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2015 International Hydrology Prize and Tison award medalists
IAHS are pleased to announce the recipients of the International Hydrology Prize (Dooge medal and Volker medal) and the Tison award for 2015.
The award ceremony will take place during the IAHS Plenary on Friday 26 June at the 2015 IUGG Assembly in Prague, Czech Republic http://www.iugg2015prague.com/
THE 2015 INTERNATIONAL HYDROLOGY PRIZE MEDALISTS
IHP Dooge medal: Mary Hill (USA)
IHP Volker medal: Pierre Hubert (France)
The International Hydrology Prize is awarded annually by IAHS, with UNESCO and WMO, to two people who have made an outstanding contribution to hydrological science.
Nominations for the Prize are made by National Committees and forwarded to the Secretary General for consideration by the Nomination Committee. The Committee consists of the President and a Vice-President of IAHS and representatives of UNESCO and WMO.
As of 2014, two medals are awarded under the International Hydrology Prize: the Dooge medal and the Volker medal. Both medals are intended to distinguish outstanding achievements by hydrological scientists but with a different focus. The Dooge medal is aimed at fundamental contributions to the science of hydrology, whereas the Volker medal is aimed at outstanding applications of hydrological science for the benefit of society at large.
http://iahs.info/About-IAHS/Competition--Events/International-Hydrology-Prize.do
THE 2015 TISON AWARD
Tison Award is shared by Antonino Maltese and Fulvio Capodici (Italy) for their paper:
A. Maltese , P.D. Bates , F. Capodici , M. Cannarozzo , G. Ciraolo & G. La Loggia (2013) Critical analysis of thermal inertia approaches for surface soil water content retrieval, Hydrological Sciences Journal, 58:5, 1144-1161, DOI:10.1080/02626667.2013.802322 (free online access)
The IAHS Tison Award, established in 1982, aims to promote excellence in research by young hydrologists. The Award is granted for an outstanding paper published by IAHS in a period of two years previous to the deadline for nominations.
This award is prestigious. A 1000 US$ prize is allocated, to be shared between the awardees, sponsored by Taylor and Francis the publisher of Hydrological Sciences Journal.
http://iahs.info/About-IAHS/Competition--Events/Tison-Award.do
UrbanRain15, 1-5 December in Pontresina, Switzerland
UrbanRain15
10th International Workshop on Precipitation in Urban Areas
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RAINFALL IN URBAN AND NATURAL SYSTEMS
Extreme weather, and especially heavy rain, has a major impact on urban populations and landscapes. Urban flooding and the damage to infrastructure and society are problems in both developing and developed countries. Key challenges in urbanized areas are to provide good quality detailed weather forecasts, to accurately measure high resolution space-time precipitation fields, to be able to predict impacts on urban systems and their vulnerability, evaluate flood risk and potential practical counter-measures. Similar challenges apply to the effects of rainfall in natural landscapes, the triggering of landslides, debris flows, and other natural hazards. Climate change provides an additional uncertainty to deal with when analyzing potential impacts of heavy rainfall in the future.
Abstract submission deadline is now 15 May 2015.
Sport Hotel, Pontresina, Switzerland, 1-5 December 2015.
Website: http://www.ifu.ethz.ch/urbanrain
Joint EGU Topical & IAHS STAHY Conference, 18-20 November 2015 in Addis Ababa.
JOINT EGU Topical and IAHS STAHY Conference ![](https://iahs.info/uploads/Logos/image002.jpg)
Water-Food-Energy River and Society in the Tropics
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 18 – 20 November 2015
The conference brings together three important scientific meetings for the water science community at the international level: the Alexander von Humboldt Conference of the European Geosciences Union, the STAHY workshop of the International Commission on Statistical Hydrology of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (ICSH-IAHS) and the Leonardo Conference of the Hydrological Sciences Division of the European Geosciences Union.
The associated GIFT workshop (Geosciences Information for Teachers) will bring together 50 high school teachers from Ethiopia and neighbouring countries.
For more information visit the conference website
Third Space for Hydrology Workshop
Third Space for Hydrology Workshop
"Surface Water Storage and Runoff: Modelling, In-Situ data and Remote Sensing"
15-17 September 2015
ESA-ESRIN, Frascati (Rome), Italy
http://www.hydrospace2015.org/
The deadline for abstract submission is until 15 May 2015.
