2018 Greater Chesapeake Damage Prevention Training Conference

Title sponsors Miss Utility of Delmarva and Miss Utility of Maryland will once again host the Greater Chesapeake Damage Prevention Training Conference (GCDPTC) this fall! The tenth annual GCDPTC will take place Oct. 23-26, 2018 at the Clarion Resort Fontainebleau Hotel in Ocean City, Md.

Since its launch in 2009, the GCDPTC has provided facility operators, locators, excavators, regulators, engineers and other professionals who work near underground facilities with an unrivaled combination of informative training sessions, relevant exhibitors and networking opportunities. Attendees at the 2018 GCDPTC can expect new additions to the comprehensive training session schedule, as well as returning favorites, and networking opportunities, including the sixth annual GCDPTC cornhole tournament and the ninth annual golf tournament. A special celebration to mark the conference’s 10th anniversary will take place as well.

Registration for the 2018 GCDPTC is open! To view details on available registration packages, please click here. If you are ready to register now, please click the "Register" button above or below to start the online registration process. To register for email updates about the conference, please email missutilityconference@gmail.com. 

The 10th GCDPTC will feature an informative mix of dynamic speakers, all-conference sessions and niche breakout sessions designed to refresh damage prevention professionals’ training and illuminate every facet of the safe digging process. Attendees of the 2018 GCDPTC can look forward to content including:

• A keynote address by Robert White, law enforcement veteran and expert on workplace interactions between millennials and baby boomers
• An all-conference panel addressing emergency locates
• Breakout session topics such as:
  • Emerging call center technology
  • A case study of Chesapeake Utilities’ pipeline expansion project 
  • Excavation and security
  • Personal safety equipment
  • The Gold Shovel Standard’s work in the Mid-Atlantic
  • Federal regulatory update from PHMSA
  • CGA’s national damage prevention efforts  
  • The Maryland Underground Facilities Damage Prevention Authority’s enforcement work

Click here to view photos from the 2017 GCDPTC.

To view a recap of the 2017 GCDPTC, click here. To download PowerPoint presentations from select training sessions offered at the 2017 GCDPTC, click here.