The Fall Technical Conference is less than eight weeks away, and we’re excited to share the final agenda and speaker lineup for what promises to be the most technically substantive event in our organization’s history. This year’s conference theme — “Coatings at the Intersection of Technology and Regulation” — reflects the rapidly evolving landscape facing pipeline coating professionals.
Keynote Sessions
The conference opens with a keynote from Dr. James Harrington of Texas A&M’s Corrosion Engineering Division, presenting findings from a five-year longitudinal study of polyurea coating performance on natural gas gathering systems. His team’s data — covering 47 pipeline segments across seven geologic environments — provides the most comprehensive field-performance dataset on spray polyurea ever assembled.
Technical Session Tracks
This year’s conference features four parallel technical tracks: Advanced Coating Materials, Pipeline Integrity and Inspection, Regulatory Compliance, and Applicator Techniques and Equipment. With 36 technical presentations across three days, attendees can customize their schedule to focus on their area of practice or pursue a broad overview of the industry.
Vendor Exhibition
The exhibition hall will feature 68 exhibiting companies including coating manufacturers, equipment suppliers, inspection technology firms, and engineering consultants. Live equipment demonstrations will be staged in the exhibition hall’s outdoor demonstration area, including a live polyurea spray demonstration on a DN400 pipe mock-up.
Register now — early bird pricing ends in two weeks. Members receive a 20% registration discount. Join today to access member pricing.