President's Message
As 2020 comes to an end, the Officers and Council Members of WASER would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your continuing support for the Association and wish all members a happy and prosperous New Year for 2021.
In 2020 we faced many challenges, as we adapted to new work environments, altered our home lives, found new ways to engage with one another and worked to support the Association through the COVID-19 pandemic. Activities and achievements of the Association during the past year include the following:
(1) Preparation of the 7th International Conference on Estuaries and Coasts
The 7th International Conference on Estuaries and Coasts (ICEC 2021) will be organized by the State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China and will take place in Shanghai from October 18-21, 2021. The ICEC 2021 is sponsored by IRTCES and WASER. Abstract submission will start soon.
(2) Preparation of the 15th International Symposium on River Sedimentation
The 15th International Symposium on River Sedimentation (15th ISRS) will be organized by the University of Florence and the University of Padua in Florence, Italy in September 2022. The 15th ISRS is sponsored by IRTCES and WASER.
(3) Journal Impact Factor of the International Journal of Sediment Research Increases to 2.577
The Journal Impact Factor of the International Journal of Sediment Research, the official journal of WASER, increased to 2.577 for 2019, according to the 2019 Journal Citation Reports (JCR) released by Clarivate Analytics in June 2020. Within all the journals in the category Water Resources and Environmental Science, IJSR was ranked Q2. The efforts of our Editor Prof. Hongwei Fang and his team in achieving this important increase are greatly valued.
(4) Interviews with the first and current Presidents for WASER are published in the China Water Resources News
Interviews with Prof. Des. E. Walling and Prof. Zhaoyin Wang, the first and current Presidents of WASER were published in the China Water Resources News on November 5, 2020. Prof. Walling highlighted the impact of sediment problems in dealing with global water resource issues and therefore the importance of establishing the Association, and the important roles of WASER in global water resource management. Prof. Wang introduced the main recent activities of the Association in promoting international academic communication and interchange, and the important new challenges facing sediment studies in the contemporary world.
Looking forwards to 2021, WASER is sponsoring/co-sponsoring two major international conferences, and WASER members will enjoy discounted registration fees for participation in both these conferences. They include:
The 7th International Conference on Estuaries and Coasts (Shanghai, China, October 18-21, 2021); and
The World’s Large Rivers Conference 2021 (Russia, August 2-6, 2021).
The International Journal of Sediment Research is an international, peer reviewed journal, focusing on publication of original contributions related to theoretical advances, numerical modelling, field observational and laboratory studies and reviews dealing with processes, products and techniques in the field of sedimentation and erosion. Of particular importance are contributions covering topics linked to geography, geomorphology, soil erosion, watershed management, sediment transport, sedimentology, fluvial processes, fluvial geomorphology, reservoir sedimentation, coastal sedimentation and estuarine processes, sediment-related ecological and environmental problems, river management, and the social and economic effects of sedimentation.
All WASER members are encouraged and welcomed to submit their important papers to the International Journal of Sediment Research. The Journal website can be found at：https://www.journals.elsevier.com/international-journal-of-sediment-research .
I would personally like to take this opportunity to extend my thanks to all the Officers and Members of the WASER Council for their help and support. Special thanks are due to Professor Des. Walling who continues to give valuable support to the Association, as well as this Newsletter. I also would like to thank Prof. Guangquan Liu for his excellent work as Secretary General and to Prof. Cheng Liu for his hard work as Executive Secretary General in dealing with the operational activities of the Secretariat.
The Officers and Council members of WASER would also like to take this opportunity to express their sincere thanks to IRTCES for its very important support in hosting and sustaining the Secretariat of our Association over the past year.
Finally, I wish all of you and your families a happy and prosperous New Year 2021. I hope everyone is keeping well and will stay safe and healthy in this challenging time!
Zhaoyin Wang
President of WASER
