Events - 2003

Listed below is a selection of forthcoming conferences, lectures, seminars and other events concerning the Mediterranean which are of interest to international lawyers, political or other scientists. The Programme is not necessarily associated with the organisations or events listed, and additional information should be obtained from the contact address provided. The Editor, Lito Xirotyri, Programme Associate of MEPIELAN, is happy to consider proposals for additional listings.


Relevant Events - 2003

January | February | March | April | May | June | July |
August | September | October | November | December



06 - 11 April

EGS - AGU - EUG Joint Assembly

Event: EGS - AGU - EUG Joint Assembly: Among the many sessions of interest to researchers in Geosciences, Ocean Physics and Climates, Ocean Chemistry, two sessions are particularly geared to Mediterranean scientists:
1) OS6 The Mediterranean Sea: A Laboratory Basin for Interdisciplinary Studies. For more info, contact the main convener: Prof. Paola Malanotte-Rizzoli, at MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA.
2) OS14 Water Quality of the Coastal and Marine Mediterranean Environment. For more info, contact the main convener: Dr. Christophe Darnault, Newport News, VA 23606, USA

Location: Nice, France

Contact: General Information, Pre-Registration & Submission of Abstracts: EGS Office, Max-Planck-Str. 13, 37191 Katlenburg-Lindau, Germany;
E-mail: egs@copernicus.org; Web-site: http://www.copernicus.org



28 - 30 April

River Basin Management 2003

Event: River Basin Management 2003: International Conference on River Basin Management - all aspects of Hydrology, Ecology, Environmental Management of Rivers, Flood Plains and Wetlands

Location: Melia Las Palmas Hotel, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria

Contact: Email: enquiries@wessex.ac.uk; Telephone: 44 (0) 238 029 3223;
Fax: 44 (0) 238 029 2853;
Wessex Institute of Technology, Ashurst Lodge, Ashurst, Southampton, SO40 7AA;
Conference Manager: Gaye McKeogh; E-mail: conferences@wessex.ac.uk;
Website: http://www.eea.eu.int/Events



29 - 30 April

Regional Workshop on Fisheries, Aquaculture and Environment

Event: Regional Workshop on Fisheries, Aquaculture and Environment: The Lattakia workshop will focus primarily on three major themes of importance to the Mediterranean region as a whole: fisheries (biology, technology, and stock assessment), aquaculture (technology and problems) and aquatic environment (fish pollution, human activity, tourism) (Deadline for submitting abstract and for registration : 28 February 2003)

Location: Faculty of Agricultural engineering, Campus of Tishreen University, in Lattakia, Syria

Contact: For further information, contact Prof. Dr. Adib Saad, Chairman of scientific committee Tishreen University; P.O.Box 1408 Lattakia, Syria; Tel./Fax: 00963 41 416 401.



30 April - 02 May

Water Resources Management 2003

Event: Water Resources Management 2003 (Second International Conference on Water Resources Management)

Location: Melia Las Palmas Hotel, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria

Contact: Email: enquiries@wessex.ac.uk; Telephone: 44 (0) 238 029 3223; Fax: 44 (0) 238 029 2853;
Wessex Institute of Technology, Ashurst Lodge, Ashurst, Southampton, SO40 7AA; Conference Manager: Gaye McKeogh; Email: conferences@wessex.ac.uk;
Website: http://www.eea.eu.int/Events

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06 - 07 May

International Conference on "Sustainable Development for Lasting Peace: Shared Water, Shared Future, Shared Knowledge"

Event: International Conference on "Sustainable Development for Lasting Peace: Shared Water, Shared Future, Shared Knowledge" Focus on South-Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean

Location: Athens, Greece

Contact: GWP-Med Secretariat (Global Water Partnership), c/o MIO-ECSDE;
28 Tripodon Str. 10558, Athens, Greece; Tel:+30 210 3247490, 3247267; Fax: +30 210 3225240;
E-mail: secretariat@gwpmed.org



12 - 13 May

Iran Water Conference 2003

Event: Iran Water Conference 2003 (with a large number of major projects underway or under study, improving investment laws and regulations, and Iran Ministry of Energy's commitment to further develop the sector, Iran's water and sewage industries present tremendous opportunities to companies/ organisations in the water and sewage sectors as well as financial institutions and investment companies involved in major infrastructure projects)

Location: Tehran, Iran



14 - 16 May

Energy & The Environment 2003

Event: Energy & The Environment 2003 (International Conference on Sustainable Energy, Planning & Technology in Relationship to the Environment)

