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Deadline for educational proposals for Groundwater Week is April 21

Westerville, OH – If you’d like to propose an educational presentation, workshop or scientific session for Groundwater Week in December, the deadline is April 21.

The U.S. National Ground Water Association is inviting contractors, scientists and engineers, manufacturers and suppliers to share their expertise with other professionals at Groundwater Week 2019, to take place Dec. 3-5, 2019, in Las Vegas. 

Organizers are seeking submissions for workshops, hands-on activities, scientific sessions and field trips.

Workshops will be held on Tuesday, as well as limited times on Wednesday and Thursday. Workshops are allotted 60 minutes inclusive of question-and-answer periods and should be designed with learning objectives in mind. Workshops must be noncommercial in nature and oriented toward technology transfer or skill enhancement.

Activity areas will be located within the exhibit hall, presentations will be scheduled Wednesday and Thursday. Hands-on experiences should be designed for a 25- to 30-minute period.

Scientific session platform presentations will be offered over a two-day period, each selected abstract within a session will be allocated 20 minutes.

Scientific session poster presentations will be presented in the exhibit hall.

Field trips are scheduled for Friday, these “free-standing” field trips should pertain to ground water research or application, or water supply, in some manner. Ideally the site should be within one-hour’s drive of the Las Vegas Convention Center and the activity planned to last four to six hours.

Submissions must be made via the online content management system by April 21, 2019.

Visit the Groundwater Week website to learn more and/or submit a proposal.