Submit your ISHC2025 SYSTA application before the Friday 28 Feb 9:00GMT deadline! It is so easy to apply; simply submit your application via the Google Form or go to our IAHS News for more details.

Deadline for SYSTA applications: The ISHC in Tokyo is Friday 28 Feb 2025 at 09:00 GMT.

Ensuring that all applications are received & processed correctly is our priority. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

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We realise that there has been an issue with our email this month. If you have already completed and submitted a SYSTA application for ISHC in Tokyo, Japan or the IAHS Scientific Assembly in Roorkee, India but have not received a response from IAHS within the past two weeks, we kindly ask you to resubmit your application via the following Google Form:

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Deadline for SYSTA applications for the Scientific Assembly is Friday 21 February 2025 at 09:00 GMT and for ISHC the deadline is 28 February 2025 at 09:00 GMT

Ensuring that all applications are received and processed correctly is our priority. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

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We're excited to announce the launch of the official Hydrological Sciences Journal (HSJ) page on LinkedIn! This page will serve as a dynamic platform to share the latest research, updates and insights from the world of hydrological sciences.

Follow us to stay connected with cutting-edge developments, engage with a global community of experts, and join the conversation shaping the future of hydrology.

Across our Committees, Working Groups, International Commissions and Initiatives, exciting research and developments are shaping the future of hydrological sciences.

In this issue, we spotlight studies, highlight key achievements, and share upcoming events that bring our global community together. Whether you’re leading a project, contributing to a working group, or simply keen to stay informed, this newsletter is your go-to source for the latest updates. 

And in other news:

• HELPING Working Group Co-Creating Water Knowledge has launched a YouTube channel where the webinars and other videos from their HELPING Working Group will be uploaded and shared.
• HELPING Working Group Hydrologic Design has published a paper entitled Hydrological design in the HELPING decade – inspiring the community to innovate the hydrological design concept
• HELPING Working Group REHYDRATE has published a paper entitled A reassessment of the history of the temporal resolution of rainfall data at the global scale
• The STAHY Legacy Community Paper is a great achievement and is available on TandF Online.
• HELPING Working Group Strategic UN Synergy (SUN) developed its vision and mission statement and can be viewed here.
• HELPING Working Group Outreach, Communication & Science Interfaces has launched a survey to gauge the attitudes, experiences, and wishes of the hydrological community on the subject, to adjust strategies and optimize communication. The results will be published in a community paper. The survey takes approximately 8 minutes to complete and all responses are anonymous. You are invited to share your experiences and opinions, and help increase the quality of science communication in the community. You can participate here.

Stay engaged, get involved, and help us amplify the impact of hydrology worldwide!

The 2^nd International Sociohydrology Conference, co-organised by the IAHS Human-Water Feedbacks Commission, will be held from 19-21 July 2025, in Tokyo, marking its first appearance in Asia.

Important Dates

• Abstract Submission Deadline: 28 February 2025 at 09:00 GMT
• SYSTA Application Submission Deadline: 28 February 2025 at 09:00 GMT
• Registration Deadline: 30 April 2025. 

SYSTA travel 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 conference abstract to IAHS Secretariat before the deadline of 28 February 2025 at 09:00 GMT. 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.

This first HSJ Digest of 2025 brings you all the articles published in recent issues of Hydrological Sciences Journal, including several Open Access and ‘Featured’ articles. We announce the winner of the 2024 Frances Watkins Memorial Award, and highlight news from our publisher, Taylor & Francis. We announce the launch of the official Hydrological Sciences Journal (HSJ) page on LinkedIn! Find out too about current Calls for Papers and, in our regular profile of key HSJ people, meet Co-editor Konstantinos Soulis.

Preparation for the XII^th IAHS Scientific Assembly is continuing at full speed and the abstract submission deadline has been extended to 20 February 2025 due to popular demand! 

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 before the deadline of 21 February 2025 at 09.00 GMT. 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.

