Fourth LabTech meet, expo from November 7-9 in Bahrain

Manama : Bahrain will host the fourth International Conference and Exhibition on Laboratory Technology (LabTech 2017) from November 7 to 9.

Themed “Transforming Laboratory Proficiency into a Core Value” the event is being patronised by Oil Minister, Shaikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa.

The conference is being organised by the Saudi Arabian International Chemical Sciences Chapter of the American Chemical Society (ACS), the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu and ASTM International, in coordination with the National Oil and Gas Authority.

The High Organising Committee includes representatives of Aaudi Arabian Oil Company, SABIC, the GCC Standardisation Organization, Bahrain Petroleum Company, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Kuwait International Petroleum Research Centre, University of Nizwa and Saudi Chevron.

The event will attract over 600 experts from GCC and other countries. It will provide an industrial and academic platform for researchers and showcase their latest scientific discoveries in the areas of work force development, quality, health, safety and environment management.

Keynote speakers during the executive plenary sessions are: Suleman Al-Bargan, Executive Director of Refining & NGL Fractionation Saudi Aramco; Prof. Peter K. Dorhout, 2017 ACS-Chair Elect; Dr. Joseph Stokes, Head of School of Mech. & Manufact. Eng. in Dublin City University; Prof. Safa George, EX-VP Catalyst Technology Shell, US; Prof. Abdullah Mohammed Asiri, Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, KAU & CEAMR; Prof. Carsten Schwandt, National Chair of Materials Sc. & Metallurgy Distinguished Visiting Fellow, University of Nizwa & Cambridge; and Ahmed Al-Mutairi, Director GSO.