Interspill 2015
Interspill 2015 will be held at Amsterdam RAI Convention Centre, the Netherlands, on 24-26 March 2015, co-organised by Reed Exhibitions and Interspill Ltd. and hosted by the Spill Response Group Holland (SRGH). Interspill Ltd. is controlled by the European spill industry associations, NOSCA, SYCOPOL, Eurospill and UKSpill Association, together with EMSA and IPIECA and Oil Spill Response.
The 2012 event attracted over 1,300 delegates, visitors and exhibitors from over 70 countries, it was the most successful event so far in the Interspill series since it started in 2000.
The conference is focussed on the changing landscape of Spill Preparedness and Response as activities continue to move into more challenging environments and public sensitivities to perceived spill risks has increased. Confirmed speakers will be announced in the coming weeks, a selection of recently announced sessions are below:
Tuesday 24th March
-Close to real-time information – the improved way of managing oil spill cleaning!
Speaker: TG Øverli, Avinet
-Benchmark Analysis of On-Line Pipeline Safety System Regulations Across International Jurisdictions Speaker: E DeCola, SNatural Resources, Canada
Wednesday 25th March
-Strategies for Oil Spill Planning Modelling
Speaker: W Konkel, ExxonMobil
-Tiered Preparedness and Response: The Evolving Model
Speaker: P Foley, OSRL
-Underwater robotics ready for Oil Spills
Speaker: J Gilabert, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
Thursday 26th March
-Marine pollution impacts on seabirds — understanding and managing the risks
Speaker: N Beer, ITOPF
-Assessment of status of oil spill contingency management and funding arrangement for oil spill preparedness in the South Asian region
Speaker: AJM Gunasekara, APA, Sri Lanka
The 2015 conference programme is now available to view on the Interspill website along with proceedings of the 2012 conference, workshops and seminars: www.interspill.org
By Jake Frith
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