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The upcoming 10th International Conference on Fog, Fog Collection, and Dew will take place on the 21th to 25th September 2026 in Pune, India.
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The conference series provides a dynamic forum for the exchange of ideas and the latest research findings from scientists worldwide interested in the life cycle of fog and dew at the interface between surface, vegetation and the atmosphere, and in the collection of fog and dew for freshwater production.
Its interdisciplinary character at the crossroads between fog and dew physics and chemistry and their interactions with and impacts on vegetation, materials, and human activities makes it unique as well as the range of topics and participants.
Both advanced scientific findings and fog collection projects find a broad audience. Participants include representatives from universities, the private sector, government and international agencies, and educational organizations.
2023
Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
9th International Conference on Fog, Fog Collection, and Dew
The conference took place 2023 July 23-28 with 134 participants from 27 countries. The programme included 4 featured talks, 60 oral presentations, and 110 poster presentations with prizes for outstanding students’ work. The bonds within the community were strengthened by a conference banquet and a full-day technical excursion to the Rocky Mountains National Park.
Sessions were held on a wide range of topics: Fog Impacts on Transportation, Fog and Dew as Water Resources, Fog and Cloud Chemistry, Fog and Dew Ecosystem Interactions, Fog and Dew Deposition and Measurement, Fog and Cloud Dynamics and Trends, Fog and Cloud Physics, Fog Modeling and Human Dimensions of Fog, Remote Sensing of Fog and Low Clouds, The Physics of Warm and Cold Fogs.
2019
Taipei, Taiwan
8th International Conference on Fog, Fog Collection, and Dew
With about 150 participants from all around the world, the 8th conference was held in Taipei, Taiwan. The conference featured in-situ and remote sensing observations of fog and dew properties, high-resolution and numerical weather prediction modeling, equipment design for fog and dew collection, studies of water collection and use from fog and dew in arid environments, and examination of ecosystem interactions and impacts.
2016
Wroclaw, Poland
7th International Conference on Fog, Fog Collection, and Dew
125 delegates from 30 countries gathered in Wroclaw to exchange about fog and dew. Sessions covered a wide range of topics: fog interaction with vegetation; fog physics; dew; fog climatology; fog, transportation and miscellanea; fog chemistry and deposition; fog collection projects and materials; fog modelling and remote sensing.
2013
Yokohama, Japan
6th International Conference on Fog, Fog Collection, and Dew
The conference, chaired by Prof. Manabu Igawa, was full of ideas and thoughts about fog and dew. Participants came together in the Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse, a historic building near the harbour.
2010
Muenster, Germany
5th International Conference on Fog, Fog Collection, and Dew
Oral presentations and posters covered the topics Fog Physics, Fog Chemistry, Fog Remote Sensing and Impact on Traffic Systems, Dew, Fog Interaction with Vegetation, Fog Collection, Urban Fog & Fog Trends, Fog Modelling and Forecasting, and more.
2007
La Serena, Chile
4th International Conference on Fog, Fog Collection, and Dew
The conference covered different chemical, physical and spatiotemporal aspects of fog as well as its effects on vegetation and industry. Modelling studies as well as fog collection projects were present and all in all covered a variety of locations from coastal areas to high elevations. Dew research was focused on measurements in deserts and on chemical characteristics.
2004
Cape Town, South Africa
3th International Conference on Fog, Fog Collection, and Dew
The conference took place in October 2004 and was organized by Professors Hannes Rautenbach and Jana Olivier of the University of Pretoria. Research on dew was for the first time explicitly included in the title. Highlight was, beside the talks and posters, an excursion to the top of a table mountain.
2001
St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
2nd International Conference on Fog and Fog Collection
This first conference was initiated by Robert Schemenhauer, founder of FogQuest, a small, all-volunteer charity that aims to install fog collection solutions in regions with scarce drinking water. The idea and specialty of this conference series was to bring together people in the scientific and development fields who have a wide variety of interests and knowledge related to fog.