OYWC22: “Youth” in the forefront: before and after World Water Forum. Online Youth Water Congress: “Emerging water challenges since COVID-19” Online April 6-8, 2022 |
Conference website | https://www.iahr.org/index/detail/545 |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=oywc22 |
Submission deadline | February 14, 2022 |
Notification of abstract acceptance | March 22, 2022 |
Deadline for paper submission in selected journals | May 29, 2022 |
Welcome to the Online Youth Water Congress: Emerging water challenges since COVID-19 call for abstracts
The young people have the power to inspire new generations and also to offer policy advice.
6 - 8 April 2022. Online
The online Water Youth Congress is co-organized by UNESCO Centre on Integrated and Multidisciplinary Water Resources Management (CIMWRM), hosted by the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh), in Greece, in collaboration with UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme (IHP), the Youth Delegates to the World Water Council (YDWWC) and the International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR).
The young professionals (Yps) will have the opportunity to present their projects/research and also promote new innovative ideas for action (in 3-5 min). Meanwhile, they will have the opportunity to discuss and get some feedback from senior members(mentors) as well as to network with other YPs around the world and establish a connection with the 9th World Water Forum while disseminating the outcomes of the 9th WWF.
The interactive event will explore and discuss themes which will revolve around:
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Water-related disasters and climate crisis
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The “job” system in the Meta COVID-19 era
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Resilience of societies and "digital" communication and cooperation
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Management of groundwater resources, the "invisible water"
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Water-related issues of inclusiveness (culture / gender / indigenous peoples)
The Congress will have parallel sessions on the above-mentioned themes and after the end of the sessions "virtual spiritual coffee breaks" will be provided where discussions will take place among participants and mentors. Mentors are experts from academia and water enterprises/agencies, etc. There will be given the opportunity to have “be to be” meetings with mentors as well. There will be e-proceedings of the event and even the possibility of publication to peer review scientific journal under conditions to be specified.
Registration is free and open to all!
Why Participate?
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Be part of an interesting and most important environmental scientific event about water resources
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Have your work presented and your voice heard by colleagues from all over the world
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Have the opportunity to network with other young professionals and experts
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Interact and transform your knowledge to solutions that can be applied and solve real water problems
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Have the opportunity to favor from input by mentors who are experienced experts, from academia and industry
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Participate in interactive “coffee breaks” that are focused on sharing knowledge and enhance cooperation opportunities
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Have the opportunity to publish your scientific work in e-proceedings and high-impact journals
Key dates
14 February 2022: Deadline for abstract submission (extended abstracts)
22 March 2022: Notification of abstract acceptance
29 May 2022: Deadline for paper submission in selected journals
Organising Committee
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Elpida Kolokytha, UNESCO CIMWRM AUTh
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Kostantinos Voudouris, UNESCO CIMWRM AUTh
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Dimitris Karpouzos, UNESCO CIMWRM AUTh
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Dionysis Latinopoulos, UNESCO CIMWRM AUTh
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Ellis Jorge Da Luca, UNESCO IHP
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Elsa Incio, IAHR
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David Ferras, IAHR
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Phillip Kruse, Young Delegates of the World Water Council
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Karishma Asoodani, Youth Delegate Asia and the Pacific to the World Water Council
Extended Abstract Preparation Instructions
All abstracts submitted via the online submission form before the deadline
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Maximum length: 2 pages. This length should allow the authors to provide comprehensive details of their work
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Congress and publication language: All abstracts must be submitted and presented in English
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Format: Text (pdf or word). Use the Extended Abstract Template that can be downloaded here.
Accepted abstracts will be invited for online presentation in one of the following formats:
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as an oral presentation in a workshop session
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as a discussed poster in a “science at a glance” session
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as a poster presentation in the poster gallery slot
Abstract submission and presentation rules
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Confirmation of receipt & notification of decision
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You will receive an email confirmation that your abstract has been received, indicating the abstract number to which it has been allocated. Please refer to this abstract number in all correspondence regarding the status of the abstract.
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Please contact the Secretariat (cimwrm_unesco@auth.gr) if you submit an abstract and do not receive confirmation that it has been received.
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Notifications regarding status of your abstract will be sent once the review process is complete.
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Instructions for preparation of oral or poster presentations will be sent together with acceptance notifications.
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Presenting authors must register by date (to be confirmed)
Only through enabling the young generations and unlocking transformative power, changes may occur in terms of achieving water security, water resilience and sustainable water solutions.
More information
For any questions concerning the Congress, please contact cimwrm_unesco@auth.gr
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