Call for Abstracts and Speaker Information
The Mega-Conference will be held October 25-28 in Westminster, Colorado. This year's conference theme is "Peak to Plains, Elevating the Future of Wastewater."
Submissions for Poster Abstracts are open until June 30. Poster guidelines are available here.
The deadline of March 31, 2026 has passed for submitting presentation and paper abstracts. Thanks for the overwhelming response. We will be in touch with all authors soon. If you have any questions, please contact us at outreach@nowra.org or info@nowra.org.
To view sample abstracts, please click here (PDF Download).
Important deadlines:
Dates are tentative and subject to change. (updated 4/1/26)
- February 2, 2026: Call for Abstract submissions opens.
- March 31, 2026: Deadline for Presentation and Paper Abstract submissions.
- June 19, 2026: Authors will be notified of the Education Committee's selection and provided with instructions regarding paper, presentation, and poster criteria and format.
- June 30, 2026: Deadline for Poster Abstract submissions.
- July 7, 2026: Speaker Agreements Due
- (tent - week of July 28): Attendee & Exhibitor registration will open.
- August 3, 2026: Draft paper manuscripts due for review by the NOWRA Education Committee.
- August 10, 2026: Draft presentations due.
- August 24, 2026: Comments and/or edited papers returned to the author. If re-review is required, they will be due on September 4, 2026.
- September 1, 2026: Presenters must be registered for the conference and are responsible for covering their own registration and travel expenses. Failure to do so may result in removal from the agenda.
- September 9, 2025: Comments on draft presentations returned to the speaker.
- September 14, 2026: Final papers and presentations must be submitted in electronic format to be included in the proceedings and conference. If the paper and/or presentation is not received by this date, the topic and speaker may be removed from the agenda.
Paper and Presentation Guidelines:
- Draft Conference Agenda
- Speaker Agreement Form (Blank) (Coming Soon)
- Sample Abstracts
- If you are a PRESENTER, click here for the 2026 Onsite Mega-Conference Presentation Guidelines.
- If you are writing a PAPER, click here for the 2026 Onsite Mega-Conference Paper Guidelines.
- If you are presenting a POSTER, click here for the 2026 Onsite Mega-Conference Poster Guidelines.
To view the Call for Abstracts, download the PDF.