Waste and Resource Management Conference

20th June 2018,
The Open University,
Milton Keynes

Overview

Waste and resource management often presents a significant environmental challenge and across the UK ground-breaking research is being undertaken to help find holistic solutions to some of these problems. Following a successful inaugural conference in 2017 the 2^nd Waste and Resource Management Conference will take place on the 20^th June 2018. The conference will once again bring together early career researchers involved in this field to disseminate their work in a friendly academic setting. 

The conference will give researchers a valuable platform to share their work and network with fellow researchers helping to foster new collaborations and inspire new research themes. We will attract a wide audience of researchers, academics and industry professionals, helping to strengthen links between academia and the waste sector. The day will include oral and poster presentations on a wide range of topics related to waste and resource management.

Who should attend:

• Academic and industry researchers in the waste and resource management sector
• Waste and resource management students
• Regulators
• Those working in the waste industry and associated trade bodies

Abstract Submission

Please send abstract submissions to warm2018@open.ac.uk We welcome abstracts on any topic related to waste or resource management. Oral presentations will last 15 minutes with 5 minutes for questions, and a dedicated poster session will take place over lunch. The conference is free to attend for Early Career Researchers.

Abstract submission deadline extended until 15^th May 2018. Please adhere to the following guidelines:

• Papers must be submitted before 5pm on the abstract submission deadline. Papers received after this deadline will not be accepted.
• Please submit papers as a word document. Maximum work count is 500 words (excluding title and references)
• Please specify if you would prefer a poster presentation or oral presentation
• All abstracts will be provided to registered conference participants in electronic format

Registration now open

Please click here to register.

Awards

A small prize will be awarded for the best presentation and best poster on the day.

Location

The Open University is the largest academic institution in the UK. Our headquarters are conveniently located 46 miles north of London at Walton Hall, Milton Keynes. The Open University is easily reached by car or train.  Travel information can be found here. For campus map and parking click here.

Programme

Keynote Speaker: Chris Jones – Cory Riverside Energy

Click for Provisional Programme

Conference contacts

Please contact us for further information warm2018@open.ac.uk 

Follow us on Twitter at @WaRM_2018

Panel of Organisers

Catherine Rolph (Chair)

Ceri Gwyther

Toni Gladding

Carl Boardman

Sponsors

This conference was made possible by an award from the Open University EEES Research and Scholarship Strategic Fund.