Posted on November 4, 2024
The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) invites all authors and presenters to submit abstracts for presentations, panels, and planned sessions for WODCON XXIV. The conference will be held at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel, from June 23-27, 2025. Click here to submit an abstract.
This year’s conference theme is “Dredging Towards a More Resilient Future”. The presentations featured at WODCON are technical papers to be shared to advance the science and profession of dredging, navigation, and marine engineering. Please note we are accepting abstracts for:
- Oral presentation in standard sessions supported by a Full Paper (preferred)
- Oral presentation in standard sessions accepted by review of extended abstract and PowerPoint presentation
- Development of Special Panel Discussion Proposal (You organize and invite speakers.)
- Development of Special Technical Session Proposal (You organize and invite speakers.)
The deadline for all submissions is Tuesday, December 31, 2024.
ABSTRACT GUIDELINES
Title of abstract: maximum of 150 characters
Abstract word limit: 500 words.
Format: Word .DOC, .DOCX
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:
Papers (oral presentations)
Peer-review papers will be included in the Conference Proceedings. Preference is given to full-paper submissions. For full consideration, abstracts must include information on the study/project background, objectives, conclusions, and implications.
Extended Abstracts (oral presentations)
The conference will accept a limited number of presentations based on peer-reviewing an extended abstract and presentation materials. Abstracts must include information on the study/project background, objectives, conclusions, and implications.
Panel Discussion
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 the abstract submission deadline.
Technical Session Proposals
Submissions for complete sessions on an important topic that contributes to the WODCON theme are encouraged. Technical sessions 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.
Registration
All presenters and panelists must register for the conference and pay the appropriate fees.
CONFERENCE TOPICS
Improving dredge safety
Dredging technologies
Upcoming dredge contracting opportunities
Adaptive management in dredging projects
Data driven technologies
Innovative design and project implementation
Reservoir dredging techniques
Dredging research & education
Beneficial reuse and sediment management
Remediation and restoration
Climate change impacts, sea level rise adaptation planning
Engineering with nature
Environmental aspects of dredging
Energy transition and decarbonization
Sustainable dredging: challenges, opportunities, innovation
Permitting or permitting challenges and regulatory coordination
Soils, investigations, surveys and monitoring in dredging and reclamation
Additional topics in keeping with the conference theme
HOW TO SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT
All abstracts MUST be submitted online via this link: SUBMIT ABSTRACT
