CALL FOR ABSTRACTS February 11-14, 2019 ú New Orleans, Louisiana - Abstracts due June 29, 2018 - Battelle
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Abstracts due June 29, 2018 Tenth International Conference on the Remediation and Management of Contaminated Sediments CALL FOR ABSTRACTS February 11-14, 2019 ú New Orleans, Louisiana battelle.org/sedimentscon #BattelleSediments19
The 2019 Conference will be designed for and presented by scientists, engineers, regulators, remediation site owners, constructors, and other environmental professionals representing universities, government agencies, consultants, and R&D and service firms from around the world. Networking and career development opportunities will be provided for students and professionals during the Conference. The Conference will be a forum for sharing research results, practical experiences, and opportunities associated with investigating, remediating, and restoring the environmental and economic vitality of waterways. Managing these aquatic systems requires complex actions that affect a diverse group of stakeholders and touch a wide range of environmental, economic, political, and social issues. Battelle has presented this premier international technical conference since 2001. Sponsors are public-and private-sector organizations active in environmental assessment, remediation, and management. The Tenth International Conference on Remediation and Management of Contaminated Sediments will be held February 11-14, 2019, at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside Hotel.
Conference Overview Conference Sponsors
Short courses will be offered on Monday, February 11, 2019. The following organizations to date have made financial
Exhibits will open late Monday afternoon, along with the contributions toward the general costs of planning and
welcome reception. The Plenary Session will convene on conducting the Conference.
Monday evening. The technical program will be conducted
Tuesday through Thursday, with platform talks and panel
discussions during the day and poster receptions Tuesday
and Wednesday evenings. A student paper competition
will be conducted, and networking and career development
opportunities will be provided for students during the aquablok.com
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Conference.
We hope you will submit an abstract to be considered for
the program. Abstracts are due June 29, 2018. The program arcadis.com
will be developed based on the abstract review conducted
by the Program Committee and the session chairs.
The platform and poster sessions will be organized around
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the following major themes: cdmsmith.com
• Environmental Processes and Modeling
• Characterization, Assessment and Monitoring
• Remediation and Restoration Alternatives
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• Remedy and Restoration Implementation
• Management Approaches and Policy
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See page 2 for the anticipated scope of the technical
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program and page 3 for information on preparing and
submitting an abstract.
The Conference is Organized and iaiwater.com
Presented by Battelle
Battelle’s environmental engineers, scientists and
professionals offer focused expertise to government jacobs.com
and industrial clients in the U.S. and abroad. Combining obg.com
sound science and engineering solutions with creative
management strategies, Battelle works with clients to
develop innovative, sustainable and cost-effective solutions
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to complex problems in site characterization, assessment,
monitoring, remediation, restoration, and management.
Every day, the people of Battelle apply science and technology
to solving what matters most. At major technology centers louisberger.com
and national laboratories around the world, Battelle conducts
research and development, designs and manufactures
products and delivers critical services for government
and commercial customers. Headquartered in Columbus,
Ohio, since its founding in 1929, Battelle serves the
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national security, health and life sciences and energy and Est. 1917
environmental industries. sevenson.com
Additional Sponsorship Opportunities
For information about sponsoring specific Conference events, see the Conference Sponsors & Exhibitors page.
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Technical Program Scope
Examples of anticipated presentation topics are listed below. The list is numbered to provide an easy means of
referencing these topics on your abstract submittal form; see the “Submittal” paragraph on page 3.
This is not a list of sessions, nor is it a comprehensive list of topics. Abstracts are welcome on all relevant topics.
