Events in 2026

The XCORROSION Summit 2026 in Medellín brings together international experts to present the latest innovations in corrosion prevention and control. With a strong emphasis on sustainability and circular economy principles, the summit focuses on corrosion engineering and asset integrity challenges in the energy and manufacturing sectors, while fostering high-level knowledge exchange and new business opportunities.

An event that brings together global experts to discuss advances in corrosion science, engineering, and prevention technologies. Focused on material durability in strategic systems, it addresses economic, environmental, and safety challenges and promotes innovation, interdisciplinary collaboration, and sustainable solutions through theoretical, experimental, and industrial perspectives on corrosion control and materials performance.

This joint event with the Pipeline Integrity Management Seminar Latin America brings together experts in corrosion, materials, inspection, and integrity management for energy infrastructure. It fosters technical exchange, innovation, and collaboration among industry, academia, and service providers, while promoting practical knowledge, emerging technologies, and the active participation of new generations in addressing current industry challenges.

This conference, with the motto 'Protecting What Moves Energy Forward,' will bring together pipeline, corrosion, and asset-performance professionals. It will share proven practices, emerging technologies, and practical solutions to help owners, operators, engineers, contractors, and providers strengthen critical infrastructure for the future.

The conference will bring together leading electrochemistry researchers to discuss energy conversion and storage, corrosion, electroanalysis, sensors, advanced electrochemical materials, environmental and industrial applications, molecular and bioelectrochemistry, and fundamental electrochemical science.

This certification prepares professionals to design, install, and maintain cathodic protection systems by mastering advanced theoretical concepts, design calculations, and practical field applications. It is aimed at experienced individuals responsible for protecting assets such as pipelines, tanks, and concrete structures from corrosion using both galvanic and impressed current systems. Certified specialists demonstrate leadership in corrosion analysis, regulatory compliance, and knowledge sharing, ensuring asset integrity and the successful implementation of CP technologies.

This course focuses on in-service inspection and maintenance planning for fixed offshore structures, with an emphasis on corrosion control and integrity management. Participants learn to assess platform corrosion-control systems, apply test methods, identify safety risks and critical areas, understand data-collection systems and platform types, and evaluate key protection systems, including coatings, splash-zone systems, and cathodic protection.

The course develops advanced competencies in corrosion analysis, technical regulations, and galvanic anode design for buried and immersed metallic structures. Building on Level 2 skills, it prepares professionals to assume full responsibility for the design and management of cathodic protection systems.

This program offers an intensive introduction to coating application and inspection, focusing on both technical principles and practical applications for structural steel projects. It is an accredited certification for coating inspection, mainly designed for trainees but also valuable for professionals in related fields. The course covers topics such as coating materials, inspection procedures, surface preparation, testing methods, and documentation.

This course is grounded in API 580/581 risk-based inspection principles and focuses on identifying, monitoring, and treating Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion (MIC). Designed for engineers and integrity managers, it bridges electrochemical theory and industrial practice to deliver effective strategies for screening, biocide management, and pipeline asset protection.

This two-module course covers the metallurgy, corrosion resistance, and fabrication of stainless steels. It equips engineering, design, manufacturing, and quality control professionals with the knowledge to select the appropriate grade, apply sound anti-corrosion design criteria, and optimize welding, machining, and forming processes.

It spans intelligent design, nanostructures, biomedical interfaces, energy and sustainability, adaptive systems, and smart electronics. It highlights how advanced material architectures, functional surfaces, and responsive systems can mitigate deterioration while enabling innovative, durable, and conservation-focused applications across sectors.

This course covers the fundamentals of coating adhesion, substrate surface effects, and coating failure mechanisms. Participants will learn to identify, understand, and prevent common failures, with a practical focus on how coating formulation strategies can optimise adhesion and long-term protective performance.

This event provides a practical, cross-industry program on detecting, assessing, and controlling corrosion throughout an asset’s lifecycle. Combining fundamentals, monitoring and prevention techniques, and real-world failure cases, it aims to help engineers of all experience levels achieve continuing professional development, gain subject-matter expertise, and enhance networking opportunities to reduce corrosion risk and overall life-cycle costs.

This conference brings together researchers and practitioners to discuss advances in materials science, civil engineering, and architecture. It covers emerging topics in functional and structural materials, durability and performance, non-destructive testing, reliability assessment, coatings, and surface treatments to enhance long-term performance, safety, and lifecycle value of critical structures and components, fostering collaboration, innovation, and global partnerships across disciplines and applications.

This two-day event brings together industry specialists, engineers, inspectors, and technology providers to address corrosion protection across pipelines, structures, and industrial assets. The forum covers cutting-edge coating technologies, real-world case studies, regulatory frameworks, and inspection best practices, providing a dynamic platform for technical networking and professional development in asset integrity and maintenance.

Brings together academia, industry, and government to discuss electrochemical science and technology. Includes a corrosion symposium addressing analytical methods, coatings, corrosion in energy systems, and emerging materials behavior.

This course focuses on AC, DC, and telluric interference, teaching participants to identify causes and effects, test for interference, and perform calculations to predict AC interference. Through lectures, discussions, in-class experiments, case studies, and group exercises, experienced CP practitioners learn to describe parasitic current effects, recognize coating types, detect stray, AC, and telluric currents, and design mitigation and monitoring strategies to address harmful AC/DC interference on metallic structures.

This course brings together engineers, technicians, managers, specialists, and divers from the industrial and maritime sectors. They combine practical learning, sector experience, and certification.

This course brings together engineers, technicians, managers, specialists, and divers from the industrial and maritime sectors. They combine practical learning, sector experience, and certification.

This annual conference attracts over 1000 delegates from industry, academia, and research to share knowledge, showcase innovations, and discuss advances in corrosion control, asset protection, and emerging technologies through symposia, technical forums, awards, and networking.

This course introduces the fundamental processes of corrosion and their application in engineering design, construction, and failure investigations, using practical examples. Designed for engineers, inspectors, and designers, it offers Certificates of Attendance or Achievement that support eligibility for Professional Membership and Chartered Engineer status.

An event designed to connect different generations of the global nondestructive testing community and build a lasting digital knowledge archive. It invites contributions on NDT methods and reliability, structural health monitoring, education and certification, digitalization (AI, NDE 4.0, digital twins), human factors, ethics, sustainability, and the circular economy.

This Conference has the motto 'Advancing the Profession - How Asset Management is Meeting the Challenges and Grasping the Opportunities.' It explores how asset management helps infrastructure organizations overcome skills gaps, planning barriers, funding pressures, and resilience challenges. It highlights collaborative, sustainable approaches that improve decision-making, support net-zero goals, and deliver long-term value.