Call for Papers
NEWWA conferences and meetings provide information on a wide range of water works topics. The Program Committee is soliciting abstracts of presentations for upcoming monthly meetings and conferences. The committee is interested in topics related to all areas of the water profession including, but not limited to:
Treatment Technology • Distribution Maintenance • Safety or Other Personnel Management Areas • Distribution System Upgrades • Demand Management & Conservation • Customer Service • Water Utility Financing • Regulations • Water Supply-Related Case Studies • Management Innovations • Public Communication or Outreach • Source Water Protection • Watershed Management • Information Technology and Innovation • Benchmarking/Quality Utility Service • Water Quality
Abstract Requirements/Information: If you have an abstract you would like to be considered for presentation at a membership meeting or one of our two major conferences, please use the button below. To submit an abstract for NEWWA symposia, click the button below.
| Meeting/Conference | Event Date | Location | Abstract Submittal Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 December Membership Meeting | December 17, 2025 | Granite Links CC, Quincy, MA | September 30, 2025 |
| 2026 Joint Member Meeting with NHWWA | January 15, 2026 | Carriage House at Murphy’s Taproom, Bedford, NH | October 15, 2025 |
| 2026 Laboratory Operations Symposium | March 11, 2026 | NEWWA Training Center, Holliston, MA | December 11, 2025 |
| 2026 Spring Joint Regional Conference & Exhibition | April 1-2, 2026 | DCU Center, Worcester, MA | October 15, 2025 |
Each person submitting an abstract will create a NEW user account for OpenWater, NEWWA’s new abstract submission portal. This account is separate from your NEWWA.org user account.
Submit An Abstract – Conferences & Meetings Submit An Abstract – Laboratory Operations SymposiumAll presenters are asked to become familiar with and follow the Presentation Content Guidelines.
THE ASSOCIATION DOES NOT PROVIDE HONORARIUMS OR REIMBURSE TRAVEL EXPENSES TO SPEAKERS AT CONFERENCES OR MEETINGS. SPEAKERS WILL RECEIVE A DISCOUNTED CONFERENCE REGISTRATION. SPEAKERS CHOSEN FOR THE SEPTEMBER ANNUAL CONFERENCE MUST SUBMIT A WRITTEN PAPER AT THE CONFERENCE. A WRITTEN PAPER CAN BE ANY LENGTH. IT MUST INCLUDE OBJECTIVES, BACKGROUND, A SUMMARY OF WHAT OCCURRED, AND THE CONCLUSION OR RESULTS OF THE PROJECT.
Speaker & Moderator Fees & Expenses
In-person conference and membership meeting speakers and moderators will be allowed to register for conferences and events at a reduced fee. For conferences, the discount can be applied to a 1-day or a full conference registration. The association will budget to allow a speaker to petition the CEO to waive the registration fee for extraordinary circumstances.
For in-person symposia, complimentary registration will be provided to one speaker per presentation. Additional speakers will receive the member-discounted registration rate. Committee members who are attending and moderators will be offered 50 percent off the member-discounted registration rate.
Moderators and speakers will receive complimentary registration for virtual conferences, symposia, and membership meetings.
NOTE: A Copy Transfer Agreement must be signed by all those submitting a paper.