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What can authors submit?
PAPER PROPOSALS
- Oral presentation (15 min) or poster;
- Authors abstracts to be published in Convergence Proceedings.
WORKSHOP PROPOSALS
- Delegate run, interactive friendly sharing of research
- Showcase your passion & research in non-conventional knowledge transfer
FACILITATED WORKSHOPS
- 45 min workshop proposal, professional facilitator focused;
- Designed to foster interactive discussions, generate ideas, and collaborative solutions amongst delegates.
Our Themes
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Infrastructure and assets
Wastewater and water system design
Wastewater and drinking water treatment plant performance and optimization
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Surface and Groundwater
Atmospheric Water
Solid Water
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- Cross-sectoral governance
- Water pricing and incentives
- Water quality (guidelines, regulations, standards)
- Entrepreneurship, collaboration, innovation partnerships beyond the water sector
- Environmental impact assessment-based planning
- Transboundary/shared governance
- Water rights and trading
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Capacity building and communication
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- Science Communication
- Life with water, traditional practices, art and architecture
- Citizen Science
- Connective capacity in water governance
Sustainability and resilience
- Challenges and progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
- Resilience planning across the water cycle
- Supporting health, well-being, livability, and diversity
Submit at waterresearchcentre.ca/watif/watif-attend/call-for-abstracts/
Abstract submissions are encouraged from graduate researchers in all domains of water-related issues: policy, law, education, research, human health, or cross-discipline research.
How is content selected?
All the abstracts submitted to WatIF2020 will be peer reviewed by a panel of graduate students based on the following criteria:
- The fit between the thematic tracks and the proposal;
- The utilization ofinter/multi/transdisciplinary approaches to research;
- The impact of the work in addressing pressing water challenges.
Will papers be published?
The conference delegates will have access to digital proceedings that include program abstracts. Aspects of selected submissions may be considered for publication in the program.
Author registration fee
All authors (oral presenters, poster presenters, workshops) are required to register to attend WatIF. There is no fee for submitting an abstract. Presenting authors are eligible for early-bird discounted registration rates; please see registration details available at www.waterresearchcentre.ca/watif/watif-attend/registration/
Authors may submit an unlimited number of proposals. However, each presenting author can only be assigned up to two presentation activities during the Conference.