Environmental Processes and Remediation and Restoration Management Approaches and Policy
Modeling Alternatives 5a. Sediment Management under
1a. Contaminant Fate and Transport 3a. Cap Design and Modeling State-Led Programs
in Sediments 3b. Cap Construction and Operation 5b. Adaptive Management
1b. Groundwater/Sediment/Surface 3c. MNR and Enhanced MNR Approaches
Water Interactions 5c. NAPL and MGP Sites
3d. Dredging Design and Operation
1c. Hydrodynamics and Sediment 5d. UXO and MEC Sites
3e. Dredged Material Dewatering
Transport
and Disposal 5e. Restoration and Revitalization
1d. Ebullition Strategies
3f. Understanding Chemistry of In
1e. Food Web Models Situ Treatment Amendments 5f. Establishing Remediation Goals
1f. Contaminant Bioavailability and 3g. Field Scale Application of In Situ 5g. International Approaches for
Uptake Treatment Technologies Site Identification and Cleanup
1g. Geospatial Data Evaluation and 3h. Evaluating Sustainability 5h. International Experiences
Data Visualization in Contaminated Sediment
3i. Beneficial Use of Contaminated
Sediments Remediation
Characterization, Assessment, and
3j. In Situ Stabilization 5i. Communication and Facilitation
Monitoring
with Stakeholders
2a. Noncontaminant Stressors
Remedy and Restoration 5j. Site Management Decision
2b. Chemical/Toxicological/Biological
Implementation Strategies
Measurements and Monitoring
4a. Remediation of Urban Waterways 5k. Risk-Based Management and
2c. Emerging Contaminants
4b. Successfully Combining Remedies Cleanup Decisions
2d. Innovative Characterization and
4c. Innovation and Improvement in 5l. Integrating Waterfront
Assessment Tools
the Design Process Redevelopment
2e. Passive Samplers
4d. Monitoring and Assessing Effects 5m. Great Lakes Legacy Act
2f. Contaminant Forensics during Remedy Execution Successes and Challenges
2g. Ecological and Human-Health 4e. Monitoring and Evaluating 5n. Natural Resource Damages and
Risk Assessment Remedy Effectiveness Damage Assessment
2h. Field Sampling Methods and 4f. Habitat Mitigation and Restoration 5o. Remedy Cost and Cost
Techniques Allocation Considerations
2i. Field Sampling Tools
2j. Long-Term Monitoring Strategies
2k. Source ID, Loading Assessment,
and Control
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Submittal. Abstracts are to be submitted online only via
the link on the Abstract Specifications and Submittal
Program Committee
page. Abstracts submitted by email will not be accepted
Conference Chairs or reviewed. The submittal form will require complete
Andrew Bullard (Battelle) contact information (postal mailing address, phone number,
Patricia White (Battelle) and email) for the corresponding/presenting author and for
all co-authors.
Technical Steering Committee
Katherine Cronin (Deltares) Session placement suggestions and format preference
(platform or poster) may be entered on the submittal form.
Steve Garbaciak (Foth)
The corresponding/presenting author’s placement and
Marcia Greenblatt (Integral Consulting, Inc.)
format preference cannot be guaranteed. Final decisions on
Karl Gustavson (U.S. EPA) placement and format will be based on best overall design
Amy Hawkins (U.S. Navy) of the Conference program.
Lisa Lefkovitz (Battelle)
Mandy Michalsen (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) Notification of Acceptance/Placement. In October 2018,
the corresponding/presenting author of each abstract will
Steve Nadeau (Sediment Management Work Group)
be notified by email of the placement decision. If the abstract
Steve Sands (Clean Earth) was accepted, this email will state the session and format
Phillip Spadaro (The Intelligence Group) (platform or poster) to which it was assigned and provide
Tim Thompson (Science and Engineering for the information on preparing the presentation and submitting
Environment, LLC) an updated abstract shortly before the Conference.
Inquiries. Questions about abstract preparation and submittal
should be addressed to sedimentscon@battelle.org.
Abstract Preparation and Submittal
Abstracts are due June 29, 2018.
No financial assistance is available to support
The program will be developed through a multilevel review registration or other costs of attending the
by the Program Committee and the session chairs, beginning Conference. All presenting authors and session
in July. To ensure full opportunity for placement in the chairs are expected to register and pay the
program, abstracts should be submitted no later than applicable technical-program registration fees.
June 29, 2018. Because hundreds of abstracts will be
received for review, abstracts must be well-written, clearly This policy is necessary because registration fees
and concisely outlining the material being proposed for are the major source of funding for the Conference
presentation. Abstracts with a pronounced commercial slant and a significant percentage of registrants will
will not be accepted. Abstracts must convey the information make presentations or chair sessions.
reviewers will need to assess the scope of the work and the
data likely to be available at the time of the presentation,
determine its relevance, compare it with other proposed
presentations, and, if accepted for the program, assign it to
an appropriate session.
Format/Content/Required Subheadings. Abstracts must
be in English and cannot exceed one standard-size page
(8.5” X 11”). Format requirements and an example abstract
are available on the Conference website under “Abstract
Specifications and Submittal.” Note that abstracts must
be organized under the following required subheadings—
Background/Objectives, Approach/ Activities, and
Results/Lessons Learned.
