Call for Abstracts
Prospective authors are invited to submit abstracts for papers to be presented at the Australasian Coasts & Ports 2025 Conference, to be held at the Adelaide Convention Centre, South Australia, from 18-21 August 2025.
The Australasian Coasts & Ports Conference series is the pre-eminent forum in the Australasian region for professionals to meet and discuss issues extending across all disciplines related to coasts and ports.
Our Conference theme is Navigating the Future: Climate Ready Coasts and Ports.
Papers on theory, measurement, analysis, environmental effects, modelling and practice are invited on the following themes:
Coastal and Ocean Engineering
- Wave-structure-soil interactions
- Breakwaters and Erosion and flood mitigation coastal structures
- Recreational facilities, waterfront development and marinas
- Beach nourishment and other forms of ‘shoreline protection’
- Ocean monitoring, resource, energy and exploration
Coastal Planning, Policy and Management
- Integrated coastal zone management
- Risk management and adaptation
- Sustainability, and stakeholder engagement
- Greenfields development
- Integrating traditional knowledge
Coastal Processes
- Monitoring, instrumentation and information systems
- Tides, storm surges, long waves and tsunamis
- Shelf and shallow water wave dynamics
- Nearshore currents and morphology, sediment processes,
- Coastal meteorology, storms, tropical cyclones and extreme events
Estuary, ICOLLS and nearshore ecosystem processes
- Coastal hydrosystems (estuaries, lagoons, lakes, ICOLLS, river mouths)
- Coastal ecosystem processes (in estuaries, mangroves, coral reefs, etc.)
Future Proofing Coastal and Port Environments
- Probabilistic hazard assessment, including shoreline responses and projections
- Response to extreme events and to climate change
- Climate change adaptation
- Adaptation in the Pacific and in Island Communities
- Resilience planning & practice, disaster prevention & recovery
- Coastal multi-hazards
Working with Nature, Environment and Ecosystem Services
- In coastal environment
- In port and maritime environments
- For climate change adaptation
Blue Economy
- Multi-use of space, multi-use platforms and management in the blue economy
- Marine renewable energy
- Environmental characterisation and assessments
- Aquaculture and marine biotechnology
- Coastal and marine tourism
- Economic, social, legal and political aspects
Port and Maritime Engineering
- Ports and marine facilities
- Deep water terminals
- Navigation
Dredging and reclamation
- Beneficial use of dredged material
- Fate of dredged material and morphologic response to dredging
- Dredging management, community and ecosystems
Port Operations and Management
- Sustainable port and maritime infrastructure: e.g. extension of life, repurposing and re-use solutions
- Green port initiatives
- Port automation: impacts on port operations
Port Planning
- Port automation: impacts on port planning
- Decarbonisation of Ports and Maritime sector
- Ports and shipping enabling the clean energy transition
Technological and Digital advancements
Abstract Submission
The Australasian Coasts and Ports Series has an extensive catalogue of conference proceedings that covers 50 years of ideas, discussion and knowledge exchange. In 2021, we began the process to make this entire catalogue easily accessible. At this conference, we will continue to require all presenters to submit:
Option 1: A full paper either written specifically for this conference that will be published as part of the conference proceedings
Option 2: A citation and DOI for a Peer Reviewed Publication that has been published in an Academic Journal since 1st January 2021 by the same Authors and which is related to the submitted abstract. You will need to upload your Publication at the time that full papers are requested (but we will only include a DOI link in our Conference Records).
Abstracts must be received by 21st February 2025 and can be submitted via the Conference website. Please ensure you read the submission guidelines carefully prior to submitting.
Authors will be notified of the status of their abstracts by 21st March 2025. Accepted authors will receive instructions for preparing a full paper for presentation and publication, required by 2nd May 2025.
Please note that abstract submission is only available online.
If you are interested in submitting an abstract for consideration, please complete the following steps:
- Save the Abstract Template to your computer and use this to prepare your abstract.
- Write your abstract using the Microsoft Word template, adhering to the formatting guidelines outlined in the Author Instructions. Save your abstract on your computer, in an easy to find location. Please note that abstract titles should be a maximum of 12 words, and abstract text should be a maximum of 300 words.
- Ensure you have a short biography (max 50 words) for yourself.
- Familiarize yourself with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, as you will be asked to nominate those relevant to your abstract submission.
- Click on the “Submit Abstract” button below, and follow the steps outlined in the Author Instructions.
If you experience any difficulties with the abstract submission process, or have any questions, please contact Jayne Hindle at East Coast Conferences by emailing jayne@eastcoastconferences.com.au or by calling 02 6650 9800 or 0423 497 038.
Please note that abstracts need to be submitted by the main presenting author of the paper.
If accepted, all presenting authors will need to register and pay to attend the conference, at least for the day of the presentation. The deadline for presenters to register is 4th July 2025.
Abstract Submission
Click on the “Submit Abstract” button below, and follow the steps outlined in the Author Instructions.