September 2024 - Lima, Peru

The Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú is organizing an International Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) Conference and Workshops in collaboration with the USDA-ARS and Texas A&M AgriLife Research. The conference has become the most important scientific gathering for international experts and institutions in the field of river basin management.

Organizing Committee

• Jorge Zegarra Pellanne, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Francisco Olivera, Texas A&M University, USA

International Organizing Committee

• Raghavan Srinivasan, Texas A&M University, USA
• Jeff Arnold, USDA-ARS, USA
• Jaclyn Tech, Texas A&M University, USA

Scientific Committee

Tools

• Sensitivity Calibration and Uncertainty
• Database and GIS Application and Development
• Remote Sensing and Modeling Application and Development
• Model Development in SWAT/SWAT+
• Machine Learning for Improved Decision Making

Katrin Bieger	Aarhus University, Denmark
Monireh Faramarzi	University of Alberta, Canada
Jaehak Jeong	Texas A&M AgriLife Research, USA
Venkatesh Merwade	Purdue University, USA
Balaji Narasimhan	Indian Institute of Technology-Madras, India
Francisco Olivera	Texas A&M University, USA
Raghavan Srinivasan	Texas A&M University, USA
Ann van Griensven	University of Brussels, Belgium
Mike White	USDA-ARS, USA
Yongping Yuan	USEPA - Office of Research and Development, USA
Xuesong Zhang	USDA-ARS, USA

Research Topics

• Hydrology
• Nutrients, Pesticides, Emerging Contaminants and Bacteria
• Sediments
• Global Changes
• Anthropogenic Impacts on Water and Natural Resources

Jeff Arnold	USDA-ARS, USA
Claire Baffaut	USDA-ARS, USA
Arun Bawa	Texas A&M AgriLife Research, USA
Katrin Bieger	Aarhus University, Denmark
José María Bodoque Del Pozo	UCLM, Toledo, Spain
Tássia Brighenti	Iowa State University, USA
Natalja Čerkasova	Texas A&M AgriLife Research, USA
Monireh Faramarzi	University of Alberta, Canada
Nicola Fohrer	Christian-Albrechts-University, Kiel, Germany
Jaehak Jeong	Texas A&M AgriLife Research, USA
Antonio Lo Porto	IRSA-CNR, Italy
Francisco Olivera	Texas A&M University, USA
Yiannis Panagopoulos	Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Mikołaj Piniewski	Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Poland
José Miguel Sánchez-Pérez	CNRS, France
Sabine Sauvage	CNRS, France
Raghavan Srinivasan	Texas A&M University, USA
Mou Leong Tan	Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
Ann van Griensven	University of Brussels, Belgium
Yongping Yuan	USEPA - Office of Research and Development, USA
Xuesong Zhang	USDA-ARS, USA

Environmental Applications

• Urban Processes and Management
• Landscape Processes and Landscape / River Continuum
• InStream Processes, Sediment, Nutrient and Pollutant Transport
• Scenarios for Sustainable Socio-Hydrosystems
• Transdisciplinary Integrated Assessment Modeling (Socio-eco-env. Scenarios and Model Applications)
• Agricultural and Climate Change Scenarios for a Sustainable Future (LULC, BMPs, CC, Risk Assessment)

Chehrazade Aboukinane	College of Northern Canada, Canada
Arun Bawa	Texas A&M AgriLife Research, USA
Katrin Bieger	Aarhus University, Denmark
Tássia Brighenti	Iowa State University, USA
Pedro Chambel Leitão	IST-MARETEC, Portugal
Prasad Daggupati	University of Guelph, Canada
Monireh Faramarzi	University of Alberta, Canada
Philip Gassman	Iowa State University, USA
Jaehak Jeong	Texas A&M AgriLife Research, USA
C. Allan Jones	Texas A&M AgriLife Research, USA
Balaji Narasimhan	Indian Institute of Technology-Madras, India
Anders Nielsen	WaterITech, Denmark
Sylvain Payraudeau	ENGEES-ITES, Strasbourg, France
Hendrik Rathjens	Stone Environmental, Austria
José Miguel Sánchez-Pérez	CNRS, France
Sabine Sauvage	CNRS, France
Hans Thodsen	Aarhus University, Denmark
Martin Volk	Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Germany

Call for Papers

Please specify if you would like to present in-person or remotely when submitting your abstracts.

Presenters are required to register for the conference and there are no additional funds set aside to grant to participants. Please only submit an abstract if you are able to support your registration fee and travel if applicable.

Submit an Abstract

Deadline 15 July 2024

This conference will be in-person only, however for the workshops we are offering both in-person and online remote participation.

The in-person conference registration fee includes coffee breaks, lunch, and the dinner gala for the participant.

Register for the Conference/Workshops

After registering, please allow up to 3-5 days for our system to send a PDF invoice. For invoicing help, please email jaclyn.tech@ag.tamu.edu.

The field trip is a separate registration from the conference/workshops and must be booked directly with our travel agency, Arcos Learning Abroad. Please see the section below for more information.

Cusco & Machu Picchu Field Trip

Join us after the conference, 14-17 September 2024 for a field trip to Cusco and Machu Picchu. This fully guided tour will depart from Lima. Visit the Sacred Valley watershed, and ancestral irrigation and land management systems. Travel to the fascinating lost citadel of Machu Picchu with its intriguing buildings and incredible Andean views. We are working with Arcos Learning Abroad to lead this field trip.

Field Trip Information & Registration

Workshops will be offered concurrently (you may only attend one), both in-person and online 9-10 September 2024 approximately 8:00-17:00. Please bring your own laptop. We will contact you the week before the workshop to make sure you have the required software. 

Travel

The conference will be held at the NOS Conference Center in Lima, Peru. The airport in Lima is Jorge Chavez (LIM).

After clearing customs, you will enter an area with booths for car rental and taxi providers. We recommend Taxi Green. The cost of a taxi from the Jorge Chavez Airport (LIM) to San Isidro, where the conference and (probably) your hotel will be located, should be around $20 or even less. We do not recommend you rent a car or drive in Lima. In general, UBER is inexpensive, and it is always safe.

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Hotels

• Arte Hotel Lima
• Manto Hotel Lima
• NM Lima Hotel

Visas

Depending on your nationality, a visa may be required to travel to Peru. All visas must be applied for prior to departure at the nearest embassy or consulate in the applicant’s country of residence. Visit the Peru visa website for information.

If you require a visa invitation letter, we are only authorized to issue one if you have an approved abstract or an approved scientific justification for attending the conference. Please contact us before registering if you are unsure.

For help with abstracts, registration, certificates, and website content, contact the international organizers at eco.web@tamu.edu.

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