September 15, 2015 is the “Call for Papers” deadline for WODCON XXI. In June of 2016, WEDA will host the World Dredging Congress (WODCON), the only worldwide conference dedicated exclusively to dredging and maritime construction. This monumental event only occurs in the Western Hemisphere every 9 years, so don’t miss the opportunity to showcase your technical paper to a world audience. WODCON XXI will be held at the Hyatt Regency in Miami, FL from June 13-17, 2016. All conference information will be distributed and posted on WEDA’s website once it’s available. To view all the “Call for Papers” criteria, click here
Interested authors are encouraged to submit their one page abstracts (less than 400 words) before September 15, 2015. The notification of acceptance and full author instructions will be send out on October 15, 2015. The abstracts must contain a descriptive title; author(s) contact information (name, company, address, phone, email). Abstracts are to be emailed to the chair of the respective regions (WEDA, CEDA, & EADA). For authors from the Americas, their region is WEDA.
WEDA Robert Ramsdell RCRamsdell@gldd.com |
CEDA Cees van Rhee C.vanRhee@TUDelft.NL |
EADA John Dobson dobsoncj@hotmail.com |
The Technical Papers Committee will review all abstracts and notify authors of acceptance and provide final manuscript instructions for production of the WODCON proceedings on CD’s. If your abstract is accepted, one or more of the authors must register, attend the WODCON XXI, and give the presentation in English. One full registration with payment must be made when the draft manuscript (technical paper) is submitted.
INNOVATIONS IN DREDGING TOPICS: | ||
Improving Dredge Safety | Treatment of Dredged Sediments | |
Innovative Equipment and Techniques | Land Reclamation | |
Dredging Research & Education | Surveying & Mapping | |
Budgeting & Cost Estimating | Dredging for Beach Nourishment | |
New Dredging Equipment | Environmental Dredging & Capping | |
Dredging for Flood Control | Deep Sea Mining/Dredging | |
Geotechnical Aspects of Dredging | Beneficial Reuse of Dredged Sediments | |
Navigation Channel Design | Other topics will be considered |
IMPORTANT DEADLINES | ||
Abstracts Deadline | September 15, 2015 | |
Notification of Acceptance / Author Instructions | October 15, 2015 | |
Draft Manuscripts to be submitted | January 15, 2016 | |
Reviewer Comments to Authors | March 1, 2016 | |
Final Manuscripts to be submitted | April 15, 2016 | |
For all the latest WODCON XXI conference information, click here.
If you have any questions regarding the “Call for Papers”, please contact any of the members of the WODCON Technical Papers Committee. All other inquiries, please email info@westerndredging.org.
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