8 – 12 September 2025 | Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Registration is Open!
The premier international conference on inland waterways and sustainable river transport, Smart Rivers 2025 will offer technical sessions, technical tours, short courses, and special networking events. Learn more in our Program At-a-Glance.
Smart Rivers 2025
Why You Should Attend
Thank You to Our Partners
Key Dates
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. Submit your abstract today.
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