INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON

"Groundwater Vulnerability - From Scientific Concept

to Practical Application"

Ustroń, Poland 25 -29 May 2015

Organized by: International Association of Hydrogeologists

Polish Association of Hydrogeologists University of Silesia

UNESCO

FIRST CIRCULAR AND CALL FOR PAPERS

PRELIMINARY SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE:

Andrzej Witkowski, Poland – chairman

Alice Aureli, UNESCO

Michel Bakalowicz, France

Andreo Bartolome, Spain

Przemysław Bukowski, Poland

Alain Dassargues, Belgium

Krzysztof Dragon, Poland

Daniela Ducci, Italy

Stephen Foster, UK

Nico Goldscheider, Germany

Józef Górski, Poland

Ricardo Hirata, Brazil

Andrzej Kowalczyk, Poland

Ewa Krogulec, Poland

Jim Lamoreaux, USA

Judit Madl-Szőnyj, Hangary

Peter Malik, Slovakia

Piotr Małoszewski, Germany

Jacques Mudry, France

Nick Robins, UK

Jacek Różkowski, Poland

Martin Sauter, Germany

Stanisław Staśko, Poland

Teodóra Szőcs, Hangary

Robert Tarka, Poland

Jaroslav Vrba, Czech Republic

Stanisław Witczak, Poland

Zlatica Zenisova, Slovakia

Hans Zojer, Austria

Francois Zwahlen, Switzerland

Anna Żurek, Poland

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:

Chairman: Jacek Różkowski

Secretary: Sabina Jakóbczyk-Karpierz

Members: Joanna Czekaj, Dominika Dąbrowska, Dorota Grabala, Ewa Kaczkowska, Janusz Kropka,

Hanna Rubin, Krystyn Rubin, Sławomir Sitek, Piotr Siwek, Marek Sołtysiak, Jacek Wróbel

INFORMATION AND CORRESPONDENCE

Sabina Jakóbczyk-Karpierz

Secretariat of the Conference

University of Silesia

Będzińska Str., 60

41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland

Tel. +48 32 3689334

Fax. +48 32 2915865

E. Mail: vulnerability2015@us.edu.pl

FOR INFORMATION VISIT UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA WEBSITE

http://khgi.wnoz.us.edu.pl/vulnerability.html

CONFERENCE TOPICS

1. Development of the vulnerability concept

2. Intrinsic or specific vulnerability maps

3. Groundwater vulnerability assessment for different groundwater systems

4. Groundwater vulnerability assessment in urbanised and heavily transformed mining areas

5. Uncertainty in vulnerability assessment methods

6. Validation of vulnerability maps

7. Vulnerability maps in practical land-use management

8. New issues in vulnerability mapping in the context of the EU-WFD/GWPD

9. Groundwater vulnerability and groundwater pollution risk

Preconference workshop: “Introduction to FEFLOW” will be organised by DHI-Poland.

CALL FOR PAPERS

Participants intending to present a paper are invited to send abstracts - in English - of up to 300 words

to the Conference Secretariat by 30th September 2014.

OFFICIAL LANGUAGE

The official language of the Conference will be English.

EXCURSION

Conference Field Trip – visit to Carpathian Mountains (Soła River Valley, pumped-storage

hydroelectricity), negative impact of various sources of groundwater contamination, visit to old

brewery.

ACCOMPANYING PERSONS

Accompanying persons may join the Conference. Special programme for accompanying persons will

be organised.

SECOND CIRCULAR

Second circular giving details of the organisation of the Conference will be distributed in November

2014.

ACCOMMODATION

Hotel at the Conference complex - approximately 30 - 50 Euro per person per night (breakfast

included).

VENUE

The Conference will be held in Ustroń, Poland. Ustroń is one of the best known Polish resorts and spas

in the Beskidy Mts. The town is located 90 km south of Katowice in the southern part of Poland.

There are several possibilities of travelling to Katowice: by air, by train or by bus. Special buses from

Sosnowiec to Ustroń will be provided by the Conference organisers.

IMPORTANT DATES

First circular and call for papers: May 2014

Preliminary registration and submission of abstracts: 30th September 2014

Information on acceptance of papers: 31st October 2014

Second circular: November 2014

Submission of full papers: 30th January 2015

Final registration (for participants presenting papers): 1st February 2015

Third circular: March 2015

REGISTRATION FEE

IAH member 380* Euro /430**Euro

Non-member 450* Euro /500**Euro

Student IAH member 200* Euro /230**Euro

Student 250* Euro/290**Euro

Accompanying Person 250* Euro /290**Euro

(* before 31st of January 2015 /** after 31st of January 2015)

Registration fee includes: admittance to all sessions, proceedings (only for participants), welcome

reception, refreshments during breaks, lunches (3), dinner, barbecue party, conference banquet and

field trip.

International Conference on "Groundwater vulnerability – from Scientific Concept to Practical

Application" Ustroń, Poland. 25-29 May 2015

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Tel./Fax. +48 32 291 58 65; E- Mail: vulnerability2015@us.edu.pl