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Update upcoming webinars 2022

Dear Coastal kring member,

Last December we announced a few upcoming webinars for 2022. Coming Monday March 21st 15.00-17.00 (CET) / 14.00-17.00(GMT) is the first. Topic of this webinar is Technical innovations for carbon reduction – Materials and methods. You can join by sending an e-mail to kring@hhnk.nl.

But we can add  a very interesting webinar to the list for which you already received an invitation:

  • On the 2nd of June: Kring-Caribbean prospects of slr, nature and turism.

The Caribbean islands are already facing climate change challenges for turism, housing and nature.  As Europeans, we can learn a lot from their experiences on the islands. Colleagues from Curaçao, St Eustatius and Saba will lead us through their dilemma's, idea's and hopes for the future from different (most coastal flood risk) point of view.

Looking forward to seeing you all to this very special event! And of course coming Monday!

Petra Goessen

Chair of Kring

 

Monday 18 October: PIANC UK Young Professionals Evening Seminar. Join!

Young    Professionals    from    leading    UK    maritime    consultants,   contractors  and owner/operators will be presenting on projects they have influenced and providing an insight into the contribution they are making to our industry, as well as some specific challenges they have overcome.

Check out the site and book a virtual seat for this event!

PIANC UK Young Professionals Evening Seminar, online | Institution of Civil Engineers (ice.org.uk).

Save the date Kring 2022 September 25th

Dearest member of the Kring,

Last week we met as Kring in Hamburg. A very well organized, a very interesting and a very enjoyable meeting in the bustling harbour of Hamburg. The bar has been set high for the next Kring organizing team!

Presentations and pics will follow on the website in the upcoming weeks.

Speaking of the next Kring; please save the date for the next meeting of 25-27 September 2022 in the south West of the Netherlands. The lead organizers are Carola van Gelder (RWS), Ludolph Wentholt and Petra Angelone (STOWA). Keep an eye on your email box and on the website for further information!

In the meantime we will get back to you in November for an online Kring with guest speakers on slr on tropical islands. In March we will organize a Young Professionals Challenge where we will be taught to debate on climate change or awareness topics. As engineers we successfully failed to get the message out. Maybe in this challenge we will find a way…

Thanks again Team LSBG Hamburg for the well-organized, very interesting and fun Kring of 2021!

Looking forward to seeing you at the online meetings and the live Kring of 2022 in the Netherlands.

 

Kind regards

Petra Goessen

Your chair of Kring

  

Kring in Hamburg 2021

 

Dear all,

With great pleasure we announce that this year's Kring will be live in Hamburg! After an absence of a year, we will be able to meet up again and exchange ideas and knowledge during our visits along the coast of Germany.  Our German team is organizing a very nice trip along interesting sites along the coast in and near Hamburg. They have gone to considerable lengths to adjust and readjust the program. I am so happy for their continuing enthusiasm and they made the Kring a success already!

It will be a very special event this time, as we have a maximum amount of attendees due to Covid rules. The good news is, we will have more time to discuss in-depth on all matters shown by our colleagues and to talk to everyone!

Perhaps the rules will be less strict by the end of September, and we can allow more kring members to attend; so if you did not register yet, and still would like to join the Kring, please contact us at the usual email address of Kring. We will put your name on the reserve list and get in touch by then.

I am very much looking forward to seeing you all again live in Hamburg on 19-21 September 2021!

Regards,

Petra

 

 

Community of Fair collaborates with Kring

Asset managers implementing FAIR results will continue to meet each other on the Kring- Platform. During Kring meetings we will meet each other live, and regularly online. Check out the news on this website to stay updated or send us an email to keep involved.

See also;

FAIR, Interreg VB North Sea Region Programme

Registration for The Kring meeting 2021 in Hamburg is open

Dear all,

As we hope to be able to hold the KRING this year with the help of the vaccinations, we have opened the registrations again.
We are monitoring the situation closely and will decide in July whether the KRING is feasible or not.

Please open the link below to register:
KRING 2021 in Hamburg - lsbg.hamburg.de

Until then, best wishes and stay healthy
Adrian

Online Kring Meeting

Dear friends!

Let's meet again! In these digital times it is so much easier to meet each other more frequent, so let's just set a date! We have found already 2 interesting topics to reflect and discuss with you all.

  • Practical application of UN Sustainability Goals in the Environment Agency – Deborah Cambell and Jo Murphy
  • Adaptive asset management flood defences in Kring – Jim Barlow and Bart Vonk

You can register for this online meeting by sending an email to kring@hhnk.nl.

