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Background and Conference Topics

The Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) is a public domain model jointly developed by USDA Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) and Texas AgriLife Research, part of The Texas A&M University System.

SWAT is a small watershed to river basin-scale model to simulate the quality and quantity of surface and ground water and predict the environmental impact of land use, land management practices, and climate change.

SWAT is widely used in assessing soil erosion prevention and control, non-point source pollution control and regional management in watersheds.

Conference topics include:

• Large Scale Applications
• Climate Change Applications
• Sensitivity Calibration and Uncertainty
• Biofuel & Plant Growth
• Environmental Applications
• BMPs
• Hydrology
• Sediment, Nutrients, and Carbon
• Pesticides, Bacteria, Metals, and Pharmaceuticals
• Model Development
• Database and GIS Application and Development
• Urban Processes and Management
• Landscape Processes and Landscape / River Continuum
• InStream Sediment and Pollutant Transport

Itinerary and Agenda

View the 2nd draft of the agenda

Itinerary:

Date		Time	Activity
Monday-Tuesday	July 15-16	8:00 - 17:00	Concurrent intro/advanced workshops
Monday	July 15	TBD	Optional tour: Medieval Carcassonne City and Mediterranean Beach (the price includes travel and lunch - $120) Download a presentation about the tour (PDF version)
Tuesday	July 16	TBD	Optional tour: Historic Albi city Tour and Medieval Cordes city Tour (the price includes travel and lunch - $120) Download a presentation about the tour (PDF version)
Wednesday-Friday	July 17-19	8:00 - 17:00	SWAT Conference (the conference agenda will be posted as information becomes available)
Wednesday	July 17	19:00	Reception by the Toulouse Major at the Capitole (City Hall)
Thursday	July 18	15:00 - 18:00	Airbus visit, Toulouse city center tour or Garonne river by boat in the center of Toulouse (costs included in registration fee)
Thursday	July 18	19:30	Dinner Gala "à l'espace Vanel" in the center of Toulouse (costs included in registration fee)

Visa Information

See the French government website for visa information.

Participants from India: We received a message from the French Institute of India. For participation in a conference and fewer than 90 days spend in France, paying an ordinary visa is sufficient. You do not need original invitation letters sent by mail.

Conference

The conference is located at the Paul Sabatier University. Registration coming soon!

Conference Registration	Regular	Student
Early - received by May 15, 2013	$400 USD	$200 USD
Regular - received after May 15, 2013	$450 USD	$250 USD

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Conference registration fee includes conference materials, lunch, reception, social dinner, morning and afternoon breaks and a half-day tour of Toulouse (airbus tour of city center or Garonne River by boat).

Cancellation Policy: Participants who cancel by May 15, 2013 will receive 70 percent of registration fee. Participants who cancel after May 15, 2013 will receive 25 percent of registration fee. There will be no refunds for cancellations after June 30, 2013.

Workshops

The workshops will be located at Paul Sabatier University. They will be offered concurrently on July 15-16 with a limit of 20 seats available for each workshop. Registration coming soon!

Workshop	Regular	Student
Introductory SWAT	$300 USD	$150 USD
Advanced SWAT (No more seats available)	$300 USD	$150 USD

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Workshop registration fee includes workshop manual and morning and afternoon break.

Cancellation Policy: There will be no refunds for cancellations.

Call for Papers

Abstract submission deadline: April 15, 2013 (submission is now closed) 
Paper submission deadline: July 1, 2013 - Read the paper guidelines - MS Word version

You must submit your abstract to receive an invitation letter.

Conference proceedings will be published after the conference. In addition, selected high quality papers will have the opportunity to be published in one of three journals listed below based on the topic or theme of the paper and user's choice (only if there are enough papers to warrant a special volume of the journal).

International Journal of Limnology (INTJLIM)
The International Journal of Limnology publishes papers on the ecology of freshwater systems, ranging from studies of aquatic organisms, physical and chemical works which relate to the biological environment, to ecological applications and frameworks for water management directives.

