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Information for submitting BALWOIS 2012 abstract
The Abstract Submission Deadline for BALWOIS 2012 Conference (Fifth International Scientific Conference on Water, Climate and Environment, from 28 May to 02 June 2012, Ohrid, Macedonia) is postponed to 20th of November 2011 ( all information at www.balwois.com/2012 ).
A - To send one or more abstracts you have to:
- Register yourself at: http://ocs.balwois.com ;
- Use your username and password every time when you want to access your account, to send an abstract and to follow the process on your paper.
B - If you have already submitted an abstract and you want to make changes (to add more authors, to change the Title or the Text of abstract, etc.) you should:
- Use your username and password to access your account;
- Click on the Title of the abstract that you want to change;
- Click on the button EDIT METADATA;
- After making corrections, click on the button SEND.
All the changes can be done until 20th of November 2011.
For any question please contact : secretariat@balwois.com .
Click here for registration before submitting an abstract
Click here to go to BALWOIS 2012 web site
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The general concern of BALWOIS Project - Balkan Water Observation and Information System for Balkan countries - is to create in Balkan a community of the main stakeholders in the field of water protection and water management ranging from scientists, private sector, experts, NGO's, to decision makers and large public.
Three main actions are carried out in BALWOIS project:
(i) the creation of a network of scientists and stakeholders working in water related fields,
(ii) the implementation of a Water observation and information system, and
(iii) the organization of working groups, workshops, scientific visits, training courses and significant scientific events.
BALWOIS network is presently composed of around 800 researchers and experts, the information system available trought this web site give access to 1380 papers (BALWOIS conferences) and other various reports.
BALWOIS Project organises every 2 years an international scientific conference in Ohrid (Republic of Macedonia). Until now, 4 conferences have been organized : in 2004, 2006 and 2008 with around 250 researchers and experts ; 400 participants attended the last one on "BALWOIS 2010", 25-29 May 2010...read more...
Free Access to all 1380 BALWOIS 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2010 Proceedings : click here...
Access to WEBMAP tools and BALWOIS hydrometeorological database
Here are the reports of the previous conferences :
- BALWOIS 2004 : General conclusions and recommendations, Final report, Synthesis of proceedings,
- BALWOIS 2006 : Final report ,
- and BALWOIS 2008 : Synthesis of proceedings
International Advance Study Course: “Ecohydrology& Biotechnology for Sustainable Integrated Water Resources Management in HELP Basins” (12-22 September 2010)
The International Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences - European Regional Centre for Ecohydrology under the auspices of UNESCO (ERCE) in cooperation with University of Lodz (UL), Institute for Agricultural and Forest Environment of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IAFE),Polish aid and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation-International Hydrological Programme organize The International Advance Study Course: “Ecohydrology& Biotechnology for Sustainable Integrated Water Resources Management in HELP Basins”.
The International Advance Study Course will be held on 12-22 of September 2010. The Course is organized for the representatives of the HELP Basins, including a team composed of one young scientist and one decision makers / practitioner for each HELP basin. The Course will be open for all countries, however it is especially addressed to developing regions. The number of participants will be 20 people, with maintained gender balance.
More details and Application Form are available at http://www.erce.unesco.lodz.pl/index.php?id=125&lev=2&t=2&nid=85
Agata Drobniewska, Dr
Międzynarodowy Instytut Polskiej Akademii Nauk, Europejskie Regionalne Centrum Ekohydrologii pod auspicjami UNESCO
ul. Tylna 3, 90-364 Łódź, Polska
tel. (+48 42) 681 70 07, fax. (+48 42) 681 30 69.
web: www.erce.unesco.lodz.pl
Organization - 5th World Water Forum - Turkey March 2009
Organization - 5th World Water Forum - Turkey 2009
High Level Panel on Water and Disasters ... Organization: 5th World Water Forum - Turkey 2009 ... Organization. 5th World Water Forum - Turkey 2009 ...
Conferences in Ohrid in 2009
WMHE 2009 : Ohrid, Macedonia - 1, 5 September 2009
Eleventh International Symposium on Water Management and Hydraulic Engineering
WMHE 2009 is the Eleventh International Symposium in the field of Water Management and Hydraulic Engineering. The meetings provide a unique forum for presentation and discussion of recent work on different aspects of water and environmental management, including physical sciences and modelling.
COMBAFF : Ohrid, Macedonia - 20, 24 May 2009
First Conference on Conservation and Management of the Balkan Freshwater Fishes
COMBAFF : Guided by the present situation of the Balkan Freshwater Fish Fauna, abundant in endemism which is critically endangered and mostly inadequate managed, the Hydrobiological Institute from Ohrid, Macedonia has come to an initiative to gather all the relevant scientists, practitioners, and various stakeholders which has, have or will deal with this issue.
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BALWOIS was initially a project funded under the 5thFP EESD
Programme "Confirming the International Role of Community Research"
International Cooperation, (INCO) - Conference Participation Support
Call identifier ICFP599A2AM02 - n° ICA-2002-60013
BALWOIS was coordinated by IRD from 2002 to 2006
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WOISYDES was associated to BALWOIS to cover all Balkan area
WOISYDES was a project funded under
the 5thFP EESD
Contract n° EVK1-CT-2002-80007 20
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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.
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International Association
of Hydrological Sciences
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Ministry of Environment
and Physical Planning
Republic of Macedonia
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The fourth international scientific conference BALWOIS 2010 will be held under the patronage of the Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning of Republic of Macedonia and French Embassador in Skopje. BALWOIS 2010 is organized by Balkan Institute for Water and Environment IB2E, Macedonian Association of Meteorology METEO-MAK, Hydrobiological Institute of Ohrid, Faculty of Civil Engineering (University Sts. Cyril and Methodius - Skopje), and University "St. Kliment Ohridski" - Bitola. BALWOIS 2010 is supported by Ministry of Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and Sea of France, International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) and various private companies.
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University of Skopje,
University of Bitola,
Hydrobiological Institute of Ohrid
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Republic of Macedonia
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Coordination of Research Policies with the Western Balkan Countries: WBC-INCO.NET
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