Venue: East China Normal University, Shanghai, China

Organizers: East China Normal University

Sponsors: International Research and Training Center on Erosion and Sediment Research (IRTCES); World Association for Erosion and Sediment Research (WASER)

Co-sponsors: International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR)......(to be invited)

Secretariat: East China Normal University

Summary: The International Conference on Estuaries and Coasts (ICEC) is a triennial event initiated by the International Research and Training Center on Erosion and Sedimentation (IRTCES). Six such conferences have now been held in Hangzhou and Guangzhou, China; Sendai, Japan; Hanoi, Vietnam; Muscat, Oman, and Caen, France in 2003, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2015 and 2018. With support from related international associations, and with the participation of experts and scholars worldwide, the ICEC has attracted wide attention and has become an important and popular event.  The ICEC provides an opportunity for scientists, engineers, researchers and decision-makers to exchange ideas, research results and advanced techniques, and develop collaboration and friendships. The 7th International Conference on Estuaries and Coasts (ICEC-2021) will be held in the East China Normal University, Shanghai, China during October 18-21, 2021.

Overall Theme:

Anthropocene Coasts

Topics of the Conference (tentative):

1. Hydrodynamics in estuaries and coasts: tides, waves, circulations, and their interactions;

2. Sediment transport dynamics: sand, mud and their mixture;

3. Multi-scale morphodynamics: tidal flats, estuaries, deltas, beaches, dunes, eco-morphodynamics…;

4. Coastal management: flood defense, ecosystem conservation, human-nature interactions…

URL:  http://icec2021.ecnu.edu.cn/

Contacts: 

STATE KEY LABORATORY OF ESTUARINE AND COASTAL RESEARCH

East China Normal University

500 Dongchuan Rd.,Shanghai 200241, China

Email: icec2021@ecnu.edu.cn

Tel: +86-021-54836491  Fax: +86-021-54836458