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35th PIANC World Congress in Cape Town, South Africa 29 April – 3 May 2024 CTICC, Cape Town, South Africa We had to postpone it due to the coron…
April 29 @ 8:00 am – May 3 @ 5:00 pm UTC+2 at Cape Town International Convention CenterPIANC APAC is the biennial forum for all PIANC members from Asia Pacific and beyond focusing on harbors, ports and recreational boating in the region….
August 27 @ 8:00 am – August 30 @ 5:00 pm AESTAs a distinguished professional working in the fast changing world of dredging, waterborne transport infrastructure or related industries, you are inv…
October 18 @ 8:00 am – 5:00 pm PLMTCelebrating the World’s Navigable Rivers Memphis, Tennessee, USA | September 2025 Find out about Planning Committee volunteer opportunities Disc…
September 15, 2025Waterborne transport infrastructure projects are becoming ever more complex and subject to critical time and budgetary constraints. Infrastructure own…
January 17 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ESTPIANC Mediterranean Days Conference 25-26 October, 2023 Port de Sète, France https://www.pianc.org/med-days Key Dates: Deadline for abstracts submi…
October 25, 2023 @ 9:00 am – October 26, 2023 @ 5:00 pm EDTPIANC-COPEDEC X Conference 09-13 October, 2023 Philippine International Convention Center, Manila, Philippines | Virtual Options Available https://w…
October 9, 2023 @ 8:00 am – October 13, 2023 @ 5:00 pm UTC+8PIANC 2023 Annual General Assembly 25 May, 2023 Oslo, Norway Check Back Soon For More Event Details!
May 25, 2023 @ 8:00 am – 5:00 pm EDTPIANC America Conference & Biennial Technical Visit (BTV) Sustaining Ports, Waterways and Marinas through a Changing Climate 24-27 April, 2023 Emb…
April 24, 2023 – April 27, 2023Thank you for joining PIANC USA for a discussion on PIANC’s new report: Recommendations on the Design and Assessment of Marine Oil, Gas, & P…
February 16, 2023 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm ESTJoin PIANC USA at 6am EST on 7 February for a discussion on PIANC’s EnviCom WG218 new report: Invasive Alien Species: Implications for Waterborne Tr…
February 7, 2023 @ 6:00 am – 7:30 am ESTThis event has concluded. Watch the recording here. As soon as a ship enters the port, it needs to be berthed. To protect the ship from the berth or t…
December 7, 2022 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm ESTJoin PIANC’s Young Professionals for a global initiative to gather the PIANC community and to connect with professionals from the waterborne tra…
December 6, 2022 – December 7, 2022Presentation by William Glamore, EcoEng Research Leader and Deputy Director of the Water, Research Centre at University of New South Wales, Australia….
November 30, 2022 @ 9:00 pm – 10:30 pm CETJD Fields has partnered with PIANC USA, Pile Driving Contractors Association Pacific Coast Chapter, and Pile Buck Magazine to host another FREE ½…
November 1, 2022 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm PDTThe Smart Rivers 2022 conference is an incomparable opportunity to meet the international players in river transport and the global transport logistic…
October 18, 2022 – October 21, 2022Maritime Commission Working Group 194 will soon be releasing their report: A Framework for Early Contractor Involvement in Infrastructure Projects. To…
October 6, 2022The COPRI Ports ’22 conference will be held in Honolulu, Hawaii from September 18-21 2022. Learn more about the conference: https://www.portsconfere…
September 18, 2022 – September 21, 2022The Marine Transportation System (MTS) Resilience Assessment Guide presents a process for organizing and understanding the complicated systems that co…
June 15, 2022 @ 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EDTThis event is completed. Join PIANC USA as we kick off our 2022 webinar series with Beneficial Use of Sediment at 2pm ET on Thursday, April 28. This w…
April 28, 2022 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDTJoin us for PIANC USA’s Annual Meeting in Washington D.C. on April 13, 2022!