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Student Participation Students who wish to present their work at the Conference,
whether or not they win the competition, should submit
Student papers are due September 21, 2018. abstracts by the June 29, 2018, abstract due date. They
may then submit their competition papers by the September
Students are encouraged to attend the Conference and will 21, 2018, student paper due date. Student papers
find their participation valuable to their career development. should not exceed 10 pages (including figures, tables,
In addition to the technical information gained by attending and references). Detailed specifications and submittal
presentations and visiting exhibits, students will be able to information will be available on the Student Participation
meet and talk with environmental professionals representing page by July 31, 2018.
a wide range of work experience and employers.
Student Event Sponsors. Information about becoming a
Reduced Registration Rate. The student rate is approximately corporate sponsor for the student paper competition and
half the university rate and provides full access to all technical other student events can be found on the Conference
sessions, exhibits and meals. Full-time students are eligible; Sponsors & Exhibitors page.
documentation of current enrollment is required.
Student Paper Competition. Papers may be submitted on Short Course Proposals
any topic relevant to the overall technical scope of the Proposals are due July 13, 2018.
Conference and will be reviewed for originality of the research,
clarity of data presentation, and discussion of results. An Courses on topics within the general scope of the Conference
individual may submit only one paper, and winners of will be offered on Monday, February 11, the day before the
student paper competitions at past Battelle conferences technical program begins. See the Short Course Proposal
are not eligible. The primary author must (a) be a full-time Form for details on proposal content and submittal instructions.
student at the time the paper is submitted and (b) give The form will be available online by May 11, 2018.
the corresponding poster or platform presentation at the
Conference. The primary author of each winning paper will Proposals will be evaluated, and you will be notified of the
receive a complimentary, nontransferable registration and results by August 31, 2018. If your course is selected, you
a cash award, which will provide substantial assistance with will receive information about scheduling and how course
travel and hotel costs. Participants will be informed of the registrations will be handled. Course descriptions will be
results in November 2018. posted on the website in October.
Inquiries. Questions about course proposals should be
addressed to sedimentscon@battelle.org.
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Exhibits Registration
Exhibit space will open for general sale on July 16, 2018. By August 1, 2018, a link to online registration will be available
on the Registration page. Exhibit booth staff will be registered
Organizations that provide sediment assessment, remediation, by their exhibit managers. Short course registration
and management services and products are invited to information will be added to the website in October.
exhibit. Exhibitors will have the opportunity to present
information to a focused audience of more than 1,000 The following technical program registration fees cover
people who acquire and use environmental management admission to all platform and poster sessions, exhibits,
products and services at industrial and government sites group lunches, receptions, and daily continental breakfasts
around the world. Breakfast, lunch, breaks, and reception and refreshment breaks.
service will be located near the exhibit area.
Paid by Paid after
Booth Selection. Conference sponsors will be contacted Nov. 1, 2018 Nov. 1, 2018
in early July, before general sales open, to select their
Industry $975 $1,050
booth spaces. Exhibits will open for general sale July 16,
Govt/Univ* $850 $950
2018. Email reminders will be sent a few days before the
Student** $450 $500
open date to contacts for organizations that have exhibited
at recent Battelle conferences. The exhibit webpage will * The university fee applies to full-time faculty and other
contain the terms and conditions, the application form, and teaching and research staff, including post-doctoral students.
** The student fee is reserved for full-time students through
the floor plan showing available spaces. Ph.D. candidates whose fees will be paid by their universities
or who will not be reimbursed for out-of-pocket payment.
Exhibit Fee and Payment. The fee for an 8-ft x 10-ft booth Documentation of current enrollment is required.
is $3,195 if payment is made by October 15, 2018, and
$3,395 if paid later. Space will be assigned on a first-come,
Please see the Registration page for applicable registration
first-served basis, according to receipt of completed
terms and conditions. Registration terms and conditions
application and payment. Payment terms and conditions
are subject to change without notice and are applicable to
apply, see the Exhibitor website for additional details.
all levels of registration, including booth staff and Sponsor/
Exhibitor discounted registrants. No one under 18 years
Internet Cafe Sponsor
of age will be admitted to any Conference event unless
registered as a student, valid student ID required at check-in.
Payment. Payment is required to confirm registration and
registration discounts apply only to payments received
eaest.com by the specified dates. Checks will be accepted for
registrations made through December 14, 2018. Beginning
Inquiries. Please contact Susie Warner (The Scientific December 15, 2018, payment only be made by major credit
Consulting Group, Inc.) at 301.670.4990, or send an email card. Purchase orders will not be accepted. Fees are not
to sediments2019@scgcorp.com. transferable to other Battelle Conferences.
Learning Lab Proposals
NEW in 2019! Proposals due August 31, 2018.
