2008 NEW YEAR GREETING MESSAGE

WORLD ASSOCIATION FOR SEDIMENTATION AND EROSION RESEARCH (WASER)

December 20, 2007

As the year 2007 draws to an end, we feel that we can look back on a very successful and eventful year for WASER, and its new Council would like to take this opportunity to thank you very much for your continuing support for the Association and sincerely wish all members a happy and prosperous New Year for 2008.

During the last year there have been many new developments for the Association, including:

(1) The election of a new WASER Council for 2007-2010. The new Council that was elected by all members of WASER includes 17 Council Members from 13 countries. They are:

President: Des E. Walling (UK), Vice Presidents:G. Di Silvio (Italy), C.Ted Yang (USA), Secretary General：Qiyang Yu (China) Council Members: Chunhong Hu (China), Zhaoyin Wang (China), Ulrich C.E. Zanke (Germany), S.P.Sen (India), F. Yazadandoost (Iran), H.E.Nakagawa (Japan), Jim Bogen (Norway), Wojciech Froehlich (Poland), Roman S. Chalov (Russia), Gerrit Basson (South Africa), Sam S.Y.Wang (USA), John R. Gray (USA), A. Szollosi Nagy (Hungary)

(2) The Second Council Meeting of the WASER was successfully held in Moscow, prior to the 10th ISRS, on the afternoon of July 31, 2007. 21 participants attended the council meeting.

The meeting reviewed the various activities undertaken over the past three years and the current finances of WASER. In addition, they discussed and decided the venue and theme for the 11th ISRS and discussed and approved the work plan for 2007 to 2010.

The meeting approved two candidates for honorary membership of WASER and the creation of the WASER Qian Ning International Prize for Erosion and Sedimentation Technology, as well as the winners of the first prize.

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