Transcript PS&CD Market Outlook - NACE Jubail Section

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
West Asia and Africa Region
NACE International
July 29, 2008
Presentation Outline
• Professional Societies
• Membership Benefits
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– Non Technical
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NACE Overview
Why Join NACE?
NACE Conferences and Seminars
NACE Education Programs
West Asia and Africa Region
Typical NACE Section Activities
Technical Societies
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National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE)
American Chemical Society (ACS)
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
American Society of Metals (ASM)
American Welding Society (AWS)
American Society for NDT (ASNT)
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
(IEEE)
Environmental Engineering Society (EES)
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
American Institute for Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
Benefits of Membership - Technical
• Society Journal
• Networking (establish Industry contacts)
• Learn about different technical disciplines
from other members
• Meet and correspond with engineers from
different industries
• Meetings and conferences for professional
development
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Benefits of Membership – Non Technical
• Acquiring Management Skills
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Leadership
Organization, planning, logistics
Communication, public speaking, writing
Financial, cost management
Teamwork/interpersonal
Motivation/innovation
NACE Overview
• NACE Mission - reduce the impact of
corrosion
• It was established in 1943 by eleven
corrosion engineers in the pipeline
industry
• NACE International has become the largest
organization in the world committed to the
study of corrosion
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Wherever its members are
more than 15,000 members worldwide
North America:
• Northern Area
• Eastern Area
• Central Area
• Western Area
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International:
• East Asia/Pacific Rim Region
• West Asia/Africa Region
– Saudi Arabia
– Kuwait/Oman/Qatar/UAE/Nigeria/Libya
• Europe Region
• Latin America Region
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NACE Standards
NACE Technical Reports
NACE conference papers
Materials Performance Journal
Access to interactive electronic books and
databases
• NACE Corrosion Network
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NACE Conferences and Seminars
• Annual Corrosion Conference (5,000-6,000
delegates)
• Pipeline & Integrity Management Seminar
• International Pipeline Coatings Conference
• Corrosion Technology Week (CTW)
• Specific Technology Groups (STGs)
Meetings
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NACE Education/Certification Programs
• Coating Inspector Program
• Cathodic Protection Program
• Corrosion Technologist Certification
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West Asia/Africa Region
• Region Director
Faisal Al-Faqeer
• Region Chairman
Abdullah Al-Rumaih
• Region Vice Chairman
Hussein Al-Mahrous
• Region Treasurer
Mohammed Al-Omairy
• Region Secretary
Jafar Moufaq
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• Follow up on Sections activities and affairs
• Conduct region board meetings
• Organize regional activities and programs, i.e. corrosion
conference, etc.
• Coordinate regional programs and events between the
various Sections.
Typical NACE Section Activities
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Monthly Technical Dinner Meetings
Technical Courses
Students Chapter
Region Corrosion Conference
Social and Technical Trips
NACE Dhahran Section –
Monthly Technical Dinner Meetings
- Strong and diverse program
(9 dinner meetings with > 100 attendees in some)
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Technical Courses
Course
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Course
Basic Corrosion
Oct 07
Coating Inspection Program CIP I
Nov 07 Coating Inspection Program CIP I
Mar, Oct 08
CIP II
Nov 07 CIP II
Mar, Nov 08
Cathodic Protection Tester CP I
Nov 07 CP Tester CP I
May, Nov
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CP Technician CP II
Dec 07 CP Technician CP II
May, Nov
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Corrosion Technologist Certification
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Basic Corrosion
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Mar, Nov 08
CP Technologist CP III
May 08
Corrosion Control in the Refining
Industry
Apr 08
Internal Corrosion For Pipelines
Apr, Dec 08
Coatings in Conjunction with
Cathodic Protection
Jun 08
Designing for Corrosion Control
Jun 08
Middle East Corrosion Conference
- Four plenary lectures of distinguished speakers
- 100 technical papers
- Four workshops
- Student posters
- Many exhibitors
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NACE Dhahran Section – Field Visit
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Thank you
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