NEWS

• In December 2006 a new book on the archaeological and historical-geographical issues in environmental planning has been published, based upon the contributions of the 2004 conference in Wageningen, the Netherlands. See the books page. The book will be officially presented to Kees de Ruiter, director of the National Service for Archaeology, Cultural Landscape and Built Heritage (RACM), on 23 March 2007, 15.00 in room 1/2 of the GAIA building, Droevendaalsesteeg 3, Wageningen. The meeting (in Dutch) will include presentations of prof. Arnold van der Valk, prof. Tom Bloemers, prof. André van der Zande and other researchers. 
• In September 2006 prof.dr.ir. Hubert N. van Lier retired as chairman of ISOMUL. Hubert van Lier, co-founder of ISOMUL, has been chairman since ISOMUL was formed during the 1970s by a small group of scientists from various nations, all having an interest in the field of rural land use planning. He has been the driving force behind many of the organization's workshops and publications. The two successors of Prof. van Lier as chairman of ISOMUL are: prof.dr. Pat D. Taylor from the University of Texas at Arlington (USA), also co-founder of ISOMUL, and prof.dr. Arnold J.J. van der Valk from Wageningen University (the Netherlands). See the organization page.
• The 9th Annual Inter-Regional Conference EnviroWater2006 -  Concepts for Water management and Multifunctional Land-Uses in Lowlands, has been held at the UNESCO-IHE in Delft, the Netherlands, under auspices of Section 1 Land and Water Engineering of the CIGR and ISOMUL. See the workshops page.
• From December 1, 2005 our internet address has been changed to: www.isomul.com
• ISOMUL supported the organization of the CIGR 8th Annual Inter-Regional Conference ENVIROWATER 2005 -  Environmental Quality through Collaboration and Design, that was held at The University of Texas at Arlington Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas, USA. Conference website: www.uta.edu/cigr. 
• The Fifth International Workshop on Sustainable Land Use Planning has been held from June 7 to 9, 2004 in Wageningen, The Netherlands. The topic of the workshop was Multiple Landscape - merging past and present in landscape planning. The proceedings of the workshop can be ordered on-line at the workshops page.