Call for papers

Share your experiences by submitting an abstract for a paper or poster to be part of the WIOA program

Abstracts for presentations at the WIOA conferences are currently being accepted.

All water industry personnel involved in the operation and maintenance of urban, rural and industrial water related infrastructure for the management, conveyance, treatment, discharge and reuse of water and trade wastes are invited to submit an abstract for consideration.

Why submit your abstract?

  • Contribute to the professional knowledge of the water community
  • Raise your profile through sharing of expertise in your field
  • Learn and grow professionally through attending high quality presentations
  • Expand your network and meet new professional partners by engaging with other delegates

2024 VIC Cut off Dates

Submission of Abstracts due
Friday 17 November 2023

Papers and posters to be submitted by 
24 January 2024

2024 QLD Cut off Dates

Submission of Abstracts due
5th June 2024

Papers and posters to be submitted by 
3rd July 2024

2024 NSW Cut off Dates

Submission of Abstracts due
30th September 2024

Papers and posters to be submitted by 
23rd October 2024

Submit an abstract

Papers are invited from all sectors of the Water Industry and may address any topic relevant to the Industry including:
 
  • New or innovative technology
  • Water resource management
  • Advances in water or wastewater treatment
  • Trade or industrial waste
  • Biosolids or reclaimed water re-use practices
  • Automation
  • Control of algae in water or wastewater
  • Process management or monitoring
  • Operations and maintenance
  • Asset management
  • Safety management or OHS issues
  • Improving efficiency

Intending presenters should submit a half page (200 word) abstract in a format compatible with Microsoft Word outlining contents of the proposed Paper to [email protected]

Please include the following information:

  • Title of Abstract
  • Contact Details
    – Name of principal author
    – Organisation
    – Postal address
    – E-mail
    – Telephone &/or mobile

* Late abstracts will not be accepted.

Technical Paper

If your abstract is successful you will be required to prepare a technical paper that will be printed and distributed to attendees in the conference manuscript.
 
WIOA can assist in the writing of the technical paper, please contact the office for assistance.

Please ensure the timelines are met as the printing of the manuscript has a allocated time frame that needs to be met.

Structure

Your paper should be no longer than 6 pages in total, including all graphs, charts, photos and tables. The font to be used is Times New Roman at 12 point in size. The margins and spacing between rows should not be changed from the template provided.

The technical paper should include:

  • Title (10 word maximum)
  • Author name, position and employer (include co-authors if more than 1 author)
  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Discussion
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
 

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