From cpkumar@yahoo.com Sun Apr 3 12:22:53 2005
Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2005 12:16:27 +0530
From: C. P. Kumar
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Subject: [hydforum] National Seminar on Hydrological Aspects of
Rejuvenation of Urban Lakes
Dear Friends,
National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee (Uttaranchal, India) and Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur (Rajasthan, India) are organising a National Seminar on Hydrological Aspects of Rejuvenation of Urban Lakes (HARUL-2005) during 20-21 October, 2005 at Udaipur (Rajasthan), India.
Objectives:
The main objectives of the National Seminar are
(a) To provide a forum for planners, policy makers, engineers, scientists, academicians etc to meet and discuss the various hydrological aspects of lake conservation, management, rejuvenation and related issues.
(b) To present and share the research findings and to disseminate knowledge hitherto gathered about new techniques, methodologies and instrumentation etc. required for lake conservation, management and rejuvenation.
(c) To give impetus to coordinated lake hydrological research in India by providing platform for technical interaction
(d) To come out with practical workable and useful recommendation for rejuvenating lakes in urban areas.
Themes:
1. Basic hydrological and limnological processes in lake ecosystems
2. Lake water quality problems: monitoring, assessment and remediation
3. New technologies, instrumentation and methodologies including remote sensing, GIS, modelling and decision support systems
4. Impact of human interference and land use changes on lake ecosystems including sedimentation
5. Management, conservation and rejuvenation strategies for lakes
6. Peoples participation in lake conservation
Dates and Venue:
The Seminar is proposed to be held at the premises of the Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur (Rajasthan) during October 20-21, 2005. It is proposed to organize a field visit to Lake Pichhola and nearby sites on 22nd October.
For Whom?
The Seminar is intended for engineers, officers, scientists, research scholars, managers, bureaucrats and policy makers of various organizations related to Water Resources, Environment, Irrigation, Public Health Engineering, Water Conservation, Forest, Water Pollution Control, Limnology, Remote Sensing Organizations, Academic Institutions, Municipal Corporations, Lake Control Authority and other related departments of the central and state governments, non-governmental organizations (NGO) and all other agencies concerned with protection and development of lakes.
Call for Abstracts:
Authors intending to present papers are invited to submit abstracts of about 300 words for studies falling under any of the above mentioned themes. The abstract should include, besides the problem being studied, atleast a paragraph pertaining to some preliminary results and conclusions. The theme under which the intended paper should be discussed at the Seminar, should be clearly indicated. As far as possible the abstract should be submitted electronically, with HARUL-2005 as the subject of the e-mail. Abstracts must have the full title to be used in the Final Paper and must include the name(s), affiliation, mailing address, telephone, e-mail and fax numbers. The abstracts should be typed in one and half space in English and sent to the Convener, National Seminar on
"Hydrological Aspects of Rejuvenation of Urban Lakes" not later than June 15, 2005. The authors whose papers are selected for presentation and inclusion in the proceedings shall be intimated by June 30, 2005. Acceptance of the paper(s) will be based on the abstracts submitted and will be subject to the submission of full length paper, which must be presented at the Seminar. The full length paper with two hard copies along with CD/Soft Copy should be sent latest by August 30, 2005.
Dates to be remembered:
Receipt of Abstracts : June 15, 2005
Acceptance of Abstracts : June 30, 2005
Receipt of full length papers : Aug. 30, 2005
Acceptance of full length paper : Sept. 15, 2005
Seminar to be held : Oct. 20-21, 2005
Registration Fee:
1. Delegates Rs. 1000.00
2. Accompanying-guest Rs. 300.00
The registration fee includes registration material, seminar lunches, teas and dinners. The accompanying guests will have access to all the technical programmes and meals. The payment of registration fee should be made by account payee demand draft drawn in favour of "HARUL-2005" and payable at Roorkee.
Accommodation and Travel:
Special arrangements would be made to accommodate the delegates in Govt. Guest Houses on first come first serve basis on nominal charges. Interested delegates requiring accommodation should clearly mention their requirement in the registration form. All the delegates will have to make their own travel arrangements.