More journals to come...

Call for Student Grants

The application for the grants is now closed, as we have had lots of applicants and we had already selected the qualified students in consideration of their conditions and the opinions of the scientific committee. However, we will put the other candidates in the waiting list. In case any awarded student would not be able to come, the additionally selected students will be informed.

If you have any questions, please contact jose-miguel.sanchez-perez@univ-tlse3.fr and sabine.sauvage@univ-tlse3.fr. 

Scientific Committee

Large Scale Applications
Karim Abbaspour, EAWAG, Switzerland (karim.abbaspour@eawag.ch)
R. Srinivasan, Texas A&M University, USA (r-srinivasan@tamu.edu)
Debjani Deb, Texas A&M University, USA (ddeb@neo.tamu.edu)

Climate Change Applications
Valentina Krysanova, PIK, Germany (Valentina.Krysanova@pik-potsdam.de)
Sue White, Cranfield University, UK (sue.white@cranfield.ac.uk)
François Anctil, U. Laval, Canada (Francois.Anctil@gci.ulaval.ca)

Sensitivity Calibration and Uncertainty
Karim Abbaspour, EAWAG, Switzerland (karim.abbaspour@eawag.ch)
Ann van Griensven, UNESCO-IHE, NL (a.vangriensven@unesco-ihe.org)
Christophe Laplanche, INPT-ECOLAB, France (christophe.laplanche@ensat.fr)

Biofuel & Plant Growth
Jeff Arnold, USDA-ARS, USA (Jeff.Arnold@ars.usda.gov)
Philip Gassman, Iowa State University, USA (pwgassma@iastate.edu)
Olivier Therond, INRA, France (olivier.therond@toulouse.inra.fr)

Environmental Applications
Nicola Fohrer, Christian-Albrechts-University, Kiel, Germany (nfohrer@hydrology.uni-kiel.de)
José Miguel Sánchez-Pérez, CNRS-ECOLAB, France (jose.sanchez@univ-tlse3.fr)
Martin Volk, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Germany (martin.volk@ufz.de)
Josette Garnier, CNRS-UPMC, France (josette.garnier@upmc.fr)

BMPs
C. Allan Jones, Texas AgriLife Research, USA (cajones@tamu.edu)
Antonio Lo Porto, IRSA, IT (antonio.loporto@ba.irsa.cnr.it)
Sue White, Cranfield University, UK (sue.white@cranfield.ac.uk)
Mike White, USDA-ARS, USA (mike.white@ars.usda.gov)
Eric Justes, INRA, France (justes@toulouse.inra.fr)
Taesoo Lee, Texas A&M University, USA (taesoo@gmail.com)

Hydrology
A.K. Gosain, Indian Institute of Technology, India (gosain@civil.iitd.ac.in)
Antonio Lo Porto, IRSA, IT (antonio.loporto@ba.irsa.cnr.it)
Jose Maria Bodoque Del Pozo, UCLM, Toledo, Spain (JoseMaria.Bodoque@uclm.es)
Jaehak Jeong, Texas AgriLife Research, USA (jjeong@brc.tamus.edu)
François Anctil, U. Laval, Canada (Francois.Anctil@gci.ulaval.ca)

Sediment, Nutrients, and Carbon
Nicola Fohrer, Christian-Albrechts-University, Kiel, Germany (nfohrer@hydrology.uni-kiel.de)
Ann van Griensven, UNESCO-IHE, NL (a.vangriensven@unesco-ihe.org)
Jean-Luc Probst, CNRS-ECOLAB, France (jean-luc.probst@ensat.fr)
Gilles Billen, CNRS-UPMC, France (gilles.billen@upmc.fr)

