2015 Illinois Recycling and Resource Management Conference and Trade Show

Call for Abstracts Due: 12/15/14

The Illinois Recycling Association (IRA), the Solid Waste Association of North America Land of Lincoln Chapter (SWANA-IL), and the Illinois Counties Solid Waste Management Association (ILCSWMA) are requesting proposals for session topics for the 2015 Illinois Joint Conference, being held Thursday, June 18th and Friday, June 19th, at the Riverfront Conference Center – Embassy Suites Hotel in East Peoria. The conference theme this year is “ReInvent. ReInvest.” and we are seeking engaging topics, discussions, and case studies to align with this theme.

The conference committee will consider proposals on any relevant topic, but are especially interested in the following topics:  emerging technology  new management methods  anaerobic digestion  biogas education campaigns  institutional programs  food scrap composting  sustainability visions  extended producer responsibility  material markets  hazardous wastes  deconstruction  reuse  repurposing  re-evaluating  redefining  resource management.

Each session will feature two speakers on related topics. Session lengths are 25 minutes per speaker with 10 minutes for Q&A = 60 minutes total per session. Please do not submit abstracts that exceed the time limit.

Please submit your abstract and details via this online survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2015- SpeakerAbstracts. Abstracts must be entered no later than December 15, 2014. The conference committee reserves all rights in the selection of sessions and speakers.

Please be prepared to enter the following information into the survey monkey form: 1. Speaker name 2. Speaker title 3. Speaker email address 4. Speaker cell phone number 5. Organization name 6. Organization City and State 7. Organization Website 8. Speaker Bio (100 words or less, to be used in the program) 9. Presentation Title (descriptive and succinct) 10. Presentation Description (150 words or less, to be used in the program)

Thank you!

Questions about the annual conference may be directed to Michelle Lechner, IRA Executive Director, at 740-272-7029 or [email protected] and questions about abstract submissions or speaker sessions may be directed to Jennifer Jarland, IRA conference chair, at [email protected] .

Thank you for your submission. All submitters will be contacted in February 2015 with speaker confirmation notices and a session schedule draft. All presentations will be placed on the IRA website following the conference. Speakers will receive a complimentary one-day registration for the event.