Sponsorship Fee
The proposed National Seminar will be a prestigious event which will be attended by senior professionals, engineers, technocrats, bureaucrats, academicians, scientists and policy makers from all over the country. It will give ample opportunity to the industries, consultants, organizations including technical institutes to interact with and publicize their services and products. The sponsorships to the Seminar are invited as per the tariff given below :
Tariff
Diamond (with 6 free delegates) : Rs. 100000.00
Gold (with 4 free delegates) : Rs. 50000.00
Silver (with 2 free delegates) : Rs. 25000.00
Donar (with 1 free delegate) : Rs. 10000.00
The names of sponsors shall be published suitably on all important stationery /registration kit including set of proceedings.
Likely Sponsors:
INCOH, Roorkee
MOEF, New Delhi
DST, New Delhi
CPCB, New Delhi
CSIR, New Delhi
Local sponsors from Udaipur region
About Udaipur:
The city of Udaipur is situated in south Rajasthan at an elevation of 587 m above mean sea level. Also known as "City of Lakes and Palaces", Udaipur is considered to be the most picturesque city of Rajasthan. It was established at the bank of Lake Pichhola by Maharana Udai Singh. With annual tourists of over half a million, Udaipur is a dream destination for tourists from all over the world. Weather is moderate. The average annual rainfall is 635 mm, bulk of it occurring from middle of June to middle of September. Winter is pleasantly cool. Udaipur is connected by rail to some important cities such as Delhi, Jaipur, Ajmer, Ahmedabad etc. There are also frequent and regular bus services (deluxe and ordinary) from various cities. Udaipur is also connected to Delhi, Mumbai etc. by air. In the month of October, it is advisable to have light woolen clothes.
ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE:
All the correspondence regarding submission of paper, registration etc. can be made at the following address:
Dr. K. K. S. Bhatia
Convener,
National Seminar on "Hydrological Aspects of Management & Rejuvenation of Lakes (HARUL-2005)"
Scientist -F & Head,
Research Coordination and Management Unit
National Institute of Hydrology
Jal Vigyan Bhawan
Roorkee - 247 667 (Uttaranchal)
Telefax : 01332-272123
Phone : 01332-276412 (0), 272368 (R)
E-mail : kksb@nih.ernet.in
suhas@nih.ernet.in
lakeseminar_2005@yahoo.com
Organizing Committee:
Chairman : Shri. R. Jayaseelan, Chairman, CWC, N. Delhi
Co-chairman :Dr. S. L. Mehta, Vice Chancellor, MPUAT, Udaipur
Co-chairman :Dr. K. D. Sharma, Director, NIH, Roorkee
Convener : Dr. K. K. S. Bhatia, Scientist -F, NIH, Roorkee
Co-Convener : Dr. Virendra Kumar, Dean, CTAE, Udaipur
Organizing Secretary: S. D. Khobragade, Scientist-C, NIH, Roorkee
Local Organizing Secretary: Dr. R. C. Purohit, Head, Dept. of SWE, CTAE, Udaipur
REGISTRATION FORM for NATIONAL SEMINAR on
HYDROLOGICAL ASPECTS OF REJUVENATION OF URBAN LAKES
(HARUL-2005)
20-21, October, 2005 at Udaipur (Rajasthan)
1. Full Name( in block letters): Mr/Mrs/Dr
2. Designation:
3. Name of Organization:
4. Address for correspondence (with Pin code):
5. (a) Telephone No.
Office :
Residence:
Mobile :
(b) E-mail :
(c) Fax No. :
6. Registration Fee*
(a) Delegate : Rs. 1000.00
(b) Accompanying spouse : Rs. 300.00
DD No. Dated for Rs.
Name of the bank
7. Is accommodation required? : Yes / No
Date :
Place : Signature :
* Note : The registration fee may be sent by Demand draft drawn in favour of "HARUL-2005" payable at Roorkee.
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