June 11-15, 2012 The Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta, Canada

The International Committee on Continental Erosion (ICCE) of the International Association for Hydrological Science (IAHS) is pleased to announce the “Wildfire and Water Quality: Processes, Impacts and Challenges” conference focused on bringing together researchers and practitioners from diverse fields of hydrology, sediment transport, water quality and watershed management to improve knowledge of the impacts of large scale landscape disturbances by wildfire on freshwater ecosystems and better elucidate processes that influence the source, transport and fate of contaminants in the environment. A key goal of this conference is to enable key stakeholders to utilize this information to better model, plan and manage wildfire impacted watersheds.

THEMES
• Impacts of wildfire on hill slope hydrology
• Effects of wildfire on soil composition • Changes in sediment transport dynamics and yields
• Effect of biofilms on sediment storage and nutrient transport dynamics
• Changes in aquatic ecology
• Changes in sediment source, transport and fate
• Frameworks and methodologies to evaluate the provenance and fate of impacted sediments and associated contaminants
• Developments in flocculation and sediment transport modeling
• Prediction of hydrologic and sediment transport recovery trajectories
• Site-scale changes and catchment-scale processes
• Post-fire sedimentation and water quality impacts in reservoirs
• Management actions to reduce the impact of wildfires on river ecosystems, water supply and treatment

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
The deadline for abstract submission for oral presentation is November 31, 2011. Only abstracts of authors who have paid their registration fees by 15 March 2012 will be scheduled into the final program. Submit abstracts to Mike Stone (mstone@uwaterloo.ca).

PUBLICATION
Authors who have had their abstracts accepted for oral presentation will submit manuscripts for review and publication in an IAHS Redbook. Papers selected by the organizing committee will be considered for a special issue of River Research and Applications.
The Symposium program will consist both of plenary and parallel sessions for oral presentations and poster sessions. Oral and poster contributions will carry equal scientific status. Posters have a vital role in fostering discussions among participants. Oral presentations will be limited to 15 minutes, allowing additional 5 minutes for discussion.

LOCATION
The conference will be held at the Banff Conference Centre located in Banff Alberta. Located in Banff National Park, in the splendor of the Canadian Rockies, Banff is one of the premier destinations in Canada.
Banff is located approximately one hour from Calgary International Airport. Banff Airporter is the official airport shuttle provider of The Banff Centre and the best way to get to and from Calgary Airport. Banff Airporter offers 12 departures daily between Calgary Airport and The Banff Centre.
For more information about the conference facilities please visit the following website:

www.banffcentre.ca/conferences/

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
For more information contact a member of the organizing committee listed below.

Micheal Stone (Canada) Email: mstone@uwaterloo.ca
Adrian Collins (UK) Email: Adrian.Collins@adas.co.uk
Martin Thoms (Australia) Email: mthoms2@une.edu.au

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