The XIII Brazilian Meeting of Sediment Engineering (Encontro Nacional de Engenharia de Sedimentos – ENES) was organized together with Particles in the Americas 2018 (PiA 2018). The events took place in Vitoria/ES from September 24 to 28, 2018. The Brazilian Meeting of Sediment Engineering is a biannual event organized by the Comission of Sediment Engineering (CES) from the Brazilian Association of Water Resources, whose main goal is the exchange of experiences and the discussion of relevant issues for the solution of problems arising from the erosion, transport and sediment deposition processes, bringing together researchers, technicians, students and managers.
The Brazilian Association of Water Resources is an entity whose aim to gather persons, physical and juridics, linked to planning and management of water resources in Brazil. Through its associates, the Association performs technical-scientific activities, which constitute themain core of its legal, institutional and social performance. Currently, the Association houses differents technical comissions that gather associates around specific interests within relevant fields from water resources. These Comissions organize symposioms, courses, conferences and publications in their specific interest fields. Moreover, they procure a performance adjusted to the national context, persuing consensus for solving relevant problems.
Particles in the Americas 2018 (PiA 2018) was derived from a successful event that has already made its 5th edition in Europe, in Budapest (Hungary) in October 2016 (V Particles in Europe - PiE). PiA's initial sponsorship is from the Universidad del Norte (Barranquilla, Colombia) and Sequoia Scientific, Inc. (Seattle, United States of America). Both, Prof. Juan Camilo Restrepo (Universidad del Norte) and Dr. Yogi Agrawal (Sequoia Scientific) were the Chairs of the PiA conference.
Keynote Speakers
Jean Michel Martínez, UMR GET IRD/CNRS/UPS
Monitoring Suspended Sediment Fluxes in Rivers from Space: Results and Perspectives for Large Basins across the World
Monitoring Suspended Sediment Fluxes in Rivers from Space: Results and Perspectives for Large Basins across the World
Naziano Filizola, Universidade Federal do Amazonas
Sediment Measurements in the Amazonian Rivers in the Global Context: A Historical Review
Sediment Measurements in the Amazonian Rivers in the Global Context: A Historical Review
John R. Gray, USGS Scientist Emeritus / GraySedimentology
Managing Fluvial Sediment: An International Challenge
Managing Fluvial Sediment: An International Challenge
Gerardo M. E. Perillo, Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía, Universidad Nacional de Sur
Coastal Ecosystems: Geomorphologic Evidences of Sediment Transport
Coastal Ecosystems: Geomorphologic Evidences of Sediment Transport