Call for Abstracts
Papers, Extended Abstracts & Digital Posters
The 13th International Conference on Geosynthetics (13 ICG) will bring together more than 1,000 leading civil engineers, researchers, regulators, material manufacturers, and sustainability and climate change experts for days of technical exchange, best practice sharing, and commercial development around geosynthetic materials in Sustainability, Transportation Infrastructure, Climate Change Response, Mining, Energy, Environmental Protection, and more.
13 ICG seeks submissions for:
- Paper + oral presentation
- Paper + Poster
- Extended abstract + oral presentation
- Extended abstract + poster
Important Dates
Abstracts Close: March 31, 2025
Acceptance Notices Issued: July 18, 2025**
Contribution*** Submission Deadline: November 14, 2025
Feedback on Contribution***: March 3, 2026
Final Drafts Deadline: April 30, 2026
Registration Deadline for All Presenters: May 13, 2026
Conference (In-Person): 13 – 17 September 2026
**Invitation letters will be issued one year before the conference to allow for sufficient time for the issuance of a Canadian visa when needed. Please note that obtaining a Canadian visa from some countries may take up to 6 months or longer. We highly recommend that you inquire with the Canadian embassy in your country to assess how much time is typically needed; and communicate with us should you need more than a year.
*** ‘Contribution’ refers to either an extended abstract or paper, as selected by the author.
FOR ALL SUBMISSIONS: Full registration to the event is required for at least one of the presenters/authors by May 13, 2026, to be included in the final program.
Submission Guidelines
For all types of submissions, Abstracts should not exceed 300 words and must state clearly the objectives, methodologies, key results, and conclusions to be presented in person at the conference. Please create abstracts around the idea of 15-minute presentations (including audience Q&A time).
All submissions must be made online via the conference portal by March 31, 2025:
https://www.13icg-montreal.org/submit-abstract
(Portal opens December 16, 2024. Questions? Contact us.)
All abstracts will be peer-reviewed and authors will be notified of acceptance or provided feedback/requests by July 18, 2025.
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Topics
T1 – Sustainability with Geosynthetics
T2 – Geosynthetics Properties and Testing
T3 – Soil-Geosynthetic Interaction
T4 – Durability and Long-Term Performance
T5 – Reinforced Walls and Slopes
T6 – Reinforced Embankments, GEC, Piles and Shallow Foundations
T7 – Seismic Design with Geosynthetics
T8 – Unpaved and Paved Roads
T9 – Geosynthetics in Roads, Railways and Airfields
T10 – Landfills and Remediation of Contaminated Sites
T11 – Filtration and Drainage
T12 – Erosion Control and Coastal Applications
T13 – Hydraulic Applications: Canals, Reservoirs and Dams
T14 – New Technologies for Advancing Geosynthetic Understanding
T15 – Exemplary Designs & Case Histories
T17 – Energy and Mining Applications
T18 – Tunnels and Underground Constructions
T19 – Geosynthetics in Extreme Environments of Service
T20 – Microplastics
T21 – Climate Change / Carbon Footprint
T22 – Innovative Design
T23 – Probabilistic Geosynthetic Design
T24 – Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence
T25 – Circularity in Geosynthetics: Recycling and Use of Recycled Plastics
T26 – Use of Non-Synthetic Polymers and Fibers
T27 – Software for Civil Design with Geosynthetics
About the Proceedings
The official 13 ICG proceedings will be peer-reviewed, open-source, and indexed. The proceedings will be released digitally under a Creative Commons license through a reputable open-source publisher with tracked, widely indexed citations for impact scoring.
For an example, please see the proceedings from GeoAmericas 2024, the 5th Pan-American Conference on Geosynthetics.
