First Circular ISRLE2009 The 14th International Symposium on River and Lake Environments Freshwater; one of the most important resources to be conserved in this century ISRLE International Symposium on River and Lake Environments Shinshu University, Ueda, Japan 28-31 August 2009 ISRLE2009 The 14 International Symposium on River and Lake Environments Organized by: th The Japanese Society of Limnology (JSL) Chairman: Toshio IWAKUMA (President of the JSL) Vice-chairman: Tokio OKINO (Professor Emeritus of Shinshu University) Honorary Vice Chairmen Kyu-Song CHO(KOREA). Jiankang LIU(CHINA) Nobutada NAKAMOTO (JAPAN). Hidetake HAYASHI. Organizing Committee The Japanese Society of Limnology Haruo FUKUHARA (Niigata Univ. General Secretary of JSL) Futaba KAZAMA (Yamanashi Univ. Secretary of JSL) Norihiko YOSHIDA (Yamanashi Pref. Univ. Treasurer of JSL) Masao NAGASAKA (Kanazawa Seiryo Univ. Secretary for Public Relations) Kimio HIRABAYASHI (Shinshu Univ. Secretary for Environmental Problems) Ho-Dong PARK (Shinshu Univ. Secretary for International Relations) Hidenobu KUNII (Shimane Univ., Editor-in-Chief of Limnology) Kengo KURATA (Shimane Univ., Executive Editor of Limnology) Hiroki HAGA (Lake Biwa Museum, Editor-in-Chief of Japanese J. Limnology) Kentaro NOZAKI (Sugiyama Jogakuen Univ. Executive Editor of J. J. Limnology) Shinshu University Hideshige TODA (Fac. Sci., Shinshu Univ.) Keisuke SUZUKI (Fac. Sci., Shinshu Univ.) Kazuo FUKUSHIMA (Fac. Sci., Shinshu Univ.) Fijio KUMON (Fac. Sci., Shinshu Univ.) Takashi KUNITO (Fac. Sci., Shinshu Univ.) Takayuki HANAZATO (SUIMS, Shinshu Univ.) Harumi YANAGIMACHI (SUIMS, Shinshu Univ.) Yuichi MIYABARA (SUIMS, Shinshu Univ.) Masamichi YAMAMOTO (SUIMS, Shinshu Univ.) Co-organizer Institute of Mountain Science, Shinshu University (SUIMS) Global COE program on Fiber Engineering, Shinshu University Ueda City Local Organizer Kimio HIRABAYASHI kimio@shinshu-u.ac.jpr Faculty of Textile Science and technology, Shinshu University 3-15-1 Tokida, Ueda Nagano 386-8567, Japan TEL:+81-268-21-5356 FAX: +81-268-21-5388 Secretariat: E-mail: isrle14@shinshu-u.ac.jp http://ims.shinshu-u.ac.jp/ ISRLE2009 Symposium schedule Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. 28:(pm)Registration 29:Plenary lectures and Oral/poster presentation. Banquet. 30: Oral/poster presentation. 31: Excursion The following topics are likely to be covered in the symposium: Advanced biofiber Biofiber of aquatic insect Catchment studies Climatic change and water environment Ecotoxicology and pollution Fish and fisheries Lake, reservoir and river management Modeling of aquatic ecosystems Plankton/bentic invertebrates Physics of water movements Restoration ecology of waterbodies Water chemistry Water plants Wetland ecology and management Other fundamental and applied aspects of limnology Language: English Second circular: Available in November 2008 (web site) Registration Form: web site Form of abstract: web site Map of the Symposium site Shinshu University Faculty of Textile Science and Technology (Tokida Campus) 3-15-1, Tokida, Ueda City, Nagano Prefecture 386-8567, JAPAN