Short Courses

Summary

Smart Rivers 2025 will kick off with an opportunity to dive deep on a topic of your choosing. Half-day short courses, scheduled for either the morning or afternoon, will be offered on Monday, 8 September. Presented by experts in the field, these courses offer an excellent opportunity to learn, grow, and build your network in your field. Short Course registration will open on 16 December 2024.

ASCE Manual 50, 4th Edition Update: Small Craft Harbor Design Guidance
Receive an introduction and overview of the various unique aspects of small craft harbor design.
Design of Navigation Locks
Gain insight from PIANC’s international experts on efficient, reliable, cost effective, and environmentally friendly design of lock infrastructure.
Empowering Greater Sustainable Management Practices
Support sustainable development and operation of waterborne navigation infrastructure by Working with Nature (WwN) and through sediment beneficial use.
Composites for Hydraulic Structures
Expand your applicable knowledge of composite materials for use in navigation hydraulic structures with members of PIANC Working Group 191.
Best Practices: Navigation Channel Sedimentation Solutions
Learn the best practices for identifying and evaluating remedies for sedimentation problems in navigation channels.
Technical-Biological Bank Protection for Inland Waterways
Gain knowledge about recommended protection types and a detailed 7-step approach for selection of methods with an accompanying spreadsheet tool.

Morning Courses

Morning courses will be held between 8:30am – 12:00pm CT on Monday, 8 September. Click through the titles below to read a brief description of each course and its instructors. Please check back on 16 December for additional registration details!

Afternoon Courses

Afternoon courses will be held between 1:00pm – 4:30pm CT on Monday, 8 September. Click through the titles below to read a brief description of each course and its instructors. Please check back on 16 December for additional registration details!

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