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FAQs
This is a collection of some of our most frequently asked questions. If you can't find an answer to your question, please contact us at [email protected].
General
Where is WaterSciCon 2024 being held?
WaterSciCon24 will be held at the Saint Paul RiverCentre in St. Paul, MN.
175 West Kellogg Boulevard
Saint Paul, MN 55102
What are the dates for WaterSciCon 2024?
What is the format of WaterSciCon24?
Will WaterSciCon 2024 offer on-site childcare?
Can caregivers receive free on-site registration?
When does registration open?
When does housing open to reserve hotel accommodations?
Reserve discounted housing until 16 June. AGU does have multiple hotels in the block at various price points. Please remember that booking in the hotel block helps keep prices for hotels and registration low as cities normally provide better rates to meetings with blocks. By staying in a hotel block, attendees gain the opportunity to further network with industry peers and remain in the center of the activity surrounding the conference.
What is the expected meeting attendance?
Do I have to be an AGU or CUAHSI member to attend?
What are the health and safety guidelines for WaterSciCon24?
Will #WaterSciCon24 accept ancillary meeting room requests?
Registration
How do I register for WaterSciCon24?
Registration is open now and throughout the duration of the conference. Learn more, view rates, and register here.
What does my in-person registration fee include?
Your registration fee includes access to the virtual event platform, all in-person and on-demand online sessions, the in-person exhibition, plenary lectures, networking, education and career development opportunities.
All attendees, including presenters and chairs, must register for #WaterSciCon24. Your abstract fee or your acceptance to speak is not your registration.
What does my online registration fee include?
WaterSciCon24 is primarily an onsite event and there will not be live-streaming of sessions. The online program is on-demand viewing of scientific sessions after the meeting.
All attendees, including presenters and chairs, must register for #WaterSciCon24 to gain access to the virtual platform. An author whose science is presented onsite by a colleague who wants to view the recordings would need to register at an online rate.
What is the early bird rate?
Reduced registration rates are extended to all meeting attendees who register for the meeting prior to the early bird deadline of 15 May 2024. Payment must be received by the noted deadline to receive the early bird rate.
How are cancellations processed for the meeting?
Written requests must be emailed to the WaterSciCon Registration Center. Registration cancellations received by 21 May 2024 will receive a complete refund. Cancellations received between 22 to 29 May 2024 will have a $50 USD processing fee deducted from their refund. No refunds will be issued for cancelled registrations or ticketed events after 29 May 2024.
Will WaterSciCon accept checks and wire transfer payments for WaterSciCon24 registration?
WaterSciCon will accept credit card, check and wire transfer payments. All check and wire transfer payments must be received by 24 May 2024.
Does WaterSciCon accept purchase orders?
WaterSciCon does not accept purchase orders for registration payment.
How do I request a registration receipt for WaterSciCon 2024?
To request a registration receipt, please contact [email protected].
Abstracts
Do presenters and chairs have to register for the meeting?
- The presenting author must register for and attend WaterSciCon24.
- Session chairs and all presenters must pay a registration fee if they are attending and/or presenting at WaterSciCon24.
- Chairs listed on a proposal do not need to register for WaterSciCon24 if they will not attend the meeting.
How should I cite an abstract presented at WaterSciCon24?
Please cite as:
Author(s) (2024), Title, Abstract (Final paper number, ex: 103-02) presented at WaterSciCon24, 24-27 June.
When do abstract submissions open and close?
When will I know if my abstract has been accepted?
Authors will be notified of the acceptance, format and schedule of their abstracts in mid April 2024.
Messages regarding the WaterSciCon scientific program are sent via [email protected]. Please check your junk or spam filter. Note: this email address is not monitored.
If you have questions, please contact the Scientific Program Team.
Will presenters be able to choose online or in-person presentations?
The meeting will be held onsite in St. Paul, Minn. Presenters who are not able to attend onsite can ask a colleague to present on their behalf onsite. The presentation will then be available for on-demand, online viewing.
How do I submit an abstract submission?
The abstract submission guidelines and link to the submission site can be found in the Present section of the WaterSciCon24 site. If you have any questions please contact WaterSciCon’s Scientific Program Team.
Can I submit more than one abstract?
First authors can submit two (2) contributed abstracts to ANY topic areas.
The person submitting the abstract will automatically be listed as the first and presenting author. The first author cannot be modified.
A first author may elect to designate a co-author to present the abstract at the meeting. The presenting author must register for the meeting in order to make the presentation. There are no Invited abstracts.
Is there a fee to submit an abstract?
Yes. The abstract submission fee is a required and non-refundable processing fee, separate from meeting registration fees, and is not based on approval of your abstract submission or attendance at the meeting. The abstract submission fees are:
- Regular submission — $75
- Student submission — $45
- Exception: There are no abstract submission fees for individuals residing in qualifying low-income or lower-middle income countries, as defined by the World Bank.
Session Proposals
Do I need to register for WaterSciCon24 in order to convene, chair, or present in a session?
- All session chairs and all presenters must pay a registration fee if they are attending and/or presenting at WaterSciCon24.
- Conveners listed on a proposal do not need to register for WaterSciCon24 if they will not attend the meeting.
Do I need to be a member of AGU or CUAHSI to convene, chair, or present at a session?
Is there a fee to submit a session topic?
There is no fee to submit a session topic.
All first authors who submit an abstract to a session are subject to the abstract submission fee. Presenting authors and session chairs must pay the meeting registration fee.