Dam Safety 2024

Dam Safety 2024 is the premier conference for dam and levee safety professionals in the United States. Make plans now to share your knowledge with the dam safety community in Denver, CO, September 22-26, 2024.

Save the date and make plans to join us for Dam Safety 2024, September 22-26, 2024 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, CO.

Watch for more information:

• Call for Abstracts - Submit your abstract now! • Closes February 4, 2024
• Exhibit/Sponsor Information coming in early 2024
• Registration Information coming Spring 2024

About the Dam Safety 2024 Educational Program

ASDSO’s national conference is well known throughout the U.S. and internationally as a resource for practical information on the day-to-day activities of those working to keep dams safe. The primary focus of the conference is the effective application of knowledge and technology to real-life problems faced by dam and levee safety professionals.

SUGGESTED TOPICS:

• Failures, Incidents, and Investigations
• Hydrology & Hydraulics
• Geotechnical or Structural Issues
• Emergency Preparedness/Emergency Response
• Design & Construction
• Inspections
• Use of New Technology
• Removal, Decommissioning, and Environmental Issues
• Regulatory Programs
• Dam Owner Issues
• Rehabilitation Case Studies & Lessons Learned
• Risk Assessment/Risk Analysis
• Instrumentation and Monitoring
• Tailings Dams
• Risk-Informed Decision-Making
• Site Security
• Public Safety at Dams
• New and Emerging Technologies
• Climate Change

PRESENTATION FORMATS:

The Dam Safety 2024 conference offers a variety of information-sharing opportunities. Those who submit abstracts may be selected for any of the following presentation formats:

• Traditional agenda presentations – Typically 30 minutes in length (20-25 minutes of presentation and 5-10 minutes for questions).
• Grab-N-Go Info Sessions – Each speaker will have ten to fifteen minutes to illuminate the audience. Be creative and deliver your message succinctly. Q & A will be limited.
• Poster Forum / Lightning Talk – Each accepted presenter prepares a visual representation of his or her topic for the poster forum, which is open during all exhibit hours. Poster presenters also participate in a Lightning Talks event, in which they highlight the topic’s most interesting points in a 3-minute talk.
• Post-Conference Workshops – Half or full-day workshops with multiple presenters on a focused dam or levee safety topic. Workshops will be held on Thursday, September 26.

You will have the opportunity to suggest which type(s) of presentation would most suit your topic. The selection committee will consider preferences but will assign topics to session formats based on the overall scope and length of the conference program.

PROCEEDINGS:

All selected presenters, regardless of the presentation type, are highly encouraged to submit a technical paper to be published in the conference proceedings. This allows presenters to expand upon topics and include detailed information that does not fit into an agenda or poster presentation. We frequently hear from attendees about how important the written papers are to their conference experience.

In addition, conference attendees increasingly ask for copies of the PowerPoint presentations from conference sessions. We also encourage all presenters to submit their slides for inclusion on the conference Collaborate page and on the Conference app.

STUDENT PAPER AND POSTER COMPETITIONS:

ASDSO invites students in a variety of fields to enter the Dam Safety 2024 Student Paper Competition. Learn more now.

JUDGING PROCEDURES AND DEADLINES:

All abstracts must have been submitted on-line by 11:59 PM Eastern on February 4, 2024.

The Conference Program Committee will review all abstracts submitted by the deadline and will make selections for the conference agenda.

Proposals constituting sales pitches for products or services will not be considered.

Selections will be announced in late April.

If you are selected, while it is not mandatory, it is highly encouraged that you publish a paper in the proceedings. Your draft paper must be submitted for peer review in early June. You will receive comments from the paper’s reviewer, and the final paper will be due in mid-August. Papers will be published and distributed in digital format prior to the conference. Agreeing to be a presenter at Dam Safety 2024 constitutes an agreement that the presenter will register for the conference at the appropriate fee, attend the conference, and present the paper. ASDSO does not provide complimentary registration for conference speakers.

Complete instructions for speaker and paper preparation will be provided upon notification of a paper’s acceptance.

SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACT NOW!