Location: Sani Beach Hotel, Halkidiki, Greece

Contact: Email: enquiries@wessex.ac.uk; Telephone: 44 (0) 238 029 3223; Fax: 44 (0) 238 029 2853;
Wessex Institute of Technology, Ashurst Lodge, Ashurst, Southampton, SO40 7AA;
Conference Manager: Gaye McKeogh; Email: conferences@wessex.ac.uk; Website: http://www.eea.eu.int/Events



20 - 24 May

First World Environmental Education Congress

Event: First World Environmental Education Congress (The main objective of this Congress is to offer a platform for scientific Experts, Researchers, Scholars, Politicians, Technicians, Activists, Media and Teachers to discuss technical and scientific environmental education in an integrated perspective and based on previous works developed)

Location: Espinho, Portugal

Contact: First World Environmental Education Congress, Rua 15, 349, 4500 Espinho, Portugal; Tel: +351 227319115; Fax: +351 227319129;
E-mail: info@1weec.net



23 - 25 May

Salon De l' Environnement

Event: Salon De l' Environnement (Exhibition to inform and educate the public and professional visitors about the major environmental topics. A serious event sustained by all the French public and private actors of the environment and sustainable development)

Location: Paris, France

Contact: Organisation Salon de l'Environnement Reed Expositions, France SAS 70 rue Rivay - 92532 Levallois-Perret cedex;
Tel: 01 47 56 21 24; Website: http://www.salon-environnement.com

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04 - 06 June

Ecosud 2003

Event: "Ecosud 2003" (Fourth International Conference on Ecosystems and Sustainable Development)

Location: Certosa di Pontignano, Siena, Italy

Contact: Stacey Hobbs; E-mail: shobbs@wessex.ac.uk; Website: http://www.wessex.ac.uk/conferences/2003/ecosud03/index.html



15 - 20 June

2003 Dubrovnik Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems

Event: 2003 Dubrovnik Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems

Location: Dubrovnik, Croatia

Contact: For more information please contact: E-mail: dubrovnik2003@fsb.hr; Website: http://www.dubrovnik2003.fsb.hr



18 - 20 June

Water Pollution 2003

Event: Water Pollution 2003 (7th International Conference on Modelling, Measuring and Prediction of Water Pollution)

Location: University of Cadiz, Cadiz, Spain

Contact: Rachel Green; E-mail: rgreen@wessex.ac.uk; Website: http://www.wessex.ac.uk/conferences/2003/water03/index.html



19 - 20 June

Forum: Euro-Mediterranean Forum on Water

Event: Forum:Euro-Mediterranean Forum on Water

Location: Athens, Greece

Contact: For further information, please check the websites: http://www.eu2003.gr; http://www.minenv.gr



25 – 26 June

Conference: Meeting Kyoto Targets in the EU - Challenges for the Power Sector

Event: Conference: Meeting Kyoto Targets in the EU - Challenges for the Power Sector (The conference will examine the common policies in the European Union and will provide case studies on the domestic implementation policies in Italy, Spain, Poland, and Germany)

Location: European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium

Contact: For further information: Brigitte Krech; Tel: +32 2 743 8816; Fax: +32 2 743 8819;
E-mail: climate@wwfepo.org; Website: http://www.panda.org/epo

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16 - 18 July

International Conference on the Impact of Global Environmental Problems on Continental and Coastal Marine Waters

Event: International Conference on the Impact of Global Environmental Problems on Continental and Coastal Marine Waters

Location: Geneva, Switzerland

Contact: For more information please contact: Jenny Walker; E-mail: morawel@tinyworld.co.uk; Website: http://www.unige.ch/sciences/near/

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11 - 14 August

2003 World Water Week in Stockholm / Stockholm Water Symposium: “Drainage Basin Security: Balancing Production, Trade and Water Use"

Event: 2003 World Water Week in Stockholm / Stockholm Water Symposium: “Drainage Basin Security: Balancing Production, Trade and Water Use"

Location: Stockholm, Sweden

Contact: For more information please contact: David Trouba; Tel: +46-8-522-139-89; Fax: +46-8-522-139-61;
E-mail: dave.trouba@siwi.org; Website: http://www.siwi.org/waterweek2003

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9 -12 September

6th Water Information Summit 2003

Event: 6th Water Information Summit 2003. The Summit's theme is "Breaking the barriers: Let water information flow!"

Location: Delft, Netherlands

Contact: For more information please contact: Ingeborg Krukkert, IRC; Tel: +31-15-219-2985; Fax: +31-15-219-0955;
Website: http://www.irc.nl/news/wis6.html



10 - 13 September

9th International Drainage Workshop

Event: 9th International Drainage Workshop (Drainage for a secure environmentand food supply).

