Side Events
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Side Events
The Local Organizing Committee (LOC) of the XIIth IAHS Scientific Assembly 2025 and IAHS is pleased to invite applications for organizing side events during the Assembly. These events are an excellent opportunity to engage with the global hydrological community and showcase your work, project, or initiative in an interactive format.
Important Dates
Interested organizers are requested to submit their proposals by Saturday, May 10, 2025.
Please note that side events will not run in parallel with the main assembly sessions to ensure maximum visibility and participation.
Types of Side Events
A. Events organized by the IAHS Management Team
B. LOC supported side events
C. Individual / Organization / Community / Project-led side events
D. Sponsored side events
Tentative Side Events Proposed During the IAHS SCIENTIFIC ASSEMBLY 2025
| Event Title | Date (Day1) | Timing (IST) | Date (Day 2) | Timing (IST) | Organizers Information | Participation Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HSJ Editors' Retreat 2025 | Sunday, Oct. 5 | 12:00- 16:00 | Monday, Oct. 6 | 17:30-19:30 | 1. Attilio Castellarin (EiC, IAHS-HSJ, University of Bologna) 2. Stacey Archfield (Co-Editor, IAHS-HSJ, USGS) 3. Aldo Fiori (Co-Editor, IAHS-HSJ, University Roma Tre) 4. Riddhi Singh (Co-Editor, IAHS-HSJ, Indian Institute of Bombay) 5. Konstantinos Soulis (Co-Editor, IAHS-HSJ, University of Athens) 6. Lottie Rundall (HSJ Edit. Manager, IAHS Ltd.) 7. Kate Hill (HSJ Submiss. & Review Coord., IAHS Ltd.) 8. Claire Lupton (IAHS Executive Secretary, IAHS Ltd.) |
Only for HSJ Editors (By invitation only) |
| IAHS ECC & YHS India workshops for Early Career Researchers in Hydrology | Sunday, Oct. 5 | 15:00-17:00 | Saturday, Oct. 11 | 11:00-12:00 | 1. Moctar Dembele, Researcher - Spatial Hydrology, International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 2. Abinesh Ganapathy, Research Scholar, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee And Members of IAHS ECC and YHS India |
Open for all |
| Co-Creating Water Knowledge - Working Group Meeting | Sunday, Oct. 5 | 10:00-15:00 | Monday, Oct. 6 | 15:30-17:00 | 1. Giulio Castelli, WG Leader and moderator, University of Florence, Italy 2. Kwok P Chun, Decolonisation WG Leader, University of the West of England, UK 3. Dhiraj Pradhananga, Head, Department of Meteorology, Tri-Chandra Multiple Campus, Tribhuvan University, Nepal 4. Anandharuban Panchanathan, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Energy and Environment Institute, University of Hull, UK 5. David Gwapedza, Lecturer, Department of Environmental Science, University of Namibia, Namibia |
Open for all |
| Hydrological Modelling for a Resilient Future: Innovations at the Water-Climate Nexus | Sunday, Oct. 5 | 15:00-18:00 | 1. Dr. Alok Sikka and Dr Mohammad Faiz Alam, International Water Management Institute (IWMI) | Open for all | ||
| SYSTA Lunch | Monday, Oct. 6 | 12:30-13:30 | 1. Claire Lupton, IAHS Executive Secretary, IAHS Ltd, UK | Only for SYSTA Awardees(By invitation only) | ||
| ROBIN: Reference Observatory of Basins for International hydrological climate change detection | Monday, Oct. 6 | 18:00-19:30 | 1. Steve Turner, Hydrologist, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology | Open for all | ||
| Advancing in situ Soil Moisture Monitoring and Utilization through Innovation and Community Building | Monday, Oct. 6 | 16:00-18:00 | 1. Tunde Olarinoye, International Centre for Water Resources and Global Change, Koblenz, Germany 2. Justin Sheffield, Professor of Hydrology and Remote Sensing Head of School Geography and Environmental Science University of Southampton, UK |
Open for all | ||
| Cool Tools for Research: What’s Useful, What’s Next | Monday, Oct. 6 | 17:30-19:30 | 1. Abinesh Ganapathy, Research Scholar, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee 2. Prof. Ankit Agarwal, Faculty, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee and Members of YHS India |
Open for all | ||
| Inter-continental comparison of current drought impacts and drought research approaches | Monday, Oct. 6 | 17:30-19:30 | 1. Eva Paton, Technical University of Berlin, Germany 2. Jose David Henao Casas, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands | Open for all | ||
| Himalayan Freshwaters: Services and Vulnerability of Freshwater Ecosystems in the Himalayas | Monday, Oct. 6 | 17:30-19:30 | 1. Prof. Ashutosh Sharma, Department of Hydrology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee | Open for all | ||
| Unlocking advances in numerical solutions for hydrological models | Wednesday, Oct. 8 | 18:00-19:30 | 1. Julien Lerat, Senior Research Scientist, CSIRO Environment | Open for all | ||
| Young Water Champions for a Green, Prosperous, and Peaceful Sahel | Wednesday, Oct. 8 | 17:30-19:00 | 1. Moctar Dembélé, Researcher - Spatial Hydrologist, International Water Management Institute (IWMI) | Open for all | ||
| Introducing GEOtop and GEOframe: Open-Source Tools for Hydrological Modelling in Mountain Catchments | Wednesday, Oct. 8 | 17:30-19:30 | 1. Dr. Giacomo Bertoldi (Senior Researcher, EURAC research Bolzano, Italy) 2. Prof. Riccardo Rigon (Professor, University of Trento, Italy) (To be confirmed or maybe online) 3. Dr. John Mohd Wani (Postdoctoral researcher, C3A, University of Trento, Italy) 4. Prof. Giuseppe Formetta (Professor, University of Trento, Italy) (To be confirmed or maybe online) |
Open for all | ||
| Introducing CAMELS-IND: A Hydrometeorological and Catchment Attributes Dataset for Peninsular India | Wednesday, Oct. 8 | 17:30-19:30 | 1. Prof. Ashutosh Sharma, Department of Hydrology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee 2. Dr. Pankaj Dey, Department of Hydrology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee |
Open for all | ||
| IYGP 2025 and Decade of Action for Cryospheric Sciences 2025-2034 | Saturday, Oct. 11 | 10:00-12:00 | 1. Dhiraj Pradhananga, Vice-President, ICSIH-IAHS 2. Melody Sandells, President, ICSIH-IAHS 3. James McPhee, President-Elect, ICSIH-IAHS 4. Timothy Link, Secretary, ICSIH-IAHS |
Open for all |
All the registered participants can apply to attend one or more side events. We will soon open the application form here.
