Call for Abstracts are Open!
UIC is a broad event emphasizing the practical and real-world information that is immediately beneficial to an audience from the underground infrastructure industry of contractors, owners (municipalities, fiber, electric distribution and transmission, gas distribution, energy transmission pipelines), consulting engineers and manufacturers/vendors.
The program is an interactive forum to share perspectives, present ideas, and explore issues related to construction, rehabilitation, and asset management using trenchless and traditional methods. We are seeking relevant, timely, and informative topics. Sharing your experience and expertise during UIC provides quality exposure for you and your company while creating an unprecedented learning opportunity for attendees.
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.
- Presentations focused on technology should concentrate on how it benefits the audience, versus promoting the company and/or the technology. This non-commercial yet highly informative approach is a hallmark of the UIC Education Program that attendees desire and depend on.
- Unless it’s specific for an emerging technology session, any presentation proposed by a vendor should include a contractor, owner or engineer as co–speaker(s). Please take steps to ensure participation by one of these parties before submitting an abstract.
- Most sessions will be approximately 20 minutes of presentation and 5 minutes for Q&A. Requests for longer times (45 minutes of presentation and 10 minutes of Q&A) will be considered, but such requests must be made when the abstract is submitted. Final determination will be made by the UIC Review Committee (comprised of industry experts and association advisors).
2026 UIC – Abstract Topics
- AI, Cloud and Smart Technologies
- Asset Management
- Auger Boring/Pipe Ramming
- CIPP
- Coatings
- Damage Prevention & Safety,
- Electric Distribution & Transmission
- Emerging Technologies
- Fiber Installation
- Gas Distribution
- Grouting
- HDD case histories
- HDD – Fluids, cleaning, recycling
- HDD – Navigation, tooling, drill pipe
- Lateral Rehabilitation and Installation
- Manhole Rehabilitation, Replacement
- Microtunneling/Tunneling
- Pipe Bursting
- Sewer Projects, Case Histories
- Spray Liners
- Storm water
- Water Projects, Case Histories
- …and more!
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