Seminars & trainings

SOCON as a forum for expert knowledge and networking in the field of caverns and cavities

We are pleased to offer various face-to-face seminars on an annual basis. As a rule, we present our tools and measurement results in our first seminar of the year so that you can familiarise yourself with them. In addition, we show you how to use our software efficiently. The second seminar of the year, provides a valuable opportunity to learn about and discuss developments and technologies in the field of cavern measurement and energy storage.

Customer seminars

SOCON-Exkursion

14. – 17.05.2026
Hallstatt / Österreich
Seminar: Kundenexkursion 2026
Grubenfahrt in Hallstatt

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Seminar Autumn

18.09.2025
31180 Giesen / Hildesheim
Seminar: I/2025
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Seminar Winter

27.11.2025
31180 Giesen / Hildesheim
Seminar: II/2025
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Meet SOCON

Spot-your-job

28./29.01.2026
SOCON / 31180 Giesen, Hildesheim
Kurzzeit-Schülerpraktikum in Kooperation mit HiREG

Student Technical Congress (STC) 2026

08.-10.04.2026
TU Clausthal / Clausthal-Zellerfeld
Konferenz für Studenten der Fachrichtung Petroleum Engineering, Subsurface Engineering und Geowissenschaften.
2026 wird die Konferenz von Studenten an der TU Clausthal ausgerichtet und mit dem sogenannten PetroBowl® Contest kombiniert – einem weltweiten Wettbewerb zwischen Studenten zum Fachwissen aus dem Bereich Untertagetechnik. Veranstalter: Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Deutschland

Zukunftstag

23.04.2026
31180 Giesen / Hildesheim
Berufsorientierung

DGMK/ÖGEW Frühjahrstagung 2026

06.-07.05.2026
Messe und Congress Centrum Halle Münsterland GmbH
Beneath the Surface – engineering the future of energy

SMRI Conference Spring 2026

26. – 29.04.2026
Radisson Blu Hotel, Edinburgh City Center in Edinburgh
Logging Tools for Solution Mining Industry

HiFuture Messe

07.05.2026, 09:30 Uhr bis 14:00 Uhr
Werner von Siemens Schule / von-Thünen-Straße, 31135 Hildesheim
Berufsorientierungsmesse

IdeenExpo 2026

20.-28.06.2026
Messegelände Hannover
Gemeinsamer Messestand mit dem Bundesverband Erdgas, Erdöl und Geoenergie e.V. (BVEG)
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Hildesheimer Firmenlauf

28.08.2026
Jo Beach/Hildesheim

Nacht der Bewerber

25.09.2026
Halle 39 / Hildesheim
Berufsorientierungsmesse

SMRI Conference Fall 2026

27.-30.09.2026
West Yellowstone, Montana, USA

SOCON customer seminars

Since our foundation in 1991, we at SOCON have been active as a leading communication centre in the field of caverns and underground storage facilities. Our customer seminars are the best place to exchange knowledge and experience.

Our seminars cover various specialist areas:

Echometric cavern surveying:

Introduction to the basics and latest technologies.

Geophysical measurement methods:

Current techniques and developments in the field of geophysical measurements.

Cavern construction and operation:

Practical insights into current and future trends.

Software developments:

We will present and apply the latest software solutions from SOCON.

Special topics:

In-depth study of specific areas such as mine surveying and gas storage optimisation (GSOS).

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Customer seminar 2021

Our seminars, offer plenty opportunities for idea exchange, networking and in-depth discussion.
Our employees are always available to answer your questions and give you a personalised tour of our facility.

For special experiences, our CavLift underground simulator offers a virtual tour of caverns or cavern fields. Eight people can enter this mobile simulator at the same time and experience a realistic journey into underground caverns – based on 3D SOCON measurement data. The programme can be individually adapted to the client’s specific underground environment and offers an impressive audiovisual presentation in an authentic atmosphere.

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