Date: May 16-23,
2025
Venue: Chengdu, China
Invitation: On behalf of
the International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD), it’s my great honor to
invite esteemed delegates from 106 National Committees of ICOLD, and
specialists and experts working in the field of dams and reservoirs as well as
their accompanying persons, to the 28th ICOLD World Congress in combination
with the 93rd ICOLD Annual Meeting, to be held 15th – 23rd May 2025, in
Chengdu, Sichuan Province of China. ICOLD Congress is
the most professional and influential academic conference in the international
dam society, with the purpose of advocating the international community to work
together to strengthen multilateral cooperation and exchanges, and jointly
promoting “Better dams for a better world”. Chengdu congress will provide
diverse opportunities to promote the international technical cooperation in the
field of dams and reservoirs to a new level, and also play a critical role in
promoting dam technology in the world. With all my confidence, it will be a
grand meeting for participants from all member countries to sum up the past and
look forward to the future. I believe that under the
strong organization of LOC, the Chengdu congress will provide an efficient
platform for participants to conduct in-depth exchanges, experience sharing,
business negotiations, and project cooperation. It’s also a precious
opportunity for all participants to be involved in the ICOLD family, and to
witness and experience the glorious history and the modern development of
China. It’s my privilege to encourage all the members
of ICOLD family to attend the 28th ICOLD congress and 93rd annual meeting in
Chengdu, May 2025. I am looking forward to everyone’s presence to the congress
in person and in good health. (Michel Lino, ICOLD President)
It is a great
honor for me to invite delegates from the member countries and non-member
countries of the world to attend the 28th ICOLD Congress & 93rd Annual
Meeting in Chengdu, Sichuan Province of China on behalf of the Chinese National
Committee on Large Dams (CHINCOLD). The event will take place from May 15th to
23rd, 2025. After the successful ICOLD Congress in
Beijing in 2000, CHINCOLD has a pleasure to organize the ICOLD Congress &
Annual Meeting again in Chengdu in 2025. It will be a great moment because we
are now facing the increasing challenges like water shortage, flooding, food
security, and the impacts induced by climate change. We need gathering again to
strengthen the international collaboration for the common challenges, shared
Future, and better dams. Over the 25 years from 2000 to 2025, apart from
keeping the record as the country owning the largest number of dams and
reservoirs in the world, China has constructed many new super-high dams
(rockfill, concrete, RCC, CMD) with high quality and engineering innovation.
These dams and reservoirs, with pumped power stations and water transfer
projects, will be playing a fundamental important role for water, energy, and
grain security in the process of Chinese modernization. All these projects have
been benefited from the international cooperation in the domain of water
engineering and now are available for all delegates to have an exciting
technical visit. I am for sure that the visit to Chengdu, the
capital city of Sichuan Province with a long history of over 2,300 years, will
be a wonderful experience. Chengdu combines tradition and fashion and has many
historical and cultural landscapes. In particular, it is the hometown of giant
pandas where you can have a chance to closely visit the lovely creatures.
Dujiangyan, a World Cultural and Natural Heritage of irrigation project, is
also located in Chengdu. It has provided safe water to millions of people and
irrigation for over 2,200 years and makes Chengdu known as "The Land of
Abundance". There are also many famous beauty spots for prospective
delegates to enjoy social activities and sightseeing. Chengdu
is also a dynamic and modern municipality with complete infrastructures.
Delegates can enjoy convenient transportation, modern conference center with
various kinds of meeting rooms and facilities, comfortable accommodation and
excellent surroundings, which will make you an unforgettable trip. CHINCOLD
will try the best to organize conferences, meetings and other activities, and
to provide high quality conditions for visits, social programs and tours. We
would like to extend a warm welcome to all colleagues from various countries to
Chengdu and shall be very glad to meet you at this event. (Dr. Jiao Yong,
CHINCOLD President)
Initial Bulletin-ICOLD(English).pdf
Initial Bulletin-ICOLD(French).pdf
URL:
https://www.icold-cigb2025.com/
Contact
Email: icoldcigb2025@outlook.com; icoldcigb2025@iwhr.com