2013 - Bogor, Indonesia

The 2013 SWAT-SEA Conference was held June 16-22, 2013, Bogor, Indonesia - In commemoration of the World Day to Combat Desertification 2013. The conference took place at the ICC (IPB International Convention Center), Botany Square, Jl Raya Padjadjaran, City of Bogor, and was hosted by the Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Indonesia and Bogor Agricultural University (IPB).

This conference is supported by USAID, SANREM, NCA&TSU, World Association of Soil and Water Conservation (WASWAC), USDA-ARS, Texas A&M, and many other local and int’l organizations.

WASWAC has since 2011 joined forces with the SWAT Team of Texas in spreading the use of SWAT model to more areas that need such technology, by operating in a form that suits their local conditions. This time WASWAC is coordinating with institutions inside and outside Indonesia to organize the 3rd SWAT Workshop and Conference for South East and East Asia (SWAT SEEA III). We invite all interested persons to attend.

The SWAT model has been popular due to the fact that the model is in the public domain and has ability to simulate a watershed of any size, from a few ha to a large continent. Therefore there is a substantial demand from scientific communities to learn about its application in various conditions. The Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Indonesia and the Bogor Agricultural University – with support from the Texas SWAT team, NCA&TSU and WASWAC – are going to organize the SWAT SEEA III in Jakarta and Bogor, Indonesia, from June 17-22, 2013. The event will start with the opening ceremony of the World Day to Combat Desertification at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta, follow with a 2-day conference in Bogor that includes workshops for beginners and advanced participants, and end with a 2-day excursion to nearby areas where SWAT is being used for studying a watershed.

The meeting has been registered as LANDCON 1306 by WASWAC as the organizing will follow the direction indicated in the Guidelines for Successful Meetings (2009).

Organizing Committee

Cooperating Institutions

  • Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Indonesia – Directorate of Watershed Management Planning & Evaluation, Jakarta, Indonesia (Host)
  • Bogor Agricultural University (Institut Pertanian Bogor), Bogor (Host)
  • Indonesian Soil Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Bogor, Indonesia
  • SCBFWM (Strengthening Community based Forest and Watershed Management) Program, Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Indonesia
  • Soil and Water Conservation Society of Indonesia, Bogor, Indonesia
  • Mariano Marcos State University, Batac City, the Philippines
  • University of the Philippines Los Baños, the Philippines
  • Central Luzon State University, Muñoz, the Philippines
  • Nong Lam University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
  • Mekong River Commission, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
  • Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
  • Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
  • Northwest Agricultural and Forestry University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
  • Guangdong Institute of Eco-Environmental and Soil Sciences (GIEESS), Guangzhou, China
  • International Research and Training Center on Erosion and Sedimentation - IRTCES, Beijing, China
  • Chinese Academy of Agricultural Engineering, Beijing, China
  • Chinese Society of Agricultural Engineering, Beijing, China
  • Tarbiat Modares University, Noor, Iran
  • Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamadan, Iran
  • Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran
  • Department of Water Resources, Ministry of Natural Resources & Environment, Bangkok, Thailand
  • Land Development Department, Bangkok, Thailand
  • Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand
  • North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NCA&TSU), Greenboro, NC, USA
  • Agricultural Research Service, USDA, USA
  • Texas A&M University System (TAMUS), Texas, USA
  • World Association of Soil and Water Conservation, Beijing, China
  • Feed the Future Food Security Innovation Lab: Collaborative Research on Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management
  • United States Agency for International Development

