Call For Papers: BioCycle WEST COAST19
BioCycle WEST COAST19 Presentation Requirements For Equipment Vendors, Service Providers
Due to the volume of abstracts submitted by equipment vendors and service providers, BioCycle Conference organizers have established the following criteria:
- Presentations must be case studies, planning process, and or third party research findings. Abstracts focused solely on vendors' equipment, systems and/or services will not be accepted.
- Case studies should be presented from the point of view of a facility manager/operator. BioCycle prefers case studies be presented by the project or facility manager/operator.
- Details should include why and how the project started; unique barriers encountered and or innovative solutions developed during project planning; description of operations.
Accepting abstracts now
for presentations on
April 2-3, 2019.
BioCycle WEST COAST19 includes four tracks of sessions.
Abstracts should be no longer than 250 words.
Deadline for abstract submittal is December 10, 2018. Abstract selection will be completed by December 21, 2018; notifications will be emailed on or before that date.
Speakers will be responsible for a discounted registration fee of $375 (includes attendance of all sessions on April 2 and 3, exhibit hall, two continental breakfasts, two lunches and refreshment breaks). The one-day discounted speaker registration fee is $275.
When you submit an abstract, you'll be asked for Abstract Title, Abstract, contact information and a brief speaker biography (Education/Employment, maximum of 75 words)
Suggested Topics
Catalyzing Organics Recycling
Organics Diversion Policies — Mandates, Bans And Incentives
Busting Silos To Advance Integrated Food-Soil-Energy-Water Solutions
Healthy Soils — Organics Recycling's Foundation
Measurement And Metrics
Pricing Compost, Market Valuation
Soil Amendment, Water-Efficient Landscape Ordinances
Infrastructure Development
Food Waste Composting
Anaerobic Digestion (AD) — Municipal, Farm, Industrial And Merchant Facilities
Facility Siting, Permitting And Financing
WRRF Codigestion: Energy Recovery And Biosolids Recycling
AD And Composting Facility Integration
Decentralized And Community Composting
Compost And Biogas Markets
Compost Utilization: Green Infrastructure, Carbon Storage, Disease Suppression
Community Gardens, Urban Farms And Compost
Grid, Pipeline Interconnections
Biogas Market Assessments — RNG, Electric Vehicles, Microgrids
Environmental Attribute Markets: Low Carbon Fuels, Cap & Trade, Carbon Pricing
Digestate Products, Nutrient Recovery
Food Recovery
Wasted Food Prevention And Recovery
Edible Food Measurement
Gleaning And Value-Added Processing
Enterprises, Innovation, Collaborations
K-12 Food Recovery
Food Recovery, Food Insecurity Intersections
Contamination Management
Generator Training, Hauler And Processor Enforcement
Depackaging AD, Composting Feedstocks
Sorting Strategies
Preprocessing At Transfer Stations
Technology Combinations To Maximize Removal
Contaminant Limit Compliance
Behavior Change
Principles And Practices
Residential, Commercial Food Waste Diversion — The Human Factor
Boosting Program Participation For Curbside, Drop-Off
Influencing Consumer Behavior
Public Relationships, Public Engagement
Outreach And Messaging Tools
Composting Science
Fundamentals Of Composting Science
Best Practices For Industrial Composting Of Source Separated Organics
Odor And Air Emissions, Storm Water Management
Compost Biology
Composting Compostable Products And Packaging
Compost Science And Manufacturers' Realities