> POST CONGRESS TOURS

> REGISTRATION FEES (VAT included)

Immediatly after the conference, an unforgettable tour (2-3 days)

across southern France, including hydrogeological and cultural visits
a) Along the Mediterranean Gulf of Lion to French Catalonia:
karstic Messinian-crisis, quaternary, and thermo-mineral hydrogeology.
b) Across the Grand Causses limestone plateaus
c) Hard-rock aquifers, and thermal and mineral waters (bottling, dermo-cosmetic industry) from the Massif Central
d) IAH CMTW excursion on thermal and mineral waters from
Southern France, organized with the Commission of Mineral
and Thermal Waters

Registrations opens in january 2016 via the official website with

payment by credit card

> KEY DATES

3 Call for abstracts:

December 2015
3 Registration opening:

January 2016
3 Deadline for abstract submission:

March 31st 2016

3 Acceptance for abstracts:

March 31st 2016

EARLY STANDARD ON CONTRIBUTION

SITE TO GALA DINNER
CFH, IAH
460 560 620 20
members full pass
Non members
full pass

540 640 700 20

Students, retired
and unemployed
persons full pass

250 300 350 20

Only 2 days
27-28 September

350 450 500 55

Accompanying
persons
Registered without
full pass

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www.60iah2016.org

CORUM CONFERENCE CENTER

IAH

CONGRESS

FIRST CIRCULAR

Registration fees for delegates include coffee breaks, welcome ice

breaker, technical field visit and congress kit (many opportunities
inside or outside for lunches not included)
The Organizing Committee intends in offer grants to help participants from developing countries
Accompanying persons will be oriented to the Tourism Office for
visits in Montpellier and the surrounding areas

> CONGRESS VENUE

3 The Corum Conference Center
http://www.montpellier-events.com/en/The-Corum/Presentation

June 15th 2016

August 2016

Montpellier, France

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3 Third circular:

september 2016

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3 Deadline for Early-bird registration:

25-29

Secretariat and logistics: organizing@60iah2016.org

Scientific programme: scientific@60iah2016.org
Sponsors&exhibitors: sponsors@60iah2016.org
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G R O U N D WAT E R & S O C I E T Y
60 YEARS OF IAH

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To date in scientific partnership with

Under the patronage of

> GROUNDWATER AND SOCIETY:

60 YEARS OF IAH
The IAH French Chapter is honored to host the 43rd IAH Annual
Congress, in Montpellier, France. Its highly appropriate that the
French colleagues, who were so instrumental in establishing the
Association should host our 60th anniversary meeting. At their
invitation, the German National Chapter, who also played an essential role in setting IAH on its way will join the French chapter in
organizing the meeting.
The event is designed to strengthen synergies between the worlds of research and teaching, of local to national and international
authorities, public services and agencies, of consultants and manufacturers, involved in groundwater and water issues. The spirit
of the Congress is summarized in its theme Groundwater and
Society, 60 years of IAH, that will largely embrace the past and
future contributions of the hydrogeologists for our changing world,
where groundwater plays an essential, but widely ignored role.
This congress will include a programme of invited presentations to
reflect on the achievements of IAH and to look forward to the further development of IAH and hydrogeological science in the future.

> ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Congress Chair
Michel Bakalowicz

Field trips manager

Pierre Marchet

Co-chairs
Johannes Barth
Laurence Chery

Sponsor and Exhibitor Desk

Catherine Thouin

Logistic secretariat
Nicole Couesnon
Programme and
Scientific Coordination
Antonio Chambel
Willi Struckmeier
Scientific programme chairs
Patrick Lachassagne
Ghislain de Marsily
Maria-Theresia Schafmeister

Webmaster
Frdric Lapuyade
Treasurer
Laurence Gourcy
Judith Fluegge, Ariane Blum,
Bruno Leclerc, Jean-Loc Carr,
Nicolas Linart, Philippe Crochet,
Evelyne Lacombe, Rgis Ingouf,
Jean-Christophe Marechal

> CONGRESS ACTIVITIES

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Plenary sessions with keynotes lectures

Parallel technical sessions
Poster and flash presentations
Technical field visits on 4th day
IAH General Assembly, Commission and Network meetings
Social events
Post congress tours

> PROCEEDINGS
Accepted abstracts will be published as a Congress Volume in
digital format.
A USB key will be delivered to registered participants

> SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

Chairs:
Patrick Lachassagne, Ghislain de Marsily & Maria-Theresa Schafmeister
Ahmed Shakeel, India
Andreo Bartolom, Spain
Anieka Edat, Nigeria
Bcaye Gaye Cheikh, Sngal
Besbes Mustapha, Tunisia
Bouchaou Lhoussaine, Morocco
Bour Olivier,France
Custodio Emilio, Spain
Dassargues Alain, Belgium
Droubi Abdullah, Syria
Goldscheider Nico, Germany
Ha Kyoochul, Korea
Han Zaisheng, China
Hubert Pierre,France
Kebede Seifu, Ethiopia
Lamoreaux Jim, USA
Ledoux Emmanuel,France

MacDonald Alan, UK
Marchal Jean-Christophe,France
Margat Jean,France
Petita Marco, Italy
Pistre Sverin,France
Pozdniakow Sergey, Russia
Renard Philippe, Switzerland
Rinaudo Jean-Daniel,France
Servat Eric,France
Sharp John M., USA
Simmons Craig, Australia
Szcs Teodora, Hungary
Therrien Ren,Canada
Travi Yves,France
Witkowski Andrzej, Poland
Xu Yongxin, South Africa
Zlotnik Vitaly, US

> SCIENTIFIC TOPICS AND ISSUES

WHAT ROLE DO OR SHOULD HYDROGEOLOGISTS PLAY
IN OUR SOCIETIES?
How has the hydrogeologists (HG) role in civil society evolved
since 1956? What is the HGs contribution to regulation? Which
technical elements must be provided by HGs to build public decisions? How may HGs contribute to participative approaches? The
role of HGs in terms of popularization and communication.