Scientific Committee

  • Karim Abbaspour (EAWAG, Switzerland)
  • Fahmuddin Agus (Indonesian Soil Research Institute, Bogor, Indonesia)
  • Samira Akhavan (Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamadan, Iran)
  • Nathaniel Alibuyog (Mariano Marcos State University, Batac City, the Philippines)
  • Somchai Anusontpornperm (Kasetsart University, Thailand)  
  • Jeff Amold (USDA-ARS, USA)
  • Constancio A. Asis, Jr. (Philippine Rice Research Institute – PHILRICE, the Philippines) 
  • Bui Cach Tuyen (Vietnam Environment Administration, Vietnam)
  • Il Moon Chung (Korea Institute of Construction Technology, Republic of Korea) 
  • Patrick Debels (Environmental Consultant, USA) 
  • Theo Dillaha (Virginia Tech, USA) 
  • Kyle Douglas-Mankin (Kansas State University, USA) 
  • Victor Ella (University of the Philippines Los Baños, the Philippines) 
  • Monireh Faramarzi (IUT, Isfahan, Iran) 
  • Philip Gassman (Iowa State University, USA) 
  • Ashwin K. Gosain (Indian Institute of Technology, India) 
  • Anthony Green (Mekong River Commission, Phnom Penh, Cambodia) 
  • Ha Van Hanh (Hue University of Sciences, Vietnam) 
  • Fanhua Hao (Beijing Normal University, China) 
  • Ho Dinh Duan (Hue Institute of Natural Resources, Environment & Sustainable Development, Vietnam) 
  • Maria Victoria Ortega-Espaldon (UPLB, Los Baños, the Philippines) 
  • Huang Feng (China Agricultural University, Beijing, China) 
  • Manoj K. Jha (Iowa State University, USA) 
  • Greg Jennings (North Carolina State University, USA) 
  • Attachai Jintrawet (Chiang Mai University, Thailand) 
  • Karika Kunta (Land Development Department, Thailand) 
  • Le Due Trung (Vietnam National Mekong Committee, Vietnam) 
  • Pedro Cham bel Leitao (IST-MARETEC, Portugal) 
  • Li Dingqiang (Guangdong Institute of Eco-Environmental and Soil Sciences, Guangzhou, China) 
  • Li Rui (World Association of Soil and Water Conservation, Beijing, China) 
  • Loi Nguyen Kim (Nong Lam University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam) 
  • Machito Mihara (Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo, Japan) 
  • Nguyen Hieu Trung (Can Tho University, Vietnam)
  • Nguyen Ngoc Thach (Natural Sciences University, Hanoi, Vietnam)
  • Nguyen Thi Hong (Hanoi University of Science, Hanoi, Vietnam)
  • Ning Duihu (International Research and Training Center on Erosion and Sedimentation - IRTCES, Beijing, China)
  • Husaini Omar (Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia)
  • Wei Ouyang (Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China)
  • Annie Melinda Paz-Alberto, (Central Luzon State University, Muñoz, the Philippines)
  • Kobkiat Pongput (Kasetsart University, Thailand)
  • Somnimitr Pukngam (Kasetsart University, Thailand)
  • Manuel Reyes (North Carolina A&T State University, USA)
  • Sayed Hamidreza Sadeghi (Tarbiat Modares University, Noor, Iran)
  • Gebhard Schueler (Research Institute for Forest Ecology and Forestry Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany)
  • Rajendra Shrestha (Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand)
  • Nuanchan Singkran (Pollution Control Department, Bangkok, Thailand)
  • Hiroaki Somura (Shimane University, Japan)
  • Raghavan Srinivasan (Texas A&M University, USA)
  • Chinapatana Sukviboon (Land Development Department, Thailand)
  • Wanraya Suthumchai (Land Development Department, Thailand)
  • Jaruporn Tosang (Land Development Department, Thailand)
  • Trinh Truong Giang (Nong Lam University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)
  • Nipon Tangtham (Kasetsart University, Thailand)
  • Truong Phuoc Minh (The University of Da Nang, Vietnam)
  • Khamphachanh Vongsana (Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Laos)
  • Vo Quang Minh (Can Tho University, Vietnam)
  • Susan Wang (Texas A&M University, USA)
  • Winai Wangpimool (Department of Water Resources, Bangkok, Thailand)
  • Wang Yingkuan (Chinese Academy of Agricultural Engineering & Chinese Society of Agric. Engineering) Beijing, China
  • Brett Watson (University of Saskatchewan, Canada)
  • Hajah Suria Zanuddin (Department of Agriculture, Brunei Darussalam) 
  • Zhu Ming (Chinese Academy of Agricultural Engineering & Chinese Society of Agricultural Engineering), Beijing, China