International Symposium on Ecohydraulics (ISE)

Launched in 1994, the International Symposia on Ecohydraulics aims to provide a platform for scientists and engineers worldwide to discuss cutting-edge scientific progress, compare and evaluate state-of-the-art technical methods, and recommend them to the end-users. A complete list of past ISE conferences is provided on the IAHR website.

Aspiring future Local Organizing Committees (LOCs), please keep an eye on the IAHR news stream. Calls for Letters of Intent from aspiring LOCs to host the ISE are typically announced 5-7 months before the next ISE takes place.

ISE2028: Call for Letters of Intent to Host ISE 2028

Call for Letters of Intent from Aspiring Local Organizing Committees to Host the International Symposium on Ecohydraulics 2028: The IAHR Ecohydraulics Technical Committee leadership team invites letters of intent from the global community to serve as the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) for the 2028 International Symposium on Ecohydraulics (ISE). Aspiring LOCs should establish their team and collaborate to produce a Letter of Intent including a brief statement outlining the proposal concept for the scientific program and the location. The ISE typically runs from Sunday to Friday, with workshops and meetings on Sunday, sessions from Monday through Friday, and field trips on Wednesday.

Letters of intent will be reviewed by the leadership team based on three criteria: (1) preference for proposals from continents that have not hosted an ISE in recent years, (2) quality of the scientific concept for the symposium, and (3) likelihood of successful organization and contribution to advancing the goals of the ecohydraulics community.

Please send your Letter of Intent to Professor Michele Mossa (TC Chair) at michele.mossa@poliba.it and Professor Daniele Tonina (TC Vice Chair) at dtonina@uidaho.edu. They will confirm your application via email. Letters are due by 30 November 2024 (11:59 pm European Central Time). Questions about the LOC selection process and preparation of your letter should be emailed to the chair and vice chair directly.

ISE2026

It has been announced that the 16th International Symposium on Ecohydraulics will be held at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Lausanne, Switzerland. The last time an ISE was held physically in Europe was in 2014 in Trondheim, so it will have been more than a decade since the last time.

The tentative dates are 30 August – 03 September 2026.

The LOC is led by Prof. Dr. Eng. Paolo Perona and Dr. sc. Giovanni Decesare.

Here are some ideas that the local organizing committee shared as part of their successful proposal. EPFL is one of several prominent federal, cantonal, and private institutions active in ecohydraulics. There are abundant, high-quality conference facilities on campus. It is expected that there will be pre-conference workshops and then a split in the schedule to allow for tours/field trips.

Lausanne’s excellent infrastructure enables you to hop quickly from place to place, around the city, country, and all over Europe. Guests staying at hotels receive free public transportation throughout the city. EPFL’s main campus is 15 minutes by public transport from the city center. Watch the LOC’s introduction video here or on the @Ecohydraulics channel on YouTube:

ISE2024

The 15th International Symposium on Ecohydraulics and Fish Passage (https://ise-fp2024.org) was held in May 2024 in Quebec City, Canada. Read more in our blog.