EE2020 CALL FOR CONTENT
**The EE2020 Call for Content Closed on January 17, 2020.
EE2020 is a meeting for the environmental protection community that creates opportunities to connect with other community members, share your successes and challenges, and learn about best practices in environmental protection. We need your help to craft a program that is engaging, informative, and relevant to the important work you do.
The EE2020 Chairs are pleased to announce the opening of the EE2020 Call for Meeting Content.
Topics of Interest
The theme of EE2020 is Envisioning the Future of Environmental Protection and we are seeking your proposals for content that aligns with that theme and the following possible topics of interest:
Digital Transformation in Environmental Protection
Program Innovation and Policy Modernization
User-Centered Design: Experiences in Implementing Customer-Focused Online Services
Telling Agency Stories Through Data Visualization
GIS for Environmental Decision Making
Using Open Data and APIs to Drive Innovation in Environmental Management
Data Analytics and Data-Driven Decision Making
Applications for Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Environmental Protection
Innovative Exchange Network Data Flows and Projects
Adopting Cloud Technologies and Shared Platforms to Drive Efficiency and Better Environmental Outcomes
Shared Services for Mobile Data Entry and Field Work
Innovative Partnerships in Environmental Protection
Examples of Process Streamlining and Agile Development
Citizen Science: Benefits, Challenges, and Impacts for Environmental Agencies
Advanced Techniques for Monitoring and Collecting Environmental Data (sensors, drones)
Intersections of Policy and Technology: Barriers and Opportunities for Innovation
Submission Guidelines
You are invited to submit a brief abstract on a relevant topic that you would like to present at EE2020. You can submit your abstract for any of the following formats:
Lightning Talk - Talks will be strictly limited to a maximum of five total minutes and will proceed one after the other. At the conclusion of each lightning talk round, presenters will have opportunities to take questions or network with meeting attendees.
Podium Presentation – Podium presentations will generally be a maximum of 20 minutes in length plus an additional 5 minutes for questions and answers.
Panel Discussion – Panels will generally last for a maximum of 45-60 minutes in length including time for questions and answers.
Innovation Video – Videos will last 3 minutes or less and feature an innovative agency project, technology, process, or management practice. Selected videos will be shown as standalone features during general sessions.
Workshop – Workshops are interactive sessions that will engage meeting attendees in a topical discussion. They will generally be 60-75 minutes in length.
If you do not wish to lead a session or presentation, you may also submit an idea for a topic that you would like to see explored at EE2020.
Please be clear and concise in describing your proposal and include information about any anticipated benefits for meeting attendees. The call for content deadline has been extended to January 17, 2020.
Anyone may submit a proposal or suggestion; however, the Program Committee encourages presentations and sessions that are driven by representatives of state, tribal, territorial, federal, and local governments.
A Program Committee will review and judge submissions based on their quality, novelty, significance, and relevance to the meeting theme. We will do our best to accommodate your format preference, but we ask for your flexibility to help us accommodate the number and types of other accepted abstracts.
The EE2020 Program Committee expects to notify submitters of the status of their proposals in February 2020. Notifications will be sent via email.
Should you have questions regarding the call for content or need assistance with your submission, please contact Kurt Rakouskas at krakouskas [at] ecos.org.