2023 Speaker Portal

AWWA looks forward to gathering in Toronto, Ontario, Canada for ACE23, showcasing innovation, smart technologies and new programs that address critical issues to protect the world’s most important resource.

 Congratulations on being selected to present!

 Access your ACE23 Speaker Portal here

The ACE23 Call for Abstracts closed on September 8, 2022. Thank you to all who submitted an abstract. ACE23 presenter acceptance notifications were sent via email on January 31st. If you have not received this notification email, please contact EducationServices@awwa.org.
 

Requirements

Presentations:

All Presenters must use the ACE23 PowerPoint template - Standard | Widescreen (preferred)

Podium Presentations - Detailed information can be found here.

Poster Presentations - Detailed information can be found here.

Slides are due June 2, 2023. You will upload to our onsite platform, Orchestrate. Instructions and logins were emailed on May 22. If you did not receive that email, please contact educationservices@awwa.org. Please DO NOT upload anything to the speaker portal.


Virtual Track (Hybrid) Presentations:

 Virtual Track presenters will present in person in Toronto. You are not presenting virtually. 

All Presenters must use the ACE23 PowerPoint template - Widescreen

Slides are due June 2, 2023. You will upload to our onsite platform, Orchestrate. Instructions and logins were emailed on May 22. If you did not receive that email, please contact educationservices@awwa.org. Please DO NOT upload anything to the speaker portal.

ACE Virtual Presenter Agreements must be completed – Form can be found here


Posters:

Technical Details: 

 Title banner - A title banner should be 4-foot-long and high enough to contain the title of the poster, author(s) and employer(s).

All Poster Boards are approximately 4 ft high by 8 ft (96 inches) wide, covered in cloth which can be either blue/gray or brown in color, depending on what is available at the convention center or hotel.

Poster Units- Each piece of paper, graph, photograph, etc., on the poster board is defined as a poster unit. Your audience must be able to see your material from 6 ft. The following rules govern design of Poster Units The minimum size unit should be 8 1/2 x 11 in. Larger sizes may be used, but consistency is encouraged.

Lettering should be a minimum of 0.4 in. Please print; do not use cursive.

Graphs and figures should be drawn with a minimum width of 1 mm.

Use photos that are 4 x 6 in. or larger. 

To aid the reader, a clearly and concisely stated objective section is necessary. This can be followed by an experimental section. The results should be the major portion of the poster with the conclusions, stated briefly following the results.

Proceedings and Creative Commons:

Proceedings will consist of PDF versions of PowerPoint slides. Updates to slides will be due June 19, 2023.

Presenters and co-authors must agree to the Terms and Conditions of the Creative Commons Form which allow materials to be published in the conference proceedings. Primary authors are responsible for making sure all co-authors sign the form.  

Release can be completed via the Speaker Portal or by electronically signing the PDF Creative Commons Form and emailing it to EducationServices@awwa.org

We look forward to seeing you all in Toronto!

 

Your Presenter Services Team:

 

Camilo Luera, Senior Coordinator – Presenters & Continuing Education

cluera@awwa.org

Olivia Fontaine, Coordinator 2– Presenters & Continuing Education

ofontaine@awwa.org

  

Visit AWWA Call for Abstracts page for information on other open calls!

Visit AWWA’s Presentation Responsibilities & Guidelines for additional resources, guidelines, and best practices for all general presentations. If you have any questions or need assistance please contact Education Services.

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