Date: September 16 – 19, 2019
Venue: Chengdu, China
Summary: China’s water-related infrastructure has developed by leaps and bounds leading to further advances in scientific and technical research. Consequently, the role of sediment research is becoming more challenging than ever before. In the midst of these advances, the International Symposium on River Sedimentation (ISRS) will return to China after the successful Yichang Symposium 12 years ago. On behalf of the 14th ISRS Organizers, we would like to warmly invite you to join us in Chengdu, China for the 14th International Symposium on River Sedimentation (ISRS-2019). The Symposium will be held with the theme of “Integrated Sediment Management in Rivers and Coasts”. We look forward to welcoming you to Chengdu in September 2019 and we are confident that this symposium will be one of the most successful in the ISRS series. . (Weilin Xu, Chairperson of the LOC)
Symposium Theme and Topics:
The theme of the symposium is:
Integrated Sediment Management in Rivers and Coasts
Under this theme, the symposium topics include:
A. Sediment yield;
B. Sediment transport in rivers and lakes;
C. Sedimentation in estuarine and coastal areas;
D. Reservoir sedimentation;
E. Erosion processes;
F. Environmental and ecological sediment;
G. Sediment related disasters;
H. Modelling and measurement techniques;
I. Integrated sediment management.
Technical Tours:
· Ancient Dujiangyan irrigation project, one of the oldest water projects in the world (2270 years old), which is stll working today for flood control and irrigation, due to its success in dealing with problems caused by sediment deposition and scour.
Post Symposium Tours:
Four of post-symposium tours (3-5 days each) will be organized:
· Jiuzhaigou valley (UNESCO world heritage);
· Ruoergai highland wetland;
· Earthquake Museum and Wolong Panda Nature Reserve; and
· Three Gorges Project.
Organizer: Sichuan University
URL: to be released
