ModelCARE Sponsored by ICGW Mary C. Hill US Geological Survey President of ICGW
ICSU International Council for Science (1931) 27 Scientific Unions, including IUGG IUGG International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (1922) 7 Associations, including IAHS IAHS International Association of Hydrological Sciences (1948) 8 Commissions, including ICGW
ICGW International Commission for Ground Water Goals: (1) advance the science of groundwater hydrology (2) bridge the gap between science and practice Main activities: A. Two conference series: ModelCARE, GQ (Groundwater Quality) Commission officers are ultimately responsible for conferences. 99.999% of the work is done by the local organizers. ModelCARE2005 local organizers: Marc Bierkens, Hans Gehrels B. GW Sessions at IAHS Scientific Assemblies (last in Brazil April 2005) and IUGG General Assemblies (Italy, 2007) C. International advancement of GW science Presidents Steve Gorelick in IAHS member countries D. Coordinate with other GW organizations Secretaries Karel Kovar Ed Sudicky Edi Hoehn Yoram Rubin Norio Tase Mary C. Hill Aldo Fiori
A. Conference Series: ModelCARE Year Location Attendance 1 Title Organizers 1 1990 The Hague 210-230 Model calibration and reliability 1996 Golden, Colorado, USA 250? Model calibration and reliability 1999 Zurich 220-230 Coping with Uncertainty 2002 Prague ca. 230 A few steps closer to reality 2005 The Hague ~160 From uncertainty to decision making Karel Kovar (according to Steve Gorelick, Karel did all the footwork for this conference) Kovar, Paul van der Heidje, Leonard Konikow Fritz Stauffer, Wofgang Kinzelbach, Kovar, Edward Hoehn Kovar, Zbynek Hrkal Johannes Gehrels, Marc Bierkens, Kovar, Johannes Hooghart
A. Conference Series: GQ Year Location Attendance Title Organizers 1 1993 Estonia 130-140 Groundwater Quality Kovar, J. Soveri 1995 The Czech Remediation and Protection Kovar, J. Krasny Republic 1997 Tuebingen Remediation and Protection Mike Herbert, Kovar 2001 Sheffield Natural and Enhanced Restoration of Groundwater S.F. Thornton, S.E. Oswald Pollution 2004 Waterloo 262 Bringing water quality to the Jim Barker 2 watershed scale 2007 Australia Greg Davis
B. IUGG General Assembly July 2007; Perugia,, Italy GW technical sessions on interactions between ground-water systems and surrounding environments, including the atmosphere, biosphere, surface-water, and the sea.
200 150 100 50 0 Membership -- Africa Members of IAHS with interest in ICGW, by Country organized by region. AFRICA Total 245 Benin Botswana Brunei Darussalam Burkino Faso Côte d'ivoire Egypt Ethiopia Ghana Kenya Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Morocco Namibia Nigeria Republique de Djibouti Senegal South Africa Sudan Swaziland Tanzania Tunis Tunisia Zambia Zimbabwe
200 150 100 50 0 Membership West Pacific + Members of IAHS with interest in ICGW, by Country organized by region. Asia; Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea Total 532 Cambodia Indonesia Korea (Republic of ) Korea (Republic of) Malaysia Mongolia Nepal Philippines Singapore Sri Lanka Taiwan Tajikistan Thailand Turkey Uzbekistan Vietnam Republic of China Seychelles Japan Russia China India New Zealand Papua New Guinea Australia
200 150 100 50 0 Membership -- Europe Members of IAHS with interest in ICGW, by Country organized by region. Europe Total 694 Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Slovak Republic Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland UK Ukraine Yugoslavia
200 150 100 50 0 Membership Middle East and the Americas Members of IAHS with interest in ICGW, by Country organized by region. Middle East; North, Central, and South America Total 541 Ecuador Iraq Israel Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Oman Pakistan Palestine Syria Saudi Arabia Barbados Cuba Jamaica Turks and Caicos Island West Indies Mexico Canada Guatemala Nicaragua USA Suriname Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Peru Uruguay Venezuela 263
C. International Outreach New mentorship program Collaboration with Engineers Without Borders Engineers for a Sustainable World
D. Coordinate with other GW organizations Eileen Poeter is the 2006 Darcy Lecturer. International lectureship sponsored by the National Ground Water Association (USA) International Association of Hydrogeologists ICGW posts notices of many ground-water meetings on its web site.
You? Great camaraderie. Sing national songs at IAHS Scientific Assembly dinners! Great colleagues Some conference scholarships for third-world participants Membership free; through IAHS For more information: mchill@usgs.gov Search web for IAHS http://www.cig.ensmp.fr/~iahs www.cig.ensmp.fr/~iahs/