Commission for Water Sustainability of the International Geographical Union (IGU)

invites you to the international conference

Water sustainability in a changing world

11th - 14th June 2019

Bucharest, Romania

Call for Papers

Local organizers:

University of Bucharest, Faculty of GeographyDepartment of Meteorology – Hydrology

Research Center “Water Resources and Water Related Risks Management”

CONTEXT AND AIMOngoing global climate change, population growth, urban sprawl, land use modification and rapid development of economic activities are some of the most relevant facets of the transformations affecting our planet in the last decades, with significant impacts on water resources. These changes have led to alterations of the quantitative, qualitative and ecological features of the aquatic environment, threatening the sustainability of water resources. Meanwhile, extreme hydrological events, which appear to have increased in frequency and magnitude, have caused noteworthy human, economic and environmental damages, sometimes catastrophic.

Under these circumstances, ensuring water sustainability and mitigating water induced risks could be considered as major challenges of the contemporary world. In order to address these challenges, integrative and interdisciplinary approaches are needed, as well as a good relationship between science and practice, allowing to identify adequate and efficient solutions to the water related issues.

In this context, the conference entitled Water sustainability in a changing world, organized under the aegis of the International Geographical Union (IGU), Commission for Water Sustainability (CWS), aims to create an opportunity for an international meeting focused on water issues. In the last three decades, the CWS held regular international conferences in different locations of the world in order to promote the dissemination of research results in the field of hydrology and water management, as well as to bring together researchers/practitioners from different institutions and countries, and thereby favoring the development of international academic/scientific cooperation.

Although the conference is organized within the IGU, it does not only addresses geographers, but any scientists (from academic or research institutions), practitioners, managers and policy makers in the water and other associated fields, interested to share their knowledge and experience, in order to find possible solutions to current and future problems related to water. The conference is also addressed to young researchers and PhD students eager to improve their professional training and to meet scientists or colleagues for further collaborations.

The topics of the conference cover the most important issues concerning the water in relation to the society, in the context of global changes, as well as current methodologies/techniques for approaching these issues.

The conference program includes presentations of papers in various sessions and a half day thematic application in Bucharest, as well as a 2 days field trip to the Romanian Carpathians, focused on issues related to the management of water resources and hydrological risks.

THE MAIN CONFERENCE TOPICS1. Water resources variability in a changing environment2. Hydrological hazards and related risks management 3. Human pressures and impacts on hydrosystems and water resources 4. Monitoring and sustainable water management 5. Water, health and human well-being 6. Methodology in hydrological research: GIS, modelling, remote sensing…

Proposals related to other topics will also be considered.

LOCATION AND DATEThe conference will be held at the Faculty of Geography, University of Bucharest, from 11 th to 14th June. Considered a historical monument, the building which houses the Faculty of Geography is located right in the center of Bucharest. The conference program also includes a thematic application in Bucharest (on 12th June, in the afternoon) and 2 days field trip in the Carpathian area (on 13th and 14th June). Details are to be announced on the conference web-site.

Address of the Faculty of Geography: Bd. Nicolae Bălcescu 1, Sector 1, Bucharest (please see the Travel hints/Conference venue on the conference web-site).

WORKING LANGUAGES OF THE CONFERENCE

English

FORMS OF PARTICIPATION AT THE CONFERENCE

Oral and poster presentations. Details are to be announced on the conference web-site.

PROVISIONAL PROGRAMTuesday, 11th June Wednesday, 12th June

8:00 – 9:00 Registration9:00 – 10:00 Opening ceremony10:00-10:30 Coffee break10:30 – 12:30 Plenary session /scientific session12:30 – 14:00 Lunch14:00 – 16:00: Scientific sessions16:00 – 16:30 Coffee break16:30 – 18:00 Scientific sessions18:00 – 19:00 Poster session20:00 Gala dinner

8:30 – 9:30 Meeting of the SC of the CWS9:30 – 11: 00 Scientific sessions11:00-11:30 Coffee break11:30 – 13:00 Scientific session13:00 – 13:30 Conference closing13:30- 15:30 Lunch16:30 – 19:00 Thematic application on Colentina River engineering, in open-air Village Museum in Bucharest

Thursday and Friday 13th – 14th JuneThematic field trip in Romanian Carpathians (by bus)Main topics: human pressures on hydrosystems (the examples of the Argeș watershed and Brașov Depression); water related hazards and risks in mountainous area (the examples of the Bucegi Mountains and Brașov Depression)Field itinerary:Thursday 13th June: București – Pitești – Vidraru Dam – Curtea de Argeș – Câmpulung Muscel - the Bran - Rucar corridor - accommodation in Bran-Fundata areaFriday 14th June: Bran – Brașov –Sinaia – București. Details are to be announced on the conference web-site

The number of participants to the field trip is limited to 30 (first come, first served base).

REGISTRATION AND ABSTRACTSIn order to participate to the conference, you are invited to send the Registration Form and the abstract of the paperwork (400 – 500 words /maximum one page) in English (for further details, please see the Registration form).The Registration form must be filled in by each participant who will attend the conference. Any accompaying persons have to be included in the Registration form filled in by the respective participants.

