We are excited to announce the first Australia and New Zealand Symposium on Water Quality Modelling, where experts, researchers and professionals from Australia and New Zealand will advance the future of this important topic. This will be a planning-oriented symposium to address how to build a modelling community, make our modelling more relevant to decision-makers and society, and advance the practice of water quality modelling. This symposium is supported by the Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand Inc. (MSSANZ).

The water quality Special Interest Group (SIG) of MSSANZ has been holding forums over the last few MODSIM conferences, increasingly attracting interested members. The SIG covers all aspects of water quality modelling - from farms to catchments to waterbodies. Through these forums and dedicated workshops, an initiative has been developed to organize a symposium with the aim of building the Australasian water quality modelling community. Previous meetings and workshops identified a vision for where we want to get to: it’s now time to make plans to convert those visions into actions.

Water quality modelling plays a pivotal role in protecting our precious water resources and ensuring the health and sustainability of aquatic ecosystems. This Symposium will provide you with an opportunity to shape the future direction of modelling in this important area, and to build your involvement with the water quality modelling community.

MSSANZ, Our Land and Water, agresearch and NIWA have joined the team as Symposium sponsors.

Latest details about the Symposium, including plenary speakers and draft program are available at https://mssanz.org.au/WQSympos...