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Liverpool to Host Hydro8 Symposium
27 Jan 2008
The Hydrographic Society UK, on behalf of the International Federation of Hydrographic Societies, is to stage the 16th International Hydrographic Symposium, Hydro8, in Europe's 2008 Capital of Culture, Liverpool, from 4 to 6 November 2008.
To be held at the City's historic Britannia Adelphi Hotel, the three day event will feature a main conference and an exhibition of equipment and services in addition to a series of workshops, equipment demonstrations, mid-afternoon technical visits and a social programme highlighted by a commemorative dinner in Liverpool's celebrated Georgian Town Hall.
Conference proceedings will cover a wide range of contemporary survey and environmental related issues under the theme, New Opportunities. Scheduled topics include Deep Water Terminal Challenges, Sediment Hydraulics/Dynamics for Dredging, ECDIS and ENCs, Tidal Predictions, the EU Water Framework Directive and Its Hydrographic Implications, Wind Farm Development, and Latest Acoustic & Multibeam System Developments and Applications. Abstracts of not more than 300 words for papers on any of these topics and related technical issues are required by no later than 31 March.Abstract submission and further general details on Hydro8, which is expected to attract a worldwide audience of over 300 delegates and more than 50 major exhibitor companies and organisations, are available at its main website (www.hydro8.org.uk).
