International Conference on Rivers and Civilization:
Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Major River Basins

La Crosse, Wisconsin USA
June 25-28, 2006

• Planning Committee Directory (PDF)

HOST AND PRESENTER INSTITUTIONS

This conference is hosted and presented by the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium.  La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA, is located on the scenic Mississippi River, offering an excellent venue for a conference on major river basins.

This is the third in a series of international conferences on large river basins; the first was at Dubna University (Russia), along the Volga River in 2002, and second was at Assiut University (Egypt), along the Nile River in 2003.

WHAT'S NEW

• CONFERENCE PHOTOGRAPHS, provided by UW-La Crosse Educational Technologies
• Program Overview (posted June 15, 2006) (PDF document requiring free Adobe Reader software)
• Final Program and Abstracts (posted June 15, 2006) (PDF)
• Sessions Open to General Public (no charge) (PDF)
• Tour-Fieldtrips Open to General Public (Fee required)
  Individuals must be at least 12 years of age to participate in tours and fieldtrips. Participants younger than 18 must be accompanied by a parent or teacher.
• Oral Presenter General Information (PDF)
• Poster Presenter General Information (no charge) (PDF)
• Samples of Artists' Exhibits
• June 24-25 Events - National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium brochure (PDF)
• June 24-25 Events - National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium schedule (PDF)
• more news...

AUDIENCE

This multidisciplinary conference is targeted for an audience from the sciences, arts, humanities, other groups who manage and use riverine resources, and individuals with a general interest in learning. Selected afternoon and evening sessions will be open to the general public at no charge.

CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS

• Keynote speaker Jared Diamond (Pulitzer Prize winner)
• 12 internationally renowned, featured speakers
• 24 special sessions with more than 75 invited presentations plus more than 100 contributed presentations
• Diverse, multidisciplinary, multinational topical themes
• Presenters from several countries
• Multiple tours and field trips (open to general public for a fee)
• Multiple accompanying persons activities
• Detailed Program Schedule (PDF document)
• Endorsed by the Smithsonian Institution

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FORMAT

The program will include keynote, plenary and topical oral sessions; performances; technical poster sessions; and visual exhibits (art, photography, and educational). All sessions will be conducted in English.

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