Call/Submission

Click here to download the Call for Papers brochure.

Final papers must be uploaded by December 17, 2009.

Please note that your final paper must be a technical paper, which will be included in the Conference proceedings. Papers should be 10-14 pages in length.

PowerPoint presentations, which are used to explain your technical paper in an oral presentation at the Conference, are not included in the proceedings.

Poster presenters may upload a technical paper for inclusion in the proceedings. Posters are not included in the proceedings.

Click here for additional information on preparing oral and poster presentations.

Guidelines for Submission of Abstracts

Online submission is easy and is required to be considered for acceptance into the program. EWRI-ASCE membership is not required. Simply follow the online instructions. In addition, your submission must:

Be no longer than 500 words and written in English.
Summarize the information to be presented at the Conference.
Be in paragraph format as outlines are not acceptable.
Be submitted into one of the proposed topic areas presented on the Web site.
Include the full abstract/paper title.
List the affiliation and complete contact information (mailing address, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail address) of each author.
Indicate the primary contact. This is the person who will be expected to present the paper at the Conference.

You may also "propose a session" on the Web site. Session proposals should include all abstracts for the session at the time of submission.

Deadlines will be strictly adhered to, and authors will be required to register for the Conference at the time of paper upload. Failure to submit abstracts and/or papers by the deadline will result in removal from the Conference program and proceedings. Authors whose abstracts are accepted and who submit a final paper are expected to attend the Conference, pay the appropriate fees, and make their presentation(s) in person. For program questions, contact the Steering Committee Co-Chairs. Proceedings will be published on CD-ROM.

SUGGESTED CONFERENCE TECHNICAL TOPICS

LID and Sustainability

Green Infrastructure
Quantifying Social and Environmental Costs and Benefits
Using LID to Help Mitigate Impacts of Climate Change on Stormwater and Wastewater Systems
LID Implementation and Public Health (i.e., health benefits of urban open space and the beneficial role LID can play)

LID & Reimagining Cities

LID & New Urbanism
LID & LEED
LID & Smart Growth
LID & Autocentricity

Overcoming Institutional and Other Barriers to LID Implementation

Incentive Programs and Public Acceptance
Maintenance Agreements between Public and Private Entities
Modifications to Existing Codes and Ordinances

Constructing LID Facilities

Construction Considerations, Activities, and Scheduling
Problems and Solutions
Case Studies - Lessons Learned
Plans and Specifications that Contractors Can Understand
Coordination Amongst the Engineers, Contractors, and Landscape Architects
Construction & Post-construction Testing: Is it Built Right?

Recent Monitoring/Performance Findings

LID and Integrated Practice Monitoring
Ecoroof/Greenroof Monitoring
LID Hydromodification Benefits
Other LID Facility Monitoring

Computational Methods

Analysis Considerations for a Successful LID Application
Comparisons of Existing Computational Methods
LID Facility Modeling - Parcel, Block, and Development Scale
Integrated Practice Modeling

Advances in LID BMP Design Methods - Lessons Learned

Bioretention Design and Construction, Soil Composition and Infiltration
Green Roofs: Research, Design, Implementation, and Construction
Permeable Pavements
Rainwater Harvesting and Beneficial Use
Bioswales
Urban Trees
Proprietary and Enterprise Technologies
Erosion and Sediment Control

Site Design Considerations

Site Design and Analysis Considerations for a Successful LID Application
Architecture of LID - Making it Look Great!
Incorporating LID into Ultra-Urban and Highway Applications
LID - What Wasn't Built

Incentives for Using LID

The Developer Angle - Why Use LID?
LID Education to the Owner, Real Estate Agents, and Design Communities
Financing to Encourage LID
Exemplary Case Studies

Incorporating LID into New Developments

Exemplary Case Studies
Creative Applications of LID Nationally and Internationally
Combining LID and New Urbanist/Pedestrian-Friendly Street Retrofits

Watershed Retrofit with LID

Restoring the Urban Watershed: LID and Stream Restoration
CSO Control and LID
Exemplary Case Studies
Brownfields LID Implementation
Site Constraints: Contaminated Soil or Groundwater

Costs of LID

Cost of New Construction, Retrofit, and Redevelopment vs. Traditional Approaches

Education, Training, Outreach

LID Education, Training, Outreach with Single-Family Residents
Community and Neighborhood Involvement and Acceptance of LID (with Case Studies)
SRF Financing/Incentives Programs
Commercial/Industrial/Incentives Programs (and Case Studies)

Long-Term Performance, Maintenance

Maintenance Practices for LID
Partnering on Vegetation Maintenance
Maintenance Costs
Failure Examples and Restoration Costs

Case Studies (may include any or all elements listed above)

LID and Smart Growth, New Urbanism, or LEED
LID and Energy and/or Carbon

Special LID Applications

POSTER SESSIONS

Depending upon the number and quality of total entries, papers not accepted for technical sessions may be included in poster sessions.