Conference Alert and Call For Papers

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Global Technology Forum (GTF) (http://events.gtforum.com/artc-annual-meeting/static/home) has issued a call for papers for ARTC (Asian Refining Technology Conference) 17th Annual Meeting, to be held 5 & 6 March 2014 in Singapore.

I discovered the call for papers thanks to an email I received from GTF.  Here are details from the email …
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Global Technology Forum is delighted to announce that the “call for papers” is now open for the ARTC 17th Annual Meeting.

ARTC is the leading downstream industry event serving the Asia region. The event will bring together senior refining and petrochemical professionals to discuss the latest technological developments, regulatory changes and operational challenges facing the downstream sector. Attendees will include heads of refining, technical and operational management as well as process and technical engineers.

Global Technology Forum has again commissioned an advisory board for ARTC comprising of industry experts to make the paper selections for the conference. You are now invited to submit one or two original papers for this conference.

Acceptance criteria will be based on originality, technical innovation and relevance to industry concerns. At this stage, the only requirements are a working title, subject area and brief description of the proposed content (typically a 200 word abstract will suffice).

Deadline for paper submissions: Friday 11 October

Some suggested hot topics for the ARTC agenda are as follows but are not restricted to:

Best practices in the use of LP for optimisation of refinery units for higher yields
Impacts of potentially cheap feed in shale gas / shale oil at western refineries
Addressing export risks for Asia n refiners
Retaining existing markets and capturing new ones
Solutions to rising energy and operational costs
Process optimisation/revamp cases in petrochemical plants
Determining operating models and levels of integration across the value chain
Joint-venture refineries in China as a growing trend
Heat and utility integration in combined cycle plants
Changing dynamics of petrochemicals and mega refineries reverse-integration
Availability and viability of alternative biofuels
How will the IMO maritime affect ASEAN refiners
Energy management systems and trends
How is demand and use of clean fuels changing end user requirements?
Developments in Gas to Liquids (GTL) technology
Advanced materials for pipeline protection and rehabilitation
Asset integrity and lifecycle maintenance with maximum up time
Trends in gasoline and diesel upgrading
Preference will be given to papers giving case histories and actual operating experience. We would be pleased to receive abstracts from supply companies that are co-authored with refining companies.

For more information about the ARTC please visit the website where you will find regular updates as well as details of our other events: http://events.gtforum.com/artc-annual-meeting/static/home

Please send abstracts to adam.thompson@gtforum.com  by 11th October 2013.

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