1st Middle East Process Engineering Conference & Exhibition MEPEC 2011

Under the patronage of His Excellency Dr. Abdul Hussain bin Ali Mirza, Minister of Energy, the 1st Middle East Process Engineering Conference and Exhibition (MEPEC) to be held on 23-26 October 2011

“The 1st Middle East Process Engineering Conference and Exhibition (MEPEC) 2011” which is scheduled to be held in the Kingdom of Bahrain from the 23rd to the 26th of October, 2011 at the Gulf International Convention Center (Gulf Hotel) under the patronage of H.E. Dr. Abdul Hussain bin Ali Mirza, Minister of Energy, Kingdom of Bahrain.

Speaking on this occasion, Mr. A. Mohsen Almajnouni, Conference Chairman said: “holding this conference for the first time in Bahrain, reflects its importance as a vital component in the automated operation and monitoring of complex technical processes, and to highlight its significant role in equipping the project team with an efficient and lean development process.”

“In its first edition, MEPEC witnessed overwhelming response, with over 45 exhibitors from many local, regional, and international companies, suppliers, manufacturers participating in the exhibition held in parallel with the conference. MEPEC is sponsored by 32 companies, Saudi Aramco as the prime sponsor " he added

Elaborating, Eng. Almajnouni said “The conference significance stems from deepening communications and exchanging experiences among participants, through conducting an integrated technical program discussing important topics. The Conference and Exhibition serves as an excellent opportunity for sharing knowledge, experiences and lessons learned on contemporary issues affecting industries that are process engineering related.”

On behalf of the Bahrain Society of Engineers, President, Eng. Abdul Majeed Al Gassab said “Over the years, The Bahrain Society of Engineers have been a part of various memorable conferences and exhibitions, and let me share this with you all… we always have high expectations and we most certainly constantly achieve them, supported by a motivated voluntary members and reputable partners such as Saudi Aramco, SABIC, NOGA to mention a few, and it appears as if the momentum is continuing by hosting MEPEC this year.”

“We look forward to the discussions this October, hopefully, the free flow of information motored by the event’s theme “Towards Technological Excellence and Innovative Solutions” will contribute to fostering the best solutions and strategies,” he added.

Key sponsors of MEPEC 2011, Saudi Aramco Oil Company as The Prime Sponsor. Platinum Sponsors are; SABIC, KBR, UOP (A Honey Well Company), Petroleum Chemicals and Mining Company Limited, Aspentech, Dupont and Lummus. In addition, the Event has secured Twelve Gold sponsors; Advances Petrochemicals, SIPCHEM, SAMAREF, YOKOGAWA, ABB, AXENS, Aluminium Bahrain (ALBA), Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO), PALL Corporation, Petro Rabigh, Siemens, SAS Middle East. Silver sponsors; Linde, JACOBS, DLPS, Koch Glitsch, SASREF, Al Abdulkarim Co.,LUBEREF, Bahrain National Gas Co. & Al Hammam Co. for Construction & Maintenance. The Luncheon Sponsor is WorleyParsons, TASNEE for Conference Bag Sponsor and Gulf Petrochemical Industries Co. as other Sponsor. The four media sponsors are Hydrocarbon Processing, Gulf Oil & Gas, Data Media Systems,Rigs World & Your Oil & Gas News. It is also worth noting that the Event has already secured Nine Keynote Speakers from Saudi Aramco, UOP-Honewell, Axens, World Chemical Engineering Council, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Gulf Publishing Company, KBR, Dupont and Lummus..

MEPEC 2011 is organized by two well reputed entities: Saudi Arabian Section of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (SAS-AIChE) chaired by Eng. A.Mohsen Almajnouni and the Bahrain Society of Engineers (BSE) headed by Majeed AlGassab, supported by AIChE.

MEPEC 2011 is open from 8 am to 5 pm on all three days. Admission to the exhibition is free for invited guests and the general public.

For Glance information, please visit http://mepec.org/email/mepec.htm