'International conference on river connectivity best practices and innovations' - June 22-24, 2015, Groningen (The Netherlands).
Sessions
- We have been working on a great program and have been developing some “hot topic” sessions with many specialists. Some of the proposed topics include Fishway Designs, Dam Removal, River Restoration, Environmentally-Enhanced Hydropower Turbines, Environmental Flows, Standardisation of fishway evaluations, Policy and Legislation, session on eels/sturgeons/salmon and so much more.
- Of course if you feel that you would like to propose a session, you are welcome to do so. Go visit our website and complete the online form. You may have noticed that our deadline for the session proposals has changed from 1 December to 5 December 2014. So if
you have a session you would like to propose, you now
have 4 more days!
- Top experts and governmental representatives, who will be presenting during our plenary sessions, include:
● Dutch Minister of Infrastructure and the Environment, Ms Schultz van Haegen-Maas Geesteranus, who will be officially opening the FP2015 conference.
● Dr Zeb Hogan, Ass. Prof. at University of Nevada-Reno and the host the National Geographic Television series “Monster Fish”
● Ms Laura Wildman, from Princeton Hydro and one of the top specialists in Dam Removal in North America
● Dr. Claudio Baigún, Project coordinator at Wetlands International, who is known for his achievements in South America on fish passage performance and fisheries
● Dr. Martin Mallen-Cooper, from Fishway Consulting Services, is highly regarded in the field of fish passage in the southern hemisphere
● Dr Beate Adam, founder of the Institute of Applied Ecology (Institut für angewandte Ökologie) and specialises in defining the demands for efficient fish passes, fish protection systems and downstream migration facilities.
Awards – Nominate NOW!
If you think someone has contributed significantly to the field of fish passage, please nominate him/her for the Fish Passage Career Achievement Award.
Prices have been reduced!
- Thanks to all of our new sponsors, we are pleased to announce that we are able to reduce the fees of the conference:
Standard Registration: € 215.00 (€ 265.00, after 9 May 2015)
Student Registration: € 115.00 (€ 130.00, after 9 May 2015)
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