The next meeting of the COS of the International Institute for Rivers and Heritage will take place on 19 June in Tours.
The Scientific Orientation Committee brings together academics
representing higher education establishments in the Val de Loire,
and also scientists from France and abroad specialising in areas
related to protection and promotion of heritage in river corridors.
The meeting is chaired by M. Jean-Paul Bravard, Professor of
Geography at Lumière-Lyon 2 University and President of the
Zone Workshop for the Rhône Valley.
The COS will award the studentships that have been supported
in 2007 by the International Institute for Rivers and Heritage and
will discuss developments in the scientific policies of the
Institute, in particular in the area of social sciences.
And members will also have an opportunity to take part in the
"
1st Annual
Meeting between the scientific community and administrators in the
Loire area" to take place on 20 June at the University of
Tours.