Partners
ANWB, Bond Heemschut, Dienst Landelijk Gebied, Drents Plateau, Eems Dollard Regio, Erfgoed en Ruimtelijke Kwaliteit, Fries Scheepvaart Museum, Groninger Congres Bureau,HISWA Vereniging, Inland Waterways International, Koninklijke Nederlandse Motorboot Club, Noordelijk Scheepvaart Museum, Koninklijke Schuttevaer, Küsten- und Naturschutz, Landschapsbeheer Nederland, Niedersächsischer Landesbetrieb für Wasserwirtschaft, Nije Compagnons, PIANC, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Rijkswaterstaat, Stichting Apeldoorns Kanaal, Stichting Recreatie Toervaart Nederland, Unie van Waterschappen, Veenkoloniaal Museum,VOR-Vereniging van Oud-medewerkers RWS.
Click here for the Groningen Declaration
The World Canals Conference is an international platform for inland waterways. Annually 
governmental, technical and tourist organizations come together to present their activities and to share information and experiences. The WCC is part of Inland Waterways International, an organization that stimulates the preservation, use, development, and durable management of waterways.
To read all about the conference download the brochures (click the picture on the left), for an overview of the programme click here
The themes
- Economy: transport and tourism
- Ecology: water management and natureconservation
- Heritage: protection, restoration and redevelopment
- Planning: revitalization
- Technology: infrastructure and waterquality
Exhibition Navigation
New use of old canals in the Northern Maritime Museum in Groningen. Click here to read more about an interesting exhibition
Call for papers
The congress welcomes posters and papers and includes presentations by selected keynote speakers. Proposals for special sessions or symposia from organisations or interest groups are very welcome. You are invited to make a proposal for an oral or poster presentation in no more than 400 words which further contains: name, adress, e-mail, title of contribution and biography. The congress language will be English. No translation facilities will be provided. Send your proposal to:Mr M. Gerding
Credit: The title of the conference - Waterways, ways of value - is by courtesy of Arjan Hijdra.