Abstract World Summit on Sustainable Development Johannesburg, South Africa 26 August–4 September 2002 In its decision, the UN General Assembly called for the ten year review of progress achieved in the implementation of the outcome of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in 2002 at the Summit level to reinvigorate, at the highest political level, the global commitment to sustainable development. Website: http://www.johannesbugsummit.org and http://www.earthsummit2002.org 2nd International Symposium on Flood Defence Beijing, China 10–13 September 2002 Organisers: IAHR, UNESCO, IAHS Website: http://www.irtces.org and http://www.tsinghua.edu.cn 92nd Conference of the International Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies West Yellowstone, Montana 11–14 September 2002 Contact: Ron Aasheim Tel: 406/444‐4038 IWA (International Water Association) Young Researchers Conference Cranfield, University, Cranfield, Bedfordshire, UK 9–10 September 2002 Organised by: The School of Water Sciences In conjunction with: ETNET (European Thematic Network of Education and Training for Environment–Water) Sponsored by: Severn Trent Water Website: http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/sims/water/iwa‐studentconf/ Instrumentation Scotland and Offshore Systems Aberdeen 4–5 September 2002 Hydrology and integrated coastal zone management Bremerhaven, Germany 9–12 September 2002 The German National Committee for the IHP/OHP has announced this international symposium on low‐lying coastal areas. A session of the symposium will be devoted to groundwater resources and groundwater discharge to the ocean. E‐mail: strigel@bafg.de ISAR4–4th International Symposium on Artificial Recharge Management of acquifer recharge for sustainability Adelaide, Australia 22–26 September 2002 Website: http://www.groundwater.com.au/ISAR4.htm Management of Wastes from Drinking Water Treatment London September 2002 Contact: Tel: 01787 249290 E‐mail: erica@lavenhamgroup.co.uk Water for the Americas in the 21st Century Mexico City, Mexico 8 October 2002 The main goal of this meeting is to establish and coordinate action for the Americas to reach a sustainable use for water in the medium term, based on the principles and vision of the Second World Water Forum. Contact: Lic. Gabriela Rojas Hernández Tel: (00) (52) 53 22 24 74 E‐mail: grojas@sgp.cna.gob.mx Website: http://www.worldwaterforum.org/ Mountains: Sources of Water, Sources of Knowledge Sion, Switzerland 8–10 October 2002 Scientific conference organized by the Alps, Environment and Society Group at the University Institute Kurt Bösch, Sion (Switzerland), in the context of the Association Montagne 2002 celebration of the International Year of Mountains and in conjunction with the Haute Ecole Valaisanne and its Journée anuelle De l'usage de l'eau á l'eau usée, 11 October 2002.Scientists from both natural and social sciences will address issues of competitive uses of water, focusing on themes such as property rights, climate change and mountain hydrology and legal regimes for water. Website: http://www.montagne 2002.ch/AIMFR/Projets/iukb1.htm International Conference on Urban Hydrology for the 21st Century Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 14–18 October 2002 Organizers: Department of Irrigation and Drainage, Malaysia E‐mail: htckl@pop.moa.my Website: http://htc.moa.my/htc/icuh2002/icuh2002.html GWP–CEE Regional Water Forum Bratislava, Slovakia 25–26 October 2002 AGROENVIRON‐2002 3rd International Symposium 26–28 October 2002 2002 Annual Water Resources Conference Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 4–7 November 2002 Website: http://www.spatialhydrology.com/ Regional Symposium on “Water for Human Survival” 26–29 November 2002 ICWRD—2002 International Conference on Water Related Disasters 5–6 December 2002 Organised by Indian Association of Hydrologists Roorkee and West Bengal Regional Centre Contact: Sri S. K. Banerjee/Professor S. C. Das Organising Secretary/Co‐Chairman (ICWRD—2002, IAH, WBRC) 12D/18 Naktala lane Kolkata—700047, WB, INDIA Tel: −241 6240 (R)/210 0085 (O) Fax: −033 241 6329 E‐mail: wb5rp@calz.vsnl.net.in or d‐subhas@mailcity.com 2002 AGU Fall Meeting San Francisco, California, USA 6–10 December 2002 Sponsor: American Geophysical Union (AGU) Contact: AGU Meetings, 2000 Florida Avenue, NW, oxWashington, DC 20009 USA Tel: +1‐202‐462‐6900 Fax: +1‐202‐328‐0566 E‐mail: meetinginfo@agu.org Website: www.agu.org/meetings 3rd World Water Forum Kyoto, Shiga and Osaka, Japan 16–23 March 2003 Website: www.worldwaterforum.org If you would like your conference included please E‐mail details to Anne Flynn. E‐mail: oxaflynn@wiley.co.uk Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.