The
WaTER Technologies for Emerging Regions (WaTER) Center will host the fifth biennial OU International WaTER Conference and
the University of Oklahoma International Water Prize Award Ceremony on Sept. 18-20, 2017 in Norman,
Oklahoma, USA.
Abstracts, for oral and poster presentations on topics related
to water and sanitation issues in emerging regions, are due on March 17, 2017 for
all submissions, both international and U.S. domestic.
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| The 2017 WaTER Conference will offer a new Student Poster Competition |
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The
Conference Selection Committee will review the abstracts and selected authors will be
informed of acceptance by April 24, 2017.
Suggested topical areas include the following:
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Assessment of
WaSH and Health Interventions
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Behavior and
Behavioral Change in WaSH
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Capacity Building
in WaSH
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Conservation
and Reuse Technologies
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Climate Change
Effects on Water Resources
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Ecological
Engineering and Natural Treatment Systems
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Educational Initiatives
in WaSH
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Experience of
NGOs and Charitable Organizations in WaSH
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Food, Energy,
and Water Interface in Developing Regions
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Fluoride /
Arsenic Mitigation Systems
·
Gender and
Social Equity – Issues and Challenges
·
Groundwater
Resources and Well-Drilling Challenges
·
Lessons Learned
in Urban WaSH
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POU Drinking
Water Treatment
·
Social Entrepreneurship
and Market-Based Approaches
·
Socioeconomic
Context: Affordability and Social Equity
·
Student-Led
Projects in the Developing World
·
Remote Sensing
and Capacity Building for Emerging Regions
·
WaSH
Technological Innovation and Design
·
Water-Related Hazard
Research and Disaster Mitigations
·
Water
Resiliency and Water Reuse / Challenges in Rural U.S. Settings (Networked and
Non-Networked)
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A limited number of international (developing country)
travel scholarships are available!
More conference and abstract submission details can be found at WaTER.ou.edu. |
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