The Organizing Committee of the 13th International Conference on Geosynthetics (13 ICG) invites all infrastructure and sustainability stakeholders to get involved with the presentations program at 13 ICG, 13 – 17 September 2026 in Montreal. 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.

This international exchange is held every four years. 13 ICG marks the first time the gathering will be held in Canada.

The program of the 13 ICG will include special sessions, panels, interviews and posters. Proceedings will include full papers and extended abstracts.

13 ICG seeks submissions for:

• Special sessions: Special sessions are reserved for Knowledge Societies and Industry Associations. This includes panel discussions, expert interviews, design training sessions, and other innovative formats. We invite representatives from knowledge societies to contact ckelsey@minervatri.com if they are interested in participating in a special session.
• Technical Contributions: A variety of options are offered for individual contributions. Proceedings may include either a traditional publication or an extended abstract, limited to 2 pages. Contribution to the conference may be in the form of an oral presentation or a poster. Priority will be given to the submissions in the following order, and to the limit of the space and time available.
  1. Paper + oral presentation
  2. Paper + Poster
  3. Extended abstract + oral presentation
  4. Extended abstract + poster

Contributions that highlight the state-of-the-art and state-of-practice in the following areas are highly encouraged:

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

Important Dates

Abstracts Call Opens: December 16, 2024

Abstracts Submissions 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.

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 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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