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Timing
Mon 23/11/2020
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm



Introducing HyPeak a new network
for hydropeaking research


Hydropeaking, the alteration of flow resulting from rapid and frequent changes in electricity production at hydropower plants, is an emerging issue for a range of countries and disciplines including engineering, ecohydraulics and freshwater ecology. Many countries have begun to develop new regulations to manage hydropeaking, but decision-making about operation modes, mitigation measures and legal requirements must be continuously supplemented with scientific evidence.

During this 1 hour interactive information session, we will present the idea of a new interdisciplinary network on hydropeaking research, with several activities planned to be launched in 2021. We aim at:
  • Creating a common platform, which facilitates interdisciplinary and international interactions;
  • Exchanging and comparing experience across countries;
  • Sharing information on ongoing and past projects, methods, tools and practice, experimental setups and legislation;
  • Designing joint research projects with a particular goal of tackling questions integrative to different disciplines
This information session will be accompanied by an open discussion and a questionnaire allowing all participants to express their interest and availability for involvement.

If you are interested in participating, please get registered for the ISE online conference to access the online platform (free of charge) and check the case for the HyPeak information session. Once registered, the participants will receive a link to connect to the session.
 
Organisers
 
Maria Alp (INRAE), Ramon Batalla (University of Lleida), María D. Bejarano (Polytechnic University of Madrid), Isabel Boavida (University of Lisboa), Maria Cristina Bruno (Fondazione Edmund Mach), Hervé Capra (INRAE), Maria Joaõ Costa (University of Lisboa), Roser Casas Mulet (Technical University of Munich), Atle Harby (SINTEF), Christoph Hauer (BOKU), Lennart Schönfelder (SINTEF), Markus Noack (Karlsruhe University of Applied Science), Antoni Palau (University of Lleida), Diego Tonolla (ZHAW), Terese Venus (Technical University of Munich), Damià Vericat (University of Lleida), Guido Zolezzi (University of Trento)

Timing
Mon 23/11/2020
4:45 pm – 6:45 pm



Euro-FLOW session

 
Euro-FLOW is a EUROpean training and research network for environmental FLOW management in river basins, with 23 partners led by Lee Brown and Megan Klaar from the University of Leeds in the UK. The H2020 ITN funded project is training 15 PhD students to become future leaders in the science, business and policy of the field, sustaining river ecosystems by managing the quantity, quality and patterns of e-flows. In his talk Christopher Robinson (EAWAG) will introduce the project on behalf of the network, and provide a focused example of the work being undertaken using an adaptive flood experiment that he has led in the Spöl river, Switzerland, for over two decades. There will also be a special online session afterwards in which you can log in to hear from a selection of the Euro-FLOW research students about their specific projects.
 
  This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
   under the European Under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant grant agreement No. 765553
 
 23th November 2020
Euro-FLOW Introduction (1:15 pm - 1:30 pm)
1:15 pm     Christopher Robinson: Ecological responses to an experimental increase in flow intermittency in an alpine stream
Euro-FLOW Presentations (4:45 pm - 6:45 pm)
 4:45 pm    Afua Owusu: How to re-operate dams for e-flow implementation: lessons learned from successful and stalled cases of e-flows implementation

 5:00 pm    Cássia Rocha Pompeu: Developing general ecological responses to flow alteration in Spanish rivers for three biological groups

 5:15 pm    Francisco Peñas:  Main patterns of hydroiogical alteration caused by reservoirs in northern Spain

 5:30 pm    Diana Derepasko​:  Optimizing water abstraction timing to meet multi-species environmental flow regimes in the Pas River basin, Northern Spain

 5:45 pm    Gabriele Consoli​:  Sediment availability and flow: tributary influence on the ecological responses of a river to an experimental flood

 6:00 pm    Saman Hashemi​:  How modelling river habitat condition could help determine experimental floods in spöl river

 6:15 pm    Raquel Arias Font​:  Evaluating the effect of flow alteration on stream ecosystem structure and functioning using mesocosms

 6:30 pm    Minh HoangImpact of dam regulation on downstream ecosystem metabolism and on functionality of primary producers
Euro-FLOW Posters
Judy England:  An invertebrate-based index to characterize ecologcial response to flow intermittence in rivers

Martin Volk:  Assessing and governing synergies between food production, biodiversity and water-related ecosystem services

Lorenzo Pin How hydropower induced changes in water temperature, quality and quantity influence structure and functionig of riverine biofilms 



Organisers

Pazit Ziv
Lee Brown

Timing
Tues 24/11/2020
2:30 pm – 4:30 pm



 


ECoENet meeting in the context of ISE2020 webinar


Online via Zoom (link will be sent upon registration)

ECoENet will hold its biannual meeting to present the 2018-2020 activities, and to discuss plans for 2020-2022 and beyond. We will start by briefly introducing our current committee, explain all activities, and openly discuss ECoENet’s future plans with all meeting participants. We will finalise the meeting with formalities regarding the changes in the board, and a call for interested new committee members.

Who we are:

ECoENet is an international research network consisting of research students and early career researchers (ECRs) working within Ecohydraulics and the wider river sciences. ECoENet aims to help ECRs find opportunities and overcome challenges as they begin their careers. Moreover, ECoENet seeks to provide a sharing platform of tools and resources to support ECRs activities. Through our close association with the Ecohydraulics and River Science communities, our members can have a real impact on the future direction of Ecohydraulics for the benefit of academic knowledge and environmental management outcomes.

Target audience:

Anyone interested in ECoENet’s activities (member or no member, ECRs or mentors), academic or practitioner, at any career stage. Whether you are simply curious to know a bit more about ECoENet, or you would like to join us more actively, this meeting is for you!

How to register:

Select the option ECoENet meeting during the ISE2020 webinar registration

or send an email to: ecoenet2014@gmail.com with the subject ECoENet meeting


Organisers

ECoENet Committee
Roser Casas-Mulet (Chair)
Davide Vanzo (co-Chair)
Ana Adeva-Bustos (Secretary)
Desmond Osofu Anim (Social Media)
Lennart Hagen Schoenfelder (Newsletter)
Emilio Politti (Webmaster)

Timing
Tues 24/11/2020
4:45 pm – 6:45 pm


 



Ecohydraulics community meeting


Please come hear updates on community activities from the leadership team and provide your input on a variety of topics, including the community website, YouTube channel, upcoming events, etc.
 


Organisers

Gregory Pasternack
Michael Stewardson

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