CALL FOR ABSTRACTS/SPEAKERS

Hosted by The New Mexico Recycling Coalition & SWANA—NM Roadrunner Chapter

Lectures, panel discussions, and roundtables in the categories listed below will be selected. To initiate your participation as a speaker, experts from the recycling and solid waste profession, industry, academia, government and consultants are invited to submit papers describing program work, research, applications, proposed discussions, tools and case studies.  We also aim to host a recycling "speed dating" session in which presenters are offered a small amount of time to discuss big picture ideas.  Approximately 20-30 minutes will be provided for each presentation, including questions and responses.  A few longer sessions may be available. Presenters will receive free conference admission for one day.   

For more information about the conference, please go to www.recyclenewmexico.com/conference/. Submissions due May 4th, 2018.  Please scroll down to submit an abstract. 

Our theme this year is "Local Actions in a Global Market," and we are especially interested in the following topics:

·       “Recycle right” – Reducing contamination, National Sword, quantity vs quality, education and outreach, etc. 

·       Local Solutions for Global Markets – Grassroots markets, finding/creating/growing markets on shore, market trends and predictions, etc.

 ·       Solid Waste Management – Best practices for landfills, illegal dumping mitigation, regulatory issues, tire management, safety, etc.

 ·       Recycling Best Practices –  Program innovations, life cycle analysis, product stewardship and EPR, reuse centers, Pay As You Throw, organics management, etc.
 
·       Economics of Solid Waste and Recycling – How full cost accounting ties into National Sword, industry jobs, funding opportunities, commercial/business program development, etc.

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* 1. Please tell us about you.

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* 2. Please provide us with a brief bio or email your CV/resume to Sarah Pierpont at sarah@recyclenewmexico.com

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* 3. Please provide a 2-3 paragraph summary of what you would like to present below.

When completing the application, please keep these points in mind:
1. How is your subject contemporary and relevant? Explain what is new or unique about the information presented.
2. What specific benefits or advantages will attendees gain from this topic? Be specific about the tools and techniques that will be provide for attendees.
3. What will the participants be able to do as a result of attending this session?
4. Provide examples of how the information presented can be transferred to other organizations.
5.  If you envision any complementary activities or speakers or how you'd like to best present the material, please make note of such.  

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