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Quest Offshore will stage the
MCE Deepwater Development
Conference 2009, hosted
by Maersk Oil, at the Bella
Centre, Copenhagen, Denmark
from 31 March to 2 April 2009. This event
follows on from the highly successful 2007
and 2008 conferences hosted by BP and
Total respectively. With a highly acclaimed
technical program, the 2009 show is
expected to bring over 1,000 attendees with
a completely full exhibition floor.
Parts2clean .
de) took place for the sixth time
from 28-30 October at the new
Stuttgart exhibition centre in
Germany. The event showcased
the products and solutions for cleaning
within the production process. Exhibits
included cleaning systems, alternative
cleaning techniques, cleaning agents,
quality assurance/inspection, and handling/
automation. Parts2Clean also included
Corosave, a show for corrosion prevention.
The second EuroLite exhibition
) closed
its doors at the end of June
following a successful event
at the Salzburg exhibition
centre in Austria. The event welcomed
193 exhibitors from twelve countries and
2,143 professional visitors, a 39 per cent
increase on the inaugural show. EuroLite
offered an overview of software tools,
materials, and manufacturing technologies
for implementing lightweight design ideas.
The largest Chinese trade fair
for the water industry – Water
China/PVP China (www.
waterchina.merebo.com) – will
be held in Canton (Guangzhou)
from 4-6 March 2009. The fair comprises
the 10th International Water, Wastewater &
Water Treatment trade show (Water China
2009) and the 9th International Pump, Valve
& Pipe trade show (PVP China 2009). The
last event welcomed 386 exhibitors and
8,590 trade visitors.
Tecma Mexico City 2009
) will take
place at the Expo Bancomer
Sante Fe in Mexico City, Mexico
from 10-13 March 2009. Billed
as an international machine tool exhibition,
the show expects to attract 500 exhibitors
and over 12,000 visitors.
The International Symposium
on Joining Materials 2008
) will be held
from 11-13 December 2008
in Tiruchirappalli, India. A
concurrent exhibition – Weld Expo 2k8 – will
also be conducted from 11-14 December at
the premises of Bharat Heavy Electricals
Ltd. The event will deal with the emerging
trends in materials and processes.
Vietwater 2008 (www.
vietwater.merebo.com), a
Vietnamese trade show for the
country’s water industry, will
take place in Hanoi from 18-20
November 2008. The show will take place
in an exhibition space of 6,000m2 in the new
National Convention Centre of Hanoi.
event news in brief…
Event News in Brief…