International Congress on River Basin Management is being organized in collaboration with DSI and WWC in Antalya, Turkry during 22-24 March 2007. Conclusions of the International Congress on River Basin Management will contribute a great extent to the background of 5th World Water Forum in Istanbul in 2009. This Congress will bring together international experts, academicians, public and private sector representatives and researchers working on matters related to river basins. The aim of the congress is to exchange information on methodologies and techniques used in the river basin management.

The working languages of the Congress will be English and Turkish

1. Administrative Structure Coordination
_ Water Legislation
_ Public, Private, and Non-Governmental Organizations
_ National and International Coordination and Cooperation
2. Water Information Systems
_ Collection of Hydrological Data (Meteorologica1, Hydrometric,
Water Quality, Observation Network)
_ Verifying Hydrological Data, Data Bases, Management Systems and
Data Sharing
3. River Basin flood Management
_ Rood Forecasting Models
_ Integrated Flood Management Applications
4. Decision
_ Models (Hydrological, Water Quality, Groundwater, Eco-Hydrology, Regional,
Hydrometeorology, Basin and Land Use Models)
_ Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing
_ Expert Systems
5. Basin Water Management
_ Water Resources Planning
_ Water Supply Management
• Planning of Hydraulic Structures
• Irrigation Planning and Management
• Domestic Water Supply
• Energy Planning
• Ecology and Environment
_ Water Demand Management
• Water Saving Systems
• Re-use and Recycling
_ Basin Resources Protection
_ Case Studies on River Basin Management
6. Social and Economic Perspective
_ Water, Education and Culture
_ Water Resources Economy
_ Participation of Women in Water Management

Abstracts of up to 300 words, in English or Turkish, are now invited
on the themes listed on the previou page. Please fax or email abstracts,
together with the title and names of authors of the paper and their contact
address, to the address below. The abstract should summarize briefly
the scope and content of the paper proposed, including keywords. A short
CV of the author should be included. When submitting an abstract, please
confirm that the author or his/her representative would be willing to attend the
Congress to present the paper, if accepted for the programme.

Deadlines:
Submission of abstracts 15 October 2006
Notification of abstract acceptance 15 November 2006
Submission of papers 15 December 2006
Congress date 22-24 March 2007

An international exhibition will run alongside the Congress, to introduce scientific and technical work and/or activities. The Congress and Exhibition will take place in the Gloria Golf Resort Hotel, Belek, in the city of Antalya. This venue is excellent as regards location, transportation, climate and capacity .

Contact Details
For further information/Submission of abstracts or Registration:
DSI Genel Müdürlügü
Inönü Bulvari
Yücetepe
06100, Ankara, Türkiye
Tel: +90 312 425 46 14
Fax: +90 312 425 46 14
Email: riverbasinmanagement@dsi.gov.tr
Web page: www.dsi.gov.tr