July 2024 - Strasbourg, France
An International SWAT Conference & Workshops will be held at the National School of Water and Environment Engineering, Strasbourg University, France.
| Abstract submission deadline extended | 30 April 2024 |
| Early registration deadline | 15 May 2024 |
| Workshops | 8-9 July 2024 |
| SWAT+ Panel Discussion | 9 July 2024 |
| Conference | 10-12 July 2024 |
The National School of Water and Environment Engineering, Strasbourg University 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.
Local Organizing Committee
- Sylvain Payraudeau, ENGEES-ITES, Strasbourg, France
- Sabine Sauvage, CNRS, France
- José Miguel Sánchez-Pérez, CNRS, France
- Leccia-Phelpin Odile, INRAE, France
- Clément Fabre, Tour du Valat, France
- Youen Grusson, Toulouse University, France
- Céline Cordier, FERED, Strasbourg, France
International Organizing Committee
- Raghavan Srinivasan, Texas A&M University, USA
- Jeff Arnold, USDA-ARS, USA
- Jaclyn Tech, Texas A&M University, USA
Scientific Committee
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 extended to 30 April 2024
Conference Topics
- 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
- Research Topics:
- Hydrology
- Nutrients, Pesticides, Emerging Contaminants and Bacteria
- Sediments
- Global Changes
- Anthropogenic Impacts on Water and Natural Resources
- 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)
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 $85.
| Regular | Student | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-Person | Online | In-Person | Online | |
| Conference | $300 USD ($350 after 15 May) | $150 USD | $250 USD ($300 after 15 May) | $100 USD |
| Workshop | $200 USD | $200 USD | $150 USD | $150 USD |
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.
Workshops
Workshops will be offered concurrently (you may only attend one), both in-person and online 8-9 July 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.
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+ workshop topics.
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+ 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.
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.
CE‐QUAL‐W2
CE‐QUAL‐W2 is a two‐dimensional (2D), longitudinal/vertical, hydrodynamics and water quality model that simulates the vertical and longitudinal dynamics and changes in reservoirs, lakes, and other thermally stratified water bodies. CE-QUAL-W2 is developed and maintained by the Environmental Laboratory, Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). USACE and other organizations around the world, including federal, state, and local agencies and universities) have developed more than 1,100 CE-QUAL-W2 water quality model applications for reservoirs, lakes, rivers, and estuaries. These models help generate fundamental insight into current and future reservoir and river system flow and water quality conditions, aiding environmental impact assessments, reservoir operations decision-making, and the planning, design, and evaluation of water resources systems and infrastructure.
SWAT+ Development Panel Discussion
Join us for a meeting with the SWAT+ development team to discuss various developments in SWAT+. There is no fee to attend this panel discussion. It will be 9 July 2024 from 9:00-12:00, check-in is at 8:45 am. Registration coming soon.
Session 1. SWAT+ CODE OVERVIEW – Jeff Arnold
- SWAT+101: Objects, Modules, I/O structure, SoftCal, Decision Tables, etc
- Common Syntax and Structure
Session 2. CASE STUDY PRESENTATION – Jaehak Jeong, Mike White, Arun Bawa
- Enhancing SWAT+ for simulating paddy rice management. (J. Jeong)
- From Local Fields to National Scope: Building Advanced SWAT+ Models for the United States. (M. White)
- Leveraging SWAT+ for Global Modeling: The Critical Role of Workflows in Scaling Up. (C.J. Chawanda presented by A. Bawa)
Session 3. FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES, UPDATES AND GENERAL DISCUSSION - Srini
- Standard testing protocols, Developers manual, Github for code maintenance (Jeff/Nancy)
- Documentation updates, collaboration with interface developers (Jaclyn/Chris)
- SWAT+ interfaces and calibration and uncertainty tools (Srini)
- Regional and global models, HAWQS interface (Srini)
Travel
The conference and workshops are located at the National School for Water and Environmental Engineering (ENGEES), 1 Cour des Cigarières, 67000 Strasbourg.
Strasbourg, the capital of Alsace, is located at the heart of Europe and is easy to reach due to an excellent transport infrastructure. See the website linked below for information about traveling to the city by train, car, or plane.
Hotels
The city of Strasbourg provides a list of hotel accommodations.
Visas
Depending on your nationality, a visa is required when intending to travel to France. All visas must be applied for prior to departure at the nearest French Embassy or French Consulate in the applicant’s country of residence. Visit the France government 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.
Contact
For help with abstracts, registration, certificates, and website content, contact the international organizers at eco.web@tamu.edu.
Please add these email addresses to your contacts to ensure you receive our messages.
Subscribe to our SWAT conference mailing list to keep up to date with conference news and deadlines.
Sponsors
We would like to thank our sponsors, the University of Strasbourg, ITES - the Earth & Environment Research Institute, RISE - Research Initiative in Sustainability and the Environment, and the Grand-Est Region.