Location: Ultrecht, the Netherlands

Contact: Mrs Elzabeth Rijksen; E-mail: e.a.rijksen@ilri.agro.nl
Further info at the website: http://www.ilri.nl



15 - 19 September

Barcelona 2003 Conference - Deep Water Processes in Modern and Ancient Environments

Event: Barcelona 2003 Conference - Deep Water Processes in Modern and Ancient Environments (This international research meeting will focus specifically on process-based sedimentology. The meeting will try to find out how to use knowledge of modern deep-marine environments and processes to understand ancient systems)

Location: Institute of Marine Sciences (ICM - CSIC) in Barcelona and in the town of Ainsa, Spain

Contact: Belén Alonso; E-mail: belen@icm.csic.es;
Kevin Pickering; E-mail: ucfbktp@ucl.ac.uk;
Website: http://www.icm.csic.es/geo.gma



17 - 19 September

20th ICID European Conference

Event: 20th ICID European Conference (Consensus to resolve irrigation and water use conflicts in the Euromediterranean Region).

Location: Montpellier, France

Contact: Website: http://afeid.montpellier.cemagref.fr/conf2003.htm#Coord

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01 - 03 October

Sustainable Planning and Development 2003

Event: Sustainable Planning and Development 2003 (International Conference on Sustainable Planning & Development)

Location: Hotel Princess, Skiathos, Greece

Contact: Rachel Green; E-mail: rgreen@wessex.ac.uk; Website: http://www.wessex.ac.uk/conferences/2003/planning03/index.html



05 - 09 October

XI World Water Congress – Water Resources Management in the 21st Century

Event: XI World Water Congress – Water Resources Management in the 21st Century. This Congress will focus on making the fullest possible use of research in solving water resource problems.

Location: Madrid, Spain

Contact: For more information please contact: Manuel Martin Anton; E-mail: wwater2003@cedex.es;
Website: http://www.cedex.es/iwracongress2003/en/hoja2_en.htm



06 - 08 October

Water Middle East 2003

Event: Water Middle East 2003 (A specialized exhibition and conference for Water Technology).

Location: Bahrain International Exhibition Centre, Bahrain

Contact: Mr. Bassim Jassim Aryan; Tel: +973 558810; Fax: +973 553447;
E-mail: bceb@batelco.com.bh



13 - 18 October

International Conference: Scientific and Policy Challenges towards an Effective Management of the Marine Environment in support of Regional Sustainable Development-Emphasis on the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Development

Event: International Conference: Scientific and Policy Challenges towards an Effective Management of the Marine Environment in support of Regional Sustainable Development-Emphasis on the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Development

Location: Varna, Bulgaria

Contact: Website: http://www.io-bas.bg/cesum-bs/indexconference



28 - 30 October

Third ABLOS Biennual Scientific Conference: Addressing Difficult Issues in UNCLOS

Event:Third ABLOS Biennual Scientific Conference: Addressing Difficult Issues in UNCLOS. The joint Advisory Board on the Law of the Sea (ABLOS) proposes to explore problems related to geodesy, hydrography, and marine geoscience that may affect the interpretation and application of the Law of the Sea.

Location: Monaco (International Hydrographic Bureau)

Contact: Mr. Steve Shipman; Fax: +377-9310-8140;
Website: http://www.gmat.unsw.edu.au/ablos/index.html#ABLOS'03

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12 - 14 November

Global Conference on Oceans, Coasts and Islands

Event: Global Conference on Oceans, Coasts and Islands (Organized by the Global Forum on Oceans, Coasts and Islands, this conference aims to help countries implement integrated coastal management and will review WSSD implementation of related issues).

Location: Paris, France

Contact: Secretariat, Center for the Study of Marine Policy, University of Delaware;
Tel: +1-302-831-8086; Fax: +1-302-831-3668; E-mail: johnston@udel.edu
Website: http://icm.noaa.gov



25 - 28 November

AQUA 2003

Event: AQUA 2003 (Exhibition-Conference on Technologies for Water Treatment and Distribution).

Location: Milan Trade Fare, Milan, Italy

Contact: Assoexpo; E-mail: assoexpo@assoexpo.com

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11 - 14 December

Third Conference of the International Water History Association

Event: Third Conference of the International Water History Association (The three major themes of this conference are: the ideas of water; the history of water, science and technology; and the history of water: law, economics and politics).

Location: Library of Alexandria, Egypt

Contact: Alv Terje Fotland; Tel: +47-55-589-315; Fax: +47-55-589-892;
E-mail: a.fotland@iwha.net;
For more information please visit the website: http://www.iwha.net/

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