HYDROGEOLOGY(ISTS) AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

The role of groundwater in economic development and population
livelyhoods. The role of the IAH Early Career Hydrogeologists
Network in supporting economic development. The emergence of
young skilled hydrogeologists in developing countries. Groundwater and development in semi-arid countries. Thermal and mineral
water and economic local development.

HYDROGEOLOGISTS FOR THE FUTURE: EDUCATION

AND TRAINING

Establishing new competencies and skills, preserving existing

expertise. New teaching and training methodologies: webinars,
MOOCs Data banking and sharing in hydrogeology, open data,
interoperability, crowdsourcing. From scientists to the public, and
from the public to scientists.

ECONOMICS IN GROUNDWATER AND GROUNDWATER

MANAGEMENT

What is the economic value of groundwater in its various, sometimes

competing, uses? How can groundwater allocation be optimized,
considering present and future economic uses, ecosystem services
and future generations? Which economic instruments and institutions
can ensure efficient and equitable groundwater allocation? How to
integrate hydrogeological and economic models for groundwater management plans? Which models for successful Groundwater Users
Associations? How to engage rural communities in the design of long
term sustainable groundwater management plans?

GROUNDWATER, AND GLOBAL & CLIMATE CHANGE

Impact of climate change and global change on groundwater.

Hydrogeological mitigation and remediation of climate change.
Carbon dioxide storage in deep saline and potential impacts on
shallow aquifers.

ACTIVE MANAGEMENT OF GROUNDWATER IN THE WATER CYCLE

Groundwater/surface water, an integrated view. Artificial recharge
of aquifers, underground dams. Wastewater reuse and groundwater. Drinking water supply in Karst regions and Active Management of groundwater.

GROUNDWATER USES AND MANAGING GROUNDWATER USE CONFLICTS

Groundwater and health, point source and nonpoint-source contamination. Emerging contaminants. Groundwater and agriculture.
Urban hydrogeology, on-site sanitation. Groundwater remediation.
Groundwater and energy, Underground storage. Mining, tunnels
and man-made underground works. Post-mining groundwater management. Transboundary aquifers.

PROGRESS IN CONCEPTUAL MODELS, TOOLS AND METHODS

Development of new research areas. Conceptual models of aquifers: Karstic, Hard rock, Volcanic, Island, and coastal aquifers,
Thermal and mineral waters. Isotopes and residence time tracers;
hydrogeophysics; new geophysical methods. New trends in modelling. Microbiology, metagenomics, groundwater fauna, groundwater dependent ecosystems.

Thursday September 29 th, 2015

- Technical field visits included in Registration Fee

Post Congress Tours

September, 30 to October, 2

> LANGUAGE
The official language of the Congress is English.
On Monday 26 September, a French-English translation will be
provided

> POSTERS
Only e-posters will be presented on computers as well as PDF
downloadable files. Some abstracts will be selected for flash presentations in plenary sessions.

> SOCIAL EVENTS

Early Registration on Sunday evening
Ice breaker party will celebrate the 60 th anniversary of IAH.
On Tuesday a gala dinner near Montpellier, at Domaine des
Grands Chais a former vineyard built at the end of the 19th century
(http://www.lesgrandschais.com/en/le-domaine/).
One evening with an event with ECHN Network to symbolize
Hydrogeologists and Society, with the place for future generation in a wine bar in Montpellier.

> PRELIMINARY AGENDA

Sunday September 25 th, 2016
- IAH Council Meeting
- Meeting of Session Chairs
- 16h Opening of registration

> CONGRESS TECHNICAL FIELD VISITS

Monday September 26 th, 2016

2. The Thau lagoon, thermal and karst springs Balaruc. The relationships between the Messinian Crisis of Salinity and the porous,
karstic and thermal aquifers of the Balaruc-Thau area

- Opening ceremony
- Plenary session dedicated to IAH 60th anniversary
- Invited talks introducing the 43rd Congress
- Parallel Technical sessions
(oral communications, flash presentations, poster sessions)
- IAH General Assembly

Tuesday September 27 th, 2016

- Plenary sessions with 2 Invited keynote talks

- Parallel Technical sessions
(oral communications, flash presentations, poster sessions)
- Gala Dinner

Wednesday September 28 th, 2016

- Plenary sessions with 2 Invited keynote talks

- Parallel Technical sessions
(oral communications, flash presentations, poster sessions)
Closing Plenary Session
During the three days rooms dedicated to Commission
and Network meetings

1. The Lez karstic spring, its geological context and unique active
management, recharge area and exploitation

3. The Larzac Plateau, the Millau viaduct, and the main karst springs
4. The Fontaine de Vaucluse karstic spring, the largest karstic
spring in France
5. The Avne-les-Bains thermal springs
6. Pont du Gard, the water supply of the Nmes roman city, the
link between karst and urban flooding
7. The Vistrenque sedimentary aquifer and the famous Perrier
sparkling spring
8. The Gorges of the Foux de la Vis karst spring, Cirque of Navacelles
9. The Pic Saint Loup-Hortus Mountains, the famous Clamouse
show Cave and Hrault River valley and St Guilhem le Dsert, a
middle age city in a karst environment
10. Cze Gorges and surface water/ groundwater exchanges