The 8th International Pipeline Conference (IPC2010) will be held in September 27 - October 1, 2010 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The members of the pipeline industry from around the world will gather in Calgary for the 8th International Pipeline Conference (IPC 2010). Organized by volunteers representing international oil & gas firms, production, transmission, and distribution corporations, energy and pipeline associations and governments, the IPC has become internationally renowned as the world’s premier pipeline conference. This is a not-for-profit conference and proceeds continue to support educational initiatives in the pipeline industry.

The conference will begin on Monday, September 27, with tutorials in key areas of interest. Track sessions will begin the morning of Tuesday, September 28, and run through to Friday, October 1. Conference organizers are developing 14 technical tracks to enhance the opportunities for attendees to hear and participate in discussion with industry leaders in the topic areas of their choice.

The International Pipeline Conference is designed to inform, enlighten and motivate; therefore, we encourage you to participate actively in IPC 2010–five days of exceptional value that you won’t want to miss!

We invite you to join us at IPC2010. Technical tracks will include:

• TRK 1 Production Pipelines
• TRK 2 Project Management
• TRK 3 Design & Construction
• TRK 4 Environment
• TRK 5 GIS/Database Development
• TRK 6 Facilities Integrity Management
• TRK 7 Pipeline Integrity Management
• TRK 8 Materials & Joining
• TRK 9 Operations & Maintenance
• TRK 10 Pipeline Automation & Measurement
• TRK 11 Pipelining in Northern and Offshore Environments
• TRK 12 Strain-Based Design
• TRK 13 Risk & Reliability
• TRK 14 Standards & Regulations
• TRK 15 Student Paper Competition

The official language of IPC is English.