Posted on December 7, 2022
The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) is pleased to make the Call for Panels and Sessions for our annual Dredging Summit & Expo ’23. The call for papers and extended abstracts will be sent out around December 19, 2022.The conference will take place at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, NV, from July 17-20, 2023. WEDA’s technical sessions and panels at the Dredging Summit and Expo are the premier venue to discuss the science and practice of dredging, navigation, and marine engineering. Interested panelists and session chairs are invited to submit abstracts at https://app.
The theme for this year’s conference is “
Dredging: Innovations, Successes, and Lessons Learned“. The presentations featured at this conference are technical papers to be shared for advancing the science and profession of dredging, navigation, and marine engineering. The plenary sessions are not meant to provide a forum for promoting commercialized information.
ABSTRACT GUIDELINES
Title of abstract: maximum of 150 characters
Abstract word limit: 500 words.
The presentations featured at this conference are technical papers to be shared for advancing the science and profession of dredging, navigation, and marine engineering. The plenary sessions are not meant to provide a forum for promoting commercialized information.
ABSTRACT INSTRUCTIONS
Choose one of the following abstract submissions and include content as required for each.
Panel Discussion
Panel sessions are 100 minutes long, with at least four (4) panelists contributing to the theme. Each panel member will contribute to an interactive discussion during the last 20 minutes. Proposed panels must submit an abstract that identifies the panelists, specific topics to be discussed, and a summary of the overall topic and important discussion points. Panelists will also submit either a full paper or extended abstract by March 28, 2023.
Technical Session Proposals
Submissions for complete sessions on an important topic that contributes to the conference theme are encouraged. Technical sessions are 100 minutes long and typically have 4 or 5 presentations contributing to the theme. The Session organizer must submit a brief abstract of the session and identify the titles and authors of the 4 or 5 papers and the session moderator (typically the submitter). Individual authors must also submit abstracts and full papers or extended abstracts by the abstract submission deadline. The same requirements for final papers or extended abstracts and presentations will apply to each paper.
CONFERENCE TOPICS
South Atlantic & Gulf Coast Projects Upcoming Dredge Contracting Opportunities Improving Dredge Safety Climate Change Impacts Innovative Equipment and Techniques Sea Level Rise Planning Dredging Research & Education Shoreline Protection & Beach Nourishment Contracting, Budgeting & Cost Estimating Beneficial Reuse of Dredged Material Dredging for Flood Control Dredging for Restoration Navigation Channel Design Port Deepening Program Updates Surveying & Mapping Emerging Environmental Regulations Sediment Management Treatment of Dredged Sediments Environmental Dredging & Capping Other topics will be considered Engineering with Nature
HOW TO SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT
All abstracts MUST be submitted online at
https://app.oxfordabstracts.
If you have any questions or issues regarding submitting your abstract or other Dredging Summit & Expo questions, please email us at info@westerndredging.org.
