PROGRAM

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The Venue

MELBOURNE CONVENTION CENTRE

Purpose designed to cater for large international and national congresses and exhibitions, the Melbourne Convention Centre has state of the art facilities on offer. It is conveniently located on the banks of the Yarra River in the Southbank district close to the Crown Entertainment Complex and the city centre. An exciting area of Melbourne to be located in and within walking distance of all Congress hotels, it is well serviced by public transport.

Social Programme

We recognise that leisure time and socialising should be also be a rewarding part of any Congress with the opportunity to renew old friendships and make new ones. With this in mind, there will be an extensive social programme for the enjoyment of delegates and accompanying persons alike. An array of optional tours of both Victoria and the surrounding states will also be on offer.

The Congress

The IWRA World Congress is a triennial event designed specifically to meet the organisational requirements of the Association and professional needs of its members.

The Congress will offer a number of activities to meet each requirement including:

Meeting of the Executive Board of the IWRA

Meeting of the General Assembly of IWRA

Technical Meetings of the Congress

Special sessions, workshops, short courses and poster presentations

Exhibits and documentation

Study tours in surrounding states and territories

Accompanying persons' programme in the Victorian region

Social and cultural events

Focus Sessions

Suggestions are invited for the organisation of Focus Sessions during the Congress. As far as possible, these will be programmed concurrently during the final 4.30pm - 6.30pm time slot on each of the four days. This suggests an overall total of 12 Focus Sessions.

Organisation of the Focus Session is the responsibility of convenors who should contact the Congress Organiser for a copy of the guidelines. Only those Focus Sessions conforming to the guidelines will be included in the Congress Programme.

Themes

The Congress will address four important themes

Sharing the Waters of the Earth

Sustainable Water Use : Policy and Practice

Protecting the Resource

River Basin Management : Putting It All Together

Topics

The Congress themes will be addressed through the following topics:

Sharing the Waters of the Earth

Cross-Jurisdictional

Users

Environment

Sustainable Water Use: Policy and Practice

Economic & Regulatory Instruments

Technology

Community Aspects

Protecting the Resource

Land Management

Wastewater Management

Water Resources

River Basin Management: Putting It All Together

Catchment Management Models

Environmental Issues

Water Supply System Management

Call for Abstracts

The abstract submission deadline has now passed. Notification of Extended Paper Acceptance will be forwarded to presenters in January 2000.