The 26th Danube Conference, part of a series of biennial conferences hosted alternately by the countries of the river Danube, is being hosted by Germany, in Deggendorf. The Conference aims to share methodologies and case studies on hydrological basic information, hydrological forecasting and parameters, disaster management, the role of hydrological and biotic processes in aquatic systems, and linking different fields of science. Conference topics include: basis of hydrology; hydrological data management; hydrological modeling and forecasting; disaster events; administrative structures for water management; river basin and water management; and ecohydrology. The Conference is co-organized by: the German National Committee for the International Hydrological Programme (IHP) of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and of the Hydrology and Water Resources Programme (HWRP) of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO); the Bavarian Environment Agency; and the Deggendorf Institute of Technology.  

dates: 22-24 September 2014  
venue: Deggendorf Institute of Technology, Edlmaierstrasse 6 + 8, 94469 Deggendorf  
location: Bavaria (Freistaat Bayern) {greater region}, Germany  
contact: Ulrich Schröder, IHP/HWRP-Secretariat, Federal Institute of Hydrology  
phone: +49 261 1306 5440  
fax: +49 261 1306 5422  
e-mail: schroeder@bafg.de  
www: http://www.danubeconference.org/
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