POWER + Water Middle East will highlight the rapid growth in the regional energy sector, when it opens at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre in Abu Dhabi, UAE, in October (8 to 10) this year.

MORE than 100 presentations will be made by the world’s leading experts on tall building development at the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat’s (CTBUH) ninth World Congress in China next month.

POWER-GEN Asia, a premier conference and exhibition for the electric power generation industry, has announced the preliminary conference programme of its 20th annual gathering this year which will be hosted in Bangkok, Thailand, from October 3 to 5.

SAUDI ARABIA’S largest business-to-business construction fair will once again provide a window to the surging opportunities offered by the kingdom’s construction market when it opens in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in November (11 to 14).

MORE than 900 exhibitors from 45 countries have booked floor space to showcase their products at Index, the Middle East and North Africa’s largest and longest established interiors and design exhibition. Now in its 22nd edition, the event will run from September 24 to 27 at the Dubai World Trade Centre, in Dubai, UAE.

JEC Asia confirmed its reputation as the number one international composites show and conferences in Asia-Pacific with a record number of networking operations, prominent personalities, exhibitors, delegates and visitors, at its fifth session in Singapore in June (26 to 28).

SAIE, a leading international building exhibition, will take on a brand new slogan for its 2012 edition – rebuilding Italy. The all-new SAIE, now in its 48th edition, marks the transition of Italy’s oldest exhibition towards a future based on sustainability, green building and urban renewal.

THE Middle East region is currently poised for growth in the construction and infrastructure sectors, said a senior industry expert, predicting that these sectors will experience successful development both in the short term and long term.