Interspill 2012

Interspill 2012, the European oil spill conference and exhibition, is less than 1 month away, opening on 13 March 2012. 100 % of the exhibition space has already been sold, with space being added to meet demand, heralding another successful event to be held in conjunction with Oceanology International, at ExCel, in London’s Docklands.

Chris Morris, the Chairman of the Interspill Steering Committee, said that "it is rewarding to see the strength of interest in the exhibition, and that bodes well for the conference. The event programme covers both traditional oil spill topics at the Conference, this year featuring an Offshore Oil Spill Forum, reflecting the concern and lessons from the Macondo incident. In addition, CEDRE will run Science workshops, and as in 2009, there will be a Spill Industry seminar run by Eurospill."

The Preliminary Conference programme is now on the website, and delegates can now make reservations on line at www.interspill.com. Interspill 2012 will open on Tuesday 13 March, with an opening plenary session introduced by BBC Science correspondent, David Shukman, with keynote speaker, Sir Alan Massey KCB CBE, Chief Executive of the UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency, to launch the theme of Working Together in a networked world. The exhibition and conference will continue until Thursday 15 March.

Interspill 2012 will feature innovations including conference presentations streamed live onto the exhibition floor. Lunchtime Debates on hot topics, Science workshops by Cedre, and Spill Industry seminars, all on the exhibition floor. The traditional Oil Spill conference streams will this year be augmented by an Offshore Oil Spill Response Forum. The scope of the event reflects the strength and breadth of the Organising Committee, which includes the European Spill industry trade organisations, the European Maritime Safety Agency, (EMSA), the International Petroleum Industry Environment & Conservation Association, (IPIECA), with support from the International Maritime Organization, (IMO), International Oil Pollution Convention Funds, (IOPC), the International Tanker Owners Federation (ITOPF) and France’s Centre of Documentation, Research and Experimentation on Accidental Water Pollution (CEDRE). In addition, the event is also supported by the UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency and CEFAS, the UK Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science.