NCR DAYS 2011: CONTROLLING THE DUTCH RIVERS
Delft, 27-28 October 2011

The Dutch rivers fulfill many different functions. To manage the national flows and water levels,
adjustable infrastructure, such as weirs, sluices and pumping stations exist. At the NCR days,
possibilities for making more use of this existing infrastructure will be explored, using for instance
real-time monitoring and meteorological predictions. Presentations are solicited in the field of
hydrology, morphology, ecology and river management. When selecting presentations for oral
presentations, preference will be given to presentations that discuss the possibilities of or the
implications for infrastructure operation.

Preliminary Programme
Day 1, 27 October 2011

09.30-10.00     Registration
10.00-10.15     Opening
10.15-11.00     Keynote 1: Challenges of Dutch river management, Maarten van der Vlist, Rijkswaterstaat
11.00-11.30     Coffee
11.30-12.30     Session 1: Hydrology
                        - S. Quartel, et al: Dynamic stage-discharge relations of the Dutch Rhine branches
                        - H. Hidayat, et al: Discharge estimation in a backwater affected meandering river
                        - M.M. de Molenaar, et al: Reconstructing palæo peak flow regimes for the river Rhine

12.30-13.30     Lunch
13.30-15.00     Session 2: Morphology
                         - R. van der Slogte: Questions from the Dutch Delta; Morphological modeling of the tidal river
                         - A. Montes Arboleda, et al: Reconstruction of the early 19th century river Waal
                         - D.R. van Putten, et al: 2D-morphological modelling of side channels
                         - H.J. Pierik, et al: Substrate geology affecting local erodibility in the bed of the river Lek
                           (Rhine delta, The Netherlands)
15.00-15.30     Tea
15.30-17.00     Session 3: River basin management
                        - H. Havinga: Self Supporting River Systam to reduce maintenance
                        - M.P. Boersema: Physical scale model with a mobile bed composed of lightweight
                          sediment to establish morphodynamic behaviour around a training dam
                          (river Rhine,The Netherlands)
                        - B. Makaske, et al: The influence of floodplain vegetation succession on hydraulic roughness:
                          is nature restoration in Dutch embanked floodplains compatible with flooding
                          safety  standards?
                        - Wijermans, et al: Dynamic modeling: social and physical interactions to explore future water
                           management     
18.30-19.00     Drinks
19.00-22.00     Dinner

Day 2, 28 October 2011

09.00-10.00     Keynote 2: Managing infrastructure
10.00-10.30     Coffee
10.30-12.00     Session 4: Highlights on infrastructure management
                        - L. Raso, et al: Optimal anticipatory control of river structures using
                          Ensemble Forecasting System
                        - M. Vierstra: Real-time control of a water system the size of Holland (Jiangsu, China)
                        - M. Zethof: Risk-based control of external salt water intrusion for the Rhine-Meuse Estuary
                        - T. Buijse, et al: Exploring ecological of through water level management in
                          impounded rivers: case study river Meuse, The Netherlands
12.00-12.30     Elevator pitches posters
12.30-13.30     Lunch, poster session, time for side meetings
14.00-16.00     Innovating Dutch River management; Panel discussion
                        - Nick van de Giesen (TU Delft and Topteam Water), Gert Jan Akkerman (Royal Haskoning), 
                        Tom Buijse (Deltares) and Ralph Schielen (Waterdienst)
16.00-16.30     Wrap up session, final discussion, awards best paper and best poster
16.30-17.30     Drinks

Venue
Delft University of Technology, building nr. 23 (Civil engineering and Geosciences), room E, Stevinweg 1, Delft.
The venue can be reached easily by car and public transport: see http://tudelft.nl/en/about-tu-delft/contact-and-accessibility.

NCR – the Netherlands Centre for River Research –  is a cooperation of the Universities of Delft, Utrecht, Nijmegen, Twente and Wageningen, UNESCO-IHE, RWS-WD, ALTERRA and Deltares

NCK/NCR Thematical Meeting

Morphological and ecological aspects of tidal channel networks’

This thematic day has taken place on Thursday 19 May 2011, at the Biesbosch Visitor Centre, Biesboschweg 4, 4924 BB Drimmelen.
For more information click here

PROGRAMME NCR-DAYS 2010   

Thursday, November 4 2010

Presentation  session 1: Sediment budgets and depositional patterns in the Dutch delta

 Presentation session 2: Biogeochemistry and ecomorphology of rivers under global environmental change

 Friday, November 5 2010