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IMCA annual seminar preview 2014

 

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With over a week to go before the International Marine Contractors Association鶹ýӳs (IMCA) Annual Seminar takes place at London鶹ýӳs Landmark Hotel, it has already broken all previous records, with over 500 delegates from 30 countries registered. Additionally it has nine sponsoring organisations, 34 exhibiting companies, and the seminar is endorsed by 14 organisations.

鶹ýӳWe are delighted to have reached the 500 mark and have now reached capacity so put up the 鶹ýӳSOLD OUT鶹ýӳ sign,鶹ýӳ says Chris Charman, the association鶹ýӳs Chief Executive. 鶹ýӳWe certainly have a highly relevant and topical theme in 鶹ýӳWhere next for the offshore marine industry鶹ýӳ and a superb line up, including keynote addresses by Malcolm Webb, Chief Executive of Oil & Gas UK; Massimo Fontolan, of Saipem, IMCA鶹ýӳs current President; Judith Hackitt, of HSE; and Mr Daiji Zhang, Executive Vice President of CDSA (the China Diving & Salvage Contractors Association) with whom IMCA has recently signed an agreement.

鶹ýӳOurs is an exciting industry that plays a vital role. Its vessels account for 4% of the world鶹ýӳs maritime fleet. Collectively our members employ some 350 000 people and have an annual turnover of around US$ 150 billion. They work in all the world鶹ýӳs major offshore areas, delivering large offshore oil and gas and marine renewables projects around the globe that quite literally fuel the global economy.

鶹ýӳFormal presentations are being given on Marine, Diving, Offshore Survey; Remote Systems and ROV, as well as Competence & Training and Safety, Environment & Legislation issues. And both days feature Workshops on such varied topics as DP FMEAs, Diving system FMEAs, Shared sensors: ROV/Offshore Survey; Learning from incidents; Key DP personnel: dilution of skills; DP incident reporting; Subsea lifting & rigging; Live high voltage short circuit testing; Competence assurance 鶹ýӳ 15 years on; and Exploring the deep post Macondo. The Workshops are an invaluable aid to planning our future work programme on behalf of members.鶹ýӳ

Networking plays an important role at all IMCA events around the globe, and the 2014 Annual Seminar is no exception. Delegates, speakers, sponsors and exhibitors are set to enjoy the welcome reception held the evening before the conference begins; the 鶹ýӳNight at the Museum鶹ýӳ on 19 November when a reception and dinner will be held at the Natural History Museum. And then, following the completion of the Seminar on 20 November, it will be time for the wrap-up 鶹ýӳNight at the Circus鶹ýӳ Drinks Reception at the Jewel Bar at the heart of Piccadilly Circus.

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