The Engineering, Innovation, and Technology Forum invite you to submit an abstract nomination for the upcoming forum in 2026. This event will be held in Brisbane from 18 to 20 August 2026.
The forum creates a unique opportunity for industry representatives and departmental officers to come together and learn about the critical knowledge and technologies that will keep Queensland at the forefront of the transport sector.
Submissions for presentation abstracts are welcome from all industry representatives and department officers.
We are looking for innovative and interactive presentations from these discipline areas:
- Pavements
- Structures
- Hydraulics
- Road Design
- Geospatial
- Geotechnical
- Digital and Connected Technology
- Road Safety
- Traffic Engineering
- Transport Network Operations
- Marine and maritime
- Contracting and Risk
- Project Delivery and Collaboration
- Decarbonisation/ Sustainability
- Network management/ Road Operations
- Resilience
- Rail
- Public Transport
- Environment
Key dates
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Abstract submissions open
13 October 2025
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Abstract submission close
16 January 2026
Contact us
If you have any questions about your submission or the forum as a whole, please feel free to contact us on eitforum@mci-group.com or +61 7 3858 5400.
Abstract themes
- Application of new technology
- Case study / project learnings
- Current project
- Discussion starter
- Research
Abstract format and submission templates
- Title (should adequately convey the content of the abstract)
- Description of the project
- Author and affiliation details
- Word count does not include the submission title
- Do not include images or tables
- Proprietary product (trade) names must not be used; only generic names of products are acceptable. Do not use abbreviations or acronyms.
- 100 – 300 word abstract (Microsoft Word document ONLY) giving an overview of your proposed presentation.
Contact us
If you have any questions about your submission or the forum as a whole, please feel free to contact us on eitforum@mci-group.com or +61 7 3858 5400.
Abstract keywords
- Accessibility and inclusion
- Active transport
- Asset management
- Climate
- Digital Engineering/Road Design
- Geospatial
- Geotechnical
- Hydraulics
- Marine
- Network technology
- Pavements
- Project delivery
- Public transport
- Rail
- Resilience and Sustainable Access
- Road Safety
- Structures
- Sustainability
- Traffic engineering
- Vehicle technology