28th ICOLD Congress and 93rd Annual Meeting - Chengdu, China, 15th to 23rd May 2025 

The 28th ICOLD Congress and 93rd is fast approaching. This promises to be a very interesting event, particularly bearing in mind some of the impressive dams that have and are currently being constructed in China. For all those attending could they let the BDS know, that way we can reach out and make sure everyone is invited to any BDS gatherings whilst we are there. We will also share details of the EurCOLD social evening being sponsored by CarpiTech so you can register for the event.

BDS Young Professional Bursaries for this Years ICOLD Congress and Meeting

This year the BDS is delighted to be able to once again offer five bursaries of £1,000 each. We received an unprecedented number of applications from members keen to take advantage of the bursary. The successful applicants have now been notified and we look forward to seeing them in Chengdu in May.

Updates

The bulletins approved in New Delhi (Bulletin 199 to Bulletin 206) have been put in ‘preprint’ version on the website (in the Publication section).

To download these bulletins, please go to the publication page of the ICOLD website here https://www.icold-cigb.org/GB/publications/bulletins.asp

ICOLD Newsletter

Please follow this link to the latest ICOLD newsletter, this document contains lots of useful information including an introduction to the ICOLD Congress in China. 

Dams and Reservoirs Day- EurCOLD (ICOLD European club)

The second Dams and Reservoirs Day is to be held on 28th May 2025. The initiative was launched by the Italian Committee on Large Dams (ITCOLD) in 2023 to advocate for, recognize contributions to, and promote knowledge about the role of dams, reservoirs, tailings dams, and levees in economic, social, and environmental contexts. The main objectives of Dams and Reservoirs Day include: 

• Raising public awareness about dams, reservoirs, tailings dams, and levees. • Engaging local communities and highlighting their value in sustainable social development and prosperity. • Educating children, young people, and society on their contributions. • Providing high school students and young professionals with information on job opportunities in the sector. • Promoting interactions between professionals and administrative bodies involved in the field. 

This year the title of the day will be “ Water and Energy Security for Europe”.

Last year, the BDS promoted a campaign on LinkedIn over a period of a week, where we focussed who the BDS were, UK Reservoir Legislation, historical dam incidents and a selection of current construction projects.This year, the BDS would like to participate once again in the day, so if you have any ideas such as site visits/special lectures etc, then please contact bds@ice.org.uk with your ideas of how you can help us participate in this day.