TPT March 2009

I ndustry N ews

ITA continues technical tradition with Istanbul conference

papers was issued in November 2008. Anyone interested in submitting an abstract for consideration should contact the ITA secretariat immediately. The ITA’s sister organisation, the International Wire & Machinery Association, is co-organising a concurrent wire conference Istanbul Cable & Wire 09. This will be a similar format to the ITA’s Prague conferences held in 2005, when a total of 400 delegates participated at the joint events with many enjoying the synergies of these complimentary technical events. Confirmed conference sponsors include Borusan Mannesman Boru San, Tube & Pipe Technology Magazine, Tube Products International Magazine, Messe Düsseldorf GmbH and Boru Magazine. International Tube Association – UK

The International Tube Association’s next biennial technical conference, organised jointly with Ihlas Fuar, will take place at the WOW Hotel and Convention Centre in Istanbul from 2-3 November 2009. The provisional timetable for the conference on 2 November 2009 features welded, seamless and non- ferrous papers as well as a market overview presentation by Metal Bulletin Research. Sessions will be conducted in two very well appointed conference

rooms, with simultaneous Turkish, Russian and English translation. On the evening of 2 November all delegates and speakers will join with those from the concurrent wire conference to enjoy a social event at the famous Binbirdirek Cistern, located in the old city, close to Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque. On 3 November optional plant visits will be available. The gala dinner will involve an evening of traditional Turkish entertainment. This will form part of the ITA’s 30 th anniversary celebrations. A selection of sightseeing tours will also be on offer to delegates and their partners before, during and after the conference days. The joint organisers for the conference are recruiting a high quality panel of speakers for the technical programme and a call for

Fax : +44 1926 314755 Email : info@itatube.org Website : www.tube-istanbul.com

 Istanbul will play host city to the ITA’s major 2009 technical conference

Tube India 2010 to be held in Mumbai The organizers of Tube India 2010, Messe Düsseldorf GmbH and Messe Düsseldorf India Pvt Ltd, have announced that the show will be held in the new location of Mumbai. Set to take place from 10-12 February 2010, the event will build on the success of the last event held in New Delhi. A satellite event of Tube Düsseldorf, Tube India 2010 will take place at the Bombay Exhibition Centre in Mumbai. Tube India will be joined by two concurrent shows – Metallurgy India 2010 and Schweissen & Schneiden India 2010. This event will be held under the patronage of the International Tube Association (ITA), International Tube Association – India Management Board (ITA-IMB), and the German Engineering Federation (VDMA). At the 2008 event, over 215 companies participated from 18 countries, inclusive of country pavilions, which were showcased by Austria, China and Germany. Compared to 2006, these 3 shows witnessed an increase of 121 per cent in the exhibitor numbers and 54.8 per cent in visitor numbers. Messe Düsseldorf India Pvt Ltd – India Fax : +91 11 2697 1746

Email : dughl@md-india.com Website : www.tube-india.com

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