The organizers of the 2018 Colorado WASH Symposium in Boulder, CO would like to engage academics, practitioners, and professionals who have a passion for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene to attend and participate in our annual Symposium. We believe that creating diverse networks of people who research, evaluate, and implement interesting approaches across the WASH sector is essential to sharing and promoting the innovative ideas that are needed for achieving and sustaining the targets of the Sustainable Development Goals. Our objective is to foster meaningful connections that lead to enhanced understanding and collaboration across professions and disciplines on critical WASH issues. In this spirit, the CO WASH organizing committee is issuing a call for abstracts for posters and short verbal presentations on divergent topics within the WASH sector.
Abstracts are proposals for short oral presentations or posters on research, projects, and programs related to the WASH sector. Short oral presentations will be roughly 20 minutes. Posters will be on display throughout the conference and at a specific poster session. If you are interested in submitting a Letter of Interest for a workshop, breakout session, panel, or other creative session instead, click here.
Deadline: Abstracts are due by submission of this form on December 15, 2017, and successful applicants will be notified by late January. If you have a travel funding deadline that needs to be accommodated, please indicate this in your application.
About the Symposium: The 6th annual Colorado WASH Symposium (March 6 & 7, 2018) is an unconventional student-organized event that brings together premier speakers from the academic, practitioner, and NGO sectors engaged in Water, Sanitation & Hygiene research and practice. The programming of the symposium is designed to create an open and candid dialogue around some of the most pressing challenges and emerging issues in the WASH field. The two-day event consists of panels, presentations, and interactive sessions. In keeping with a tradition of openness and engagement, the event is free and open to the public. More information about the symposium can be found at http://www.colorado.edu/washsymposium/.
How to Apply: Â Applicants should click the link below to provide their contact information and submit two statements of 500 words or less: 1) the abstract and 2) the career/motivation statement.
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The abstract statement (500 words or less) describes the research, work or topic they intend to present in a poster or short oral format (20 minutes). The abstract should address why the topic is relevant to current trends in the WASH sector and how the session supports the mission of the Colorado WASH Symposium.
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The career/motivation statement describes (1) the applicant’s WASH-relevant background; (2) current involvement with WASH-related research or practice; and (3) motivation for attending the Colorado WASH Symposium
(deadline December 15, 2017)