INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE Towards the Best Practice of

INTRODUCTION
SCHEDULE
The Conference aims to bring together river scientists,
engineers and practitioners to share and discuss recent
scientific research on river functioning, river status
evaluation and various aspects of river restoration, and to
facilitate exchange of experiences on environment-friendly
river restoration and maintenance, especially with regard
to flood risk management and nature protection.
KEY DATES
Full registration deadline
Final circular
June 30, 2016
July 2016
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Tom Buijse, THE NETHERLANDS
Heavily modified river ecosystems: what is at stake and
how can we repair
David Gilvear, UNITED KINGDOM
Fluvial systems, ecosystem services and river restoration
Tuesday 20 September
registration
Wieliczka Salt Mine trip (morning, optional)
workshop (morning, afternoon)
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National strategies for monitoring and success
evaluation in river rehabilitation (EAWAG)
icebreaker (early evening)
Wednesday 21 September
plenary sessions (I, II)
thematic sessions and poster exhibitions:
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River status evaluation: hydromorphology, water
quality, ecological status (I, II)
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Flood hazard and risk management in the context of
environmental needs
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European and regional perspectives on river
restoration and management
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Technical interventions in river restoration and
environmentally-oriented maintenance (I)
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Modelling fluvial processes and practical solutions
Angela Gurnell, UNITED KINGDOM
River self-restoration
Kraków sightseeing tour for accompanying persons
conference dinner (evening)
Jukka Jormola, FINLAND
River restoration and environmental river engineering –
how to combine the needs in management of rivers and
rehabilitation of ecosystems?
Thursday 22 September
Tomasz Okruszko, POLAND
Between hate and love – a few issues on the role of rivers
in wetlands restoration
Hervé Piégay, FRANCE
From geomorphic diagnosis to river restoration and
management: critical steps and perspectives
Massimo Rinaldi, ITALY
Geomorphic approaches and tools for evaluating river
conditions
Virginia Ruiz-Villanueva, SWITZERLAND
Ecosystem benefits and potential hazards related to large
wood in rivers: a modelling perspective
plenary sessions (III, IV)
thematic sessions and poster exhibitions
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River status evaluation: hydromorphology, water
quality, ecological status (III)
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Restoration or preservation of valuable nature areas
and elements in river corridors
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Functioning of mountain gravel-bed rivers
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Technical
interventions
in
river
restoration
and environmentally-oriented maintenance (II)
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Legal and social factors in river restoration
and management
INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCE
Towards the Best Practice
of
River Restoration
and Maintenance
September 20-23, 2016
Kraków, Poland
Third Announcement
Wieliczka Salt Mine trip for accompanying persons
Friday 23 September
technical field trip to river sites in southern Poland
excursion to Tatra region for accompanying persons
www.riverrestorationconference2016.pl
TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATION
REGISTRATION
John Paul II International Airport Kraków-Balice has direct
flight connections to many European destinations. A
shuttle train connects Kraków Airport and centrally located
Krakow train station (Kraków Główny). The journey takes
17 minutes.
http://www.krakowairport.pl/en/
Regular participant € 200
(admission to sessions, conference materials, icebreaker,
conference materials, lunches, coffee breaks, conference
dinner)
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Ab Ovo Association
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The Society for Earth
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Institute of Water Engineering and Water
Management, Krakow University of Technology
Student/PhD student* € 150
(admission to sessions, conference materials, icebreaker,
conference materials, lunches, coffee breaks, conference
dinner)
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University of Agriculture in Krakow
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Institute of Nature Conservation, Polish
Academy of Sciences in Krakow
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Institute of Geography,
Pedagogical University of Krakow
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Regional Water Management Board in Krakow
Other airports with easy access to Krakow are Katowice
Airport in Pyrzowice (80 km away, 90 mins with shuttle
bus service) and Warsaw Airport (2.5-3 hrs by train).
https://www.katowice-airport.com
http://www.lotnisko-chopina.pl/
Polish State Railways (PKP) trains connect all major cities.
Tickets and timetables are available online at
http://www.intercity.pl/en/.
A major tourist attraction, Kraków has plenty of
accommodation options for all budgets, however, booking
early is suggested.
VENUE
The Conference will be held in the centre of Kraków, at the
Krakow University of Technology, in the buildings of the
Interfaculty Centre of Education and Research Działownia,
Warszawska 24.
The conference venue is within walking distance from
Krakow’s main train station.
1-day admission € 120
(admission to sessions, conference materials, lunch,
coffee breaks)
Accompanying person € 90
(icebreaker, gala dinner, Kraków sightseeing tour, city
pack)
Half-day trip (Wieliczka Salt Mine) € 30
(20 Sept or 22 Sept , incl. transport, 3 hrs guided tour of
the mine)
Full-day trip to Tatra Mts. region € 45
(23 Sept, incl. transport, lunch, guided tour)
WORKSHOP
National strategies for monitoring and success evaluation
in river rehabilitation
Conveners: Ulrika Åberg, Christine Weber
Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science
and Technology
http://riverrestorationconference2016.pl/
[email protected]
CONFERENCE CHAIRS
Technical field trip € 30
(23 Sept, incl. transport, lunch)
*students will be asked to present proof of status
CONTACT
CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS
Tuesday, 20 September 2016 (morning/afternoon)
Duration: 3h
Maximum number of participants: 60 (2*30)
Fee: none
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Elżbieta Nachlik, Kraków University of Technology
Artur Radecki-Pawlik, Agricultural University of
Cracow
Bartłomiej Wyżga, Polish Academy of Sciences
Józef Jeleński, Ab Ovo Association, Poland
Joanna Zawiejska, Pedagogical University of Cracow
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
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Bart Fokkens, THE NETHERLANDS
David Gilvear, UNITED KINGDOM
Jan Hradecký, CZECH REPUBLIC
Józef Jeleński, POLAND
Jukka Jormola, FINLAND
Anna Lenar-Matyas, POLAND
Grażyna Mazurkiewicz-Boroń, POLAND
Elżbieta Nachlik, POLAND
Tomasz Okruszko, POLAND
Hervé Piégay, FRANCE
Artur Radecki-Pawlik, POLAND
Massimo Rinaldi, ITALY
Virginia Ruiz-Villanueva, SWITZERLAND
Bartłomiej Wyżga, POLAND
Joanna Zawiejska, POLAND
Jan Żelazo, POLAND