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CALL FOR ABSTRACTS!

Submission deadline: February 28, 2023

You are invited to submit a proposal to present at the Great Lakes Water Infrastructure Conference being held September 19-21, 2023 in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

This conference, hosted by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), will feature an evening exhibitor reception on September 19, followed by two full days of sessions. The target audience includes local drinking water and wastewater administrators and professional staff, planning officials, consultants, federal, state, and local governments, policy makers, and anyone in the Great Lakes region interested in this important water infrastructure work. 

Communities nationwide are facing critical water infrastructure needs. The pipes, pumps, wires, and technology that are the unseen backbone of modern life are aging and in need of rehabilitation, replacement, and fortification. The 2023 Great Lakes Water Infrastructure Conference will focus on putting solutions into place to improve water quality and public health while transforming the communities of the Great Lakes Basin. To that end, EGLE is accepting proposals for sessions under the following topics:

System Operations and Management
Examples include:

• Right-sizing water treatment and distribution system infrastructure, including design and use of flexible infrastructure
• Planning and Reporting
• Supply chain management
• Best practices
• Case studies and success stories
• Extreme Precipitation - Management and Solutions

Emerging Technology and Innovation
Examples include:

• Sampling techniques and reporting
• Climate change mitigation
• Green Infrastructure
• Water main rehabilitation, replacement and repair technologies
• Reliable methods to identify service line and piping materials
• Treatment Technologies

The Water and Wastewater Workforce
Examples include:

• Education
• Strategies and tools
• Succession Planning
• Partnerships
• Community based initiatives
• Case studies and success stories

Funding and Finance
Examples include:

• Asset management, financing and rate structures
• Strategies to boost application success
• Privately-owned septic systems
• Strategies to work with local councils
• Technical assistance for communities

Abstract submission deadline is February 28, 2023.
Authors of accepted abstracts will be notified by April 2023. Presenters will receive a discounted rate to attend the full conference.

Michigan.gov/EGLEevents

PROGRAM QUESTIONS:
Matt Tomlinson: [email protected]

SUBMISSION PROCESS QUESTIONS:
Alana Berthold: [email protected]
Joel Roseberry: [email protected]

EGLE does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, religion, age, national origin, color, marital status, disability, political beliefs, height, weight, genetic information, or sexual orientation in the administration of any of its programs or activities, and prohibits intimidation and retaliation, as required by applicable laws and regulations.