The goals of the symposium include: providing attendees with a better understanding of innovations and best practice around the world in improving ecosystem health while continuing to meet human demands for water; explaining the state of ecological science concerning the flows required to protect biodiversity; sharing information about innovative policy approaches for water resource management that support environmental flows; discussing management issues related to the implementation of environmental flow recommendations; facilitating networking and business transactions and water industry partnerships; and helping attendees to become better informed decision-makers, or become better able to influence decision-makers, about water management that meets human demands and ecosystem needs for water.  

dates: 3-6 September 2007  
location: Brisbane, Australia  
contact: Emily Smigrod  
phone: 61 (0)7 3034 8230  
fax: 61 (0)7 3846 7660  
e-mail: emily@riverfestival.com.au  
www: http://www.riversymposium.com