From BALWOIS 2010 ... to ... BALWOIS 2012

From BALWOIS 2010 … to … BALWOIS 2012…

PDF version of BALWOIS 2010 report

The fourth BALWOIS scientific conference on Water Observation and Information System for Decision Support was hold in Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia, from 25^th to 29^th May 2010.

During the conference, 365 participants coming from 42 different countries attended 240 oral and 125 poster presentations on the following topics: Climate and Hydrology, Environment and Human activities, Water related risks, Integrated Water Resources Management, Ecohydrology and Hydrobiology and, Computing and Technologies (565 full papers for 778 abstracts). Opportunities were offered to scientists to present their works on various other topics. 70% of participants came from Balkan countries : Albania (55), Turkey (50), Bulgaria (40), Romania (31), Serbia (25), Macedonia (21), Croatia (13), Kosovo (10), Montenegro (8), Bosnia and Herzegovina (5).

One specific session has been dedicated to the Drought Management Center for South Eastern Europe (DMCSEE, Slovenia). COST representative informed the audience on Scientific Research Coordination in Europe. European Meteorological Society supported the participation of one selected Young author.

BALWOIS 2010 was organized by the Balkan Institute for Water and Environment (French NGO), by the Meteorological Association of Republic of Macedonia and by the Faculty of Civil Engineering (University Sts Cyril and Methodius, Skopje).

Minister of Environment and Physical Planning of Republic of Macedonia and Ambassador of France in Skopje patronized the fourth BALWOIS scientific conference. International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) leaded the BALWOIS scientific Committee.

Participants (98) gave the following global evaluation of the meeting: Excellent 46%, Very Good 49%, and Fair 5%.

Special thanks to the Ministry of Ecology of France who is supporting BALWOIS project and activities, to the Exhibitors (BENTLEY, ESRI, KISTERS, SEBA, VAISALA), to IAHS, to COST, to UNDP agency in Skopje, to Hydrometeorological Service of Republic of Macedonia, to the members of the organizing committees, to the chairpersons of the sessions, to the secretariat and to the authors who remain the main actors of BALWOIS conferences.

Welcome to BALWOIS 2012, which will take place in Ohrid - Republic of Macedonia - from 28^th May to 2^nd June 2012, with a specific focus on Decision Support Tools.

Opening ceremony on 25^th May 2010

PDF version of BALWOIS 2010 report

“Keep our Planet – Keep our BALWOIS.net”

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BALWOIS 2010 Programme : Oral Posters Overview

BALWOIS 2010 Exhibitors and Sponsors

	Bentley's Haestad Methods product line of software provides water professionals with advanced engineering tools to plan, design, maintain, analyse, manage, and operate water distribution supply, municipal sanitary sewers, urban stormwater collection, and roadway and civil site drainage. More generally, Bentley provides software for the lifecycle of the world’s infrastructure, spanning architecture, engineering, construction (AEC) and operations, and serves the civil, building, plant and geospatial vertical markets. To know more aboit BENTLEY activities : click here...
	Vaisala is a successful international technology company that provides products, solutions and services for environmental and industrial measurement. Vaisala's offering promotes better quality of life, environmental protection, safety, efficiency and cost-savings. Vaisala is a world leader in many environmental and industrial measurement fields and among demanding professionals. We believe in a world where environmental observations improve daily life. To know more about VAISALA activities : click here...
	Kisters : Water, air quality, and energy are our basic resources. The economic globalization and the developing countries make their efficient use the key challenge of our and future generations. The manage- ment and utilization of largest time series data volumes play a key role in the successful achievement of this goal, today and tomorrow To know more about KISTERS : click here...
	For more than 40 years, SEBA manufactures modern up-to date measuring and control instruments for the hydrology, meteorology and water quality. High demands on quality, precision, reliability and longevity are made to the components and sensors. The modern, highly-developed evaluation procedures offer almost infinite transparency for the physical conditions surrounding us. They are only as accurate as the instrument, which records the values under field conditions. SEBA Hydrometrie accepts the challenge and produces systems which meet the evaluation possibilities. To know more about SEBA Hydrometrie
	COST is an intergovernmental framework for European Cooperation in Science and Technology, allowing the coordination of nationally-funded research on a European level. COST contributes to reducing the fragmentation in European research investments and opening the European Research Area to cooperation worldwide. To know more on COST activities : click here...
	The European Meteorological Society (EMS) provides a forum for disseminating information and facilitating discussions on themes and issues connected with meteorology, hydrology, oceanography, earth observation and the climate system. The EMS has an Awards Programme that includes Young Scientist Travel Awards (YSTAs) that are given to support participation of aspiring students and young scientists at EMS-co-sponsored conferences. These awards are given as travel expenses support. Information is available here.
	ESRI gives you the geographic advantage...
	IAHS encourages and supports BALWOIS Project as its objectives are is to study the hydrological cycle on the Earth and the waters of the continents, to study erosion and sedimentation and their relation to the hydrological cycle, to examine the hydrological aspects of the use and management of water resources and their change under the influence of man's activities and to provide a firm scientific basis for the optimal utilization of water resources systems.
	BALWOIS 2010 is supported by Ministry of Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and See of France.
Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning Republic of Macedonia	The fourth international scientific conference BALWOIS 2010 is hold under the patronage of the Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning of Republic of Macedonia and Ambassador of France in Skopje.