Kentucky International Convention Center
Louisville, KY
September 10–13, 2024
AWT is accepting presentation proposals for the 2024 Annual Convention and Exposition Annual Convention.
The Technical, Education and Convention Committees will evaluate submissions for their appropriateness to the audience, relevance, scientific content, and the ability to meet AWT's educational program needs.
The Committees' decision will be sent to presenters and authors in February along with AWT's guidelines for preparation of papers and presentations, and the Convention schedule.
Please submit abstracts online no later than Friday, January 19, 2024.
Abstract Process
Upon acceptance on the Convention program, you will receive feedback from the Technical and Convention Committees based on the abstract you submitted, as to the direction the paper should take and what information should be included.
All technical topic speakers will be required to submit a paper by the deadline listed.
Failure to submit a paper by the deadline (Friday, June 3, 2024) will mean removal from the program.
The Technical Committee will review all papers and speakers will be given 6 weeks to make the necessary changes.
Failure to make changes to the paper may result in the paper being excluded from the Convention website.
Presentation Format
AWT Convention presentations are typically 30-minutes in length — a 20-minute presentation, followed by a 10-minute question and answer period.
Presentations are either slotted as a General Session, meaning the presentation will be given to all Convention attendees (usually 400) or as a Concurrent Breakout Session, meaning the presentation will be slotted against another presentation and attendance will be closer to 200.
All prospective presenters are reminded that sessions should be non-commercial, interesting, exciting, effective, unique and memorable.
The use of case studies is strongly encouraged.
Speaking Benefits
The following are benefits enjoyed by all individuals who are selected to make a presentation:
Increased visibility and credibility in the eyes of water treaters; and
The opportunity to share ideas, knowledge and experience with both newcomers and veterans of the water treatment profession.
Overview
The deadline for submitting an abstract is Friday, January 19, 2024. All proposals must be submitted online at www.awt.org/abstracts.
The primary purpose of presentations and papers at AWT's Annual Convention is to provide factual information of practical and immediate relevance to AWT's members that addresses AWT's educational program needs.
A separate proposal must be submitted for each presentation.
Promoting a company, service or product during a presentation is expressly prohibited. There should only be minimal use of company names, logos, trademarks, and commercially specific references.
Each paper and presentation will be reviewed by the AWT Technical and/or Convention Committee. Presenters and/or authors may be asked to make changes as a condition of inclusion on the Convention website. Both the presentation and paper will be converted into a protected, print-only format and put onto the Convention website that will be available to all attendees.
Presentations may be recorded by AWT and made available for sale with all proceeds going to AWT. In addition, AWT expects to have the right of first refusal for up to one (1) year after the Convention to publish papers and/or articles in The Analyst.
Suggested Topics
Technical Topics
A Complete Water Treatment Case History
Biocides
Biofilm
Boiler Water
Condensate Polishing
Cooling Water
Desalinization
DOT Regulations
Filtration
Future Trends in Industrial Water Treatment
Green Technology
Hazmat Training
High-Purity Water
High-Salinity Water
Innovative Technologies
Ion Exchange Resins
Legionella
Membranes
Monitoring
Pretreatment
Scale Removal
Sustainability
Ultra-Pure Water
UV Treatment/Disinfection
Business Topics
Business Culture
Electronic Resources For Reporting/Controlling/Monitoring
Employee Management
Estate Planning
Exit Strategy
Finance
Generations In The Workforce
Health Insurance
Health, Safety, Environmental Issues
Human Resources/Hiring
Insurance Issues Ñ Reducing Your Exposure
Inventory Management
IT Tools
Legal Issues/Non-Competes
Marketing/Sales
Mergers/Acquisitions
Motivating Employees
Outsourcing
Proposal Writing
Service Reports
Social Media
Stories Of Sales Success
Team Building
Time/Territory Management
Website Development/Trends
Selection Process
All proposals must be submitted online at www.awt.org/abstracts. Any questions should be directed to Caroline Bentley at cbentley@msp-amc.com.
Following are the core criteria that will be used to review all proposals:
Topic has practical applications;
Clear, focused and well-organized proposal;
Presenter's qualifications;
Presentation strategies and presentation's overall quality; and
References from other speaking engagements.
AWT does not permit papers or presentations containing marketing commercialization and does not allow more than one use of trade names or logos in papers and presentations. Thereafter, generic identification is required for all products and companies.
The AWT Convention Committee reserves the right to request modifications to a presentation proposal before final selections are made.
Timeline
Friday, January 19 — Abstracts due
Friday, March 4 — Speakers notified of acceptance and feedback provided on abstract
Friday, March 11 — Speaker Acceptance Letter and AV Forms due
Friday, June 3 — Papers due
Monday, June 6 — Friday, July 15 - Papers reviewed
Friday, July 29 — Feedback provided to speakers on revisions required in papers
Friday, July 29 — Friday, August 12 - Papers revised
