June 2023 - Aarhus, Denmark
An International SWAT Conference & Workshops will be held 26-30 June 2023 at Aarhus University, Department of Ecoscience in Denmark.
Aarhus University, Department of Ecoscience is organizing an International Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) Conference and Workshops 26-30 June 2023 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.
| Abstract submission deadline | 28 April 2023 |
| Workshops | 26-27 June 2023 |
| Conference | 28-30 June 2023 |
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.
Deadline to submit your abstracts is 28 April.
Conference Topics
- 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
- SWAT+
Registration
We are offering both in-person and online participation options for both the conference and workshops. For in-person conference participants, you will also have access to the conference sessions online. We will have online presentations all three conference days.
The in-person conference registration fee includes coffee breaks, lunch, and the dinner gala for the participant. You may bring a guest to the dinner gala for an extra fee of $110.
| Regular | Student | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-Person | Online | In-Person | Online | |
| Conference | $300 USD ($350 after 28 April) | $150 USD | $250 USD ($300 after 28 April) | $100 USD |
| Workshop | $200 USD | $200 USD | $150 USD | $150 USD |
Workshops
Workshops will be offered concurrently 26-27 June, both in-person and online. We will contact you the week before the workshop to make sure you have the required software.
SWAT+
This is course designed to introduce users to the SWAT+ model, review necessary and optional inputs, and familiarize the user with the QSWAT+ and SWAT+ editor interfaces. It is assumed that attendees have a working knowledge of QGIS. The two-day course will not review basic concepts on QGIS usage prior to covering the SWAT/QGIS interface.
SWAT+ Toolbox
SWAT+ Toolbox is designed to work with the SWAT+ model. This workshop will focus on sensitivity analysis, model calibration, evaluation, and validation using SWAT+ Toolbox. The software is currently only available on Windows. You are encouraged to bring your own laptop but model data used in the workshop will be provided.
Advanced SWAT (SWAT-CUP)
This course will cover sensitivity analysis, model calibration with SWAT-CUP, and uncertainty analysis using the 2012 version of SWAT inputs developed using QSWAT or ArcSWAT. SWAT-CUP is a computer program for calibration of SWAT models. Participants are encouraged to bring their own laptop with projects for debugging. Advanced workshop topics.
SWAT+ gwflow
This workshop will cover the basics of implementing the groundwater flow module gwflow into an existing SWAT+ model. The theory of the gwflow module will be introduced and its use will be demonstrated using example datasets. Model output will be processed to create maps of groundwater inflows and outflows. The use of the gwflow module for simulating nutrient fate and transport in groundwater also will be presented. Users are expected to have an understanding of basic ArcMap routines and be familiar with the use of SWAT+ for watershed modeling.
APEX (Agricultural Policy/Environmental eXtender)
This workshop covers the fundamental principles of the APEX model with hands-on exercises for use in simulating farm/watershed management. The objective of the workshop is to introduce ArcAPEX to new users, to offer hands on exercises, and to and familiarize users with general procedures of model development, implementation, and evaluation.
Local Organizing Committee
- Katrin Bieger
- Dennis Trolle
- Hans Thodsen
- Anders Nielsen
- Hans Estrup Andersen
- Anandita Agarwal
International Organizing Committee
- Raghavan Srinivasan, Texas A&M University, USA
- Jeff Arnold, USDA-ARS, USA
- Jaclyn Tech, Texas A&M University, USA
Scientific Committee
Travel
The conference will take place at Aarhus University in Aarhus, Denmark. Please see the following links from Aarhus University to help in your travel arrangements:
Visas
Participants are required to make their own arrangements for visas, if necessary. This page provides information that may be of assistance. Visa application process can take several weeks, so we encourage attendees to apply for visas as early as possible. Please check the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark website for more information.
If needed, contact Embassy of Denmark in the country of your origin to ask about required documents for a visa application (list of documents, type of Invitation letter, period of visa issuing etc).
Registered participants who are presenting a paper or poster may request an official invitation letter to support your visa application, funding request, etc. from swatmodelconference@gmail.com.
Contact
For help with abstracts, registration, certificates, and website content, contact the international organizers at eco.web@tamu.edu.
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