Diary of events
01 May 2009
GC updates you with the latest calendar of events from the Middle East and beyond.
MAY5-7: gulfBID 2009, an exhibition for the construction and interiors sectors, at the Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Centre, Bahrain.
6-10: Turkeybuild 2009 at the Tüyap Fair and Congress Centre, Beylikdüzü, Istanbul, Turkey.
8-19: Second Piling and Foundations Forum at the Beach Rotana Hotel, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
15-17: Westchinabuild 2009 at the Xinjiang Exhibition Centre, Urumqi, China.
16-17: Scottish Homebuilding and Renovating Show at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, Glasgow, UK.
17-19: Domotex Middle East at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre (DICEC), Dubai, UAE.
17-19: Hardware and Tools Middle East at the DICEC, Dubai, UAE.
18-20: Cement-Tech and Steel-Tech at the Expo Centre, Sharjah, UAE.
18-20: AEBE (alternative energy and building efficiency conference and exhibition) at the Hynes Convention Centre, Boston, US.
18-20: Occupational Health and Safety Forum at The Address, Downtown Burj Dubai, Dubai, UAE.
18-21: Fire & Security Pakistan at the Karachi Expo Centre, Karachi, Pakistan.
18-21: Libya Build 2009 at the Tripoli International Fairgrounds, Tripoli, Libya.
19-21: E+R+P 2009, a security expo, at the Bratislava Exhibition Ground, Bratislava, Slovakia.
19-21: Airport Show 2009, at the Airport Expo Dubai, Dubai, UAE.
19-22: Interdesign 2009, at the Palace of Sport ‘Spartak’, Lviv, Ukraine.
19-23: Tektonica 2009, international building and construction fair, at the Feira Internacional de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
19-23: SK 2009, an exhibition for wall and floor-coverings, at the Feira Internacional de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.
20-22: Astana Build 2009, Kazakhstan international construction, interiors, heating and ventilation exhibition, at the Alatau Sportcomplex, Kazakhstan.
20-23: Creation 2009, an architectural festival, at the Exhibition Centre Odessa Home, Odessa, Ukraine.
20-23: Stone+Tec 2009, a fair for natural stone and stone-processing technology, at the Exhibition Centre Nuremberg, Nürnberg, Germany.
20-23: Caucasus Build, a fair for construction, renovation, furnishing and design, at the Expo Georgia Exhibition Centre, Tbilisi, Georgia.
20-23: Odessa Home 2009, an international forum of architecture and design, building, restoration and reconstruction, at the Exhibition Centre Odessa Home, Odessa, Ukraine. 21-23: Designbuild Australia, an expo for building products and technology for residential, commercial and industrial construction, at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Pyrmont, Australia.
21-24: Gateway to Iraq 2009, a building and construction fair, at the Gaziantep, Turkey.
22-24: Kayyapi 2009, an international construction technologies fair, at the Kayseri, Turkey.
24-26: FM Expo 2009, Dubai International Exhibition Centre, Dubai, UAE.
24-27: Saudi Aircon 2009, an international air-conditioning, ventilation, heating and refrigeration show, at the Riyadh Exhibition Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
24-27: Saudi Elenex, the 12th international electrical engineering, power generation and distribution exhibition, at the Riyadh Exhibition Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
25-28: IBCTF, international building and construction trade fair, at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre, Shanghai, China.
26-28: Middle East Waste Summit, at the Dubai Airport Expo, Dubai, UAE.
26-29: Expoenergy Bultherm 2009, an expo devoted to new energy sources, energy efficiency, installations and systems, at the Inter Expo Centre, Sofia, Bulgaria.
26-29: Citypipe 2009 at the Crocus-Expo IEC, Moscow, Russia.
27-29: Windoor Romania 2009 at the Parliament Palace, Bucharest International Conference Centre, Bucharest, Romania.
27-28: Buildings of Belgium, renovation, management and services of residential and commercial buildings, at the Tour & Taxis, Brussels, Belgium.
30-31: Peterborough Homebuilding and Renovating Show, at the East of England Showground, Peterborough, UK.
JUNE
1-4: Ceramics China 2009, an international ceramics industry exhibition, at the Guangzhou International Convention and Exhibition Centre, Guangzhou, China.
2-5: Project Lebanon 2009, the 14th international trade exhibition for construction, building materials equipment and environmental technology for Lebanon and the Middle East, at the Beirut International Exhibitions and Leisure Centre, Beirut, Lebanon.
2-6: CTT Moscow 2009, an international show of construction equipment and technologies, at the Crocus-Expo IEC, Moscow area, Russia.
2-6: Batimat Expovivienda 2009, construction, building and housing industry show, at the La Rural Predio Ferial, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
5-6: Heavy Construction Show, a construction, public works and road maintenance exhibition, at the Tradex, Abbotsford, Canada.
5-7: ZAK Architech 2009, an exhibition on architectural products, technology, systems and services for the architects, at the Pragati Maidan, Delhi, India.
8-12: Security, Protection and Rescue Fair, at the Adriatic Fair, Budva, Montenegro.
9-10: Building Innovations Sud Ouest, solutions for intelligent, efficient and durable building, at the Diagora, Labège cedex, France.
10-13: Interbat 2009, a construction fair, at the Casablanca International Fairgrounds, Casablanca, Morocco.
10-14: Aluvi 2009, aluminium and glass show, at the La Rural Predio Ferial, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
14-17: Hospital Build at the DICEC, Dubai, UAE.
18-22: InterBuild Egypt 2009, a major building show in Middle East at Cairo International Conference Centre, Cairo, Egypt.
22-25: Cedia Expo 2009, an exhibition for home technology industry at the ExCel London, London, UK.
GCM invites organisers of conferenes, exhibitions and seminars to send details abot construction-related events for this column.
