English Dear ICOLD members, colleagues, ladies and gentlemen,
It is a great honor for me to invite delegates from the member countries and non-member countries of ICOLD to attend the 28th ICOLD Congress & 93rd Annual Meeting in Chengdu, Sichuan Province of China on behalf of the Chinese National Committee on Large Dams (CHINCOLD). The event will take place from May 16th to 23rd, 2025.
After the successful ICOLD Congress in Beijing in 2000, CHINCOLD has a pleasure to organize the ICOLD Congress & Annual Meeting again in Chengdu in 2025. It will be a great moment because we are now facing the increasing challenges like water shortage, flooding, food security, and the impacts induced by climate change. We need gathering again to strengthen the international collaboration for the common challenges, shared future, and better dams. Over the 25 years from 2000 to 2025, apart from keeping the record as the country owning the largest number of dams and reservoirs in the world, China has constructed many new super-high dams (rockfill, concrete, RCC, CMD) with high quality and engineering innovation. These dams and reservoirs, with pumped storage power stations and water transfer projects, will be playing a fundamental important role for water, energy, and grain security in the process of China's modernization. All these projects have benefited from the international cooperation in the domain of water engineering and now are available for all delegates to have an exciting technical visit.
I am for sure that the visit to Chengdu, the capital city of Sichuan Province with a long history of over 2,300 years, will be a wonderful experience. Chengdu combines tradition and fashion and has many historical and cultural landscapes. In particular, it is the hometown of giant pandas where you can have a chance to closely visit the lovely creatures. Dujiangyan, a World Cultural and Natural Heritage of irrigation project, is also located in Chengdu. It has provided safe water to millions of people and irrigation for over 2,200 years and makes Chengdu known as "The Land of Abundance". There are also many famous beauty spots for prospective delegates to enjoy social activities and sightseeing.
Chengdu is also a dynamic and modern municipality with complete infrastructures. Delegates can enjoy convenient transportation, modern conference center with various kinds of meeting rooms and facilities, comfortable accommodation and excellent surroundings, which will make you an unforgettable trip.
CHINCOLD will try the best to organize conferences, meetings and other activities, and to provide high quality conditions for visits, social programs and tours.
We would like to extend a warm welcome to all colleagues from various countries to Chengdu and shall be very glad to meet you at this event.