IUGG 2015 Scientific Programme
IUGG 2015 Scientific Programme
The Draft Scientific Programme is now available to view on the IUGG 2015 website showing the schedule and location of each session.
The IUGG 2015 conference will be held in Prague, Czech Republic from 22 June to 2 July 2015 with the IAHS Symposia and Workshops occurring during the first week (Tuesday 23 to Sunday 28 June).
You can also quickly access the deadline timings and information on IAHS sessions in our 'at a glance' and ‘Symposia and Workshops’ pdf files on the IUGG2015 page of the IAHS website.
We look forward to seeing you in Prague.
IAHS co-convenes sessions on Freshwater at the International Scientific Conference - Our common future under climate change, 7-10 July 2015, Paris, France
IAHS co-convenes sessions on Freshwater at the International Scientific Conference “Our common future under climate change”, 7-10 July 2015, Paris, France, the largest scientific event ahead of the UNFCCC COP21 negotiations to be held in December 2015.
Climate change and freshwater – 1: State of knowledge / 2: Shaping the future
Convening partners: IAHS-UNESCO-WMO-French research coordination Allenvi
The freshwater cycle, including groundwater, is embedded in the climatic system. The freshwater cycle is also a strong structural and functional driver linking processes, locations, scales, uses and hazards, and socio-institutional entities and dynamics. The freshwater cycle also provides a key interface between the atmosphere, the geosphere, the biosphere and the anthroposphere; and between the basic needs, especially for water, food, energy and health. Although the fundamental physics behind climate processes is rather straightforward, the impact of climate change on local water resources is difficult to quantify with limited uncertainty (IPCC 2014).
Two sessions will address these issues across the first days of the conference, with a conceptual progression from actual knowledge towards approaches to shape the future.
Contributions submissions by 2nd March at www.commonfuture-paris2015.org
IUGG 2015 Abstract DEADLINE extended to Sunday 8th February
Due to the increased interest in the abstract submission for the 26th IUGG General Assembly in the last few days the Local Organizing Committee decided to extend the Abstract Submission Deadline until February 8, 2015. If you have not yet submitted your abstract, do not miss your chance to be part of the Scientific Programme.
When 22 June - 2 July 2015
Where Prague Congress Centre, Prague, Czech Republic
Website www.iugg2015prague.com
New Abstract submission deadline JH3, HW01-HW18 8 February 2015
You can review these 'at a glance' in our pdf file or you can easily print the full description of each session from our sessions list.
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE WATER RESOURCES ASSESSMENT AND SEASONAL PREDICTION, Germany, 13-16 October 2015
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE WATER RESOURCES ASSESSMENT AND SEASONAL PREDICTION
The dynamic assessment and monitoring of available water resources and seasonal predictions are a basis for the sustainable management and use of water resources. To this effect, an International Conference on Water Resources Assessment and Seasonal Prediction is being organized in Koblenz, Germany from 13 to 16 October 2015.
The conference is being organized by the German Federal Institute of Hydrology and the German IHP/HWRP Secretariat and co-sponsored presently by WMO, UNESCO, GEOSS and IAHS.
The first information note and call for papers has been published on: www.worldwaterbalance.org
The organizers can be contacted under: [email protected]
IUGG Fellows Announcement
On 10th January 2015 IUGG announced the list of Elected and Conferred Fellows to be presented at XXVI IUGG General Assembly on 1 July 2015 in Prague, Czech Republic.
With specific relevance to IAHS we congratulate: A. Askew (Switzerland/Australia), H. Colenbrander (The Netherlands), J. C. Rodda (UK), K. Takeuchi (Japan), G. Young (Canada).
Abstract Submission Dates for IUGG General Assembly
Abstract Deadline for the XXVI IUGG General Assembly
The Local Organizing Committee and the Scientific Program Committee of the XXVI IUGG General Assembly announced the following abstract submissions dates:
- 15 January 2015, due date for the abstract submission in case of an application for a travel grant award; and
- 31 January, due date for the abstract submission.
Other important dates to be marked in your calendar:
- 31 March, due date for the notification of paper acceptance and successful grant application;
- 10 April, early bird registration deadline.
Please read carefully the abstract submission guidelines before submitting your abstract at: http://www.iugg2015prague.com/abstract-submission-guidelines.htm. All presenters are limited to two oral presentations, except for the invited Union Plenary Lecturers, who may present two oral presentations in addition to their Union lectures.
For all abstract submission and registration details, and the scientific program outline, go to: http://www.iugg2015prague.com.