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April 13, 2022 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm EDTPresenters: Rebecca Gardner Principal Engineer, Anchor QEA, LLC rgardner@anchorqea.com Burton Suedel, Ph.D. Research Biologist, USACE Engineer…
May 28, 2021 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm EDTYou are invited to the PIANC USA Annual Meeting being held 1:00 – 4:15 PM (Eastern Time) on 22 April. This is a virtual “open meeting”, so all…
April 22, 2021 @ 1:00 pm – 4:15 pm EDTMarch 11, 2021 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm EST
Mr. George Detweiler will provide an overview of the working group report and explain the various facets. In addition, he will provide an overview of …
February 18, 2021 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm ESTDecember 10, 2020 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm EST
PIANC USA webinar on InCom WG 190 on Corrosion Protection with a focus on coating selection for hydraulic gates
June 17, 2020 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm EDTInvited Delegates Only
May 20, 2020Please join us for our next PIANC USA Webinar: Title – “Overview of the Fundamentals of Marina Planning and Design from Small Recreation…
February 26, 2020 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm ESTThe conference Smart Rivers 2019, which will be held in France in Lyon is an incomparable opportunity to meet international actors of river transport …
September 30, 2019 – October 3, 2019September 15, 2019 – September 18, 2019
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October 29, 2018 – November 1, 2018PORTS ® ‘19
Date: September 15-18, 2019
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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ABSTRACTS DUE JULY 1st, 2018
PIANC Annual General Assembly (AGA) 2019 (AGA Delegates only)
Date: June 5, 2019
Location: Kobe, Japan
4th PIANC Mediterranean Days and 7th Spanish National Section Congress of the Technical Association of Ports and Coasts (ATPYC) – Working with Nature
Date: October 17-19th, 2018 (additional internal PIANC Meetings starting Oct 12)
Location: Seville, Spain
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36th International Conference on Coastal Engineering
Date: July 30 – Aug 3, 2018
Location: Baltimore, MD
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34th PIANC World Congress 2018
Date: May 7 to 11, 2018
Location: Panama City, Panama
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PIANC Annual General Assembly 2018
Date: May 4-6, 2018
Location: Panama City, Panama
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Smart Rivers 2017
Date: September 18-21, 2017
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Conference Description
PIANC-PTGCC Working Group on Climate Change Adaptation for Maritime and Inland Port and Navigation Infrastructure
Date: February 23-24, 2017
Location: New York City, NY
A workshop was held at the Port of New York and New Jersey in Brooklyn on February 23 and 24, 2017 as part of PIANC Working Group 178. The objective of the workshop was to gain information for WG 178 on the current state of climate change adaptation in the ports sector, raise awareness regarding climate change impacts, adaptation planning, and the forthcoming guidance document, and to provide a platform for organizations to exchange ideas.
Workshop Program and Presentations
Dredging 2015 Conference – Moving and Managing Sediments
Date: October 19-22, 2015
Location: Savannah, Georgia
PIANC USA & the Coasts, Oceans, Ports & Rivers Institute (COPRI / ASCE) hosted the Dredging 2015 Conference in Savannah, Georgia, October 19-22, 2015, at the Hyatt Regency on the Riverfront in the Downtown Historic District. This was the fifth technical specialty conference, with plenary sessions, concurrent technical sessions, short courses, tours, and a large industry exhibit hall.
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Dredging 2012
Date: October 22-25, 2012
Location: San Diego, CA
PIANC USA organized this event, co-sponsoring with COPRI/ASCE.
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PIANC USA Annual Meeting
In conjunction with the 2012 Joint Conference of Harbor Safety Committees and Area Maritime Security Committees
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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Smart Rivers 2011
Date: September 13-16, 2011
Location: New Orleans, LA
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Networking and Navigation Infrastructure
Date: June 16, 2011
Location: Atlanta, GA
PIANC USA was the host of this event.
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Smart Rivers 2007
Date: September 16-19, 2007
Location: Louisville, KY
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