Nebraska’s excavators, underground utility-focused contractors, and other damage prevention stakeholders are invited to join us at the Sandhills Global Event Center (formerly Lancaster County Event Center) in Lincoln, Nebraska, for the 14th annual state-wide Excavation Safety Summit on February 19, 2025. Click the Registration button above to join us for the ultimate experience!
This FREE educational event brings 1,300+ excavation safety stakeholders together to support the common goal of damage prevention and safe digging. A variety of industry experts speak throughout the day and the Excavator and Locate Rodeos provides an opportunity to showcase equipment skills and win prizes! Numerous exhibitors and sponsors are on hand to display industry products and services. Attendees can participate in a variety of interactive activities and charitable opportunities while filling a complimentary attendee bag full of promotional and educational items, including a free t-shirt for all attendees. We hope to see you in February!
Join us for:
- Jam-Packed Agenda with New Speakers, Games, and Prizes
- Expert Industry Speakers and Nationally Acclaimed Keynote Speaker Cliff Meidl
- Valuable Exhibitor Contact and Giveaways
- Equipment displays and demonstrations
- FREE breakfast & lunch (we can't learn on an empty stomach!)
- Excavator and Locate Rodeo – Equipment Skills Competitions with Cash Prizes
- Excavator and Locator of the Year Awards – Click here to nominate someone by February 6, 2025
- Charity Presentation and Raffle
- FREE t-shirt and swag bag for all attendees
Doors open at 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, February 19
Registration Notices:
Pre-registration is HIGHLY recommended in order for us to get accurate headcounts to provide for meals, swag, and venue space. Please register as early as possible and avoid registering the day of the event – if at all possible – to ensure adequate resources for all attendees.
Each registration requires a unique email. This is to improve the efficiency of the on-site check in, assist in obtaining an accurate headcount, and allow important communications regarding the event to reach each attendee. You can still register multiple people at once and register on another’s behalf, but a unique email is needed for each attendee.
Thank you for your cooperation! If you have any questions regarding these notices, please reach out to Jill Geyer at jillgeyer@occinc.com.
Sponsorship Opportunities
The Nebraska Excavation Safety Summit is made possible by our generous sponsors! As the only event of this type in the state with over 1,300 industry professionals attending annually, this summit offers a level of unparalleled value and support for our excavation and damage prevention industry. Because of continuously increasing attendance numbers, the summit cannot continue at the capacity that attendees have come to expect year after year, including free meals and engaging professional keynote speakers, without your support. We offer a variety of sponsorship packages and can tailor a package to your goals!
Only one submission per organization is needed. We'll reach out to the main point of contact to confirm those assisting with booths. Click here to register as a sponsor now or contact Travis at travis@subsurfacesolutions.com or 402-203-4415 to sign up today. Sponsors that are signed up before January 5, 2025, will be included in registration marketing materials.
The agenda featured below is tentative and may change leading up to and on the day of the summit.
Calling all locate technicians! Put your skills to the test at the summit's Locate Rodeo. The rodeo is an equipment skills test/competition using a locator to find buried lines accurately and efficiently. Confirm your interest when registering and plan attend the 7:30 a.m. meeting before the summit begins to get instructions and select a time to compete.
Participation will be offered on a first come, first serve basis the day of the summit. Subject to time slot availability.
Show off your skills and compete in the summit's Excavator Rodeo! Top scorers will be awarded prizes. Confirm your interest when registering and stop by the Excavator Rodeo registration when you arrive at the summit to select your time to compete.
Participation will be offered on a first come, first serve basis the day of the summit. Subject to time slot availability.
The Excavator & Locator Achievement Awards recognize Nebraska's top partners in damage prevention for 2024. One excavator and one locate technician will each receive a plaque and $150 gift card presented at the Nebraska Excavation Safety Summit on February 19, 2025.
Thank you to everyone who submitted a nomination!
When American kayaker Cliff Meidl led Team USA into the stadium at the Opening Ceremonies of the Olympic Games in Sydney, nearly two billion television viewers were watching globally. Millions of Americans learned of the amazing comeback he made from a tragic near-death construction accident when he was 20 years old. Hear Cliff's story and safety message on The Power of Safety First at this year's summit.
Cliff will be speaking on:
- The behavioral approach to worksite safety
- Safe digging and 811
- Adversity and all things
Learn more about Cliff at cliffmeidl.com.
Sponsored by Stake Center Locating.
Mustaches for Kids Omaha is the Nebraska chapter of Mustaches for Kids America, a volunteer-run organization started in Los Angeles in 1999 to do good and have fun by growing Mustaches for children's charities. The concept is pretty simple – volunteer "growers" get pledges/donations to grow a mustache for one month. All the money raised during this fundraiser is donated to local children's charities.
Learn more at m4komaha.com.