Next topic in May/june will be about the young professionals challenge, for more info, just keep your inbox up to date…

Looking forward to seeing you all on Monday 12 april 2021 at 15:00-16:30 CET.

Petra Goessen

Newsletter Kring October 2020

 

  • Collecting good examples of construction works in Nature2000 areas in Kring countries.
  • Topics for next Kring-online and young professionals challenge; are you involved?
  • Former chair, Adrie Provoost retires; would you also like to drop a line?
  • ‘Help Callum’

 

Dear Kring-colleague,

 

How nice it was, seeing you all again during our online Kring meeting! We had some fruitful discussions of which I would like to share some with you today. And… I also would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Clais again for winning this absolute daring Pubquiz of 2020! Very well earned!

Kring Pubquiz results 28092020

Collecting good examples of construction works in Nature2000 areas in Kring countries

Many good examples exist of working in Nature2000 areas. However, in lots of situations we still encounter difficulties or apparent conflict of interest. To get a good overview we would like to hear your experiences and/or good examples of realigning supposedly different interests to a stronger collaboration. We will collect them and publish them on our website for everyone to use. Simply send me an email for further contacting!

Topics for next Kring-online and young professionals challenge

At a next online Kring meeting, possibly in February/March we can discuss Nature 2000 dilemmas of both sandy and marsh and discuss real time monitoring techniques.

 

This could be a very good start for a next young professionals challenge. In the last online Kring meeting we collected many challenges, of which I would suggest to only address 2 or 3 (the first 3 of the list below) of them in this round. Topics we have so far;

 

  • UN Sustainability Goals objectives and how these relate to flood and coastal risk management. Challenged by Ian Hodge and Deborah Campbell)
  • Sustainable constructions in terms of carbon emission and use of material (e.g. low cement concrete). Challenged by Jana Steenbergen
  • Microplastics in morphological modelling. Challenged by Gholamreza Shiravan
  • Salt marshes and biodiversity; maintenance and design
  • Use of digital twins and VR in asset management
  • Real time monitoring; which problem is not yet addressed? Which techniques do we miss? Challenged by Leontien Barends
  • Exploring en combing data in the international levee handbook with satellite data
  • Community resilience and awareness in times of flooding, adaptation pathways – Wout de Vries?
  • Resilience in infrastructural design, adaptation and long-term planning - Deborah Campbell?
  • getting youth involved in taking flooding's seriously – Daniel Magee?
  • Hedwige Prosper polder- to be discussed later

 

I would very much like to hear your views on these topics or if you would like to be more involved. Just share your thought by mail!

 

Former chair of Kring Adrie Provoost retires; would you also like to drop a line?

Adrie Provoost has announced he will retire from the Kring. If you would like to share a memory, or just have some nice wishes for him; please take a photo of your - preferably handwritten -messages and I will make a collage for him. We will give him a proper goodbye live (with a few members only) soon, so I would like to ask you to send your message, photo or memory before 27 October. Thanks!

 

Help Callum!

A very interesting way of showing possible implications of flooding and a great instrument to increase awareness is this project of Callum.

Together with Lancaster University and the University of Hull the Environment Agency has developed a new flood awareness digital engagement tool. This immersive 360 video uses virtual scenes to give the viewer a child’s-eye view of flooding. Based on real testimony, Callum tells the story of how his family’s home was flooded one day, and the not-so-easy road to recovery that followed.

 

Callum had to deal with many challenges throughout the process – he wants to ask you; how will you help him? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gpOOcQV1fw

 

Interesting to share and learn. If you have questions about the Callum project, please don't hesitate to contact one of our British friends.

If you have similar examples, it would be nice to link to then from the Kring-website, please let us know and we will make it happen..

 

Looking forward to seeing you online in February/March, and in September in Hamburg!

 

Warm wishes, allerherzlichste Grüße, warme groeten, com carinho, med de bedste ønsker, pozdrawiam ciepło, hjärtliga hälsningar, mòran dhùrachdan cordial,

Petra Goessen
Chair of Kring of Coastal Engineers,
p.goessen@hhnk.nl
kring@hhnk.nl
+31 6 20708311

 

Update from Germany september 2020

Watch this video from our German colleagues.

 

 

Flyer invitation webinar on levee failure database

Everyone invited for the online Kring meeting!

