The National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association has announced that the 2023 Onsite Wastewater Mega-Conference will be held in Hampton, Virginia, Oct. 22-25. 

The Mega-Conference is a collaborative effort between NOWRA, the National Association of Wastewater Technicians, the State Onsite Regulators Association and NOWRA's Virginia affiliate, the Virginia Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association. The conference theme this year is "Clean Water for Healthy Communities."

The Mega-Conference is the largest event of its kind and offers onsite and decentralized professionals high-quality education and training. The 2023 event will be held at the Hampton Roads Convention Center and Embassy Suites Hotel in Hampton. An exhibit hall will be open and education sessions will be held Oct. 23 and 24, with optional field trips scheduled for Oct. 25, and an optional pre-conference workshop on Oct. 22.

Abstracts sought

NOWRA is actively seeking abstracts for the Mega-Conference in one or more of the following topic areas: education, technical, installation, inspections, management, policy/regulations and/or soil evaluation.

The conference organizers encourage the consideration of a written paper to serve as long-term documentation of both the conference and industry progress. Abstract submissions can be in the format of oral research-based presentations, oral non-research related presentations and poster presentations. An oral and poster contest will once again be held for emerging young professionals.

Abstracts must be submitted online via the Mega-Conference Abstract Portal. The Call for Abstracts document and portal can be downloaded and accessed from the Mega-Conference Abstract website. The deadline for abstract submissions is May 29.

The hotel room block for the 2023 Mega-Conference is now open, so attendees can book rooms for the conference. For the latest hotel and conference information, visit the Mega-Conference website.