This Conference, organized by the International Association of Ecology (INTECOL), will address the following themes: the role of wetlands for integrated water resources management; wetland science for environmental management; biogeochemical functioning of wetlands; functioning of plants in the wetland environment; conservation and management of wetlands; wetlands restoration and creation; wetlands and climate change worldwide; wetlands for water quality improvement; and functioning of tropical wetlands.  

dates: 25-30 July 2004  
location: Utrecht, Netherlands  
contact: Inge van Gaal, FBU Congress Bureau, Utrecht University  
phone: 31-30-253-2728  
fax: 31-30-253-5851  
e-mail: intecol@fbu.uu.nl  
www: http://www.bio.uu.nl/intecol