28 september 2020, 16:00 hrs

Dear Kring member,

Usually we would meet each other the last weekend of September for our 3 day Kring meeting. Due to all Covid-19 measures we will postpone our visit to Hamburg until next year. However…. This year we will meet each other for an online Kring-event where we can meet again with fellow coast passionates. There will be plenty of time to catch up with old friends, around a partly serious, partly casual program.

The invitation will follow shortly by Outlook.

Let everyone join in, ask all your colleagues; the number of guests is not limited this time!

I am sincerely looking forward to seeing you all online at the end of the month! Spread the word, save the date!

Petra Goessen

Kring 2021 in Germany

Dear Kring family member,

Our German hosts are going to organise a very nice Kring in…. 2021! I am very happy we can simply postpone the Kring a whole year to times where Corona has been completely defeated. Hopefully. And I am even happier that our German colleagues are willing to walk this extra mile to organise the kring again next year!
Further details will follow shortly, but please save the date for our meeting in Hamburg at 19-21 September 2021.

But a whole year whithout meeting you is so long, I would miss you too much… therefore we will organise an online event on
Monday 28 September 2020, 1500-1700 hrs (NL time).

In these 2 hours we will be able to watch a sneak preview or teaser about Hamburg, and a Pubquiz to challenge your specific knowledge of the Kring!
If you have any suggestions or wishes for this online event, please let me know!

For now I wish you all a very nice summer and I am truly looking forward to meeting you all at the upcoming Kring events.

Stay healthy en see you soon!

Petra Goessen

Article: Beach nourishment practice in mainland Portugal (1950–2017): Overview and retrospective

Our friends from Portugal sent this article: “Beach nourishment practice in mainland Portugal (1950–2017): Overview and retrospective” that was recently published in Ocean and Coastal Management journal (Volume 192 | 1 July 2020).

Kring 2020 update: Hamburg, Germany

Dearest Kring family member,

I am very happy to announce that our German colleagues of LSBG are already opening the registration for the next Kring meeting in Hamburg!

We will be welcomed in the middle of the bustling heart of the HafenCity of Hamburg. The program is very exiting so I am expecting a big response. So don’t wait too long to register, as there is a limited amount of tickets available…

The Team from Hamburg will reveal itself very soon with a Team Photo… so keep an eye on our websites!

You can find all information following this link.

I am looking forward to meeting you all again in September!

Mit freundlichen Grüßen,

Your chair of the Kring Petra

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Kring 2019

Dear members of the Kring network!

I am so delighted to ennounce a new, very interesting Kring meeting this year in Groningen.

Please find more information in the texts below of the Organising Team of 2019! We will start with a boat trip on Sunday so make sure you are well in time! We will be invited during the Kring to discuss some of the dilemmas the team is currently facing. I look forward to discussing with you all and to helping out or colleagues with their work. These three days of the Kring make it a unique opportunity to meet and greet with professionals in our working field, during site visits, lectures and most of all during walks, diners and drinks... which makes it the main reason why the event can only be booked for the whole three days. All information will be uploaded on the website this week (now under construction) at www.coastalkring.eu.

Kind reminder for all of you; 13 may we will organise a new webinar where young professionals will be challenged to solve some new dilemmas. Like previous year, the Kring (so that means you as well), will pay for a ticket for the winning team! Register at: https://app.livestorm.co/engagetv/kring-of-coastal-engineers-1 I very much look forward to meeting you all again during this outstanding event of 2019!

Register at: https://app.livestorm.co/engagetv/kring-of-coastal-engineers-1

I  very much look forward to meeting you all again during this outstanding event of 2019!

Best of wishes Petra Goessen Your chair of Kring of Coastal Engineers

Photos Kring 2018

Webinar 11 June

Next webinar on June 11th

Dear all,

Our next webinar in the young professionals challenge will be held on June 11th. During this webinar the winning team will be chosen, so save the date!

You will be notified when you can subscribe to the broadcast.

Kinds regards,

Petra Goessen

KRING 2018: Ystad, Sweden

<p>On behalf of the Swedish Association for Water and Lund University, a warm welcome to Kring 2018 in the picturesque city of Ystad, Sweden. The south coast of Sweden has amazing sandy beaches with large variation. But we will of course also visit areas with erosion, flooding and poor coastal infrastructure so that we can share knowledge and learn from each other’s experiences. This year we will also visit two sites with nature preservation projects, sandy habitat restoration and coastal wetlands.</p>
<p>The registration is now closed. This Kring is fully booked! For more information please visit the <span style="color: #3366ff;"><a style="color: #3366ff;" href="https://www.foreningenvatten.se/kring-2018/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">website</a></span>.</p>

The Kring 2018 hosted by Sweden

Dear members of the Kring,

For the very first time, the Kring will be hosted by the capable hands of our Swedish friends! We all look forward to this very interesting sites in the southern part of the country.