Pesticides, Bacteria, Metals, and Pharmaceuticals
Jeff Arnold, USDA-ARS, USA (Jeff.Arnold@ars.usda.gov)
R. Srinivasan, Texas A&M University, USA (r-srinivasan@tamu.edu)
Jaehak Jeong, Texas AgriLife Research, USA (jjeong@brc.tamus.edu)
Virginia Jin, USDA-ARS, USA (Virginia.Jin@ars.usda.gov)
Ali Sadeghi, USDA-ARS, USA (Ali.Sadeghi@ars.usda,gov)
Claire Baffaut, USDA, USA (BaffautC@missouri.edu)
Magali Gerino, UPS-ECOLAB, France, (magali.gerino@univ-tlse3.fr)

Model Development
Nicola Fohrer, Christian-Albrechts-University, Kiel, Germany (nfohrer@hydrology.uni-kiel.de)
Ann van Griensven, UNESCO-IHE, NL (a.vangriensven@unesco-ihe.org)
Jaehak Jeong, Texas AgriLife Research, USA (jjeong@brc.tamus.edu)
Mike White, USDA-ARS, USA (mike.white@ars.usda.gov)
Sabine Sauvage, CNRS-ECOLAB, France (sabine.sauvage@univ-tlse3.fr)

Database and GIS Application and Development
Ann van Griensven, UNESCO-IHE, NL (a.vangriensven@unesco-ihe.org)
R. Srinivasan, Texas A&M University, USA (r-srinivasan@tamu.edu)
Pierluigi Cau, CRS4, Italy (pierluigi.cau@gmail.com)

Urban Processes and Management
C. Allan Jones, Texas AgriLife Research, USA (cajones@tamu.edu)
Pedro Chambel Leitão, IST-MARETEC, Portugal (pedrochambelleitao@gmail.com)
Jaehak Jeong, Texas AgriLife Research, USA (jjeong@brc.tamus.edu)
Anne Probst, Ecolab, France (anne.probst@ensat.fr)
Magali Gerino, UPS-ECOLAB, France (magali.gerino@univ-tlse3.fr)

Landscape Processes and Landscape / River Continuum
Valentina Krysanova, PIK, Germany (Valentina.Krysanova@pik-potsdam.de)
Martin Volk, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Germany (martin.volk@ufz.de)
Sabine Sauvage, CNRS-ECOLAB, France (sabine.sauvage@univ-tlse3.fr)

InStream Sediment and Pollutant Transport
A.K. Gosain, Indian Institute of Technology, India (gosain@civil.iitd.ac.in)
Pedro Chambel Leitão, IST-MARETEC, Portugal (pedrochambelleitao@gmail.com)
Jaehak Jeong, Texas AgriLife Research, USA (jjeong@brc.tamus.edu)
José Miguel Sánchez-Pérez, CNRS-ECOLAB, France (jose.sanchez@univ-tlse3.fr)

Organizing Committee

International Organizing Committee

• José M. Sánchez-Pérez, CNRS, Toulouse, France
• Sabine Sauvage, CNRS, Toulouse, France
• Claire Baffaut, USDA, Columbia, USA
• Jeff Arnold, USDA-ARS, Temple, USA
• R. Srinivasan, Texas A&M University, College Station, USA

Local Committee

• Marie Ange Albouy, Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
• Cyril Garneau, Université de Toulouse, France
• Léonard Bernard-Jannin, Université de Toulouse, France
• Xiaoling Sun, Université de Toulouse, France
• Youen Grousson, Université de Toulouse, France
• Yi Hong, INRA, Toulouse, France
• Anne Comera-Grande, ECOLAB, CNRS-Université de Toulouse, France
• Laurie Boithias, ICRA, Girona, Spain

Additional Information (local accommodations, transportation)

• List of hotels - including student residence and family apartments
• Airports
  • Toulouse Blagnac International Airport
  • Paris Charles de Gaulle International Airport
• Train tickets and timetables (SNCF)
• A free pass will be provided for local transportation around Toulouse. See the public transportation website.
• Planning a trip to Paris before or after the conference? 

For any questions about the conference or workshops, please contact: swatfrance2013@gmail.com