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ABOUT SIL
The International Society for Limnology (Societas Internationalis Limnologiae or SIL) was founded in Kiel, Germany, in 1922. It is an international association of scientists who are primarily concerned with the scientific study and management of inland water ecosystems. Currently it has over 3200 members from 80 countries.

Every three years it holds congresses, which are amongst the largest and most diverse international gathering of limnological scientists in the world. The 27th Congress is being was held in Dublin in August 1998 and the 28th will be held in Melbourne on the Clayton campus of Monash University in February 2001.

For more information about SIL, please visit the web site: http://www.limnology.org