Dear Colleague,

The Final Program and the Book of Abstracts of the XVII^th World Congress of CIGR is now available for download:

CIGR 2010 FINAL PROGRAM (PDF, 1.8 Mb)

CIGR 2010 BOOK OF ABSTRACTS (PDF, 2.5 Mb)

The program includes 506 oral presentations and 239 poster presentations scheduled on June 14, 15 and 16, 2010, in Québec City Conventione Centre.  Participants from more than 50 different countries are expected at the Congress.  Authors will find easily the exact day and time of their presentations in the schedule of technical sessions.  In addition, the program includes plenary sessions where well-known speakers will discuss the role of engineering and technology to improve the environment and methods to produce more efficiently agricultural products and healthy food.

The Local Organizing Committee

www.cigr2010.ca

A Few Words From President Denis Hodgkinson (Le français suit)

The lead up to our 2010 Meeting in Quebec City is unfolding in a truly exciting fashion. From advance registrations and technical paper proposals we are expecting an excellent turnout by our CIGR colleagues from around theworld. We are also counting on a strong attendance by our membership. This meetingaffords an infrequent opportunity for broad exposure and fellowship with people who pursue common interests from around the globe. Your participation will undoubtedlyhelp you in your professional growth and development and offer global insights. Inaddition we need your help to serve as gracious hosts and keen participants to help us enrich the experience for all of our visitors and guests. Please do what you can to support the efforts of our Quebec members who worked diligently to create this opportunity.

May 3-7, 2010
McGill University, Montreal, Quebec

Introductory SWAT Workshop

A two and a half day workshop to introduce new users to the model, review necessary and optional inputs and familiarize the user with the ArcGIS interfaces.

Advanced SWAT Workshop

A one and a half day workshop that will cover sensitivity analysis, model calibration, and uncertainty analysis using the 2005 version of SWAT with an ArcGIS interface.

The last day of training will be open to Question and Answer. All participants are encourage to bring their own dataset projects and conceptual modeling questions to the session.

Link to more information…