Abstracts are being accepted until April 20, 2009, for the First International Conference on Coastal Zone Management of River Deltas and Low Land Coastlines in Alexandria, Egypt, March 6-10, 2010. Invited paper topics include: geologic processes of deltas and river mouths; coastal change processes and human influences on coasts; coastal defense restoration and erosion mitigation; coastal modeling and risk management; coast and beach ecosystems; dune and wetland management; coastal pollution; contamination control and disaster management; impact of coastal defense systems on ecology of coastal zones; sustainable construction materials for marine and coastal structures; impacts of climate change and adaptation policies; sustainable coastal management human influence on coasts; and case studies of major deltas and low land coastlines.
Conference organizers recently announced that COPRI and ASCE members will receive a 15 percent discount on conference registration fees, for an early-bird registration fee of $ 510 prior to July 12, 2009 and $637.50 after July 12. This fee structure also applies to attendees from other U.S. co-sponsors, including the U.S. Geological Survey, the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association, and the Natonal Oceanic and Atmospheric Association.
For additional information on this conference, please contact Professor Nabil Ismail, or visit the conference website at http://www.nwrc-egypt.org/CZMRDLLC/. To get involved with the COPRI task committee, please contact Orville Magoon or Heather Schlosser.
