The flagship European conference and exhibition for the international pipeline industry, the Pipeline Technology Conference (ptc), will open its gate for the 17th time from 7 – 10 March 2022 in Berlin. Long-distance pipeline and distribution network operators from all over the world will return to ptc to be informed about the latest developments and news in the industry and to exchange ideas with other operators and market participants. After two years in which the Pipeline Technology Conference was held online only, the upcoming ptc will be a hybrid event offering even more opportunities to all participants than before: the central face-to-face event, ptc Berlin, will be combined with a virtual platform, ptc Remote, where all information about the event is available and which will provide far-reaching networking opportunities for all participants, even across digital barriers. It will be easier than ever before to find someone who offers exactly what you are looking for. No matter if this person is sitting at the next table at the exhibition or sitting in front of their laptop in Houston or Dhahran. "We are very much looking forward to seeing you all again in the usual setting in Berlin and finally talking face-to-face about innovative technologies, digital transformation trends and challenges for a decarbonized pipeline industry. Many thanks to the whole ptc community and especially to the members of the ptc Advisory Committee for their great support," says Dennis Fandrich, Chairman of the Pipeline Technology Conference. "Once again, the direct exchange in the exhibition will be a special highlight, on which we have placed a lot of emphasis in the past years and which we intend to further expand. I am excited that in addition to the technology leaders of the international pipeline industry, the upcoming ptc will also feature an increased number of participants and exhibitors from the field of municipal distribution networks thanks to a partnership with the German Society for Trenchless Technology," emphasizes Marian Ritter, Director Exhibitions of the organizer EITEP Institute. "GSTT will host its well-known trade event NoDIG Berlin for the first time within ptc 2022. We are delighted that GSTT has chosen ptc as its new venue." Proposals for the conference program can be submitted until September 30, 2021. More information about the 17th Pipeline Technology Conference can be found at https://www.pipeline-conference.com/. About EITEP Institute The organizer of the Pipeline Technology Conference, the Hanover-based EITEP Institute is a founding of the German technical associations of the gas and water industry and aims to foster international technology transfer. The EITEP Institute publishes technical journals and is the organizer of seminars and conferences such as the Pipeline Technology Conference, the Virtual Pipeline Summits, and Infrastructure Development Africa.