Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84 Page 85 Page 86 Page 87 Page 88 Page 89 Page 90 Page 91 Page 92 Page 93 Page 94 Page 95 Page 96 Page 97 Page 98 Page 99 Page 100 Page 101 Page 102 Page 103 Page 104 Page 105 Page 106 Page 107 Page 108 Page 109 Page 110 Page 111 Page 112 Page 113 Page 114 Page 115 Page 116 Page 117 Page 118 Page 119 Page 120 Page 121 Page 122 Page 123 Page 124 Page 125 Page 126 Page 127 Page 128 Page 129 Page 130 Page 131 Page 132 Page 133 Page 134 Page 135 Page 136 Page 137 Page 138 Page 139 Page 140W M S Y M P O S I A 2 0 1 7 • P H O E N I X C O N V E N T I O N C E N T E R • M A R C H 5 - 9 • W W W . W M S Y M . O R G WM2018 Important Dates Planning for WM2018 on March 18 - 22, 2018 is well underway. If you would like to participate as a presenter, volunteer, attendee or exhibitor, listed below are some important milestones. June 1, 2017 Opening of Call for Abstracts /Technical Program Submission website July 21, 2017 Deadline for returning exhibitors to secure previous years’ booth location August 23, 2017 Open sell of Exhibit Booths begins - any booth not secured by August 10 is now available on a first-come, first-served basis August 11, 2017 Deadline to submit Abstracts September 9 - 12, 2017  Program Development Meeting for Program Advisory Committee (PAC). PAC members gather in Phoenix to create the preliminary program for the WM2018 Conference. Once finalized, authors are notified and draft papers are written October 9, 2017  Authors notified of acceptance November 10, 2017 Deadline for full-length draft papers Draft papers are submitted and reviewed by members of the PAC in their area of expertise December 15, 2017 Deadline for paper reviewer comments to authors Authors are then given several weeks for any requested updates or revisions and to submit their final paper in January December 31, 2017 Deadline for early bird registration January 12, 2018 Deadline for final papers, copyrights & student abstracts & poster videos February 16, 2018 PowerPoint presentations due for all presenters March 18 - 22, 2018 WM2018 conference dates at the Phoenix Convention Center Future Conference Dates: WM2019 - March 3 - 7, 2019 WM2020 - March 8 - 12, 2020 PHOENIX CONVENTION CENTER March 18-22, 2018 Save the Date The premier international conference concerning the safe and secure management of radioactive wastes arising from nuclear operations, facility decommissioning, and environmental remediation, as well as storage, transportation and disposal, and associated activities. Don’t miss the great opportunity to exchange ideas, technical information and solutions with over 2,000 nuclear waste industry delegates from more than 35 countries. To participate as a presenter at WM2018, please submit an abstract between June 1 – August 12, 2017. Accepted presenters will be able present in front of a target attendance comprised of key DOE officials, corporate managers and technical staff involved in the nuclear field. Nowhere else can you obtain such visibility when presenting your work. For more information visit wmsym.org 131