MEETING ON THE HISTORY OF HYDROGEOLOGY
16 September 2007 – University of Lisbon, Lisbon
Organized by: John Mather
Website: http://www.iah.org/hofh.htm
Price: Free
IAH has had a project to publish a volume on the History of Hydrogeology for over 10 years. The initiative was begun in the early 1990’s by Philip Commander of Perth, Western Australia. It was revived in discussions at the IAH Congress in Cape Town in 2000 which led to a formal proposal being presented at the Munich Congress the following year by John Mather (UK). A framework for the book was subsequently agreed and potential authors identified. Unfortunately it has not yet proved possible to finalise an acceptable text and the draft book is currently incomplete.
To relaunch the project to produce this book, it is proposed to hold a one day meeting to discuss aspects of the History of Hydrogeology in association with the XXXV IAH Congress to be held in Lisbon in September 2007.
The meeting will be held on Sunday 16th September, the day preceding the Congress. There will be no registration fee. Papers are invited on the history of hydrogeology from around 1600, when experimentation first began, to 1960, when the widespread introduction of computers revolutionised our science. Further papers, reviewing developments in individual countries since 1800, will be requested from those national chapters who did not respond to earlier requests. In addition, those countries who have previously contributed will be invited to update their contributions. All participants will have the opportunity to submit a paper for inclusion in an IAH book on the History of Hydrogeology. John Mather, the book coordinator, will be in touch directly with those who have already submitted material to the book with further details.
If you are interested in attending and/or contributing to this meeting, please use the on-line reply form. If you have difficulty in using this form please respond by E-mail to history@wwgw.org or contact IAH at PO Box 9, Kenilworth, CV8 1JG, United Kingdom. A 200 word abstract in English is required by 31 December 2006. If your paper is accepted and you wish to see it included in the book a final text will be required by 30 November 2007.
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