[1 November 2012] Tutorial on Hydrogeodesy at the Annual WaterNet Symposium: A special session at the 13th Annual WaterNet Symposium, which was held at the Birchwood Hotel near Johannesburg, South Africa, was devoted to a hydrogeodesy tutorial. About 20 participants were introduced to hydrogeodesy, learned about data assimilation in models and got an overview on Earth observations in support of water resource management. More information on the tutorial is available on the Tutorial web page.

[31 October 2012] Final IGCP 565 Workshop took place: The final workshop of the IGCP 565 Project took place on October 29-30, 2012 at the Birchwood Hotel near Johannesburg, South Africa. The workshop participants recommended a new IGCP projects focusing around science support for regional water management. More information on the workshop is available on the Workshop web page.

[8 August 2012] PhD/Postdoc position available at TU-Delft, “Multi-scale modelling of water resources in China”: A PhD/Postdoc position is currently open at TU-Delft for research on the topic of multi-scale modelling of water resources in China. Review of applications will begin September 1, 2012; however, applications will still be accepted after this date until the position is filled. For details, see the announcement .

[12 May 2012] Fifth IGCP 565 Workshop to be held in Johannesburg: The Fifth and final annual Workshop of the IGCP 565 Project will take place in Johannesburg, South Africa on October 29-30, 2012. The workshop is colocated with the 13th WaterNet Symposium. A Tutorial on Hydrogeodesy has been proposed for the WaterNet Symposium. Read the details ...

[12 January 2012] Workshop Report available: The report of the Fourth IGCP 565 Workshop, which was held on November 22-23, 2011 at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, is available. Read the report ... Go directly to the Recommendations ...

[24 November 2011] Fourth IGCP 565 Workshop took place in Johannesburg, South Africa: The fourth annual Workshop of the IGCP 565 Project was held on November 22-23, 2011 at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. The workshop was co-located with the AfricaArray workshop, which took place on November 20-21, 2011. A joint session was organized on the afternoon of November 21, 2011. The IGCP Workshop focussed on Support for water management through hydrological models and data assimilation. For more details the here.

[8 August 2011] Fourth IGCP 565 Workshop moved to Johannesburg, South Africa: For logistical reasons, the location and date of the fourth annual Workshop of the IGCP 565 Project has been changed. The workshop will now be co-located with the AfricaArray workshop, which will be held on November 20-21, 2011 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The IGCP Workshop will take place on November 21-22, 2011, and will focus on Support for water management through hydrological models and data assimilation. For more details the here.

[13 July 2011] Fourth IGCP 565 Workshop to be held in Maputo, Mozambique: The fourth annual Workshop of the IGCP 565 Project will partly be held as a special session at the 12th Symposium of WaterNet, which will take place on October 26-28, 2011 in Maputo, Mozambique. The special session will focus on Support for water management through hydrological models and data assimilation. For more details the here.

[3 July 2011] Article on hydrogeodesy published: An article describing the contribution of geodesy to the monitoring of the global water cycle has been published in the proceedings of the International Conference on Water Scarcity, Global Changes, and Groundwater Management Responses, December 1-5, 2008, Irvince, CA. USA. See the 2011 Conference page for the proceedings or down-load the article.

[19 April 2011] Hydrogeodesy article published in EOS: A brief article on the outcomes of the Third IGCP 565 Workshop has been published in EOS, the newspaper of the American Geophyscial Union (AGU). The full reference is: Plag, H.-P. & Miller, N. M., 2011. Applying Geodesy to Hydrologic Cycle Monitoring. EOS, Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 92, 136.

[30 December 2010] Workshop report published in Episodes: A report on the Third IGCP 565 Workshop was been published in Episodes. The full reference is: Plag, H.-P., Miller, N., 2010. Third Annual IGCP 565 Workshop: Separating hydrological and tectonic signals in geodetic observations, Episodes, 33(4), 273-277. Download the pdf.

[10 December 2010] Videos of the keynotes given at the Third IGCP 565 Workshop are available: Videos of the plenary presentations given at the 3^rd annual Workshop of the IGCP 565 Project, which took place on October 11-13, 2010 in Reno, Nevada, are now available on the Workshop web page.

[14 October 2010] Third IGCP 565 Workshop took place: The Third Workshop of the IGCP 565 Project took place on October 11-13, 2010. The Workshop brought together about 50 participants from four continents and more than 10 countries. More information is available at the Workshop Web Page.

[16 September 2010] Draft program promises an exciting workshop: The draft program is now available for the third IGCP 565 Project Workshop. The program has a high level and promises an exciting workshop with international participations. The workshop will be held in Reno, Nevada, on October 11-13, 2010. More information is available at the Workshop Web Page.

[11 September 2010] US-GEO Report on Earth observation needs emphasizes the importance of gravity, surface deformations, and water issues: US-GEO has released its national report on Earth observations, which identifies 17 critical Earth system parameters that must be observed from space. Among them are gravity, soil moisture, and deformations. These parameters are of direct relevance to the IGCP 565 project. See U.S. Co-Chair Shere Abbott’s blog on the White House Office of Science and Technology website for more information and a copy of the report Achieving and Sustaining Earth Observations: A Preliminary Plan Based on a Strategic Assessment by the U.S. Group on Earth Observations ...

[15 August 2010] Deadline for abstract submission extended: The deadline for abstract submission for the third IGCP 565 Project Workshop has been extended to August 31, 2010. The workshop will be held in Reno, Nevada, on October 11-13, 2010. More information is available at the Workshop Web Page.

[30 March 2010] Third IGCP 565 Project Workshop will be held in Reno, Nevada: The third IGCP 565 Workshop will be held on October 11-13, 2010 and hosted by the University of Nevada, Reno. More information is available at the Workshop Web Page.