Call for Abstracts are Open!
The 2027 Underground Infrastructure Conference (UIC), in partnership with leading industry organizations, is now accepting abstract submissions for its premier Education Program.
UIC brings together contractors, owners, consulting engineers, and manufacturers/vendors to examine the issues, methods, and projects shaping underground infrastructure. Owner participation includes municipalities, fiber providers, electric distribution and transmission utilities, gas distribution companies, and energy transmission pipeline operators.
The program is designed to highlight practical knowledge, tested approaches, and relevant insights for today’s infrastructure market. We are seeking timely, informative presentations related to the construction, rehabilitation, and asset management of underground infrastructure, including both trenchless and open-cut methods.
If you have a project story, technical expertise, or lessons learned that would benefit the industry, we encourage you to submit a proposal. Presenting at UIC puts your work in front of the contractors, owners, engineers, and suppliers involved in underground infrastructure projects across North America.
Submission Guidelines
UIC accepts only unique presentations. If a proposal has been previously presented or is pending approval at another conference, UIC regretfully cannot accept the submission.
Technology-driven presentations should focus on practical value to the audience rather than promotion of a company, product, or service. This non-commercial approach is central to UIC’s program.
Unless proposed for an emerging technology session, vendor presentations should include a contractor, owner, or engineer as a co-speaker. Please secure that participation before submitting your abstract.
Most sessions include 20 minutes for presentation and 5 minutes for Q&A. Requests for longer formats (45 minutes, 10 minutes Q&A) must be requested at the time of submission and are subject to review committee approval.
Abstract Topics
- AI, Cloud and Smart Technologies
- AI Project Integration, Influence
- Asset Management (inspection, condition assessment, leak detection, planning, etc.)
- Auger Boring/Pipe Ramming/General Utility construction case histories
- CIPP (all variations, types), Sliplining, Spiral Wound, Close-Fit Liners, etc.
- Coatings (all types)
- Damage Prevention & Safety, Subsurface Utility Engineering, Utility Locating, Cross Bores
- Electric Distribution, Transmission construction projects
- Emerging Technologies and Products
- Fiber Installation
- Gas Distribution construction
- Grouting
- Horizontal Directional Drilling case histories (all rig sizes)
- Horizontal Directional Drilling – Mud/fluids, mixing, cleaning, recycling, etc.
- Horizontal Directional Drilling – Navigation, tooling, drill pipe, equipment, etc.
- Horizontal Directional Drilling – Issues, challenges, industry directions and developments
- Industry Issues, Trends & Challenges
- Lateral Rehabilitation and Installation
- Manhole Rehabilitation
- Microtunneling/Tunneling
- Pipe Bursting (all types)
- Sewer Projects, Case Histories (construction, rehabilitation, asset management)
- Spray Liners
- Storm water (installation, rehabilitation)
- Water Projects, Case Histories (distribution/transmission installation, rehabilitation, asset management)
- Other
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