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8 – 12 September 2025 | Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Smart Rivers 2025
Why You Should Attend
Supported by The World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure (PIANC), Smart Rivers 2025 is a premier international technical conference that attracts the top professionals in all aspects of inland and river transportation. The event brings together an interdisciplinary community of practitioners, researchers, and decision-makers to share the latest advances and lessons learned and to build a vision for a sustainable future in inland waterborne transport.
Mark your calendar and join us at this important conference ideally located in Memphis, Tennessee, in the heart of the Mississippi River Valley, to discuss and learn side-by-side with private sector, government, and academic leaders that are transforming the conversations in international inland/river transportation. Grow your network and your skills as you participate in technical sessions, technical tours, short courses, and special network events. The technical program has been designed to foster a multi-lensed and transdisciplinary approach for transportation professionals to better capitalize on today’s opportunities and prepare for tomorrow’s challenges in inland waterway transportation.
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Key Dates
Early Registration Opens
16 December 2024
Notification of Abstract Acceptance
14 March 2025
Hotel Reservation Deadline
15 August 2025
Call for Abstracts Opens
20 June 2024
Call for Abstracts Closes
31 January 2025
Papers Due
31 July 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
Waterway Users and Resilience
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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