When and where is the 2026 Gulf Coast Conference?

October 12–15, 2026 at the Moody Gardens Convention Center, One Hope Blvd, Galveston, Texas 77554. Exhibits are open October 13–14.

What are the exhibit hours?

9:00 am to 5:00 pm on October 13 and 14.

Are there short courses?

Yes: an ASTM course on test method precision and statistical quality control on October 12, and a BASIC analytical training course on October 15.

Through the conference registration page on gulfcoastconference.com.

Gulf Coast Conference 2026

Name: Gulf Coast Conference 2026
Start: 2026-10-12T09:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-10-15T17:00:00+00:00
Location: Moody Gardens Convention Center

About this event

The Gulf Coast Conference is a long-running technical meeting for analytical chemists, lab managers and process analytics specialists serving the refining, petrochemical and chemical processing plants of the US Gulf Coast. It combines technical sessions, short courses and an instrument exhibition at Moody Gardens in Galveston.

Schedule

The 2026 edition runs over four days, with the exhibition on the two middle days.

October 12: ASTM short course and the Gulf Golf Tournament & Banquet
October 13–14: Technical sessions and exhibits, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
October 15: BASIC analytical training short course

Short courses

Two courses bookend the conference.

ASTM Course: Understanding Test Method Precision, Bias, ILS Design, Statistical Quality Control Charts
BASIC – Analytical Training: Bridging the Gap Between Chemists and Process Engineers

What's covered

Chemical analysis technology, laboratory and process analytical methods, instrumentation, test method precision and statistical quality control, renewable fuels testing and laboratory accreditation for the petrochemical and chemical processing industries.

Gulf Coast Conference 2026 is an Energy & Environment event taking place 12-15 Oct 2026 at Moody Gardens Convention Center, Galveston, United States.