The event is being held under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa at the Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Centre (
BIEC).
The British Offset Office (BOO), meanwhile, will have representatives on hand at
BIEC ready to advise on how BOO can assist companies from around the world plan and implement joint ventures in Saudi Arabia under the Saudi British Economic Offset Programme.
An opening ceremony for VIPs will be held at
BIEC's Convention Centre on April 23, 2009.
The annual event includes free public talks that are organised by the Bahrain Meditation Centre for Self Development (BMC) and held at the
BIEC.
"Its inaugural launch in October coincides with the celebration of Eid Al Fitr, enabling thousands of car enthusiasts and families to visit the show at the
BIEC."
The expo will be the latest in an ever-growing line of shows in
BIEC halls.- TradeArabia News Service
"We have requested the chairman of the BCCI to write to the Industry and Commerce Ministry on the issue so that we are exempted from the rentals and other charges that are normally associated with holding a show at the
BIEC.
Some 72 cutting-edge technical presentations and four executive keynote speaker sessions will follow over the subsequent three days of the conference at the
BIEC, exploring issues relating to synergies between the refining and petrochemical sectors, and the technology, management, equipment, safety, health and environment, manufacturing and economy of refining and petrochemicals.
Meanwhile, efforts to restore the Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix to the 2011 Formula 1 calendar will continue today at the
BIEC.
Dr Yousef Al Horr, founder, chairman and managing director of Barwa and Qatari Diar Research Institute (BQDRI), will deliver keynote presentations on 'The Development of the First Performance-Based Green Buildings Rating System in the Mena Region' as well as 'The Role of Education and Research in Promoting Environmental Expertise in the Region' on May 5 at the Bahrain International Exhibition Centre (
BIEC).
They even invited new species to the
Biec wetlands here,' she said.