We invite you to register for WCC2024 and submit you abstracts for the conference.
The primary deadline for submitting abstracts expired on March 15, 2024. However, the registration form remains active and all submitted presentation proposals will be considered. Although, we do not guarantee that all abstracts submitted after this deadline will be included in the conference program.
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WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
We are seeking session proposals that aim to address the primary topic of WCC2024: The challenges between ecology and economic use—the sustainable revitalization of canals with a focus on nature.
Any proposal should fall under one of the following three program themes:
Presentations during the session Ecology and Technologies will be dedicated to environmental topics related to rivers and canals, including preservation of resources and ecosystems as well as advanced sustainable technologies.
Man and human activities constitute an inseparable component of relations between people and the aquatic environment, including rivers and canals. Presentations during the session will focus on the determination of a catalogue of human impacts on the environment in time and space. In addition, the session will feature revitalization projects for rivers, canals and waterways, to counteract the negative effects, both past and present.
Presentations during the session Water, Heritage and Tourism will be dedicated to tourist and recreational use of rivers and canals, as one of the essential meanings of combining economy with the environment. A special session dedicated to aquatic museology is also planned.
WHO SHOULD SUBMIT A PROPOSAL?
We warmly welcome diverse perspectives from the entire inland waterways community, including:
NGOs, foundations, Water tourism and inland waterways practitioners, Policy-makers, Researchers and academics, Private sector & entrepreneurs, Fundraisers
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS - GUIDELINES
1. Process and deadlines
The deadline to submit abstract proposals is March 15, 2024.
The World Canals Conference 2024 Committee will review the submitted proposals to ensure they address an international audience, echo WCC2024's purpose and its three themes
The acceptance of all abstracts will be confirmed for all abstract authors by March 31, 2024.
The WCC Preliminary Programme 2024, including presentations' titles and speakers’ names, will be released online on the WCC2024 website as of April 1, 2024.
2. Abstract topics
All abstract proposals should be submitted in English only through the online system. Incomplete proposals will not be reviewed.
All abstract proposals should come under 500 words.
The proposed session should be aligned with at least one of the proposed themes.
Topics already proposed at past Conferences should demonstrate significant progress since the last presentation to be considered for the WCC2024.
Presentation should take 15–20 minutes.
Sessions should prioritise interaction with the audience. At the very least, a Q&A discussion should close the session.
The Programme Committee will determine the session day, time, and format within the programme. The schedule will be communicated to the abstract organisers at the end of February 2024 (postpone till the end of March 2024).
All confirmed abstracts will be published at Book of Abstracts.
Most scored abstracts will be published in a scientific journals (with their own guidelines).
The author of the abstract agrees to publish the abstract in the online Book of Abstracts and to participate as a speaker at WCC2024.
3. Speakers
Proposed speakers should be aware that their names have been put forward by the Programme Committee. If their session has been accepted, they should also be able to attend the Conference in Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Within the same session, the chair/moderator can also take on a speaker role.
Speakers are required to purchase a ticket to attend the conference.
The WCC 2024 will not provide any funding or honorarium for submitted speakers.