International Society of Limnology
What is SIL?
The International Society of Limnology (formerly International Association of Theoretical and Applied Limnology; Societas Internationalis Limnologiae, SIL) promotes and communicates new and emerging knowledge among limnologists to advance the understanding of inland aquatic ecosystems and their management.
The aim of SIL, which was founded in 1922, is to further the study and understanding of all aspects of limnology. A primary means toward this end is through the organization of triennial congresses to promote scientific intercourse among those pursuing fundamental research and those concerned with practical fishery, pollution, and water-supply problems. Generally about a week is devoted to contributed papers and discussions and a week or longer for scientific excursions to lakes and rivers, laboratories, fishery institutions, places where pollution problems are being addressed, and water treatment facilities. Any member is entitled to give a lecture on one of a great diversity of subjects of special interest. A few authorities are invited to lecture on subjects of particular current interest and other speakers are encouraged to make contributions to selected themes of either outstanding universal topicality or of special relevance to the host country.
In addition, SIL has a number of active Working Groups in specialized limnological subjects that address improvements in research and communication among workers in these interest areas. SIL also sponsors numerous international symposia and workshops on research subjects of theoretical and applied limnology.
SIL brochure (PDF file, 533kb)
Contacts
President
Prof. Dr. Brian Moss
School of Biological Sciences
Biosciences Building
The University of Liverpool
P.O. Box 147
Liverpool L69 3BX Great Britain
United Kingdom
Email: brmoss@liverpool.ac.ukGeneral Secretary-Treasurer
Prof. Dr. Morten Søndergaard
Freshwater Biological Laboratory
University of Copenhagen
51 Helsingørsgade
DK 3400 Hillerød
E-mail: msondergaard@bi.ku.dkExecutive Vice-President
Prof. Dr. Judit Padisák
Veszprém University
Limnological Research Group
P.O.B. 158, H-8200 Veszprém
Hungary
E-mail: padisak@almos.uni-pannon.huExecutive Vice-President
Prof. Dr. Ellen Van Donk
NIOO-Centrum voor Limnologie
P.O. Box 1299 3600 BG Maarssen
Netherlands
Email: e.vandonk@nioo.knaw.nlExecutive Vice-President
Prof. Dr. Brij Gopal
School of Environmental Sciences
Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi 110067
India
E-mail: gopalb00@rediffmail.comEditor
John R. Jones
Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences
School of Natural Resources
302 Anheuser-Busch Nat. Res. Bldg.
University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, Missouri 65211-7240
U.S.A.
Email: jonesj@missouri.eduNewsletter Editor (SILnews)
Dr. Ramesh D. Gulati
NIOO/Centre of Limnology
Rijksstraatweg 6
3631 AC Nieuwersluis
The Netherlands
Email: r.gulati@nioo.knaw.nlSIL Administrative Assistant
Denise L. Johnson
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
SPH, ESE, CB 7431, Rosenau Hall
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7431
USA
Telephone: +1-336-376-9362
Fax: +1-336-376-8825
Email: denisej@email.unc.eduPublisher
E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung
Science Publishers
Johannesstrasse 3A
D-70176 Stuttgart
Germany
Email: mail@schweizerbart.de or www.schweizerbart.de/global/E-email.html
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