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EWRI Modeling Confluence Conference

Reston, Virginia | –

For Speakers

Abstract Submission

NOTE: This event will be in person in Reston, Virginia

Registration for the Modeling Conference

It is mandatory that you register and pay for the conference by Wednesday, March 3, 2027.

IMPORTANT: EWRI requires that at least one author from your presentation register by the speaker registration deadline of Wednesday, March 3, 2027, and plan to present your presentation in person in Reston. Presentations that don’t have at least one author registered by Wednesday, March 3, 2027 will be removed from the technical program. University professors may not present more than two presentations on behalf of their students.

Preparing for Your Presentation

  • A detailed agenda will be posted to the conference program page in April 2027.
  • All presentations in the concurrent technical sessions are scheduled for 20 or 30 minutes (this will depend on how many abstracts we receive).
  • Please make sure all of your presenters and panelists are registered for the conference.
  • A moderator will be assigned to each session.
  • Each session room will have a laptop and screen. The larger concurrent technical session rooms will also have microphones, but the smaller rooms may not.
  • Please design your slide format in the standard 4:3 slide size format. EWRI does not require or provide a standard template for your presentation design.
  • Please arrive to your assigned presentation room 15 minutes prior to your scheduled presentation time.
  • Please bring a copy of your presentation on a USB drive and ask the moderator to load the presentation onto the laptop.
  • EWRI does not require you to submit your presentation prior to the event date. We also do not distribute presentation slides.

Paper Submission Guidelines

Paper Submission Deadline: Wednesday, February 17, 2027 at 11:59 pm EST

Submitting a written paper for the conference proceedings is completely optional.

  • All final papers must be written and submitted in Microsoft Word.
  • Final paper length is limited to 15 pages including the abstract, text, photos, and graphics.
  • Final papers must be at least 5 pages in length (excluding references) for inclusion in the published proceedings.
  • Authors whose abstracts and/or final papers are selected for inclusion in the technical program will be required to register for the conference at the appropriate fee, attend the conference, and make their presentations in person.
  • Once you submit your abstract, you may begin writing your final paper, if you intend to submit one. Please do not wait to start writing your paper.

Formatting Instructions

Please download the formatting instructions paper sample (PDF).

  • A proceedings paper consists of a title; an author byline and affiliation(s); an abstract; the text with optional tables, figures, and mathematics; a conclusion; and references. Acknowledgments, appendixes, and notations are optional.
  • Use 12-point type for text, captions, and author contact information. For type within figures or tables, the 12-point size is preferred. ASCE Publications recommends selecting a serif text font such as Times Roman. Italics, bold, and bold italics may be used; using only one “family” of typefaces yields the cleanest results.
  • Do not put any information in the header. The only acceptable content in the footer is a single page number.
  • All text must be single-spaced. Page design should be consistent throughout the paper. Margins should be 1 inch (25.4 mm) on all sides, and all elements (text, figures, tables, captions) must fit within those margins.
  • All graphics (photos, line art, graphs, charts, tables, etc.) must be included electronically (embedded) within the document and fit within the margin settings.
  • Illustrations should be single-numbered consecutively as they are presented (Figure 1, Figure 2, etc., and Table 1, Table 2, etc.). Each figure should be mentioned in the text or “called out.” Do not use field codes or any other internal links—they may cause error messages in the text.
  • Figures may be placed in the text or in a “gallery” at the end of the paper. More than one figure may appear on a page. Do not wrap text around the figure, even to save space. Portrait orientation is preferred; landscape-orientated figures and tables may be altered to fit.
  • A descriptive caption, including figure number, should be placed directly below the illustration (see Figure 1). A descriptive legend, including table number, should be placed immediately above the table.
  • The paper must be written in the best possible technical and grammatical English.
  • All mathematics must be embedded in the text. Equations need to be numbered only if they are referred to more than once. If numbering is necessary, equations should be single-numbered consecutively as they are presented (Eq. 1, Eq. 2, etc.). More information on mathematics style is available online.
  • ASCE encourages the use of SI units. For more information about SI units, visit the Web sites of the U.S. Metric Association (USMA), Inc. or the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) or consult the book Metric Units in Engineering: Going SI.

Important Deadlines

  • Abstracts Due: Wednesday, December 9, 2026, 11:59 pm EST
  • Speaker Notifications Sent: (approximately) Wednesday, January 20, 2027
  • Paper Submission Deadline: Wednesday, February 17, 2027, 11:59 pm EST
  • Speaker/Author Registration Deadline: Wednesday, March 3, 2027, 2026
  • Proceedings Available for Download: Monday, August 9, 2027 

Should an author submit their final paper but fail to register by the deadline, the unregistered paper will be removed from the conference program and proceedings.

If you intend to submit only an abstract for presentation at the conference, you are still required to register and pay by this date.

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