ITOPF attendance at forthcoming international conferences, meetings and training courses
MARCH 2010
Offshore Arabia 2010, Dubai International Convention Center, UAE, 29-31 March
This year's Offshore Arabia Conference & Exhibition focuses on challenges such as the impact of the economic crisis on the environment, the oil, gas and shipping industries and other businesses in general and asks the question: "In the times of global recession, does the environment still have priority?" It features presentations on oil spill prevention, response and protection and includes papers on oil pollution legislation and policies and slick detection and monitoring. Further information on Offshore Arabia is available at www.offshorearabia.ae.
APRIL 2010
Spillcon 2010. International Oil Spill Prevention & Preparednes Conference, Grand Hyatt Melbourne, Australia, 12-16 April 2010
Alex Hunt will be making a presentation entitled "Shoreline Strategies: Theory" at SPILLCON 2010, organised by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) and the Australian Institute of Petroleum (AIP). Further details of the conference are available at www.spillcon.com.
MAY 2010
A Practical Guide to Marine Pollution: Legal, Technical and Practical Update on Handling Oil and Chemical Incidents, Dexter House, London EC3, 19-20 May 2010
Dr Karen Purnell will be making a presentation entitled "Expectations and realities of government and shipowner led response to oil spills" at the above seminar organised by the Lloyd's Maritime Academy. For further details, see www.lloydsmaritimeacademy.com/marinepollution.