InternatIonal assocIatIonof HydrogeologIsts

42nd congress

HYDROGEOLOGY: BACK TO THE FUTURE!

in scientific partnership with

with the high patronage of

Minister of the Environment and Protection of Land and Sea

President of the Italian Republic

Rome, ItalySeptembeR 13th-18th, 2015

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AQUA 2015

Organizing COmmitteeThe Organizing Committee of AQUA2015 comprises the members of the IAH Italian National Chapter (www.iahitaly.it) and groundwater scientists representative of scientific institutions located in Rome.

Marco Petitta, Congress ChairAlessandro Gargini, Congress Co-ChairDaniela Ducci, Scientific & Logistic SecretariatFulvio Celico, Scientific Programme ChairPaolo Cerutti, Sponsors & Exhibitors DeskVincenzo Piscopo, Field Trips & Pre-Congress Courses ManagerGiovanni BarrocuAntonio DematteisPaolo FabbriMaria Dolores FidelibusFrancesco La VignaMarco MasettiRoberto MazzaMaurizio PolemioElisabetta PreziosiViviana ReGiuseppe SappaAndrea Sottani

PatrOnagesEFG (European Federation of Geologists), IRSA-CNR (Water Research Institute - National Research Council),SGI (Italian Geological Society), AIGA (Applied Geology Italian Association), CNG (National Council of Geologists), Tiber River Basin Authority, National Academy of Sciences

COngress management

Via Lucilio 60 - 00136 Rome Italywww.triumphgroupinternational.com

The Congress will also provide the opportunity for companies and organizations to exhibit their products and services.Dedicated rooms will be provided for special sponsored events or round-tables.The Municipality of Rome is kindly hosting one of the social eventsin a prestigious historical building.Post-congress tours will offer participants the chance to experience a mixture of hydrogeology, art, and italian food in fantastic scenarios such as Ischia and Sorrento, Tuscany, the Venice lagoon, Alps and others.

LanguageThe official language of the Congress is English.

KeY DaTeS2nd circular: September 2014Call for abstracs: October 2014Deadline for abstract submission: March 2015Acceptance of abstract: May 2015Deadline for early-bird registration: June 20153rd circular: august 2015Congress Opening: September 13th 2015

RegiSTRaTiOn feeRegistration fees are to be defined and will include all coffee breaks and lunches, the ice-breaker event on September 13th, a special social evening event, the mid-week technical field trip and the Congress kit.

gRanTSThe Organizing Committee intends to offer grants, subsidised by sponsors, to participants from developing countries.

PROceeDingSAccepted abstracts will be published as a Congress Volume on digital support.

ContaCtsAQUA2015, Rome

www.iah2015.org

organizing@iah2015.org (secretariat & logistics) scientific@iah2015.org (scientific programme)sponsors@iah2015.org (sponsors & exhibitors)

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Hydrogeology: back to tHe future!

The Italian National Chapter of the IAH (International Association of Hydrogeologists), in scientific partnership with FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) and the International Hydrological Programme of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization), is honoured to host the 42nd IAH Annual Congress AQUA2015, in Rome, Italy, from 13th to 18th September 2015.

The Italian hydrogeological community extends a warm invitation to all who are involved in groundwater as scientists, professionals, students, officials, government administrators and policy makers, to participate and exchange knowledge, experiences and ideas on a variety of issues and themes related to groundwater.

Since AQUA2015 will be held in Rome, the Eternal City, the main spirit of the Congress is the link between the past and the future of hydrogeology, taking into account both the 2000-year history of water resource evaluation and supply, which started in Imperial Rome, and the need to consider and cope with future challenges related to groundwater resources.

This spirit is summarized in the AQUA2015 theme of Back to the Future, conjugating previous experience with future tools and needs, with a special focus on the global problem of groundwater use for food, in order to ensure a sustainable development for future generations.

The Early Career Hydrogeologists Network (ECHN) of IAH supports AQUA2015 in order to symbolize the bridge with the future of hydrogeology.

Main theMes of aQUa2015

1. Groundwater, food and health2. sustainable use of groundwater resources3. Urban and contaminant hydrogeology 4. Ground / surface Water: an integrated view5. from recharge to discharge6. Groundwater management in coastal areas7. new tools and new frontiers

sCientifiC CoMMittee

Ramon Aravena, univ. of Waterloo, on, canadaAlice Aureli, uneSco-iHp, paris, FranceJim Barker, univ. of Waterloo, on, canadaJesus Carrera, idaea-cSic, Barcelona, SpainJos Martins Carvalho, iSep, porto, portugalAntonio Chambel, univ. of evora, portugalJohn Cherry, univ. of Guelph, on, canadaGhislain De Marsily, univ. paris 6, paris, FranceEverton de Oliveira, Hydroplan, So paulo, BrazilJohn Doherty, Watermark numerical computing, Brisbane, australiaAldo Fiori, univ. Roma tre, italyIstvn Frizs, inst. Geological Geochemical Research, HungaryGiuseppe Gambolati, univ. of padua, italyNico Goldscheider, Karlsruhe institute of technology, GermanyJohannes Grath, chair of ciS Working Group-c Groundwater, euPeter Grathwohl, univ. of tbingen GermanyMary C. Hill, u.S. Geological Survey - Boulder (co), uSaDaniel Hunkeler, univ. of neuchatel, SwitzerlandPiotr Maloszewski, Helmholtz Zentrum mnchen, GermanyBruce Misstear, trinity college dublin, irelandJacques Mudry, univ. of Franche-comt, Besanon, FranceBeth Parker, univ. of Guelph, on, canadaHenning Prommer, cSiRo, perth, australiaNataa Ravbar, Karst Research institute, postojna, SloveniaHans Richnow, uFZ Leipzig, GermanyDave Rudolph, univ. of Waterloo, on, canadaJohn M. Sharp, univ. of texas, austin, tX, uSaMarios A. Sophocleous, univ. of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, uSaZoran Stevanovic, univ. of Belgrade, SerbiaNorio Tase, univ. of tsukuba, JapanJohn Tellam, univ. of Birmingham, uKGeorge Teutsch, uFZ Leipzig, GermanyPhilippe Van Cappellen, univ. of Waterloo, on, canadaGerrit JJ Van Tonder, univ. of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South africaChunmiao Zheng, univ. of peking, china

VENUE

The Congress will be held in the heart of the historical centre of Rome, at the Angelicum Congress Centre, a few minute walk from the Colosseum, the Imperial Forum, Piazza Navona, Trevi Fountain, Trajans Column, the Quirinale Presidential Palace and the main railway station.Rome is a spectacular city, full of historical monuments, churches, museums and other sights from the many different periods of its 2500-year history. Most of these are located in the historical centre and the IAH Congress will offer a wonderful opportunity to visit them.Moreover, there are many contemporary art galleries, public and private libraries, theatres, cinemas, restaurants, pizzerias and typical trattorie. The centre is also known worldwide as a fantastic shopping area hosting celebrated brands of fashion and luxury items.The Angelicum Congress Centre is a historical complex dating back to the 16th century and includes a main hall with seating for up to one thousand people, and several halls for the parallel sessions with capacities ranging from 55 to 135 seats. For the first time at an IAH Congress a dedicate hall will host an E-Poster session: many screens will display posters in electronic format enabling authors to present them and participants to visualize them interactively.

CoNgrEss ACtiVitiEs

The programme of the Congress includes:- pre-congress short courses- plenary sessions with key note lectures- parallel technical sessions- E-Poster sessions- mid-week technical field trips- IAH General Assembly- IAH Commission and Network meetings- social and cultural events- post-congress tours

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