Call for Papers

MODFLOW and More 2003: Understanding through Modeling
An International Ground Water Modeling Conference and Workshops

September 17-19, 2003
Ice-Breaker Evening of September 16

The MODFLOW conference series has become a tradition for the presentation of cutting-edge practical application of ground water models in all aspects of hydrologic work. MODFLOW, the USGS modular three-dimensional finite-difference, ground-water flow model, has become an international standard for ground-water modeling. MODFLOW serves as a centerpiece for the recurring conference, but we anchor on MODFLOW only because of its widespread use and its status as a community model. The conference organizing committee needs and encourages participation by users of all types of models in all kinds of applications, including those for which MODFLOW is not suitable, so that the modeling capability of our profession will evolve. MODFLOW is a basis from which other models can be considered. The advantages and disadvantages of alternative codes can be reflected from MODFLOW with which nearly all modelers are familiar.

The productive conferences "MODFLOW'98" and "MODFLOW2001 and Other Modeling Odysseys" were held by the International Ground Water Modeling Center (IGWMC). Many registrants were disappointed by the travel problems in September of 2001, so the next conference is scheduled after only two, instead of three, years. The conference will include keynote speakers on a wide range of topics, contributed oral presentations and poster sessions (both oral and poster papers will be published in a proceedings volume), exhibitors, short courses, and software demonstrations. The purpose of this conference is to bring together model users and developers to exchange ideas on the latest innovations in model applications, discuss the capabilities and limitations of currently available codes, and explore the needs and directions for future developments.

Schedule- Specific Sessions and Speakers will be listed after Abstracts are accepted May 20 watch the web for it!

Those interested in presenting a paper or poster should submit an approximately 200-word abstract via http://www.mines.edu/research/igwmc/events/modflow2003/abstract_form.shtml no later than April 20, 2003. Abstracts must include sufficient detail to permit a thorough review by the Technical Committee. If the abstract is accepted for an oral or poster presentation, the author will be notified by May 20, 2003; he/she is then required to submit a short paper for publication in the proceedings by July 20, 2003. IGWMC will sponsor travel and registration for the student submitting the abstract judged to be the best. Format information for papers will be sent with the abstract acceptance notice.

Topics include:

• MODFLOW-2000, latest developments and related issues
  
• connections to MODFLOW for simulating processes not included in MODFLOW
  
• MODFLOW limitations and directions for future development
  
• typical problems encountered in modeling and their solutions
  
• data collection/monitoring for model calibration
  
• model calibration and parameter estimation
  
• uncertainty reduction and quantification
  
• parameterization (especially for heterogeneous materials) approaches in ground-water modeling
  
• weighting of observations for model calibration
  
• estimating recharge
  
• constraining ground-water models using hydrogeologic information
  
• new geologic approaches to benefit groundwater modeling
  
• groundwater modeling for interpreting geology
  
• stochastic approaches and applications
  
• new analytic approaches and applications
  
• surface-water/ground-water interaction modeling
  
• fracture flow modeling
  
• contaminant transport modeling
  
• reactive transport modeling
  
• coupling flow and reactive transport modeling
  
• bioremediation modeling
  
• unsaturated zone and multiphase modeling
  
• variable density modeling
  
• ground-water management and remediation design optimization
  
• ground-water modeling for mining applications
  
• ground-water modeling for agricultural applications
  
• code testing/performance and case studies
  
• new developments in graphical user interfaces and visualization software
  
• advances and applications of database management and Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
  
• case histories involving unusual applications of ground-water models
  
• educational issues in ground-water modeling
  
• decision making and policy development through model application
  
• use of models in resolving conflict
  
• the sociology of groundwater modeling

Location

The Conference will be held on the Colorado School of Mines Campus in Golden, Colorado, U.S.A. September 16-19, 2003. There are many hotels in the nearby Golden and Denver areas in which reservations can be made. Golden, Colorado is located at the foot of Lookout Mountain, 13 miles west of downtown Denver, on the majestic Front Range of the Colorado Rockies.

Registration

The Conference registration fee is $595 (US), which includes the conference proceedings, evening receptions, lunches, and breaks. A reduced fee will apply for students registered for a degree. Address questions about the conference to IGWMC at 303/273-3103, fax 303/ 384-2037, e-mail: igwmc@mines.edu.

Opportunities exist for exhibit/information booths as well as for corporate support of conference events. Such participation will be acknowledged publicly. Please direct inquiries to IGWMC.