Social Events

The following events are included within the registration fee:

Senate Reception
(current planning)		 Monday, 13 September 2010 18:00–19:30 At the city hall of Hamburg
Invited (TBC): Dr. Herlind Gundelach, Senator for Science and Research
Fieldtrip "Tideelbe" Wednesday, 15 September 2010 14:00–18:00 For more information see below

Please remark that due to limited space in the restaurant we can not guarantee for your attendance if you register after 23 August 2010. In this case we will put you on stand-by and inform you as soon as possible about your requested participation.


Conference Dinner
(current planning)		 Thursday, 16 September 2010 20:00–22:30 More information will follow


Fieldtrip "Tideelbe"

The Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) invites the participants of the congress to join a 3 to 4 hours river boat tour through the port area. There will be a lot of harbour business and flood defense wall constructions. But the main message will be presented by some specialists, who work on concepts to optimize the tidal river system as a whole. This includes scientific biological and physical effects as well as economic and ecological aims in a win – win – solution – philosophy:

Climate change touches a tidal river system by much more than just storm events.
Sea level rise includes effects on tides and this leads to an increased "tidal pumping" of sediments, upstream the river. They have to be dredged again and again.
A decrease of fresh water discharge by reduction of rainfall in the catchment area of the river will even support these effects.
A Tidal-Elbe-Concept will be explained on the tour and one of the answers of HPA is the developing of shallow water areas in and around Hamburg to reduce these effects. Some of such potential areas can also be used as inundation polders to cap the highest water level of storm floods.
Some of them will be passed by on the tour.

Time and Venue: Wednesday, 15 September 2010

13:00–14:00 boarding of harbour cruise vessel "MS Commodore" at "Landungsbrücken", Brücke 6–10; departure at 14:00 (the venue is reachable by train (U3) – station "Landungsbrücken")

Trip: Cruise of the river Elbe and Port of Hamburg, including information on:

  • the tidal system of the river Elbe;
  • relevance of the tidal dynamics for the City and Port of Hamburg;
  • the interface Port/City;
  • urban development along the river Elbe;
  • sustainable port development in Hamburg;
  • storm flood management in the Port of Hamburg;
  • private storm flood protection and protective structures.

Cake, pastry, hot and cold drinks will be served on board. Return at "Landungsbrücken" by approximately 17:30.

The tour is sponsored by HPA and free for about 140 persons.

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