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Provisional Programme : Oral Poster Overvie

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European Meteorological Society - Young Scientist Travel Award

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The Fourth International Scientific Conference BALWOIS 2010 will be held in Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia from 25 to 29 May 2010, Hotel Bellevue www.metropol-ohrid.com .

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The purpose of the conference is to provide a solutions-based forum and to exchange information regarding research activities and plans for studying the relationship between climate and environment for improving the quantity and quality of water, and engineering, and current policies from state and federal agencies. Attendees will include scientists and engineers, managers, legislators, and policy makers responsible for issues dealing with water. It is the intent of this conference to bring forward the concerns and impending problems (and offer solutions) that are developing with regards to the availability and quality of water, and the consequences to aquatic ecosystems and human environment, not only at the Balkan scale, but wider.

BALWOIS 2010 is a platform for creating partnerships in solving water scarcity problems, floods, droughts, environmental degradation and risk affecting different regions.

The conference is designed to facilitate sharing of experiences in water issue and management through presentation of scientific and technical papers and posters on planning research and development activities.

BALWOIS 2010 is organized under the patronage of the Prime Minister of Macedonia Mr. Nikola Gruevski, Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning of Republic of Macedonia and of the French Ambassador in Skopje.

BALWOIS 2010 is organized by the Balkan Institute for Water and Environment - IB2E www.ib2e.org - the Macedonian Association of Meteorology METEO MAK, Faculty of Civil Engineering (Sts. Cyril and Methodius University - Skopje), University "St. Kliment Ohridski" - Bitola, Hydrometeorological Service of Macedonia and Hydrobiological Institute of Ohrid.

BALWOIS Project is supported by Ministry of Ecology of France, International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) and various private companies.

A specific session will be dedicated to a presentation Drought Management Centre for Southeastern Europe (DMCSEE) focusing on drought monitoring and related risks mitigation.

DMCSEE : In past decades the drought-related damages have had large impact on the economy and welfare. The vulnerability to drought impacts in South East Europe (SEE) is higher in comparison to neighboring regions. Trans-national integrated approach is therefore necessary for successful tracking of drought, comparing its impacts using common methodology and assessing vulnerability of various sectors on drought occurrence. The main aim of this project and DMCSEE is to improve drought preparedness (risk assessment and early warning system) and to reduce drought impacts. DMCSEE is supported by WMO and UNCCD.


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First announcement / Invitation EN

Provisional Programme : Oral Posters Overview

Sponsors BALWOIS 2010

	Bentley's Haestad Methods product line of software provides water professionals with advanced engineering tools to plan, design, maintain, analyse, manage, and operate water distribution supply, municipal sanitary sewers, urban stormwater collection, and roadway and civil site drainage. More generally, Bentley provides software for the lifecycle of the world’s infrastructure, spanning architecture, engineering, construction (AEC) and operations, and serves the civil, building, plant and geospatial vertical markets. To know more aboit BENTLEY activities : click here...
	Vaisala is a successful international technology company that provides products, solutions and services for environmental and industrial measurement. Vaisala's offering promotes better quality of life, environmental protection, safety, efficiency and cost-savings. Vaisala is a world leader in many environmental and industrial measurement fields and among demanding professionals. We believe in a world where environmental observations improve daily life. To know more about VAISALA activities : click here...
	Kisters : Water, air quality, and energy are our basic resources. The economic globalization and the developing countries make their efficient use the key challenge of our and future generations. The manage- ment and utilization of largest time series data volumes play a key role in the successful achievement of this goal, today and tomorrow To know more about KISTERS : click here...
	For more than 40 years, SEBA manufactures modern up-to date measuring and control instruments for the hydrology, meteorology and water quality. High demands on quality, precision, reliability and longevity are made to the components and sensors. The modern, highly-developed evaluation procedures offer almost infinite transparency for the physical conditions surrounding us. They are only as accurate as the instrument, which records the values under field conditions. SEBA Hydrometrie accepts the challenge and produces systems which meet the evaluation possibilities. To know more about SEBA Hydrometrie
	COST is an intergovernmental framework for European Cooperation in Science and Technology, allowing the coordination of nationally-funded research on a European level. COST contributes to reducing the fragmentation in European research investments and opening the European Research Area to cooperation worldwide. To know more on COST activities : click here...
	The European Meteorological Society (EMS) provides a forum for disseminating information and facilitating discussions on themes and issues connected with meteorology, hydrology, oceanography, earth observation and the climate system. The EMS has an Awards Programme that includes Young Scientist Travel Awards (YSTAs) that are given to support participation of aspiring students and young scientists at EMS-co-sponsored conferences. These awards are given as travel expenses support. Information is available at http://www.emetsoc.org/awards/award_descriptions.php." EMS is supporting BALWOIS 2010.
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	IAHS encourages and supports BALWOIS Project as its objectives are is to study the hydrological cycle on the Earth and the waters of the continents, to study erosion and sedimentation and their relation to the hydrological cycle, to examine the hydrological aspects of the use and management of water resources and their change under the influence of man's activities and to provide a firm scientific basis for the optimal utilization of water resources systems.
	BALWOIS 2010 is supported by Ministry of Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and See of France.
Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning Republic of Macedonia	The four international scientific conference BALWOIS 2010 is held under the patronage of the Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning of Republic of Macedonia and French Embassador in Skopje.