Authors of abstracts selected for oral presentations must determine who will present the work at Water Congress. A biographical summary of the presenting author and the PowerPoint presentation must be sent to Water Congress 2018 before March 22, 2018.

All authors must prepare their presentations using the official Water Congress 2018 PowerPoint template according to the Presentation Preparation Guide. Please use the file transfer platform for this purpose. Click on the Submit Presentation HERE button on the upper side of the page.

                                                      Total oral presentation time: 20 minutes (includes questions).

Biographical summary

The author who presents the work at the seminar must send a biographical summary to be introduced to the audience before their presentation. Please complete the form before March 22, 2018. Please do not send a full CV, only the summary will be used. Click on the button Biography Form to download and complete the summary.

Areas of Interest

• Water supply, transport and storage
• Sea water and desalinized sea water
• Efficient water use
• Water reuse
• Water and effluents characterization
• Physical, chemical and biological effluent treatments
• Mine water and mine drainage management and treatment
• Water accounting and water footprint
• Efficient irrigation
• Watershed hydrology and hydrogeology
• Mine dewatering
• Integral water management throughout project life cycle

Review Process

Stage 1: Abstract Selection

All abstracts will be reviewed and commented on by Water Congress 2018’s Technical Committee. Approval of an abstract at this stage does not automatically guarantee that the final version will be accepted and included in the program. The authors of accepted abstracts will receive comments to consider and include in the final version of their abstract.

Stage 2: Final Abstract Selection

Final abstracts will be reviewed by the Editorial Committee to ensure that all modifications have been made. At this stage, abstracts will be confirmed for oral or poster presentation. Final abstracts approved for publication will be published in the Water Congress 2018 proceedings. At this stage authors must register to the Water Congress to confirm their participation.

Stage 3: Presentation Selection

Authors of selected final abstracts for oral presentations will be requested to send a PowerPoint presentation. Presentations will be reviewed by the Editorial Committee to ensure compliance with Water Congress standards. Presenters will receive comments to consider and include in the final version of their presentations.

Stage 4: PowerPoint Presentations

Final PowerPoint presentations will be received and reviewed to ensure that reviewer comments have been considered. The presentation will be confirmed as part of the Water Congress 2018 program.

Author Registration Deadline: March 05, 2018

The published proceedings will only contain abstracts from authors attending the seminar.

To confirm publication of an abstract, as well as inclusion in the technical program of the seminar, it is essential that at least one (1) author per article is registered and has paid by March 05, 2018. Abstracts of authors who have not registered by the deadline will be automatically withdrawn from the proceedings and the program.

Key Dates

Questions or Comments

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