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.

OCTOBER

EPCA Annual Meeting October 5-7, virtual 54th annual meeting of the European Petrochemical Association www.epca.eu

IPANA Annual Conference October 6-8, virtual Annual meeting of the Industrial Packaging Alliance of North America www.industrialpackaging.org/#events

Tank Truck Week October 6-8, Dallas NTTC’s Annual Tank Truck Show & Maintenance Seminar https://tanktruck.org/Public/Events/Tank-TruckWeek/Public/Events/Tank-Truck-Week.aspx

LNGgc October 12-14, virtual 10th annual conference on LNG shipping and trade https://energy.knect365.com/lnggc-london/

Dangerous Goods Operations & Hazardous Substances 2020 October 14-16, virtual Workshop on chemical safety and dangerous goods compliance www.marcusevans-conferences-australian.com/

ECTA Responsible Care Workshop October 15, virtual Update on Responsible Care implementation in European chemical transport www.ecta.com/event-3736082

Oil & Non Oil October 21-23, Verona Trade show on fuel and non-oil storage and distribution in Italy and Europe www.oilnonoil.it

Cryogenic Storage Tanks October 22, Munich Second technical conference on liquefied gas storage www.tuvsud.com/de-de/store/academy/ conference-management/tank-storage-systems/ cryogenic-tanks

ChemCon Europe October 26-30, London Conference on global chemicals regulation https://chemcon.net/upcoming.shtml

DGAC Members Conference October 28-29, virtual Annual conference of the Dangerous Goods Advisory Council www.dgac.org/dgac-meetings-0

NOVEMBER

NACD Annual Meeting November 9-12, La Quinta, CA 49th Annual Meeting of the National Association of Chemical Distributors www.nacd.com/education-meetings/meetings/ annual-meeting/nacd-annual-meeting-2020/

LogiPharma November 11-13, virtual Conference on the end-to-end pharmaceutical supply chain logipharmaeu.wbresearch.com

ILTA November 16-18, Houston 40th annual operating conference and trade show of the International Liquid Terminals Association www.ilta.org

Argus LPG Moscow November 19-20, Moscow 15th annual event for the regional LPG sector https://www.argusmedia.com/en/conferencesevents-listing/lpg-2020

IV Med Hub Day 2020 November 19-21, virtual Fourth annual workshop on regional tank storage issues www.hubdaytarragona.com

World LNG Series: Americas Summit November 19-20, virtual 18th annual convention for LNG buyers and sellers http://lngamericas.cwclng.com

LNGgc Asia November 24-26, virtual Congress on commercial and technical aspects of LNG in the fuel transition www.informaconnect.com.sg/event/lnggc-asia/ Gefahrgut & Gefahrstoff November 24-26, Leipzig Trade fair for all those involved in the transport and internal logistics of dangerous goods and materials www.ggs-tradefair.com/?language=en

Oil Terminal 2020 November 26-27, St Petersburg 15th oil terminal congress and exhibition www.oilterminal.org/en

Hazards30 November 30-Dec 2, virtual Conference and exhibition on best practice in chemical and process safety www.icheme.org/career/events/hazards-30/

DECEMBER

World LNG Summit December 1-4, Rome 21st annual conference and awards dinner https://world.cwclng.com/

NISTM December 8-9, The Woodlands 13th Annual National Aboveground Storage Tank Conference & Trade Show www.nistm.org

JANUARY

COHMED January 25-29, Savannah Annual conference of the Cooperative Hazardous Materials Enforcement Development (COHMED) programme https://cvsa.org/eventpage/events/cohmedconference/

FEBRUARY

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