Please send the filled Registration Form and the abstract by e-mail to the address igu_water_conference@limnology.ro by the deadline mentioned in Important dates.

PUBLICATIONSThe accepted abstracts will be published in the Book of abstracts (with ISSN), available before the Conference. There will be a possibility to publish papers from the Conference in one of the University of Bucharest’s scientific journal, Annals of the University of Bucharest - Geography Series (indexed in International databases), after reviewing procedure.

CONFERENCE FEES (in Euro)

Till April 25th Till May 20th

Conference participant 150 200

Registered PhD student 100 150

Accompanying person 90 140

Field trip (2 days in Carpathians) 150 200

The fees for the participants to the conference must be paid by each participant who will effectively attend the conference. One author may participate with maximum two presentations in the conference (oral or poster).

The conference fee for participants covers: the conference bag (including the programme, book of abstracts and other documents/materials), the coffee breaks, 2 lunches, the gala dinner, and the thematic field trip in Bucharest.

The fees for the 2 days field trip in Carpathians covers: coach transport, 1 night accommodation, 1 dinner, 2 lunches, entrance tickets to the visited sites.

The accompanying person fee includes admission to the conference, coffee breaks, lunches and gala dinner. All accompanying persons interested in Gala dinner and the field trips must be

mentioned in the Registration form (under the section “Additional information”) and pay the respective fee.

IMPORTANT DATES10 April 2019– Deadline for Registration and Abstract Submission15 April 2019 – Notification of Abstract Acceptance 25 April 2019 - Deadline for early payment of the Registration fees20 May 2019 - Deadline for late payment of the Registration fees11 – 14 June 2019 - Conference Water sustainability in a changing worldAfter 20thof May no registration will be considered.

PAYMENT DETAILSAll payments should be made in Euro (EUR) for foreign participants and in Lei (RON) for Romanian participants, by Bank transfer. Details on the payment will be provided later on the conference web-site.

VISA INFORMATIONRomania is a member of the European Union but it is not in a Schengen Area. For the participants from countries requiring visa for entry in Romania, please see the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (http://www.mae.ro/en/node/2035), with information on visa requirement.

The conference participants are responsible themselves to obtain entry visa to Romania. Be aware that all the information given is liable to be transmitted to the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The organizers do not accept any financial liability or provide written cost cover guarantees for participants nor do they obtain visas on behalf of participants. The organizers may however provide, on request, letters of invitation certifying the acceptance of papers as may be required for visa applications.

TRAVEL HINTSForeign participants can reach Bucharest by airplane or by train.

By air. The International Airport Bucharest “Henri Coandă” is situated in Otopeni, 16.5 km North from Bucharest..

The connection with the city center is made by the express bus no. 783 (average frequency 15-20 minutes; the fare is less than 1 Euro one way) or by taxi (normal price 10 – 15 euro). The express bus no. 780 connects the international airport with the main train station in Bucharest (Nord Train Station). Information on the buses 780 and 783 are on the following websites:

http://stbsa.ro/v_bus_expres.php?tlin1=783

http://stbsa.ro/v_bus_expres.php?tlin1=780

By train. International express trains connect the main central European capitals with Bucharest.

Details on the conference venue will be provided on the conference web-site.

ACCOMMODATIONInformation on accommodation possibilities will be provided on the conference web-site.

CONTACTContact person : Prof. Dr. Zaharia Liliana zaharialili@hotmail.com

Assoc. Prof. Mănoiu Valentina valentina.mariana.manoiu@gmail.com

Conference web-site: http://www.limnology.ro/wscw2019.html (under construction)

E-mail: igu_water_conference@limnology.ro

Adress: Faculty of Geography, University of Bucharest1 Nicolae Bălcescu Blv. 010041, Bucharest, RomaniaPhone: + 40-21-305 38 22; Fax: + 40-21-315 30 74

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEEDan Bălteanu, Member of the Romanian Academy, Prof. Dr., Director of the Institute of Geography of the Romanian Academy, Chair of the Romanian National Committee of the IGU, Romania

Viorel Chendeș, Dr., CS II, Scientific Director of the National Institute of Hydrology and Water Management, Bucharest, Romania

Monica Dumitrașcu, Dr., CS I, Deputy Director of the Institute of Geography of the Romanian Academy, Romania

Petre Gâștescu, Prof. Dr. Doc., President of Romanian Limnogeographical Association, Romania

Ivan Canjevac, Dr. Assoc. Prof., University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Croatia

Natalia Frolova, Prof. Dr., Vice Chair of the IGU Commission for Water Sustainability, Head of the Land Hydrology Department of the Faculty of Geography of Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia

Chansheng He, Prof. Dr., Vice Chair of the IGU Commission for Water Sustainability, Western Michigan University, USA

Minea Ionuț, Dr., Assoc. Prof., Faculty of Geography and Geology, „Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University, Iași, Romania

