The lower Rhine branches in the Rotterdam Rijnmond area are influenced by the tidal motion. The tidal channel network in this region is the interface between river and marine conditions, being the playground of researchers in both the NCR and the NCK communities. The aim of the symposium is to bring together river and coastal researchers, to discuss the morphology and ecology of tidal channel networks in view of human interference and a changing climate. Six speakers will focus on morphodynamics, ecology, quaternary geology, management and sediment transport. The day will start with an excursion.

Presentations

• Dr. Zheng Wang (Deltares/Delft University of Technology), 'Connecting Channels'
• Dr.Esther Stouthamer ( Utrecht University), 'Bank and channel base stability of the Rivers Noord, Oude Maas and Spui, the Netherlands'
• Dr. Zhang Wei ( Hohai University, China), 'Abrupt changes in morphology of the Pearl River Network’
• Ir. Arie de Gelder (Rijkswaterstaat), 'Water management and sediment transport in the delta of Rhine and Meuse'
• Dr. Herman Hummel (NIOO), 'Benthic communities in a changing Rhine-Meuse estuary; indications from the past with a view to the future'
• Ir. Gerard van der Kolff (Deltares), 'Ins and outs of the Delta Model'

Registration
Participants have to register by sending an email to Mrs. Jolien Mans-Donker (Jolien.Mans(at)deltares.nl). A fee of 50 euros will be charged to members of the Netherlands Centre for River Studies; members of the Netherlands Centre for Coastal Research can participate for free. The maximum number of participants is 100. Admittance will be equally distributed among NCK and NCR members when the number of registrants exceeds that number. First come-first served basis, equally divided among NCK and NCR.