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Call for Speakers
The Pressure Equipment Committee invites industry professionals, engineers, inspectors, designers, operators, consultants, researchers, and regulators to contribute to a programme built around practical knowledge sharing, real‑world experience, and industry‑to‑industry learning.
The submission button is located at the bottom of this page.
🎯What We’re Looking For
🎯What We’re Looking For
Industry case studies and recent projects
Insights into lessons learned, successes, and challenges.Technical insights
Inspection, design, maintenance, and lifecycle management of pressure equipment, containment vessels, and related systems.Regulatory insights
Practical interpretations of evolving standards, compliance expectations, and how organisations adapt to regulatory change.Future‑focused perspectives
Sustainability, circular‑economy principles, and new approaches to delivering safe, efficient operations
Presentations should be informative and practical, while avoiding content that is overly commercial or promotional.
🔍Topics and Scope
🔍Topics and Scope
We welcome contributions that reflect real‑world practice, technical depth, and forward‑looking perspectives across the pressure‑equipment ecosystem.
Topics may include, but are not limited to:
Fitness‑for‑service assessments and risk‑based inspection
Failure analysis, incident reviews, and lessons learned
Materials, welding, fabrication, and repair practices
Asset integrity management and lifecycle planning
Digital tools, monitoring, and data‑driven decision‑making
Regulatory change and compliance approaches
Sustainability, circular‑economy principles, and efficiency improvements
Design, inspection, maintenance, and operation of pressure equipment, containment vessels, and related systems
If you’re unsure whether your topic fits, we encourage you to submit — relevance is often broader than authors expect.
📄 Submission Guidelines
📄 Submission Guidelines
Abstract: A 300 word or two-paragraph summary of your proposed paper.
Speaker Bio: Short professional biography highlighting relevant experience.
Please use the button below to submit your abstract by email.
📄 Multiple Authors
📄 Multiple Authors
Multiple authors may be listed; however, at least one presenter must attend the workshop and deliver the presentation.
🧭Review Process
🧭Review Process
All submissions will be reviewed by the Workshop Advisory Committee.
Assessment will consider relevance, clarity, technical accuracy, and practical value to attendees.
Notification dates are listed in the Key Dates section below.
🎙️Presenter Expectations
🎙️Presenter Expectations
To ensure a consistent and high‑quality experience for attendees, accepted presenters are asked to follow these guidelines.
📄 Presentation Format
📄 Presentation Format
Presentation Length: Presentations are 20 minutes, followed by 5 minutes of Q&A.
The industry sessions follow a classic presenter–audience format.
Presentations may be provided as PowerPoint or PDF (16:9) by the date stated under key dates.
Presenters may use their own slide template, provided the workshop is referenced in the slide footer.
Content should remain informative and non‑promotional.
📽️ Intellectual Property & Recording
📽️ Intellectual Property & Recording
Presentations will become the intellectual property of the organiser, who may use them for workshop‑related purposes.
There will be no official recording of presentations; this is a face‑to‑face event only.
🥇Registration, Costs & Recognition
🥇Registration, Costs & Recognition
Presenters must register by the stated confirmation date to confirm participation.
Presenters attend at the standard registration rate. While no discount is offered, presenters receive the admiration of their peers — and a small gift in recognition of their contribution.
🛠️ AV / Technical Setup
🛠️ AV / Technical Setup
A laptop and projector will be provided.
Audio playback is not supported.
Full technical setup details will be announced closer to the workshop.
📅 Key Dates
📅 Key Dates
Extended to 📢 13 March 2026 (20 February 2026)
Deadline for paper submissions (abstract + bio)
20 March 2026
Paper acceptance notifications sent out
3 April 2026
Presenters confirm attendance by registering for the workshop
7 August 2026
Final presentation files due
4 September 2026
Workshop presentation
To simplify the submission process, we use email. Clicking the button will open a new message with a template you can complete. Fill in the fields, attach your files, and send it off. Our email address is workshop2026@pressure-equipment.co.nz. The organising committee will acknowledge all submissions once received.
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