26th Congress & 86th Annual Meeting, 1-7 July 2018, Vienna (Austria)
On behalf of the Austrian national Committee on Large Dams, it is my great honor to invite you to the 26th ICOLD World Congress in combination with the 86th ICOLD Annual Meeting and the ATCOLD Symposium Hydro Engineering, to be held in Vienna, Austria, in 2018.
The conference program will include interesting study tours to high-head pumped storage plants, run-of-river plants and excellent examples of Austrian dams at high elevation in the Alps.
The cultural program for participants and accompanying persons will comprise musical performances and excursions to some of Austria’s most impressive sites.
Participants in 2018’s ICOLD Congress can take advantage of the event’s special location and enjoy Austria’s renowned hospitality, cultural heritage and landscape. Vienna is a pleasant and safe city with outstanding conference facilities as well as comfortable international travel connections and a well-developed local transportation network.
A great number of national institutions, the dam owners and the members of ATCOLD are eager to contribute to ICOLD, supporting the Congress in Vienna. Together our aim is a productive coming together for our community based on hospitality and friendship.
We look forward to welcoming you in Vienna.
Gerald Zenz, President
Austrian National Committee on Large Dams
Find more infos on the dedicated website here.
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After the floods, from Red Cross to heads of state, a general call for more dams, November 12th
Asia Pacific Group (APG) : International Symposium in Sapporo, Japan, from September 26 to 29, 2016.
4th Asia-Pacific Group Symposium & 9th East Asian Area Dam Conference
Date: September 25th~30th, 2016
Place: The Royton Sapporo, Japan
Main Theme: Innovative Technologies for Dams and Reservoirs Toward the Future Generations
EADC and APG Joint Symposium served as a catalyst to strengthen international cooperation on the advancement of dam engineering and business society in Asia-Pacific Area.
Records
Minute_of_APG_Board_Meeting_2016
Minute_of_APG_Roundtable_Meeting_2016_Sapporo
President Kyung-Taek Yum [APG]
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CDA Annual Conference, 4-5 October 2014, Banff (Alberta-Canada)
China-Africa : successful workshop and tour, November 2010
Construction of Belo Monte resumes, 1st Sept 2012
ICID and ICOLD Presidents write to World Bank President
ICOLD Innovation Award for 26th Congress (Vienna, Austria) in July 2018
Candidacy:
- Open for single authors or teams
Award:
- Diploma
- 1500 Euros
- Free access to the Congress
Innovations:
Different kind of innovations are accepted, both scientific and technical contributions as:
- New solutions
- New methods for construction
- New materials
- New environmental friendly approaches
Evaluation Committee:
- L. LIA President ICOLD Innovation Award
- A. CHRAIBI Vice President Africa
- M. ROGERS Vice President America
- M. LINO Vice President Europe
- Z. JIANPING Vice President Asia-Pacific
Procedure:
Submission
- Reports must be submitted by the candidates to Central Office
- before 15 Oct 2017
- by email to contact@icold-cigb.org
- by mail to ICOLD Central Office, 61 avenue Kléber 75116 Paris France
- The name and address of author(s) must be clearly indicated
- The title of the report must start by "ICOLD Innovation Award 2018"
- A guideline for the preparation of the report is available here
Evaluation
- before 31 Jan 2018
Presentation
- At Vienna Congress in July 2018
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ICOLD President met IHA President, May 2011
Infrastructure for green energy, 30 May 2012
Press Release on Laos Dam failure
Press Relase
Dam Failure in Laos
The International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD) is following the situation very closely as information is just coming out about the collapse of the saddle dam at the Xe Pian Xe Namnoy Hydroelectric Dam, in Laos.
ICOLD newly elected President Michael Rogers made the following statement:
“Our deepest condolences go out to the people of Laos impacted by this tragedy, especially those families who have lost loved ones and/or their homes.
Dams are critical pieces of not only physical, but also socio-economic infrastructure that supply renewable power, storage for agricultural, industrial, municipal and community water supply. Like other large infrastructure in our societies, dams provide critical service, but also pose high risks that must be addressed during the planning, design and construction phases. The precautionary principle of dams to prevent and/or mitigate adverse downstream safety consequences informs and is at the heart of the ICOLD Mission.
ICOLD has been working for 90 years to promote the safe and sustainable design and construction of dams. As an organization of 100 nations committed to the safety of all dams around the world, ICOLD stands ready to assist and support the project owner and the national dam safety organization in Laos to assess the situation and work towards recovery. Moving forward, it will be important to understand the full cause of this apparent failure so that important lessons may be shared with other nations and dam owners. This is the heart of ICOLD mission and the main reason why it was founded. For example, during its recent Congress in Vienna (July 1-7 2018), ICOLD organized an important open workshop on the lessons learned from the Oroville Spillway Incident (USA, 2017).
Again, our heartfelt condolences go out to the thousands of persons downstream of this dam that have been impacted by this tragedy and ICOLD stands ready to support Laos in any way possible.”
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Publications
Publishing is one of the main activities of ICOLD. On this page, you can buy our many different publications.
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