EnviroArabia 2007 to highlight environmental issues

Held from 22 - 25 april, 2007 at the Gulf International Convention Center, Gulf Hotel, Kingdom of Bahrain.

This conference is being organised by the Bahrain Society of Engineers in association with the Environmental Technology & Management Association, Saudi Arabian Section of the Air & Waste Management Association and Saudi Arabian Water Environment Association. During the past 10 years, the organisers have conducted four International Conferences, held under the same title covering different themes concerning various environmental issues of the substantial interest to the companies invoived in the petroleum and petrochemical fields in particular and other industries in general.

This 5th Conference is being held under the theme 'Environmental Sustainability and Future Challenges'. In EnviroArabia 2007 a selected number of international experts have been invited from all over the world to deliver their Keynote and Plenary speeches during the Opening Ceremony Session and other plenary sessions. Following keynote Speakers from various institutions and industries are confirmed their participation in the conference:


• Mr. Abdullatif A. Al Othman, Senior Vice President, Finance, Saudi Aramco

• Dr. Mohamed F. Dahab, President, Water Environment Federation

• Dr. Alan W. Gertler, Desert Research Institute and A&WMA

• Dr. Daniel J. Sullenbarger, Chairman, IPIECA

• Dr. Lisa Henthorne, VP of International Desalinization Association

• Mr. Ian Sealy, Schlumberger, France, Paris

• Dr. Richard Schultze, Trinity Consultants, USA

• Dr. Basel Al-Yousfi, UNEP-ROWA

• Dr. Philip J.W. Roberts, GeorgiaTech, USA

In addition, more than 80 technical papers presenting in the conference by the Speakers from 20 Countries on the topics Wastewater, Air , Waste, Site Characterization, Remediation, Dust & Sand Control, Environmental Management, Environmental Impact Assessments, Marine, NORM & Water, etc. 10 Poster papers presenting in Four Poster Session during the three days period.

The following Six workshops will be conducted during the two days preceding the conference on 21 & 22 April, 2007:

1. Bunker fuels, Air Emissions, shipping and international regulation: proposed changes to MARPOL Annex VI and the impacts to refining and shipping in the Gulf
2. Environmental Practices Review
3. Introduction to Air Pollution Control

4. Environmental Impact Assessments for Industrial Processes
5. AERMOD for Air Quality Impact Analysis
6. Membrane Biological Reactor Design, Operations and Maintenance.

Many reputed Industrial firms and finance houses are Sponsoring this mega event and they are:


• Saudi Aramco

• Bahrain Petroleum Company

• Al Khafji Joint Operations

• Durrrat Al Bahrain

• Al Salam Bank

• Hyder Consultings

• Khalid Ali Alturki & Sons

• Kuwait Finance House

• Aluminium Bahrain

• Haif Company

• South Rub Al Khali Company Ltd,

• Schlumberger,

• Boskalis Westminster

• Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company

This support comes due to the importance and commitments extended by these highly recognized establishments to the promotion of such conferences which acts as the core channels for transferring environmental techniques and sciences to the region and the role they play in enhancing scientific and technical communication among the scientists and engineers working with various companies in the Gulf Region. Such conferences also contribute significantly in raising environment awareness in the society. It is expected that the conference will attract not less than 500 engineers and environment specialists from GCC, Middle East, Europe, Asia, USA and the Far East.

An exhibition will be organized in parallel to the conference to display the latest technical industrial products related to the Environment field. So far 25 companies have already been booked 45 Exhibition booths to display their products and services. The Conference committee expecting more companies to participating in the exhibition.

The previous conference & exhibition was attended by 450 delegates and an anticipated participation of around 500 plus delegates from GCC oil companies, corporations, as well as prominent individuals from the Gulf and the Middle East in this forthcoming conference.