Course on "Coastal Engineering within Climate Change"

The Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering (at the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Stellenbosch) will be presenting a 5 day Coastal Engineering Short Course and Seminar.
What Short course
When 2012-02-27 08:00to
2012-03-02 16:30
Where Stias Centre, Stellenbosch University Campus, South Africa
Contact Name Mr Geoff Toms
Contact Email
Contact Phone +27 21 808 4362
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Registration is now open!
 
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All are welcome to attend! - The Short Course segment (first half of the week) is an opportunity to receive introductory lectures in coastal engineering from 3 eminent internationally renowned specialists. The University is highly honoured to announce that Emeritus Professor Bill Kamphuis (Queens University, Canada), Assoc. Professor Ron Cox (University of New South Wales, Australia) and Assoc. Professor Henk-Jan Verhagen (Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands) will undertake the lecturing sessions. The Seminar segment (second half of the week) includes an excursion and presentations of practical case studies from invited local and international specialists, authorities, consultants and contractors in this field.
 
An excellent opportunity to interact with authorities, practicing professionals and lecturers, peers and students in coastal engineering. Special focus will be placed on the challenges of climate change impacts for future design and management relating to beaches, ports, estuaries, coastal developments and coastal protection structures.
 
A proposed programme and registration form is available.