Current news and events in the world of erosion control. http://www.ieca.org/iecafeed.xml IECA is now accepting proposals in the form of 400 word abstracts for technical papers, forums, workshops, case studies and poster presentations to be presented at EC09 February 9-12, 2009 in Reno, Nevada. The deadline to submit poster presentations is June 30. http://www.ieca.org/conference/callpresentations/callPresentations.asp IECA members can now view the EC08 conference proceedings online. To access the full versions of the technical papers and case studies members must log in to the web site using their user name and password. A CD-ROM of the proceedings is available for purchase by non-members. http://www.ieca.org/membersonly/cms/cmssearch.asp The winners and other entries from this year's IECA photo contest are now available for viewing on IECA's web site. http://www.ieca.org/photogallery/thisyearswinners.asp