Event Detail | July 6 – 11, 2008

19th IAHR International Symposium on Ice: Using New Technology to Understand Water-Ice Interaction

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Abstract Submission Deadline: Wednesday, 31 October 2007

For further information please go to:
http://www.cripe.ca/iahr-2008

Or contact:
Martin Jasek
Phone: 604-528-2580
E-mail: martin.jasek@bchydro.com

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The International Association of Hydraulic Engineering and Research (IAHR) announces the 19th International Symposium on Ice: Using New Technology to Understand Water-Ice Interaction, to be held at the Coast Plaza Hotel and Suites, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on 6-11 July 2008.

The symposium will cover a variety of topics, including:
- Environmental concerns in ice-infested waters
- Ecology of ice covered waters
- River, lake, and reservoir ice engineering
- Formation and evolution of ice
- Navigation
- Ice / Structure interaction
- Mechanics and physics of ice
- Ice management
- Mathematical and physical modeling
- Oil spills in ice covered-sea areas
- Climate change and ice conditions
- Breakup processes and river ice jams
- Freeze-up processes
- River and reservoir ice problems at hydroelectric facilities
- Frazil and anchor ice
- Instrumentation for measuring and monitoring river, sea, and lake ice
- Remote sensing of river, lake, and sea ice
- Ice related chemistry in lakes and tailings ponds

Both presentations and posters are welcome at the symposium. The organizing committee invites submissions of 300 word abstracts by Wednesday, 31 October 2007. Presentation abstracts should be submitted, with the subject heading "IAHR 2008 Symposium on Ice - Presentation ABSTRACT" to: martin.jasek@bchydro.com. Poster abstracts should be submitted with the subject heading "IAHR 2008 Symposium on Ice - Poster ABSTRACT" to: martin.jasek@bchydro.com.

For further information, please contact:
Martin Jasek
Phone: 604-528-2580
E-mail: martin.jasek@bchydro.com

Or visit the conference website:
http://www.cripe.ca/iahr-2008