Victor Sorocovschi, Prof. Dr. emer., Faculty of Geography, „Babeş-Bolyai” University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Gheorghe Şerban, Dr., Assoc. Prof., Faculty of Geography, „Babeş-Bolyai” University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Elena Țuchiu, Dr., Director of the Department on Management Plans and Watershed Schemes, “Romanian Waters” National Administration, Romania

Frank Winde, Prof. Dr. habil., Chair of the IGU Commission for Water Sustainability, North-West University, South Africa

Martina ZELENAKOVA, Dr., Dr., Assoc. Prof., Technical University of Košice, Slovakia

LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Liliana Zaharia, Prof. dr., Faculty of Geography, University of Bucharest – coordinatorLaura Comănescu, Prof. dr., Dean of Faculty of Geography, University of BucharestCristina Tălângă, Prof. dr., Vice Dean of Faculty of Geography, University of BucharestMembers of the Department of Meteorology – Hydrology, of Faculty of Geography, University of Bucharest:

Adrian Tișcovschi, Dr., Assoc. Prof., head of the department Daniel Diaconu, Dr., Assoc. Prof.Valentina Mănoiu, Dr., Assoc. Prof.Dana Constantin, Dr., LecturerGabriela Ioana-Toroimac, Dr., LecturerElena Grigore, Dr., AssistantMihaela Dobre, Secretary

Gabriela Moroșanu, PhD student, University of BucharestPetre Brețcan, Dr. Assoc. Prof., “Valahia” University of Târgoviște, RomaniaMihaela Sima, Dr., CS I, Institute of Geography of the Romanian Academy, RomaniaDiana Dogaru, Dr., Institute of Geography of the Romanian Academy, RomaniaGianina Neculau, Dr., National Institute of Hydrology and Water Management, Bucharest, Romania

PARTNERSProfessional Association of Geographers from Romania“Romanian Waters” National AdministrationRomanian Limnogeographical AssociationInstitute of Geography of the Romanian AcademyNational Institute of Hydrology and Water Management “Valahia” University of Târgoviște

REGISTRATION FORMat the

international conference Water sustainability in a changing world (WSCW)

Bucharest, 25th- 28th June 2018

Please fill in this form and submit it until April 10, 2019 to the address:igu_water_conference@limnology.ro

The form must be filled in by each person who will effectively attend the conference.

Information about the attendantFirst nameLast nameJob title Prof.

dr.AssociatedProf.

Lect. dr.

Assist. dr.

PhD. PhDstudent.

Researcher Teacher Master /student/Student

Others

Please cross an xInstitution/AffiliationAddress (number, street, town, postal code, country)PhoneE-mail

Accompanying person

Mr Ms Full name

Information about the paperwork

Paperwork titleAuthors The authors will be mentioned according to the order specified in

the abstractTopic Please specify the title of the desired topic, according to the list of

the conference topicsPresentation choicePlease cross an x

Oral presentation(ppt format)

Poster(90x100 cm, vertical-portrait)

Additional information (Please cross an x or fill the space):

Participation to the Gala Dinner YesNumber of persons:

No

Participation to the 2 days field trip in Carpathians

YesNumber of persons:Type of room (depending on availability):Single Double

No

Participation to the field trip in Bucharest

YesNumber of persons:

No

Any special dietary requirementsOther necessary information or inquiry:

Abstract submission (Abstract is a part of registration form)The abstract will contain around 400 – 500 words (maximum one page),

In English, in Word fromat (.doc), with Times New Roman fonts, according to the recommendations and model given below.

Margins: 2,5 cm (top, bottom, right, left)Title: Font size 14, capital, bold, centred, with a blank space of 12 pts. after.Author/authors: font size12, centred, First name with small letters, Last name with capital letters, blank space of 12 pts. after.Author’s coordinates: institution, town, country, E-mail address; font size 10, centred, blank space of 12 pts. after.Key words: maximum 5 words, left indent, font size 12, blank space of 12 pts. after.Abstract: simple interline, indent of 1 cm for the first line of the first paragraph, font size12. Tab paragraph:1 cm for the first line

The abstract must be a synthesis of the paper’s content, including references to: aim, study area, scientific data and methods, results. No graphs, tables, and references be included in the Abstract.The scientific committee reserves the right to reject the abstracts with a general content that are not in compliance with the specified recommendations. The accepted abstracts will be published in the conference book of abstracts.

Photography/Video and personal data protection agreement. By submitting your conference registration and attending the Water sustainability in a changing world Conference you understand that you may be included in photographs/video taken during the conference, and you agree that these images may be used in print, video and the Internet for promotional purposes of the conference. Related to the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data, by submitting your registration to the conference, you agree that your personal data be included in the database of the WSCW conference and some of them will be public (e.g. e-mails, affiliation, institutional address).

ABSTRACT MODEL:

TITLE

First name LAST NAME1, First name LAST NAME2

1Affiliation, 2Affiliation

Keywords: word, word, word, word, word (maximum 5)

Text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text(400 – 500 words in English, maximum 1 page)