8 – 12 September 2025 | Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Call for Abstracts Extended to 31 January
If you have considered submitting your research, idea, or innovation, there’s never been a better time. Abstracts are welcome on any topic related to advancing inland waterborne transportation and the forces driving its direction.
Smart Rivers 2025
Why You Should Attend
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Early Registration Opens
16 December 2024
Notification of Abstract Acceptance
28 February 2025
Hotel Reservation Deadline
30 June 2025
Call for Abstracts Opens
20 June 2024
Call for Abstracts Closes
31 January 2025
Papers Due
30 June 2025
Smart Rivers 2025
8 - 12 September 2025
Call for Abstracts Opens
20 June 2024
Call for Abstracts Closes
1 December 2024
Early Registration Opens
1 December 2024
Notification of Abstract Acceptance
28 February 2025
Papers Due
30 June 2025
Hotel Reservation Deadline
30 June 2025
Smart Rivers 2025
8 - 12 September 2025
Conference Theme: Celebrating Rivers
The Smart Rivers Conference will focus on the celebration of our world’s navigable rivers. The call for abstracts will open 30 June 2024. Solicited topics listed below are a mix of previous Smart Rivers topics with new and emerging topics that may influence our future. Presentations on these and other topics possibly not listed are highly encouraged.
Waterway Infrastructure
Climate Change and Community
Rivers and River Systems Management
Smart Shipping and Waterways
Logistics
Special Topics
The organizing committee hopes you will join us in this celebration of the history, economies, ecosystems, communities, workforce, sustainability, resilience and innovations that shape inland waterway transportation.
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