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Total Water - WATERCON - March 21-24, 2016

Drinking water, Wastewater, Stormwater Management, Re-use

WATERCON is a "Total Water Conference" including drinking water, wastewater, stormwater and reuse. Attendees come from throughout the Midwest.

Guidelines

Presenters will be required to upload any presentations no later than January 15th for review. Presentations not uploaded by close of day January 15th are subject to being dropped from the program. Presenters will have the option to upload one revision prior to February 15th. Thumb drives or loading of presentations on site will not be allowed due to virus protection.

Abstract Submission Form

Please complete all of the fields below. The WATERCON Technical Committee will select papers in September. Please select the most appropriate category for your presentation. The Technical Committee reserves the right to accept or reject any papers and place papers in the most appropriate category for the conference.

Timeline

Timeline for Submissions

July 10th - Call for papers opens
August 31st - Deadline for submissions (extended to September 11th)
September 23rd - Selection of papers
October 1st - Confirmation to all accepted papers
January 15th - Deadline for PowerPoint submission for review
February 15th - Final deadline for any revisions to PowerPoint

Introduction
Please complete all of the fields below. If your paper is selected for WATERCON2016, you will be requested to submit the following items; biography of presenter(s), names of presenter(s), photo of presenter(s), signed copyright and agreement release form, and 2 questions to stimulate discussion at the conference presentation. All presentations are to be based on scientific data and research and are not to be product specific. Any product specific abstracts selected may be assigned to the New Products Session. All PowerPoints will be reviewed by the technical program committee. Deadline for submission of abstract is August 31, 2015 (extended to September 11th) Deadline for submission of PowerPoint is January 15th. Those who submit by January 15th will be allowed to upload one revision prior to February 15th. Please be sure and check all typing as this information will be used in the program. Try and avoid characters such as ', @, #, -, !, () as they do not transfer into other fonts as well.
Information_correctIf you are logged in, your information from your record will appear below. If the information below is not correct, please make any changes necessary and check this box.	My information below has been corrected, please update my record
First *First name of person presenting.
Last *Last name of person presenting.
Professional TitleYour title.
Organization *
Email *
Bio for presenter 1Please write a short 6 line biography for introducing you as a presenter.	1000 of 1000 characters remaining
Address *
City *
State *		Zip *
Areacode *		Phone *
Are you under 35 years of age or younger?We would like to acknowledge Young Professionals. A Young Professional is someone generally less than 35 years or younger	No Yes
Second Presenter Information (P2)
Please indicate below if you have a co-presenter.
P2 - first nameAdditional Presenter, first name.
P2 - last name
P2 - Organization
P2 Email
Bio for co-presenterPlease list a short biography for your co-presenter.
Instructions
Please be sure to check your spelling. The information you provide below will be printed just as it is in the program.
Type of Presentation *Please select the type of presentation you are submitting.	Oral with slides Oral without slides Poster session Workshop (interactive) Forum (multiple presenters) 10 minute talk with no slides Exhibit Hall (In your booth education) Workshop
Target audience(s) *	Students Young Professionals Operators Managers Consultants Retirees Customer service HR Dept.
Special requestsPlease indicate if you are requesting any special session options.	White boards Flip chart paper Bus (transportation) Internet connection Break out sessions Special room set up Panel discussion Outside event
Title of Presentation *Please do not use special characters in the title, such as % or &.
Short_Description *Please do not use special characters in this description such as % or ' This is the description that will be made available to the attendees.
Main Category *Please select the appropriate main category.	Drinking Water Wastewater Storm water management Water Reuse Lake Management Underground Utilities
Length of Presentation
Most presentations are 30 minutes including question and answer. You may request a longer period of time if you are hosting a multiple presentation themed track, panel discussion or workshop.
Preferred length of time *Most sessions are 30 minutes including q and a.	30 minutes 15 minutes 60 minutes 90 minutes 120 minutes 180 minutes other ( please put in description)
General TrackPlease select the most likely tracks for your presentation.	Algae and Microbiology Asset Management Backflow Biosolids Career Development CMOM Program Development Collection Systems Distribution Emerging Pollutants Energy Engineering Financial Management GIS Green Infrastructure I & I Reduction Innovative Facility and System Design Lake Management Legislative Management Meters New Products Non Point Pollution Nutrients Operations Operator Day Regulatory Safety SCADA, Automation and Instrumentation Science Fair Presenters Security Issues Small Systems Source Water Student Presentations Tanks Wastewater Treatment Water Efficiency /Conservation/Water Loss Water Quality Water Reuse Water Treatment Watershed Wet Weather – Storm water, CSOs and SSOs
Operator Track
The Education Committee creates a one day track focused on topics specifically for operators. Below are the topics they are seeking this year. Please check the appropriate category if you would like to be included in the Operator Track.
Operator Track - Please select appropriatePlease select the topic(s) you would like to be considered in for the Operator Track - Disinfection Topics.	Chlorination Chemistry Overview Breakpoint Chlorination Case Studies Chloramination Chlorination System Design CT Inactivation Sheets (3-log/4-log inactivation) Troubleshooting UV
Addl_AuthorsPlease list any additional authors. Please enter one author per line, (first name) (last name), (company)
Given_PriorPlease check all of the appropriate options for where and when you have given this presentation prior.	No yes - at WATERCON 2015 yes - At a local water operators meeting in 2015 yes - At a ACE 2015
Long_Abstract *Long abstract. Will not be printed anywhere. For reference on the committee to review papers.
Copyright Approval
Do you accept the copyright approval form. To view the form, copy the hyperlink below into another browser window. http://www.isawwa.org/page/CopyrightApproval
Copyright_OkDo you accept the conditions outlined in the copyright approval form?	Yes No

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Total Water - WATERCON - March 21-24, 2016

Drinking water, Wastewater, Stormwater Management, Re-use

Guidelines

Abstract Submission Form

Timeline