Call For Special Sessions

Universities Council on Water Resources and National Institutes of Water Resources invite you to submit your Special Session proposals for the 2023 Annual Conference to be held June 13-15, 2023, in Fort Collins, CO.

Submission Instructions

Those interested in organizing a special session should provide the following information:

1. Title of proposed special session
2. A brief description (less than 350 words) stating the importance of the topic and the rationale for the proposed session
3. Session Organizer(s), including contact information
4. Type of proposed session(s): panel discussion, full length talks (15 min), lightning talks (5 min), participatory session, or workshop
5. Preferred session(s) length: 60, 75, or 90 minutes
6. A draft list of presenters (to submit abstracts via the general Call for Abstracts) and their tentative titles

Email the above information to UCOWR home office, (ucowr@siu.edu), by October 7, 2022.

• The planning committee will review proposals and email acceptance notifications by October 14.
• Call for Abstracts will be issued October 25.
• Abstract submissions are due January 30, 2023.
• Session organizers should have oral presenters in their session submit abstracts to the general Call for Abstracts. Session organizers only need to submit one abstract for a panel, workshop, or participatory session.