Energy exploration & Production sector to gather in force at major oil & gas communications conference in Cairo

Notes and media contacts

Full information about O&GC3, including the speaker line-up and full session descriptions, can be found by following the links from the event banner on the GVF homepage at www.gvf.org, or by going directly to the conference website at http://www.uk-emp.co.uk/3rd.O&G.MENA.2008/.

GVF
Founded in 1997, GVF is the single and unified voice of the global satellite industry. It brings together organisations engaged in the delivery of advanced broadband and narrowband satellite services to consumers, and commercial and government enterprises worldwide.

Headquartered in London, GVF is an independent, non-partisan and non-profit organisation with 200+ members from more than 80 countries. The broad-based membership represents every major world region and every sector of the satellite industry, including fixed and mobile satellite operators, satellite network operators, teleports, satellite earth station manufacturers, system integrators, value added and enhanced service providers, telecom carriers, consultants, law firms, and users.

UK-EMP (www.uk-emp.co.uk)
UK Event Management Partners (UK-EMP) was founded in 2004 for the purpose of developing, organising, and managing a niche portfolio of highly specialised conferences and summits for the telecommunications industry. Our primary geographical focus is on such rapidly developing regional markets as: Sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa, and the Middle East.

The UK-EMP focus on these geographic areas is founded on the extensive and direct experience of our personnel in these markets, and on an extensive 'Database of Expertise', comprising professional contacts obtained, and maintained, for countries throughout these, and other, regions. The UK-EMP partnership works very closely with key industry and government bodies active in these regions to ensure that the events we develop are stakeholder driven, and that critical industry objectives related to the focused subject areas stipulated are fully explored, and analysed in depth.

MEDIA PARTNERS

GULFOILANDGAS.COM (www.gulfoilandgas.com)
Gulf Oil and Gas (GOG) is the gateway to the oil and gas markets in the eastern hemisphere. Gulf Oil and Gas attracts thousands of professional regular visitors each day. Visitors are offered a prime source of quality information and news. Advertisers are offered a perfect platform to communicate their services & products effectively to the global market. GOG 3D Projects service tracks information for 1000+ projects in the Middle East and Africa. GOG career centre offers employment opportunities across the region for Oil and Gas professionals.

ALEXANDERS GAS AND OIL CONNECTIONS (www.gasandoil.com)
Alexander's Gas & Oil Connections at www.gasandoil.com is a leading portal site for high-quality news and information for the global gas, oil, power and affiliated industry. AGOC publishes an extensive free newsletter and, with various partners, journals such as Oil, Gas & Energy Law Intelligence, Global Pipeline Monthly, and Contracts & Tenders. Various free sample issues are available at the website.

ENERGY CURRENT (www.energycurrent.com)
Please visit our website.

SATNEWS PUBLISHERS (www.satnews.com)
Satnews Publishers has over 20 years experience in providing cutting edge information on the satellite industry worldwide. Satnews Publishers is the leading multimedia information provider for the worldwide satellite industry and its convergence with the broadband, cable, telecommunication, broadcasting and internet businesses. Satnews publishes leading industry publications including the annual International Satellite Directory, Satfinder CD-ROM program and database, Satnews Daily and Weekly editions, Satmagazine, and MilsatMagazine among others. For more information visit our website.

SATELLITE EVOLUTION EMEA (www.satellite-evolution.com)
The Satellite Evolution Group is a multimedia information and marketing platform for the global satellite industry covering all media and information cycles. Our portfolio of publications comprises a web portal, HTML newsletters, magazines, Yearbooks, CD-ROMs and a video and audio streaming service. Our market-leading publications Satellite Evolution Asia, Satellite Evolution EMEA and Satellite Evolution Global, have established themselves as the definitive voice of the industry around the globe. Magazines are available in both print and electronic format. Visit our web portal.

DEVELOPING TELECOMS (www.developingtelecoms.com)
Developing Telecoms is the website and e-newsletter reporting on ICTs in developing and emerging markets world-wide. These are the world's fastest growing ICT markets - over 1 billion people will connect to ICT services for the first time in the next 10 years. Developing Telecoms provides in-depth coverage of network technologies, strategies, markets, new services and products. Developing Telecoms has over 250,000 unique users and delivers 500,000 page impressions every month. A monthly e-newsletter is distributed to 10,000 developing world ICT buyers and specifiers. Visit our website to sign up for our free e-newsletter and find out about advertising.

TALK SATELLITE (www.talksatellite.com)
talk Satellite is delighted to support GVF as media partner at this important event. Established for over six years talk Satellite is the most read business magazine for the satellite and the associated industries. Our authoritative and comprehensive coverage of the latest developments in the global satellite market, has made talk Satellite the number one choice with those key executives that are building our industry for tomorrow. Visit us now at www.talksatellite.com or subscribe and receive talk Satellite weekly newsletter, financial updates, launch announcements. Email circ@talksatellite.com

BALANCING ACT - NEWS UPDATE (www.balancingact-africa.com)
Set up in 2000 with headquarters in London, Balancing Act combines online publishing with consultancy work in the telecoms, Internet and computing fields in Africa. On the information front, Balancing Act publishes a weekly newsletter in English and a fortnightly edition in French. The free e-letters are an important means of keeping ahead of what is going on in these fast moving sectors. Whether you are directly involved in one of these sectors or are affected by what happens in them, these e-letters provide up-to-date information for business decision-makers. Through its pay-for reports Balancing Act has built a catalogue of publications that provide in-depth knowledge on the state of the telecommunication and internet markets, both sectorally and on a country-by-country basis in Africa.