Preparation for the XII^th IAHS Scientific Assembly, 5-10 October 2025 is continuing at full speed and abstract submission is now open. 

Early Career Travel Award - SYSTA 

SYSTA awards are available to eligible early career scientists who meet ALL of the SYSTA Award criteria. Applicants should email the completed application form and a copy of their published paper and Scientific Assembly abstract to IAHS Secretariat as early as possible. Before submitting their application form, applicants should read the “Guidance on completing the SYSTA application form” document. Applications and published paper must be in English. All eligible applications will be evaluated by the SYSTA committee after the deadline to decide on the awards. 

New program format for the IAHS Scientific Assembly

As mentioned in a previous enews, the IAHS Scientific Assembly will experiment with an innovative format:

1. The main innovation is that the Assembly will be held in plenary, without parallel sessions, thus increasing the interaction and audience size for all oral presentations.
2. The second innovation is that all participants will have an oral slot in the plenary. This choice will secure the visibility of early career scientists.
3. Since the innovative format would like to emphasize that hydrology is a unique discipline, the third main innovation is that there will not be a Call for Sessions. Instead there is an opportunity for pre-events.

Side events are also planned. Interested leaders of International Commissions, Working Groups and Committee Leaders should reach out to the IAHS Secretariat or Secretary General as soon as possible so that facilities can be provided and participants can arrange their stay accordingly. Side event details will be posted on the IAHS2025 website as soon as they’re confirmed, so stay tuned!

Join us in India next year for what promises to be an engaging and transformative event for the hydrological sciences!