The conference is organized around four major themes: water and environment; agricultural practices; water and civilization; and issues and perspectives for the future.  

dates: 9-15 October 2006  
location: Urumqi, China  
contact: Zhihui Liu, Xingjian University  
e-mail: watarid@xju.edu.cn  
www: http://www.ephe.sorbonne.fr/watarid/watarid_en.htm