Friday 11 January 2008

10th British Hydrological Society Symposium



The 10th British Hydrological Society Symposium has been announced, which includes a session on water quality. See below for more information:

The symposium will take place from 15th until 17th September at the University of Exeter.
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The theme for this Symposium is: 'Sustainable Hydrology for the 21st Century'.
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The sub-themes are:
Water Resources
Flood Risk Management
Climate change and Water
Hydrometeorology
Urban Water
Ungauged Catchments
Hydroecology
Water Quality
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Abstracts (up to 150 words) should be sent by 15 January 2008 to bhs_symposium_2008@ex.ac.uk.
Please indicate which sub-theme the abstract is for and provide the details of the author(s) name, title, affiliation and qualifications and whether the abstract is to be considered for inclusion as a paper or as a poster presentation.
Sponsorship packages are available and the symposium provides an excellent opportunity for employers to meet and talk to students and
others working in hydrology.
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Contact:Dr Soon-Thiam Khu bhs_symposium_2008@ex.ac.uk
Please visit us at http://www.ex.ac.uk/bhs2008/ <https://owa.ncl.ac.uk/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.ex.ac.uk/bhs2008/> for the latest information and to register your interest.
We invite you to come and celebrate 25 years of BHS with us in Exeter!
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BHS 2008 Conference Office
Centre for Water Systems
Room 182, Harrison Building
School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics
University of Exeter
North Park Road
EXETER UK EX4 4QF
Telephone: 01392-263732
http://www.events.ex.ac.uk/bhs2008/index.php/bhs/ <https://owa.ncl.ac.uk/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.events.ex.ac.uk/bhs2008/index.php/bhs/>

Wednesday 2 January 2008

Professor David Scholefield retires


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Originally uploaded by wq0109
At the end of 2007 David retired from his long term career at IGER and North Wyke. David was an inspirational and substantive scientist and amongst other things his work helped us understand and prevent nitrate leaching from agricultural land. Here are some photos of David's retirement seminar and party held earlier in December. Phil.