HydroChange 2008 in Kyoto

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Oct. 2008, Photos at the conference are uploaded. Please visit "General Information" page.
Sep. 2008, Conference Program is updated. Please visit "General Informaion" page.
Aug. 2008, Conference Program and Information Book are uploaded. Please visit "General Informaion" page.
May. 2008, The first reviewed paper is coming back to you soon! Author who needs to revise his/her paper is required to submit the revised paper no later than May 20th (Hard Deadline!). Please visit "General Informaion" page.
Apr. 2008,The submission of peer-reviewed paper has already been closed. But we are still open for submission of non-reviewed papers. We would like to remind all the participants who have not yet submitted papers to contribute to non-reviewd papers no later than June 30, 2008. For more information, please visit "General Informaion" page.
Mar. 2008, "General Information" page currently has trouble in display, especially on Internet Explorer (IE). Please try to update your IE to the latest version, IE 7.0. We are sorry for your inconvenience. If you would need further information, please contact HC2008 secretariat at "hc2008 "at" chikyu.ac.jp".
Mar. 2008, About 100 manuscripts are in review process. Thank you so much for your contributions.
Jan. 2008, The template for paper (MS-Word) is downloadable at "General Information" page. The template was a little modified on January 16th.

The vulnerability of water resources due to climate change and human activities is globally increasing. The phenomenon of hydrological change is complicated because of the combinations and interactions between natural climate fluctuation, global warming and human activities including changes in land utilization. The impact areas of hydrological changes are also not only within the basin, but reach to the ocean through coastal water exchanges. This conference aims to integrate the problems from headwater to the ocean which may occur globally in the future because of climate change and increase in population on earth. The conference topics include land-atmosphere interaction, land-ocean interaction, groundwater - surface water interaction, headwater studies under climate changes and human impacts, coastal zone and estuary studies, socio-ecological analyses and monitoring of vulnerable water resource, integrated model and management for sustainable uses of water resources, reconstruction of human impacts on the surface and subsurface environments, and other water issues in regions with vulnerable water resources. The conference will give interdisciplinary knowledge and current awareness on integrated water management under the pressures of climate change and human activities.

(All dates below are tentative and subject to change)

1st circular: Sept. 2006
2nd circular: Apr. 2007
Deadline of abstract submission: Dec. 1 2007
Notice of acceptance: Dec 25, 2007
Deadline of full paper submisson: Mar. 1 2008
Announcement of reviewer's comments or paper acceptance: around the end of Apr., 2008
Deadline of revised paper submission: June 1, 2008
Deadline of early registration (discount): June 1, 2008
Deadline of registration through web site: Aug. 31, 2008