Call for Letters of Interest
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 Letters of Interest for workshops, breakout sessions, panels, or other creative sessions on divergent topics within the WASH sector.
Letters of Interest are proposals for workshops, breakout sessions, panels, or other creative sessions on divergent topics within the WASH sector. These sessions will be 40-80 minutes and collaboration between multiple presenters and organizations is highly encouraged. If you are interested in submitting an Abstract for a short oral or poster presentation instead, click here.
Applicants’ statements will be reviewed by the Symposium’s organizing committee and evaluated based on the merit of the narratives and potential contribution to the CO WASH Symposium community. University students, academics, professionals, and practitioners from all disciplines are welcome and encouraged to apply.
Deadline: Letters of Interest are due by submission of this form on November 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: Applicants should click the link below to provide their contact information and submit a proposal statement of 500 words or less addressing; (1) the topic of interest and its importance in the WASH sector, (2) the presenters’ background in this area of WASH, (3) the preferred format for the presentation, and (4) how the session supports the mission of the Colorado WASH Symposium.
SUBMIT A LETTER OF INTEREST NOW
(deadline November 15, 2017)