October 2025 - Colorado State University, USA
The next SWAT Conference & Workshops will be held 20-24 October, 2025 at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.
Colorado State University is organizing an International Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) Conference (22-24 October) and Workshops (20-21 October) in collaboration with the USDA-ARS and Texas A&M AgriLife Research. The conference has become the most important scientific gathering for international experts and institutions in the field of river basin management.
Registration
Conference in-person:
EARLY BIRD by 15 September 2025: $300 USD, or $250 for students
AFTER 15 September 2025: $350 USD, or $300 for students
The in-person conference registration fee includes coffee breaks, lunch, and the dinner gala for the participant.
Conference online participation:
FREE for non-presenters
While we are not currently accepting remote presentation, if we open at a later date it will be $150 USD, or $100 for students
Workshop both in-person and online:
$200 USD, or $150 USD for students; special workshops $100, or $75 for students.
NOTE: Register for the SWAT+ Developer Workshop separately here. Seats are limited!
Important Registration Information
Payments must be made online using a credit card. We cannot accept bank transfers or cash payments.
If you require a visa invitation letter, we are only authorized to issue one if you have an approved abstract or an approved scientific justification for attending the conference. Please contact us before registering if you are unsure. Registration refunds are subject to a 5% processing fee and must be requested by 1 October 2025. No refunds are possible after 1 October 2025.
After registering, please allow up to 5-7 business days for a PDF invoice.
For all other questions or concerns please read our Registration Tips and FAQs page first, then contact us at the email address on that page for any other inquiries.
Travel
The conference will take place at Colorado State University (founded 1870; student population = 34,000) in Fort Collins, Colorado (population: 170,00), located 60 miles north of Denver.
Getting to Fort Collins, Colorado:
- Fly to Denver International Airport (DEN)
- Travel from DEN to Fort Collins:
- Take a shuttle from Denver and drop off either at CSU Transit Center, or to hotel.
- Car rental from DEN. Approximately 1 hour drive from airport to Fort Collins.
Venue
Workshops, conference sessions, lunches, coffee breaks, and the gala dinner will take place in the Lory Student Center (LSC) on campus (circled white in the map below).
Recommended Hotels
- Hilton Fort Collins (425 W. Prospect; immediately south of CSU campus)
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Hilton Fort Collins for the Soil & Water Assessment Tool Conference with an arrival date of Sunday, October 19, 2025. Please call 800 768 0605 and ask for the Soil & Water Assessment Tool Conference or reserve using the link below. You will be able to book in the block at the group rate of $110.00 per room, per night, single occupancy, for a standard room with one king bed. Parking is complimentary – please use the code: HFCGP. The room rate, room block, and parking will be available until Sunday, October 26, 2025, or until it is sold out, whichever happens first. Reserve online here. - Best Western University Inn ($105) (914 S. College; immediately east of CSU campus)
- Fort Collins Marriott ($125) (3 miles south of CSU campus)
Visas
If you reside outside of the United States, please check the visa requirements for your country.
Reminder: if you need a visa invitation letter, we are only authorized to issue one if you have an approved abstract or an approved scientific justification for attending the conference. Please contact us before registering if you are unsure.
Local Organizing Committee
- Ryan Bailey, Civil & Environmental Engineering, CSU
International Organizing Committee
- Raghavan Srinivasan, Texas A&M AgriLife Research, USA
- Jeff Arnold, Texas A&M AgriLife Research, USA
- Arun Bawa, Texas A&M AgriLife Research, USA
- Jaclyn Tech, Texas A&M AgriLife Research, USA
Scientific Committee
Contact
For registration and invoicing question, please first read our Tips and FAQs page. For all other questions contact the international organizers at eco.web@tamu.edu.
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