Dear Sir/Madam,
On behalf of the International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and
Research (IAHR) and in association with the China Institute of Water Resources and
Hydropower Research (IWHR), we are delighted to invite you to attend the
International Conference to Officially Launch the Journal of Ecohydraulics to be published
by Taylor & Francis. The Conference will be held in Beijing, China on May 28, 2016.
JoE embodies the varied research undertaken in ecohydraulics, covering water
resources and aquatic life, ecology, biology, hydraulics, engineering, geoscience,
environmental science, climate change, and other related fields, with an emphasis on
the integration of these disciplines.
If you accept the invitation, please reply us by email to [email protected] before
March 31, 2016. In recognition of your contribution to the conference, IWHR will waive
your registration and cover your accommodation and meals expenses for 27th and
28th May. However, the invitation does not include financial reimbursement for your
return flight.
With my best regards
Yours sincerely
Dr Christopher George
Executive Director
International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research
[email protected]
www.iahr.org
Annex 1
International Conference to Officially Launch the Journal of Ecohydraulics
1. Name
International Conference to Officially Launch the Journal of Ecohydraulics
2. Date
Saturday, May 28, 2016
Sunday, May 29, New Journal Inner Working Meeting
3. Conference Venue
The symposium will be held in the China Hall of Science and Technology.
The journal inner working meeting could be held in IAHR Meeting Room in Beijing.
4. Draft agenda
The 1st day, May 28, 2016
08:30-09:00, launching ceremony for Journal of Ecohydraulics (JoE)
IAHR president, IWHR president invited to provide remarks.
09:30-17:00, conference on Ecohydraulics
Presentations from invited speakers followed by other participants
The 2nd day, May 29, 2016
New Journal Working Meeting
5. Host and sponsors
Hosted by
China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research (IWHR)
International Associated for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR)
Sponsored by
China Three Georges Corporation (CTG) (tbc)
Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute (NHRI)
Institute of Hydroecology, MWR & CAS
IAHR technical committee-Ecohydraulics
China Hydraulic Engineering Society (CHES) technical committee-Ecohydraulics
China River Restoration Networks (CRRN)
6. Participants
— Presentations by top experts in the field of Ecohydraulics:
o Peter Goodwin –USA,
IAHR president, Advisory Board, JoE
o Arthur Mynett –Netherland,
IAHR vice president, Advisory Board,
JoE
o Zhaoyin WANG – China, Advisory Board, JoE
o Paul Kemp – Co-Editor-in-Chief for JoE

Title:
"Advancing
fish
screening
and
passage:
an
ecohydraulics approach"
o Chris Katopodis – Co-Editor-in-Chief for JoE

Title: "Elucidating ecohydraulic trilogy aspects through case
studies"
o Chen Qiuwen – China, Associate Editor, JoE
o Greg Pasternak –

Title:
USA, Associate Editor, JoE
“Near-census
ecohydraulic
bioverification
of
Oncorhynchus mykiss adult spawner physical microhabitat
preferences and avoidances in a regulated gravel–cobble
river.”
o Nann Fangue – USA, member of the Review Panel for JoE

Title:
"Physiological,
Behavioral
and
Ecohydraulic
Approaches to Studying Threatened and Endangered Fishes"
o Friedrich Recknagel – Australia, Adelaide University – (invited by
Chen Qiuwen)
o Zhiqun (Daniel) Deng, USA, member of the Review Panel for JoE;

Title: “The Hydropower Biological Evaluation Tools Package
and Its Applications"
— Members of the Editorial Board, the Advisory Committee, Associate Editors,
and Editorial Review Panelists.
— Members of the IAHR technical committee-Ecohydraulics
— China Hydraulic Engineering Society (CHES) technical committeeEcohydraulics
— Others
Annex 2. Journal of Ecohydraulics
Annex 3-1. Skatch Map for the hotel
Annex 3-2. Skatch Map for the hotel