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Thank you for your interest in submitting an abstract for the ICOLD-CIGB 2025.


Please read all the information below before starting a submission.
Submission Tips
  The language for the abstracts and papers is English.
  Abstracts and papers will be reviewed and accepted only via the online submission system. 
  Please read and confirm the content in the Abstract Submission Guideline.
  Notification of abstract acceptance will be sent via email by Sept. 30, 2024.
  Set reminders on your calendar to ensure you stay on top of deadlines.


Technical Topics

T1: Precautionary management of dams and river basin under climate change

T2: Multifunctional development of dams and reservoirs

T3: Technologies for dam construction under complex (extreme) conditions

T4: Digital technology applied in dams and digital river basins

T5: The role of dams in achieving the goal of reducing carbon dioxide emissions


Abstract Submission Guidelines
  Abstracts should not exceed 800 words. Please do not include tables, figures, photographs, or logos in your abstract. 
 Submissions must be original and have not been published or accepted in a journal or conference proceedings, nor presented at another conference. Submissions must not be concurrently under consideration for publication or presentation elsewhere.
 The submitting authors may request their preferred presentation method as oral, poster, or published-only. Please be reminded that the Scientific Committee will take the request into consideration but will ultimately decide which method will be allocated to the abstract.
 A confirmation e-mail will be sent to the submitting author with Abstract ID and Title from upon receipt of your submission/Edit. Please keep the confirmation e-mail for future reference until receipt of the result notification.


Timelines and Deadlines

Open for Abstract Submission

Deadline for Abstract Submission

Notification of Acceptance

Deadline for Full Paper Submission

July 2024  (UTC+8)

31 August 2024 (23:59 UTC+8)

September 30, 2024

November 30, 2024 (23:59 UTC+8)


Acceptance Notifications

Abstracts will be reviewed and selected based on scientific/engineering merit, relevance, and overall quality. You are reminded that, due to time and space constraints for the event, that not all submissions will be selected for the conference.

Notification of acceptance will be sent via email by September 30, 2024. At that time:
 Authors need to upload a full paper. Details will be updated on the website. 
 Final Full Papers Due: November 30, 2024 (23:59 UTC+8)