Since 1994, the Institute for Inland Water Management and Waste Water Treatment (RIZA), has hosted the International Course in Wetland Management at the Wetlands Advisory and Training Centre (WATC) annually. This course is organized according to approved Ramsar Convention principles and guidelines, and graduates from 40 countries have returned to their own countries with a thorough experience of the Convention’s work both in theory and practice.  

dates: 19 August-1 October 2003  
location: Lelystad, Netherlands  
contact: WATC  
phone: 31-320-298-346  
fax: 31-320-298-339  
e-mail: watc@riza.rws.minvenw.nl  
www: http://ramsar.org/watc_courses_2003.htm