Second International Training and Study Tour-WASER/IAHR-APD/IRTCES

 

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Des Walling &&&&Kuang Shangfu &Joseph H.W. Lee &&Hu Chunhong

 

INVITATION LETTER

 

 

Dear members of WASER, Dear members of IAHR:

Dear colleagues:

 

In accordance with the plan of activities of the 2006 WASER programme, we would like via you to extend an invitation to engineers and scientists or university students interested in the Three Gorges Project or the Yellow River , and their Sediment Issues and management to join the theme tours. Details of the tours and requirements for the participants are attached.

The promotion of education and training is an important activity for WASER and, as a first initiative and to satisfy the above-mentioned interests, the WASER/IAHR-APD/IRTCES Study Tour to the Three Gorges Project was organized from August 8 through 15, 2005. The tour proved a great success. This was a joint venture between WASER, IAHR-APD and IRTCES. A total of 27 professors and their Ph.D students, scientists and engineers from 7 countries including mainland China and Hong Kong-China , Iran , India , the Republic of Korea , Japan , Italy , and the USA joined the study tour. The success and value of the tour was clearly confirmed by all participants and the need for further events of this nature was emphasized. During the IAHR-APD council meeting held in Seoul , all the council members reached consensus to jointly organize Training and Study Tour in 2006 to the Three Gorges Project and to the Yellow River .

TOUR A: International Training & Study Tour to the Three Gorges Project (TGP-2006), 8-15 August 2006, Yichang, Hubei Province, China

TOUR B: International Training & Study Tour to the Yellow River, (YR-2006) 8-15 July 2006, Beijing , China

WASER and the co-sponsoring organizations have a few fellowships covering partial expenses of the tour available for application. Those interested in the WASER fellowship should send their applications to secretariat of WASER no later than May 1, 2006 . The final decision of acceptance will be announced by May 10, 2006 .

We would appreciate it if you could forward this message to those who may be interested in the study tour. If you need further information, please visit the WASER/IRTCES website (http:// www.waser .cn/http://www.irtces.org), IAHR-APD website (http://www.iahr.org.cn), UNESCO website (http://www.unesco.org) or write us through e-mail to Mr. Liu Xiaoying ( liuxy@iwhr.com ) or to Secretary General of WASER, Prof. Wang Zhaoyin (zywang@tsinghua.edu.cn) .

The cost of each tour will include airport pickup and drop-off; all accommodations and meals; All domestic transportation, all facilitation, coordination and tuition materials; and entrance tickets to visit sites for the tour duration. Any tour with less than 10 registrants will be cancelled automatically.

 

With best regards

 

 

Prof. Des. Walling &&&&&&& Dr. Kuang Shangfu , Eng.

President of WASER &&&&& Director of IRTCES

 

Prof. Joseph H.W. Lee &&&&&&&Dr. Chunhong Hu , Eng.

Chairman of APD- IAHR &&&&&&Vice Director of IRTCES