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Dredging 2012 Call for Abstracts

The fourth specialty conference on dredging and dredged material disposal, Dredging 2012, will be held in San Diego, California, USA from October 22—25, 2012. It has been almost 10 years since the last meeting of this international forum bringing together professionals and practitioners from developed and developing areas of the world. Many new issues have emerged and will be discussed and debated.

Abstracts are being sought regarding best practices and innovations in the field from North and South America, Europe and Asia. The submission deadline is January 23, 2012. Visit http://dredging12.pianc.us/abstracts.cfm for more information or to submit. Papers are not required.

The theme of the conference is 40 Years of Dredging and Environmental Innovation. Topics will include:

• State of Engineering Practice
• Dredging Contracting and Management Innovations
• Environmental Dredging (Remediation/Restoration)
• Safety
• Current Engineering Dredging Research
• Integrating Dredging and Dredged Material Reuse with Environmental Restoration
• Working with Nature
• Site Characterization and Survey
• Sediment Resuspension / Residuals
• Sustainable Sediment Management
• Dredged Material Management
• Ports / Navigation – Case Studies (Coastal/Inland)
• Regulatory Challenges and Solutions

Dredging 2012 is a four-day technical specialty conference organized by PIANC USA and the Coasts, Oceans, Ports and Rivers Institute of American Society of Civil Engineers (COPRI ASCE). For more information visit http://dredging12.pianc.us or contact us at dredging@pianc.us

revised 30 November 2011