UN-inspired London conference on ballast water compliance May 9-10DELEGATES from 14 countries have registered for the May 9-10 Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology's 2nd IMarEST Ballast Water Technology Conference at London's Wellcome Collection Conference Centre.
"With its theme 'Compliance and Enforcement', it will have a truly international flavour thanks to the presence of delegates from Canada, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, South Korea, The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, the UK and the US," said IMarEST chief executive David Loosley.
"As we move closer to ratification time, this is certainly a hot topic with which IMarEST is heavily to be involved by means of our work with the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), our conference and through the medium our technical publications."
The conference "is a cooperation" of the IMO GloBallast and the North Sea Ballast Water Opportunity project.
The conference will bring together shipowners and operators, regulators, environmental scientists, marine engineers, test facilities and technology suppliers from around the world to help them better understand the regulatory environment and challenges faced by all sectors, said an organisers' statement.
Confirmed speakers include Chris Wiley, chairman, IMO Ballast Water Working Group; Cato ten Hallers-Tjabbes, environmental consultant, CaTO Marine Ecosystems and North Sea Ballast Water Opportunity Project; Jon Stewart, International Maritime Technology Consultants Inc: Isabel van der Star, IQ&A manager, MEA-nl; Lothar Schillak, marine biologist senior marine expert, SGS Environmental Services; Nick Welschmeyer, professor oceanography, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories; Alistair Greig, lecturer of mechanical engineering; Graeme Armstrong, general manager and principal consultant, Burness Corlett Three Quays Group; Peter Catchpole, principal environmental specialist, Lloyd's Register; Kuba Szymanski, secretary general, InterManager; Marcel Veldhuis, scientist, MEA-nl; Richard Burt, sales and marketing director, Chelsea Technologies Group; Kevin Reynolds, marine engineer, Glosten Associates, and Christian Robeson, surveyor marine division, Bureau Veritas.
IMarEST is an NGO attached to the UN's International Maritime Organisation (IMO), with special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (ECOSOC) and is a nominated and licensed body of the Engineering Council (UK), a member of the Science Council. Further information is available on the IMarEST website at www.imarest.org/events, from events@imarest.org and from +44 (0)20 7382 2617/2702.
"With its theme 'Compliance and Enforcement', it will have a truly international flavour thanks to the presence of delegates from Canada, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, South Korea, The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, the UK and the US," said IMarEST chief executive David Loosley.
"As we move closer to ratification time, this is certainly a hot topic with which IMarEST is heavily to be involved by means of our work with the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), our conference and through the medium our technical publications."
The conference "is a cooperation" of the IMO GloBallast and the North Sea Ballast Water Opportunity project.
The conference will bring together shipowners and operators, regulators, environmental scientists, marine engineers, test facilities and technology suppliers from around the world to help them better understand the regulatory environment and challenges faced by all sectors, said an organisers' statement.
Confirmed speakers include Chris Wiley, chairman, IMO Ballast Water Working Group; Cato ten Hallers-Tjabbes, environmental consultant, CaTO Marine Ecosystems and North Sea Ballast Water Opportunity Project; Jon Stewart, International Maritime Technology Consultants Inc: Isabel van der Star, IQ&A manager, MEA-nl; Lothar Schillak, marine biologist senior marine expert, SGS Environmental Services; Nick Welschmeyer, professor oceanography, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories; Alistair Greig, lecturer of mechanical engineering; Graeme Armstrong, general manager and principal consultant, Burness Corlett Three Quays Group; Peter Catchpole, principal environmental specialist, Lloyd's Register; Kuba Szymanski, secretary general, InterManager; Marcel Veldhuis, scientist, MEA-nl; Richard Burt, sales and marketing director, Chelsea Technologies Group; Kevin Reynolds, marine engineer, Glosten Associates, and Christian Robeson, surveyor marine division, Bureau Veritas.
IMarEST is an NGO attached to the UN's International Maritime Organisation (IMO), with special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (ECOSOC) and is a nominated and licensed body of the Engineering Council (UK), a member of the Science Council. Further information is available on the IMarEST website at www.imarest.org/events, from events@imarest.org and from +44 (0)20 7382 2617/2702.