Conference Diary

The global Covid-19 pandemic has caused the cancellation or postponement of many events planned for the next few months. A number of events have also been transformed into ‘virtual’ meetings. HCB has been trying to keep on top of developments but readers should check the dates and locations shown below as things are still changing rapidly.

JANUARY

COHMED January 25-28, virtual Annual conference of the Cooperative Hazardous Materials Enforcement Development (COHMED) programme https://cvsa.org/eventpage/events/cohmedconference/

FEBRUARY

SMM February 2-5, virtual 29th biennial exhibition and conference for the global shipping industry http://smm-hamburg.com/en

GPCA Forum February 10-11, Dubai 15th annual meeting of the Gulf Petrochemicals & Chemicals Association www.gpcaforum.net

Battery Recycling Europe February 17-18, London Conference for the battery recycling and manufacturing sectors www.wplgroup.com/aci/event/battery-recycling-europe/

Internationale Gefahrgut-Tage Hamburg 2021 February 22-23, Hamburg 37th annual conference on dangerous goods transport (German language) www.ecomed-storck.de/Veranstaltungen/

International Petroleum Week (IP Week) February 23-25, virtual Annual week of meetings, conferences and seminars www.ipweek.co.uk

Interpack February 25-March 3, Düsseldorf Major triennial packaging show www.interpack.com/

PPC Spring Meeting February 28-March 2, Tampa Bi-annual meeting and tradeshow of the Petroleum Packaging Council www.ppcouncil.org/upcoming-meetings.php

MARCH

AFPM Annual Meeting March 7-9, San Antonio AFPM’s annual meeting for refiners and marketers www.afpm.org/events/292be90000010c

IATA World Cargo Symposium March 9-11, Istanbul 14th global conference on air cargo www.iata.org/events/wcs/pages/index.aspx

AFPM IPC March 14-16, San Antonio AFPM’s annual International Petrochemical Conference www.afpm.org/events/2926d800000001

StocExpo 2021 March 16-18, Antwerp The main annual exhibition and conference for the European tank terminal industry www.stocexpo.com/en/

Tanks and Terminals 2021 March 16-18, Dubai Conference and workshop on integrity management of aboveground storage tanks www.marcusevans-conferences-middleeastern.com/

LNG Congress Russia March 17-18, Moscow Seventh annual congress and exhibition on developments in Russian and Arctic LNG www.lngrussiacongress.com/en

Multimodal 2021 March 23-25, Birmingham 13th annual exhibition for the supply chain management and logistics sectors www.multimodal.org.uk

APRIL

Megatrans April 14-16, Melbourne Biennial trade show for the freight sector in Australia and internationally www.megatrans.com.au/ CVSA Workshop April 18-22, Louisville Meeting for industry, regulators and enforcers to improve commercial vehicle safety www.cvsa.org/eventpage/events/cvsa-workshop/

AFPM Security Conference April 19-21, Houston Conference on security at fuel refining and petrochemical plants www.afpm.org/events/292d4a0000075d

MAY

NTTC Annual Conference May 2-4, Washington, DC 72nd annual conference and exhibition of the National Tank Truck Carriers www.tanktruck.org/Public/Events/Annual%20 Conference%20and%20Exhibits/Public/Events/ Annual-Conference---Exhibits.aspx

Transport Logistic May 4-7, Munich Biennial exhibition for logistics, IT and supply chain management www.transportlogistic.de/index-2.html

IOSC 2021 May 10-14, virtual International Oil Spill Conference iosc.org

Bulk Tanker Day May 11-12, Brisbane 12th annual road tanker event hosted by the National Bulk Tanker Association www.nbta.com.au/tankerday/

ChemUK 2021 May 12-13, Birmingham Supply chain expo and conference for the UK chemical industry www.chemicalukexpo.com/

Chemspec Europe May 19-20, Frankfurt International exhibition for fine and speciality chemicals www.chemspeceurope.com/2021/