.

Payment instructions

At the receipt of the registration form, at each partecipant will be assigned a registration number.

The Conference Registration fee can be paid after the online registration by:

• bank transfer (with a discount)

send the money to the conference bank account:

• account number: 1000/00062361
• entitled to: Bonamico Cristina and Cassardo Claudio
• bank: SANPAOLO IMI
• agency address: Piazza Nizza 75, 10126 Torino, Italy
• IBAN (for domestic and international transfers): IT24 U030 6901 0061 0000 0062 361
• SWIFT or BIC code (for international transfers): BCITITMM

• in cash (full price) directly at the conference (in Euro currency – see here an example of currency conversion)

Registered participants will be informed by email about the receipt of their payment by the conference organizers at the moment in which the money will arrive at the bank. At the conference, each partecipant will receive a receipt containing all informations.

In the case in which a partecipant would like to pay fees for more participants by one transaction (bank transfer), please contact the conference organizers on igutorino2009@yahoo.com and fill appropriately the registration form by indicating in the notes the names of the other partecipants for which is paying the fees.

Cancellation and refunds

Cancellation must be made in written and sent to igutorino2009@yahoo.com before May 22^nd, 2009. Organizers reserve the right to charge a handling fee of 30 € at any cancellation transaction. The appropriate refunds will be made after the conference.

Caroline Woo Bursary

A small amount of funds are still available in the Bursary to assist young scientists and delegates from developing countries to attend the conference. Please apply to Tony Jones on jaj@aber.ac.uk.

Other fund defrayment

The organizers are searching additional funds to help young scientists and delegates from developing countries to attend the conference. Please apply to Claudio Cassardo at igutorino2009@yahoo.com.

Hotels

Local organizing committee has performed a selection of hotels and hostels that have communicated special prices for this congress. All places are at walking distance from the congress center. Hotel booking can be done individually or by the organizing committee. All tariffs here reported include taxes and breakfast while otherwise specified. The locations of hotels and hostel are indicated on the Torino Google Maps extract, reported below. Please remember that "Turin" is the English name of "Torino". The restaurant "Luna Rossa" has been chosen for the Conference banquet.
 

astoriah@tin.it

(*) Multiple rooms at   € 15.00 – 18.00

Organizing Committee

For More Information contact the Organizing Committee at igutorino2009@yahoo.com or the Local Responsible:

Prof. Claudio Cassardo

Department of General Physics  "Amedeo Avogadro"

University of Torino

Via Pietro Giuria 1 - 10125 Torino - Italy

Tel: +39-011-6707407   Fax: +39-011-658444

E-mail: cassardo@ph.unito.it    or    claudio.cassardo@unito.it

Personal web page: http://www.ph.unito.it/~cassardo/

Commission web page: http://water-sustainability.ph.unito.it/