CALL FOR PAPERS GUIDELINES

SUBMIT YOUR TECHNICAL ABSTRACTS

All submitted technical abstracts will be reviewed by the World Utilities Congress 2025 Technical Committee.

Early submission is important to ensure the Committee members have ample time to review the abstracts.

Authors are strongly encouraged to submit their abstracts online at: www.worldutilitiescongress.com/submit, before the deadline of Friday, 29 November 2024.

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION

Abstracts should be no more than 500 words and should be written in English. Any entry submitted in a different language will not be considered
You are welcome to include additional information, such as illustrations, graphs or tables, as attachments
Please do not submit the same abstract more than once. If you believe your abstract is relevant to multiple categories, please select one that is the best fit
One person can submit multiple abstracts within the same category or across multiple categories. However, please do not submit the same or slightly modified abstracts multiple times, as they will be deleted
Prior to abstract submissions – management clearance must be obtained. Any issues concerning clearance should be outlined when the abstract is submitted
If you have presented your abstract previously, you can still submit but you will need to provide details of when and where it was presented before

ABSTRACT CONTENT

Your abstract should contain adequate information for review by the Technical Committee including:

Description: summarise the scope and nature of the work on which the abstract is based, e.g. project description, why it was undertaken, data description, the technology used, etc.
Applications: describe the possible application of the information provided in the abstract
Results and conclusions: summarise the results and major conclusions to be presented, explain how these differ from previous work on the same subject
Technical contributions: describe the significance of the subject matter in the abstract by listing technical contributions or additions to the technical knowledge relevant to the utilities industry

GRADING CRITERIA

Your abstracts will be evaluated by the Technical Committee members according to the following grading criteria:

Impact: what industry or organisational impact does your work have? Please include relevant results and/or case studies
Novelty: your abstract should demonstrate innovation and originality, and contain significant new knowledge, technical results or experience
Interest & relevance: how relevant is your submission to the current state of the utilities industry? How interesting is the subject matter to the World Utilities Congress audience and the industry overall? Will it grab their attention?

TECHNICAL CATEGORIES

There is a choice of 20 different technical categories, all of which have multiple subcategories. Please have a thorough read through all of them, and select one category that describes your abstract best. Please do not submit the same abstract more than once, as duplicates will be deleted.

COMMERCIALISM

Your abstract should not use language that is commercial in tone in the title, text or slides. The use of such terms will result in careful scrutiny by the Technical Committee and may result in exclusion from the evaluation process.

GUIDELINES FOR ACCEPTED ABSTRACTS

You will be notified in January 2025 if your abstract has been accepted. All authors who submitted their abstracts will receive an email stating if their abstracts have been accepted or not
Authors of accepted abstracts will be required to prepare PowerPoint presentations, detailed instructions on the preparation will be sent to all authors once acceptance to speak has been received
World Utilities Congress does not require authors to submit their technical papers, as we do not publish these
All the presenters will receive complimentary access to all three days of the Technical Conference. However, all the co-authors are required to purchase a pass if they would like to attend
The organiser assumes no obligation for expenses by authors for travel and accommodation to attend and speak at the event
If confirmed presenters by any means cannot present at the Technical conference, they will be required to nominate someone to present the abstract

SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACTS