6 October 2011 – The third Global Waste Management Symposium (GWMS) will serve as a forum for the presentation of applied and fundamental research, case studies, and policy analysis on waste and recyclables management. We invite the community of researchers, engineers, designers, academicians, students, facility owners and operators, regulators, and policymakers to participate. The GWMS will be held in a setting where all participants can share ideas and will include oral and poster presentations as well as social events to provide opportunities for technical interaction and discussion.
We invite abstracts in all areas related to the policy and management of solid waste, including:
| Waste and recycling collection and transport | Leachate treatment and management |
| Waste minimization, reuse, recycling and management policy, regulation, economics, and planning | Air/gas emission quality, collection, control, utilization, and destruction |
| Facility operation and design | Bioreactors |
| Global climate change | Energy recovery and thermal treatment |
| Chemical and biological treatment and processes | Environmental characterization of waste |
| Life cycle analysis | Equipment and sale |
| Conversion technologies and diversion strategies | Reuse of high-volume industrial waste materials |
| Waste containment |
Abstract Submission Guidelines and Instructions:
An abstract template is available on the symposium website. This template must be used. The abstract should provide sufficient detail to show that the submission contains significant results of a case study, applied or fundamental research, or policy/regulatory/economic analysis. The inclusion of tables or figures that summarize selected results is encouraged. Abstract length is limited to two pages of single spaced text, tables, and figures. Abstracts describing plans for future work or that sell a product or service will not be accepted. An example of an acceptable abstract is available on the symposium website. Final decisions regarding presentations will be made by the symposium technical committee. Authors of accepted abstracts must submit an extended abstract for technical committee review and printing in a symposium proceedings.
Abstracts should be submitted electronically to Alice Jacobsohn, National Solid Wastes Management Association, at wastesymposium@nswma.org. The deadline for the submission of abstracts is 4 November 2011.
Publication Schedule:
| 4 November 2011 | Abstracts due (max. length: 2 pages) |
| 13 January 2012 | Notification to authors |
| 2 March 2012 | Extended abstracts due for technical committee review |
| 20 April 2012 | Comments back to authors |
| 25 May 2012 | Submission of final abstracts ready for publication |
Conference Co-Chairs: Bryan Staley, Environmental Research and Education Foundation; Morton Barlaz, North Carolina State University; and Craig Benson, University of Wisconsin
Note: All presenters (poster and oral) will be required to register for the symposium at a cost that will vary depending on position (e.g., student, academic, or private company).
