Interspill Unveils Preliminary Conference Programme

This year's edition of Interspill is scheduled from 13th to 15th March 2012, at the Excel Centre in the London Docklands (UK). The conference and tradeshow are organised in conjunction with Oceanology International 2012. The organisers have published the preliminary programme. The opening plenary session of the conference will be held by David Shukman, science correspondent of the BBC and a keynote address is presented by Sir Alan Massey, chief executive of the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA). 

 

Main conference sessions have various topics, such as oil spill response policy, regulation in dispersant use, cold climate issues, regional preparedness, modelling and risk analysis, monitoring and remote sensing, HNS response, training and logistics.

 

Short courses on topics such as response, compensation, dispersants, cold climate, wild life and communications are to take place on Monday 12^th March from organisations like IMO, IOPC, OSR, ITOPF and consultants.

 

A science workshop is scheduled on 13^th and 14^th March, led by CEDRE. Workshops are organised on the exhibition floor with subjects including oil weathering, understanding chemicals; Oil spill drife modelling, spill detection and tracking and spill management systems.

 

On 14^th March, delegates are welcome to attend the Offshore Forum, with speakers from the EU, UK, NOAA and EMSA. DECC is digging into the UK regime after the Macondo disaster and IPIECA presents on technical issues, plans and progress. Perry & Panton puts the spotlights on communications and social media.

 

A Spill Industry Seminar is pinned down for 14^th and 15^th March, where the industry is showing the latest technologies and services on the exhibition floor.

 

Social events are planned on 13^th March: a fish and chips supper at the Fox and lunch time lectures and debates on the exhibition floor on 13^th and 14^th March.