Call for Abstracts

Submit your abstract to showcase innovative research and contribute to thought-provoking discussions at this prestigious industry event.

Abstracts are now invited to be submitted for the 52nd Congress of the International Association of Hydrogeologists. Submissions can be made via the Abstract Submission Portal linked below.

All abstracts must follow the instructions listed below, and be submitted online by 23:59 (AEST), Friday 28 February 2025. Please note that the closing date for abstract submission will not be extended.

Submit Your Abstract Here

Presentation Types

Abstracts can be submitted for either of the presentation types below:

Oral Presentation – All oral presentations will be grouped into sessions throughout the Congress. Further specifications about Oral Presentations will be sent to successful authors after the results date.

Posters – Poster presentations will be on display throughout the Congress. Poster presenters will have the opportunity to stand by their poster and answer questions from delegates during the Congress catering breaks.

Abstract Themes

  • Indigenous groundwater knowledge
  • Socio-hydrogeology
  • Groundwater governance and policy
  • Groundwater dependent ecosystems (GDEs)
  • Groundwater - surface water interaction
  • Groundwater and climate change
  • Urban groundwater and infrastructure
  • Groundwater and mining/resource projects
  • Regional groundwater systems and transboundary aquifers
  • Water quality and contamination
  • Novel tracers (e.g. isotopes)
  • Groundwater modelling
  • Advances in groundwater data processing and platforms (including AI)
  • Managed aquifer recharge

Key Dates

EventDate
Call for abstracts closeFriday 28 February 2025
Presenter notified of resultsTuesday 22 April 2025
Deadline for presenters to registerFriday 23 May 2025

Terms & Conditions

  • There are no templates for abstracts. The submission format will be “type in the box”
  • All abstracts must be maximum 250 words
  • Abstract titles must be maximum 30 words
  • Titles should be short, descriptive and not contain abbreviations
  • Abstracts should be thoroughly checked for spelling and grammar before they are submitted online
  • Abstracts can contain standard abbreviations (spelled out on first use)
  • Abstracts can contain symbols
  • Abstracts should only be submitted in English language
  • All authors must approve of submitting their work for presentation
  • At least one author needs to be available to present if selected and will be required to have a paid registration
  • Only abstracts submitted via the abstract submission portal (linked above) will be considered
  • All abstracts must be submitted by 23:59 (AEST), Friday 28 February 2025 to be considered.

Enquiries

For all abstract enquiries, please contact the Congress Secretariat.

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Acknowledgement of Country

IAH 2025 acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the land and sea in which we live and work. We recognise their continuing connection to land, sea and culture and pay our respects to Elders past, present and future.

In particular the Congress venue, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC), is built on the banks of the Birrarung (Yarra River), we pay our respects to the Traditional Owners of Narrm, the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation.

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