VORS 2022 call for presentations, workshops, & small group in-person events

16th Annual Vermont Organics Recycling Summit

2022 Theme: Recipe for Regeneration: Compost

May 2-6, 2022 (as part of International Compost Awareness Week)

To be held virtually, with small in-person events if possible

Submission Deadline: Monday, January 17th, 2022

The 2022 Vermont Organics Recycling Summit (VORS), held in conjunction with International Compost Awareness Week, will include a variety of virtual events (webinars, facilitated online discussion groups, etc.). This year VORS will be celebrating the value of compost and organics recycling, and the many ways it supports regenerative agriculture, the health of the environment, the people and the economy. ​​The call for presentations supporting these benefits of compost is open. See the table below for suggested topics.

To supplement the virtual VORS experience, there is also the potential opportunity for small group, outdoor, in-person events to occur regionally across the state. Any such events will be compliant with State and CDC COVID-19 guidelines for events at that time and may include open houses, tours, or workshops/demonstrations. 

All composting & organics recycling professionals; researchers and educators; government officials; planners; community & business leaders; consultants; contractors; students and advocates are encouraged to submit a proposal. More than one proposal may be submitted (online or by email to Natasha@CompostingVermont.org). 

Suggested topics include, but are not limited to:

Please fill out this google form or submit a proposal by email to Natasha@CompostingVermont.org containing the following information:

  1. Proposed Title of Presentation

  2. Speaker(s) Name, Affiliation, Address, Email, and Phone Number

  3. Proposal type: □10-20 min (virtual panelist), □ 90 min (virtual session/workshop),  □ In-person event, □ other

  4. 3-4 sentence biography of speaker(s) / host(s)

  5. 5 sentences describing the presentation content or proposal

  6. Prior speaking experience; has presentation been done at other conferences?

  7. If available, sample PowerPoint of presentation

  8. Preference, if any, for morning or afternoon time slot   

  9. Are you willing to have the session recording and a pdf of your presentation posted after the Summit?  

  10. Additional presentation information

Thank you for your interest in the 2022 Vermont Organics Recycling Summit.
*Presentations that primarily promote for-profit technologies or services are discouraged. 

Submission deadline:  Monday, January 17th, 2022

Proposals not submitted through the Google form should be sent to: Natasha@CompostingVermont.org


For more information, contact Natasha Duarte at 802-373-6499 or Natasha@CompostingVermont.org

VORS 2020 Call for Presentations and Workshops

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“2020 and Beyond”

14th Annual Vermont Organics Recycling Summit (VORS)

Tuesday, April 7, 2020

Vermont Technical College, Randolph Center, Vermont

Submission Deadline Extended: Monday, December 2nd, 2019

The Vermont Organics Recycling Summit offers eight (8) workshop/presentation sessions on topics related to food rescue and the recycling of organic materials such as food scraps, manures, food processing residuals and yard debris. This invitation to submit presentation abstracts is for composting & organics recycling professionals; researchers and educators; government officials; planners; community & business leaders; consultants; contractors; and advocates.

Suggested topics include but are not limited to:

 

Do you have ideas for a special way to mark reaching the 2020 milestone?

  • Compost production & management

  • Food rescue: strategies & stories

  • Erosion & nutrient management

  • Policy related to organics recycling

  • Waste reduction

  • Source separation success stories

  • Community composting

  • Compost product end uses

  • Outreach & education strategies

  • Feedstocks: supply; quality control, …

  • Compost technologies & systems

  • Compost quality & market development

  • Commercial & residential collection

  • Research & case studies

  • Implementing universal recycling/ Act 148

  • Energy recovery, anaerobic digestion

 

Please submit a one-page abstract (MS Word format), containing the following information:

1) Proposed Title of Presentation

2) Speaker(s) Name, Affiliation, Address, Email, and Phone Number

3) 3-4 sentence biography of speaker(s)

4) 5 sentences describing the presentation content

5) Prior speaking experience; has presentation been done at other conferences?

6) If available, sample PowerPoint of presentation

7) Presentation length options: □ 10-20 min (panelist), □ 90 min (workshop), □ other

8) Preference, if any, for morning or afternoon time slot

9) Are you willing to to have a pdf of your presentation posted after the Summit?

10) Additional presentation information

Thank you for your interest in the 2020 Vermont Organics Recycling Summit.


Note: Presenters receive free admission to the Summit.

*Presentations that primarily promote for-profit technologies or services are discouraged.

Submission deadline: Monday, November 25th, 2019

Submit proposals to: Natasha@CompostingVermont.org

For more information, contact Natasha Duarte at 802-373-6499 or by email.