THE CONFERENCE
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, Mumbai and Indian Society for Hydraulics (ISH) are organizing "Hydro-2012": Conference on Hydraulics, Water Resources, Coastal and Environmental Engineering, on December 7-8, 2012. The “Hydro-2012” conference represents a link in the chain of such "Hydro" conferences organized annually in India over a period of last two decades under the auspices of Indian Society for Hydraulics. The special theme of the conference being held at IIT Bombay this year will be “Hydro-informatics”. The conference would provide a forum for presentation and exchange of knowledge and research experience gained in the field of hydraulics, water resources, coastal and environmental engineering by scientists, academicians, practicing engineers and consultants.
The objective of the conference is to bring together engineers / scientists working in various aspects of water related engineering including planning, design, construction, and, maintenance, with a view to share experiences through posters, papers and invited lectures.
The Conference will be held on December 7-8, 2012 at Victor Menezes Convention Center, (VMCC), Indian Institute of Technology (I I T) Bombay, Mumbai – 400 076. The detailed program will be made available on Institute’s website (www.civil.iitb.ac.in/~hydro2012) and ISH website (www.e-ish.net).
Full Papers (maximum 8 pages) on the following themes are invited from academicians, practicing engineers, researchers, and consultants, dealing with water related technology and science.
- Water Resource Planning and Management
- Watershed Management
- Advances in Fluid Mechanic and Computational Fluid Dynamics
- Hydrological Modeling and Forecasting
- Urban Hydrology
- Hydro-informatics
- Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources
- Flood Forecasting and Protection Measures
- Environmental Hydraulics
- Application of Geospatial Technologies
- Hydraulic Structures and Hydro Power Projects
- Hydraulic Instrumentation
- Soft Computing Techniques
- Coastal, Harbour and Ocean Engineering including Coastal Protection
- Marine Structures
- Rehabilitation of Old Dams including Earthen Dams
Patron : Prof. Devang V. Khakhar, Director IIT Bombay
Chairman : Prof. M. C. Deo, IIT Bombay
Co-Chairman : Prof. P. D. Porey, Director, SVNIT; President, ISH
Organizing Secretaries : Prof. T .I. Eldho, IIT Bombay
: Prof. V. Jothiprakash, IIT Bombay
Joint Organizing Secretaries : Prof. Subimal Ghosh, IIT Bombay
: Prof. M. J. Reddy, IIT Bombay.
: Mr. Prabhat Chandra, CWPRS, Pune; Secretary, ISH
Treasurer : Prof. R. Balaji, IIT Bombay.
Members : Dr. I D Gupta Director, CWPRS
: Prof. U .C. Kothyari IIT Roorkee; Vice President, ISH
: Prof. K. V. Krishna Rao Head, Civil Engg., IIT Bombay
Members from abroad |
| Dr. Narendra N Das Jet Propulsion Lab, NASA |
| Prof. Rao S Govindaraju, Purdue University, West Lafayette |
| Prof. M L Kavvas, University of California, Davis |
| Prof. Tan Soon Keat, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore |
| Mr Syed M Khalil, LA Applied Coastal Engg and Sc. |
| Prof. Tad Murty, University of Ottawa |
| Dr. S Neelamani, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research |
| Prof. Praveen Kumar University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign |
| Prof. V P Singh Texas A and M University, College Station |
| Prof. Ching-Piao Tsai, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan |
Members within India |
| Prof. G L Asawa GSL University (formerly at Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee ) |
| Dr. V V Bhosekar, Central Water and Power Research Station Pune |
| Prof. B. R. Chahar Indian Institute of Technology Delhi |
| Mr Dinesh Kumar IEOT, Oil and Natural Gas Commission |
| Prof. A V Hegde, National Institute of Technology Karnataka |
| Prof. Ashu Jain, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur |
| Prof. Suresh A Kartha Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati |
| Mr. R M Khatsuria, Indian Society for Hydraulics, Pune |
| Prof. U C Kothyari, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee |
| Prof. Rajib Maity Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur |
| Prof. B S Mazumder, Indian Statistical Institute Kolkata |
| Prof. S Mohan, Indian Institute of Technology Madras |
| Prof. B S Murty, Indian Institute of Technology Madras |
| Prof. D. Nagesh Kumar, Indian Institute of Science Bangalore |
| Prof. Laxman Nandagiri, National Institute of Technology Karnataka |
| Dr. Raj Kumar, Space Applications Centre, ISRO, Ahmedabad |
| Prof. J N Patel, S V National Institute of Technology, Surat |
| Mr. L R Ranganath, Central Water and Power Research Station Pune |
| Prof. A D Rao, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi |
| Dr. P Sreeja, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati |
| Prof. Rajesh Srivastava, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur |
| Prof. V Sundar, Indian Institute of Technology Madras |
| Dr. P. Vethamony, National Institute of Oceanography Goa |
| Dr. M P Wakdikar Ministry of Earth Sciences, Delhi |
| Dr. Rakesh Kumar National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee |
Technical papers on the mentioned themes are invited. Interested authors are requested to submit full length paper not exceeding 8 pages on A-4 size paper as per the guidelines enclosed. The full length papers are to be submitted to the Organizing Secretary by August 31, 2012, electronically only as email attachment (Microsoft WORD file in the given Paper template) to hydro2012@civil.iitb.ac.in and hydro2012iitb@gmail.com.
Extended versions of the selected papers presented in the conference may be published in ISH Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, Taylor and Francis, UK.
IMPORTANT DATES
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Sponsorships are invited for the “HYDRO-2012” in the following categories
Platinum : Rs. 5,00,000/-
Diamond: Rs. 2,00,000/-
Gold : Rs. 1,00,000/-
Silver : Rs. 50,000/-
Sponsorship Cheques/ DD to be drawn in favor of “The Registrar, IIT Bombay” and send to the following address. (Note: According to the category of Sponsorship, a few free registrations and opportunity for advertisement/exhibition space will be extended for the sponsors.)
Accommodation: Limited number of shared accommodation will be available in IIT Guest House, Students Hostels and nearby Institute Guest Houses on payment basis, on request and on first-come-first-served basis. The participants are encouraged to get accommodation by themselves in the nearby Hotels (possible list of hotels will be displayed in the website later).
Conference website: http://www.civil.iitb.ac.in/~hydro2012