Call for Sessions

Please join us for the 14th National Monitoring Conference  from March 10 to 14, 2025, in Green Bay, Wisconsin AND in a limited hybrid format . This conference provides opportunities for water stakeholders – federal, state, tribal and local water professionals, nonprofits, academia, water consultants and industry, and volunteer and community scientists – to network, develop new skills and partnerships, and exchange information.

The National Water Quality Monitoring Council (NWQMC) is requesting Session proposals that align with the 2025 conference themes. We are requesting proposals for four types of Sessions for the 2025 National Monitoring Conference: Concurrent Sessions, Panel Discussions, Facilitated Round Tables and Workshops/Short Courses.

All sessions will take place in 90-minute intervals. Concurrent Sessions are defined as a block of four presentations, with all presentations related to a similar topic. Panel Discussions typically will have 3-6 short presentations followed by a panel discussion and Q&A. Facilitated Round Tables will start with a short presentation then give attendees the opportunity to discuss the topic further. Workshops/Short Courses will provide a 90-minute interactive training opportunity for attendees.

Proposals are due June 12, 2024.  By late July 2024, Session Chairs will be notified if their proposal has been accepted.

The NWQMC will issue a Call for Abstracts for selected Concurrent Sessions (for 15-minute oral presentations and posters), later this summer.

2025 Conference Themes and Associated Topics Include (but are not limited to):

• Monitoring for the Protection of Aquatic Resources
  • Protecting Water Quality
  • Public Health/Ecological Health/Climate Change
  • Watershed Based Planning
  • Emerging Technologies
  • Groundwater and Surface Water Interactions
  • Policy, Government and Regulations Driving Water Quality Decisions
• Volunteer Monitoring and Community Collaborations
  • Monitoring Collaboration
  • Volunteer and Community Based Monitoring
  • New Tools and Resources
• Increasing Inclusivity and Accessibility
  • Justice, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Accessibility
  • Engaging underrepresented and underserved communities and those with disabilities
  • Promoting environmental justice and addressing systemic inequities
• Contaminants and Source Tracking
  • Naturally Occurring Contaminants of Concern
  • Harmful Algae Blooms (Freshwater and Marine)
  • Persistent Toxic Contaminants
  • Nutrients
  • Emerging Contaminants
  • Aquatic Debris
  • Contaminant Movement
  • Source Identification and Fingerprinting
• Open Data Life Cycle
  • FAIR and CARE Data Principles
  • Secondary Use of Publicly Available Data
  • Moving from Data to Actionable Information
  • Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
• Measuring Success
  • Effectiveness Monitoring
  • Water Quality Trends
  • Lessons Learned in Water Monitoring
• Local (Green Bay Watershed) and Regional (Great Lakes and Midwest) Monitoring
  • Monitoring and Research Partnerships
  • Hypoxia Issues
  • Beneficial Use Impairments
  • Legacy Pollutants
  • Monitoring to Support TMDL and 9 Key Element Plan Implementation
  • Long-term Mussel and Benthic Surveys
  • Temporal and spatial coupling of Nutrients and Food Web
  • Any of the other conference themes that apply to the region.
• Other
  The themes and topics above are from past surveys of attendees and Council members and are in no way comprehensive. If you feel that you have an idea for a session not covered above (or on the more detailed list available from our conference website), please still submit it.

Please review the more expanded topic listing, Concurrent Session Guidelines, and Panel/Roundtable and Workshop Proposal Guidelines for details on the session proposal submission and review process.  If a proposal is accepted, Session Chairs will be responsible for developing their Session (with final approval by the Program Committee) and for facilitating the session on-site.

Information

• Website: https://nwqmcconference.org/?utm_source=Master+List&utm_campaign=f9ed700698-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_04_27_09_00_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_caeffd9c94-f9ed700698-184919521
• Location: Green Bay, United States
• Starts March 10, 2025 08:00 , ends March 14, 2025 17:00

Taxonomy

• Water Monitoring
• Water Monitoring
• Monitoring & Control
• Water Systems Monitoring
• Water Quality Monitoring
• Monitoring & Evaluation
• Monitoring Devices
• Monitoring Technology
• Monitoring & Imaging