Interested in generating exposure for a new product, software, or
prototype or demonstrating the use of an existing tool or technology
to Conference attendees?
Demonstrate use of a technology, software, and/or tool in a 25-minute,
hands-on demonstration, or user experience in the Learning Lab,
located in the Exhibit Hall. The Learning Lab Proposal Form will be
available on the Conference website by May 11, 2018. If selected,
there is no additional fee to participate.
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Conference Hotel
The Conference will be held at the Hilton New Orleans
Riverside Hotel. Situated on the bank of the Mississippi River
at 2 Poydras Street, the contemporary and award-winning
Hilton is conveniently located in the revitalized Arts District.
It is within easy walking distance to the French Quarter and
Jackson Square. It is home to world-famous Dragos Seafood
Restaurant and a wealth of other eateries, from gourmet to
traditional Cajun, can be found in the surrounding area.
Conference Room Block. A block of rooms has been
set aside at the Hilton for Conference attendees. The
group rate is $199 per night (standard) or $209 per night
(view) single/double plus applicable taxes and hotel
fees. A percentage of the block will be available at the
prevailing U.S. Government per diem rate at the time of
the Conference. By August 1, 2018, a link to online room
reservations will be available on the Venue & Hotel page
of the Conference website.
Reservations. The rates above are in effect for reservations
made by January 14, 2019, unless rooms in the block sell
out before that date. Subject to availability of rooms at the
time reservations are made, the Conference rate can be
used for check in as early as Friday, February 8, and check-
out as late as Sunday, February 17.
The Sediments Conference does not have group
rate agreements with any other property except
the Hilton New Orleans Riverside nor have we
partnered with any travel agency or third-party
for travel/hotel discounts. If you receive a call
or an email offering assistance in making hotel
reservations or changing existing reservations, we
advise caution. The Conference has no agreement
with any organization to contact participants and
offer reservation assistance, nor have we provided
contact information to anyone for this purpose.
Local Transportation. Transportation between the Hilton
and the Louis Armstrong International Airport by taxi is
approximately $36 one way. Shared-ride service is available
through Super Shuttle for approximately $24/person one way.
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New Orleans way to get around. The Canal Street and Riverfront lines
travel from the French Market, along the Mississippi River,
The heart of New Orleans is the French Quarter, the original and up Canal Street to City Park and the cemeteries. The
part of the city. Walk through this compact area bordered by St. Charles streetcar will take you to the Garden District,
Canal Street and the Mississippi River to see the beautiful known for its elegant and historic homes and gardens, and
balconies and lovingly restored homes. The Quarter’s to the Audubon Zoo and the University District. A riverboat
landmarks include Bourbon Street, the French Market, and cruise of the harbor on the Natchez or the Creole Queen
the unique cemeteries. would provide another perspective of the city; guided daytime
tours and evening dinner/jazz cruises also are offered.
Jackson Square, anchored by St. Louis Cathedral, is the
historic center of the City. It’s a great place to spend your If you can arrive a day or two before the Conference, or
free time watching street performers, sidewalk artists, and
stay after, consider touring some of the beautiful antebellum
palm readers. Shop for antiques, jewelry, and art on Royal,
plantation homes on the River Road just outside the City.
Chartres, and Magazine Streets. Listen to jazz at one of the
Or, you may wish to visit the 23,000- acre Bayou Sauvage
many nightclubs on Frenchmen Street. Or, visit more modern
National Wildlife Refuge, one of the largest urban wildlife
destinations such as Audubon’s Aquarium of the Americas,
refuges in the U.S. The area around Lake Ponchartrain
Harrah’s Casino, the National World War II Museum, and
provides a variety of outdoor activities, such as cycling,
the Riverfront, where you can watch riverboats and ocean-
sailing, horseback riding, and golf. For more information,
going vessels. These and many more experiences are just visit www.neworleans.com.
a few minutes by foot from the Conference hotel.
At every turn, you will find one of the restaurants that make Inquiries
New Orleans world famous for its cuisine—Cajun, Creole, Sediments Conference Office
French, Italian, and good old Southern home cooking. In sedimentscon@battelle.org
the evening, after café au lait and beignets at Cafe du
Monde, take a walking tour and hear stories of places Conference sponsorship, exhibits, and registration:
haunted by ghosts from centuries past. Susie Warner (The Scientific Consulting Group, Inc.)
sediments2019@scgcorp.com
If you have time to explore beyond the French Quarter and phone: 301.670.4990 | fax: 301.670.3815
the Warehouse/Arts District, the streetcar system is a great
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