Diary of events
01 November 2014
Gulf Construction updates you with the latest calendar of events from the Middle East and beyond.
NOVEMBER
2-4: Ifsec and OSH Arabia, a security and safety event, at the Riyadh International Exhibition Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
2-6: Batimat France, an event for construction professionals, at the Paris Nord Villepinte, Paris, France.
2-7: Niconex – Building Materials and Construction Expo, an exhibition on building materials and construction, at the Federal Palace Hotel, Lagos, Nigeria.
3-5: Light Middle East, an exhibition for the lighting industry, at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre, Dubai, UAE.
4-6: Bentley Year in Infrastructure 2014 Conference, a global gathering of leading executives in the world of infrastructure design, construction, and operations, at the Hilton London Metropole Hotel, London, UK.
4-6: Hospital Build and Infrastructure Turkey, at the ICC Istanbul Congress Centre, Istanbul, Turkey.
4-6: SIM Senegal, a mining conference and exhibition, at the King Fahd Palace Hotel, Dakar, Senegal.
4-6: TP BAT, a building, green building, construction and public works exhibition, at the Parc des expositions de Toulouse, Toulouse, France.
4-8: Modef Expo, a trade fair for the furniture and decoration industry, at the Hikmet Sahin Cultural Park International Exhibition Centre, Busra, Turkey.
6: 2014 World Demolition Summit, at the NH Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
5-7: Plastex Central Asia, an exhibition on raw materials, equipment and technologies for plastics and rubber production and processing, at the Atakent International Exhibition Centre, Almaty, Kazakhstan.
6-9: Salon International Habitat (Sih), a building fair and home design, at the Forello Expo, Tananarive, Madagascar.
8-11: Basrah Building, an exhibition on building construction, municipal equipment, machinery and natural stone Industry, at the Basrah International Fairground, Basrah, Iraq.
10-11: Arab Future Cities Summit 2014, at the Sofitel The Palm Resort and Spa, Dubai, UAE.
10-13: Decofair 2014, an exhibition focusing on the interior design and decoration industry, at the Jeddah Centre for Forums and Events, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
10-13: Saudi Build, a construction technology and building materials exhibition, featuring The PMV Series, an exhibition for construction equipment, plant, machinery and Vehicles, and Saudi Stone Tech, a stone and stone technology show, at the Riyadh International Convention and Exhibition Centre (RICEC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
11-14: Traffic Safety Expo, an exhibition on local and international road safety solutions, at the Oman International Exhibition Centre, Muscat, Oman.
13-15: China Sourcing Fair: Hardware and Building Materials – Johannesburg, at the Expo Centre Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa.
15-23: Real Estate Expo 2014, at the Jakarta Convention Centre, Jakarta, Indonesia.
17-20: The Big 5 Dubai, a premier building and construction exhibition featuring PMV Live and Middle East Concrete, at the Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai, UAE.
17-22: Kuwait International Property Show, at the Kuwait International Fairs Ground, Mishref, Kuwait.
18-20: Finnsec, a safety and security fair, at the Helsinki Fair Centre, Helsinki, Finland.
18-21: Piscine Global Exhibition, an exhibition focusing on pools and spas, at the Lyon – Eurexpo, Lyon, France.
19: iTwo World Conference 2014, dedicated to Big Data BIM (building information modelling) 5D technology, at the iTWO Lab, Guangzhou, China.
19-23: Sitp, a trade fair for public works and construction machinery, at the Palais des Expositions d’Alger, Algiers, Algeria.
20-21: iTwo World Conference, dedicated to Big Data BIM (building information modelling) 5D technology, at the Four Seaons hotel in Hong Kong.
24-25: UAE SOE Fidic Conference 2014, under the theme ‘Excellence in Managing Contracts through Fidic’, at the InterContinental Hotel Dubai, Dubai, UAE.
24-26: Cityscape Riyadh, a real estate exhibition, at the Riyadh International Convention and Exhibition Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
25-28: bauma China, a trade fair for construction machinery, equipment and vehicles, at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre, Shanghai, China.
24-26: International Green Building Expo China (IGB Expo 2014), a green building and energy conservation expo, at the Poly World Trade Expo Centre Guangzhou, China.
26-27: Kuwait Green Building Forum, at the Radisson Blu Hotel Kuwait, Safat, Kuwait.
26-30: SIB Morocco, a building and construction exhibition, at the Fair and Exposition Centre (Ofec), Casablanca, Morocco.
28-30: Buildint Tanzania, a trade show for the building and construction, at the Mlimani Conference Centre, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
28-30: China International Steel Structure and Matching Components Exhibition, at the China International Exhibition Centre, Beijing, China.
DECEMBER
7-9: CityScape Exhibition, a real estate exhibition, at the Kuwait International Fairs Ground, Mishref, Kuwait.
8: Safety Design in Buildings – Muscat Conference, a debate on safety standards and practices in the built environment, in Muscat, Oman.
8-13: Building and Construction Exhibition, a trade show on construction and water systems, at the Kuwait International Fairs Ground, Mishref, Kuwait.
9-10: Arabian Tunnelling Conference 2014, at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
9-12: Sudan Projex, an exhibition for building, construction and interiior decoration at the Khartoum International Fairground, Khartoum, Sudan.
10-11: InsulationTech Qatar Conference, at the InterContinental – The City Hotel, Doha, Qatar.
10-13: 4th Sulaymaniah Build Expo, at the Sulaymaniah Expo Centre, Sulaymaniah, Iraq.
10-13: Vietconstech 2014, an exhibition of construction technologies, materials, vehicles and equipment, at the Vefac, Hanoi, Vietnam.
15-18: bC India 2014, an exhibition on construction machinery and vehicles, building material and mining machines, at the India Expo Centre, in Greater Noida, near Delhi, India.
GCM invites organisers of conferences, exhibitions and seminars to send details about construction-related events for this column.