Just like the recent Kring Meetings we are looking forward to interactive ingredients during our three day event. Caroline and Hans will make sure you will be challenged to participate in an exciting discussion.

View the Young Professionals webinar (6 March) on Vimeo

For the people who were not able to participate in the webinar on March 6, you can view the recorded webinar on Vimeo. Webinar Kring of Coastal Engineers - Challenge


 

 

 

 

You can submit your pitch here.

Upcoming webinar 6 March 2018, 20.00 hrs

Dear all,

I am very delighted to announce a new webinar of the Kring of Coastal engineers!

This year we will organise 4 webinars. The very first is due on Tuesday evening 6 March at 20.00 hrs. I would like to invite you to participate in this webinar, either as levee specialist or as young professional or student.

During this webinar we will define the challenges more into detail. We have already selected three ideas:
•Design a monitoring site in a levee/dike to measure real time during normal conditions and storm events;
•Design an app for a smartphone to quantify changes in beach and dune levels, within a range of centimetres;
•Design a plan for energy production from a dike, dune, or levee.

If you are a senior participant we would like to ask you to help us define the themes mentioned before. Or… you can define an interesting challenge on your own!

If you are younger than 35, we are very happy you are participating in the webinar and we hope to see you participate in the challenge!

The winning team will be selected during a second webinar, June 11. So save the date!

Please register at https://webinar.engagetv.com/kring/ for more details!

I am very much looking forward to meeting you all online at the 6th!

Kind regards,

Petra Goessen

Chair of Kring of Coastal Engineers

kring@hhnk.nl

+31 6 20708311

Kring 2017


 

 

Welcome to Friesland!

With great pleasure Wetterskip Fryslân invites you to participate in the next Kring-meeting. We are delighted to welcome you all in our beautiful province Friesland in September.

After last year's wonderful meeting in England, we hope you can join us in Makkum this year. For three days we offer you a complete program filled with interactive sessions, technical presentations, and interesting visits. And, most importantly, you can meet with friends an colleagues again. In an open atmosphere we can share en develop our knowledge together in coastal engineering.

In May you will receive our invitation by e-mail. By then you can also find a more detailed program on our website www.kring2017.com, together with a sign in form.

So save the date! The Kring 2017 will take place from Sunday 24th to Tuesday 26th 2017 at the beautiful coast of Friesland.

 

With kind regards,
On behalf of Wetterskip Fryslân (water board)
Jannes Krol, Aukje Steringa, Esther Verkerk and Sietske Beuckens
The organisation team of the Kring 2017

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Dear members of the Kring of coastal engineers,

For this year's Kring meeting we are all invited to visit the beautiful coasts of Fryslân. Wetterskip Fryslân has been a member of the Kring since the very first days. But their experience in coastal defence dates back from the 17th century. Since then, their coastal water defences of both dykes and dunes have always been challenged by unpredictable storm surge and stringent nature legislation.

In our three day visit the Frysian team will discuss with us their dilemma's and show us their solutions.  

I am looking forward to meeting you all again in september! 

Petra Goessen
Chair of the Kring of Coastal Engineers

Webinar of the Kring of Coastal engineers

Dear all,

I am delighted to announce a new webinar of the Kring of Coastal engineers. This year we will organise 4 webinars. The very first is due on Tuesday evening 6 March. I would like to invite you to participate this webinar, either as dyke or levee specialist or as young professional or student.
During this webinar we will define the challenges more into detail. We have already selected three ideas:
• Design a monitoring site in a levee/dike to measure real time during normal conditions and storm events.
• Design an app for a smartphone to quantify changes in beach and dune levels, within a range of centimetres.
• Design a plan for energy production from a dike, dune, or levee.
If you are a senior participant we would like to ask you to help us define the themes mentioned before. Or… you can define an interesting challenge on you own!
If you are younger than 35, we are very happy you are participating at the webinar and we hope to see you participate in the challenge!
The winning team will be chosen during a second webinar June 11, so save the date!
Please find more details at the website of the webinar.
I am very much looking forward to meeting you all online at the 6th!

Kind regards,
Petra Goessen
Chair of Kring of Coastal Engineers