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Call for Abstracts – Special Session at ISH 2025

 

Flood 2024 in Europe – Lessons Learned
Understanding, Responding, and Preparing for the Future


The year 2024 saw devastating floods across Europe, severely impacting infrastructure, communities, and water management systems. Extreme precipitation, overloaded hydraulic infrastructure, and the ongoing challenges of climate change have emphasized the need for better flood preparedness and mitigation strategies.

To address these pressing issues, the 42nd International School of Hydraulics (ISH 2025) is organizing a special session dedicated to analyzing the 2024 floods and drawing lessons for the future. This session, co-organized by the State Water Holding Polish Waters (Wody Polskie), invites contributions from researchers, engineers, emergency services, and water management authorities across Europe to share insights and best practices.


Topics of interest include (but are not limited to):
[✔]  Hydrological and meteorological analyses of the 2024 floods
[✔]  Flood risk management: what worked, what failed?
[✔]  Infrastructure resilience and hydraulic engineering solutions
[✔]  Climate change impact and future flood preparedness
[✔]  International cooperation in flood risk mitigation

Session format
The session will consist of oral/poster presentations on the 2024 floods, followed by an interactive panel discussion, where all conference participants will have the opportunity to share their perspectives, exchange ideas, and engage in a constructive debate on future flood risk management strategies.

We welcome case studies, research papers, and practical insights from affected countries in Europe. If you are a scientist, engineer, policymaker, or practitioner in flood management, we invite you to submit your extended abstract or full paper!


 
Submission Deadline: 25 February 2025
Conference Date: May 2025, Poland

Submit your abstract or register to attend the conference and be part of the discussion! Together, let’s improve flood resilience in Europe.
 

SUBMISSION PREPARATION GUIDELINES

  1. Presenting author have to register first before submitting the abstract. A link to the abstract submission form will be provided in the pre-registration confirmation e-mail.
  2. Submission must include short and an extended abstract.
  3. The official language of ISH2025 is English. Authors must make sure that the abstract has been written in proper English. No translation facilities will be provided during the event.
  4. Please inspect your abstract carefully before submitting. However, should you find it necessary, changes will be permitted within the submission deadline.
  5. A maximum of 1 contribution may be presented by a single registered author throughout the whole ISH2025. 


SHORT ABSTRACT PREPARATION GUIDELINES

The length of the Short Abstact is limited to 1000 - 1500 characters.
Upper and lower cases are allowed.
Text only.

EXTENDED ABSTRACT / FULL PAPER PREPARATION GUIDELINES


EXTENDED ABSTRACT PREPARATION GUIDELINES

  1. The length of the Extended Abstract should be a maximum of 3 pages including figures. Please make sure that the figures are of good quality. The authors should provide comprehensive details of their work in a concise form. 
  2. Extended Abstracts may be uploaded as WORD (*.doc, *.docx). The file may not exceed 10MB.
  3. Please make sure your Extended Abstract is formatted accordingly to the template

FULL PAPER PREPARATION GUIDELINES

  1. The length of the Full Paper should be about 10 pages of the given format including figures. Please make sure that the figures are of good quality. The authors should provide comprehensive details of their work in a concise form.
  2. Full Papers may be uploaded as WORD (*.doc, *.docx). The file may not exceed 10MB.
  3. Please make sure your Full Paper is formatted accordingly to the templates provided below
Please download the ZIP file onto your PC and read the instructions.
      LaTeX template available on request


 
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION FORM

All abstracts will be reviewed by the Scientific Committee Members. Notifications of acceptance will be sent via email to the presenting author by 27 February 2025. The correspondence will be a system notification, therefore please check your SPAM / JUNK folder shall you not have this e-mail in your inbox after February 27th.

Important note

The manuscript must be prepared according to the instructions.
An additional fee may be charged to authors if very extensive editorial corrections must be made by the ISH Editorial Office.

All the contributions will be reviewed by the Scientific Committee and the presenting authors will be informed of Extended Abstract / Full Paper acceptance shortly. Please note, that you may also be requested to proceed with the necessary changes to your file. All correspondence (paper correction request / paper acceptance letter) will be a system notification, therefore please check your SPAM / JUNK folder shall you not have this email in your inbox.

 


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