CONFERENCE ALERT & CALL FOR PAPERS: ERTC 2017

The European Refining Technology Conference ERTC 2017 (http://ertc.wraconferences.com/) is scheduled for 13-15 November, 2017, in Athens, Greece.

A call for papers has been issued. Hurry! The deadline is 12 May 2017.

Details from an email I rec’d appear below …

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Subject:   Call for Papers now open!
Date:   Thu, April 20, 2017 4:03 am
Call for Papers now open!
ERTC is the platform for technology providers to present their latest technologies.
Gathering 562 industry professionals in 2016 from refinery operators, petrochemical plants, technology providers, regulators and government officials to discuss and share market insights, project updates, best practices and case studies as well as the latest in process and technology advances in order to drive the industry forward.
ERTC, co-located with the  Global Petrochemicals Summit (GPS), is THE event to be part of.
Get involved!
You are now invited to submit papers for ERTC and GPS for acceptance by the Advisors (you can send up to five papers per company). Please see acceptance criteria here and guidelines here. At this stage, the only requirements are a working title, subject area and brief description of the proposed content (typically a 200 word abstract).
In order to ensure submission to the Advisory Board, abstracts must be submitted by Friday 12th May using the form provided.
See more information and the themes here.
Download the Submission Form here.
New for 2017
•ERTC has appointed a brand new Advisory Board made up of industry experts from the region’s largest and most prestigious refiners to help shape the agenda and make the paper selection for the conference
•We have held 2 face to face Advisory Board meetings with the new advisors, to ensure the themes for ERTC tackle the most important issues the refining and petrochemical industry is facing.
Advisors include
Grigoris Stergioulis, CEO, Hellenic Petroleum 
Andrea Amoroso; Vice President, Process Technology, ENI
José Carlos Silva, COO Refining and Planning, Galp Energia 
David Pullan, Group Downstream Development Senior Vice President, MOL Group
Please email your abstracts in the completed form to me on sofia.barros@clarionevents.com by 12th May.
I look forward to receiving your abstracts.
Sofia Barros
Senior Conference Producer & Project Manager
World Refining Association
t: +44 (0) 20 7384 7944
m: +44 (0) 7408 806 486
e: sofia.barros@clarionevents.com
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