An innovative new format

The IAHS Scientific Assembly will be jointly organised by the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, in coordination with the National Institute of Hydrology Roorkee, Irrigation Research Institute Roorkee and CBRI–Central Building Research Institute (CBRI) Roorkee, four leading institutions in the field of water resources in India. The Assembly will experiment with an innovative new format aiming to underline the importance of the discipline of Hydrology and to increase the visibility of the next generation of hydrologists.

The first innovation

The Assembly will be held in plenary, without parallel sessions, thus increasing the interaction and audience size for all oral presentations. This choice is expected to produce more engaging presentations, to increase the visibility of the speakers and to increase the awareness that we are all part of the same discipline.

The second innovation

All participants will have an oral slot in the plenary. This choice will secure the visibility of early career scientists. In order to guarantee an oral slot for all participants, two contributions will be available: oral contribution (15 minutes duration), and forum contribution (1 minute duration). The forum contribution may be a plenary flash presentation, traditional poster or poster with video-interview. Authors that opt for the latter will be interviewed in front of their poster (3 minutes duration) and the video will be posted on the IAHS-YouTube channel.

The third innovation 

Since the innovative format would like to emphasize that hydrology is a unique discipline, the third innovation is that there will not be a Call for Sessions. The scientific program of the IAHS Scientific Assembly will cover all the various scientific initiatives of IAHS:

• Continental Erosion (ICCE)
• Coupled Land-Atmosphere Systems (ICCLAS)
• Groundwater (ICGW)
• Human-Water Feedbacks (ICHWF)
• Remote Sensing (ICRS)
• Statistical Hydrology (ICSH)
• Snow and Ice Hydrology (ICSIH)         
• Surface Water (ICSW)         
• Tracers (ICT)       
• Water Quality (ICWQ)         
• Water Resource Systems (ICWRS)           
• The Unsolved Problems in Hydrology – (23 sub-flags for selecting the specific question)         
• Measurements and Observations in the XXI century (MOXXI)         
• Citizen and Hydrology (CANDHY)         
• History of Hydrology         
• Global and local interactions (HELPING Theme 1)         
• Holistic solutions for water security (HELPING Theme 2)         
• Cross-Cutting Goals (HELPING Theme 3).

In addition to keynote speeches, technical presentations, and panel discussions, the conference includes field visits, workshops, and training programs. Instead of parallel meetings, we will have pre-event meetings as side events. Therefore 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 this October for what promises to be an engaging and transformative event for the hydrological sciences! 

Early Career Travel Award - SYSTA 

SYSTA travel 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. 

Important Dates

Abstract Deadline: January 30, 2025
Early-Bird Registration Start: February 15, 2025
Early-Bird Registration Close: April 15, 2025
SYSTA Deadline: February 21, 2025 at 09.00 GMT
Scientific Assembly: October 05-October 10, 2025

The 2^nd International Sociohydrology Conference, co-organised by the IAHS Human-Water Feedbacks Commission, will be held from July 19 to 21, 2025, in Tokyo, marking its first appearance in Asia.

Under the theme of “Expanding and Mainstreaming Sociohydrology toward Transdisciplinary Praxis,” the conference will gather researchers and practitioners from around the world to explore innovative approaches for bridging science and practice in water-related fields. Central to this conference will be discussions on:

1) mainstreaming sociohydrology by designing and implementing effective management interventions,

2) participatory and just governance to empower local communities,

3) pluralising water knowledge for inclusive water governance,

4) expanding sociohydrology to understand spatial heterogeneity, and

5) comparative sociohydrology across places and scales aiming towards synthesis.

Important Dates

SYSTA Abstract Submission Deadline: 28 February 2025 at 09:00 GMT
Abstract Submission Deadline: 28 February 2025 at 09:00 GMT
Registration Deadline: 30 April 2025. 

SYSTA travel 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 conference 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.