38 COURSES & CONFERENCES
CONFERENCE DIARY The global Covid-19 pandemic has caused the cancellation or postponement of many events planned for the next few months and many organisers are taking their events online. HCB is doing its best to keep on top of developments but readers should check the dates and locations shown below as things change rapidly.
JANUARY
MARCH
European Oil Storage Conference January 21, online Platts’ 14th annual conference on oil markets for terminal owners, ports, oil traders, financiers and analysts https://plattsinfo.spglobal.com/
Tanks and Terminals 2021 March 16-18, Dubai Conference and workshop on integrity management of aboveground storage tanks www.marcusevans-conferences-middleeastern.com/
COHMED January 25-28, virtual Annual conference of the Cooperative Hazardous Materials Enforcement Development (COHMED) programme https://cvsa.org/eventpage/events/cohmed-conference/
FEBRUARY SMM February 2-5, virtual 29th biennial exhibition and conference for the global shipping industry http://smm-hamburg.com/en NACD Regulatory Trade Workshop February 9-11, online Webinar on trade issues for North American chemical distributors www.nacd.com/education-meetings/meetings/ regulatory-workshops/ 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-recyclingeurope/
LNG Congress Russia March 17-18, Moscow Seventh annual congress and exhibition on developments in Russian and Arctic LNG www.lngrussiacongress.com/en BADGP March 25, online Annual AGM and seminar of the British Association of Dangerous Goods Professionals www.badgp.org/event-4095748
APRIL AFPM Annual Meeting April 11-13, San Antonio AFPM’s annual meeting for refiners and marketers www.afpm.org/events/292be90000010c 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
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 https://www.chemicalukexpo.com/ Pumps & Valves Asia May 12-14, Bangkok Exhibition for the ASEAN pumps, valves and fittings sector www.pumpsandvalves-asia.com World LNG Series: Asia Pacific Summit May 17-20, Kuala Lumpur 12th annual meeting for LNG buyers and sellers https://asiapacific.cwclng.com/ International Transport & Logistics Week (SITL) May 18-20, Paris Annual transport event, including Dangerous Goods Logistics Pavilion www.sitl.eu/en-gb.html Chemspec Europe May 19-20, Frankfurt International exhibition for fine and speciality chemicals https://www.chemspeceurope.com/2021/
International Petroleum Week (IP Week) February 23-25, virtual Annual week of meetings, conferences and seminars www.ipweek.co.uk
NTTC Annual Conference May 2-4, Washington, DC 72nd annual conference and exhibition of the National Tank Truck Carriers https://www.tanktruck.org/Public/Events/ Annual%20Conference%20and%20Exhibits/Public/ Events/Annual-Conference---Exhibits.aspx
UKIFDA Expo 2021 May 19-20, Liverpool Annual exhibition for the fuel distribution sector in the UK and Ireland (formerly FPS Expo) https://ukifda.org/ukifda-expo/
PPC Spring Meeting February 28-March 2, Tampa Bi-annual meeting and tradeshow of the Petroleum Packaging Council www.ppcouncil.org/upcoming-meetings.php
Transport Logistic May 4-7, Munich Biennial exhibition for logistics, IT and supply chain management http://www.transportlogistic.de/index-2.html
AFPM IPC May 23-25, San Antonio AFPM’s annual International Petrochemical Conference www.afpm.org/events/2926d800000001
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