By IANS
Dubai : An international conference on Coastal and Port Engineering in Developing Countries (COPEDEC) is scheduled to be held here Feb 24-28, WAM news agency reported Wednesday.
Hussain Nasser Lootah, director general of the Dubai municipality, which is organising the conference, said the convention would be the first of its kind to be held in the Middle East and as such holds a special importance for the region.
“The conference will bring together over 1000 marine engineers and scientists from around the world to exchange know-how and experience,” he said.
“I hope the upcoming conference would be a major boost to international coastal and port engineers as well as scientists and it will provide them an opportunity to showcase coastal projects in their countries,” Lootah said.
He also said that the event would offer a platform to “build capacity in countries in transition in this important field of engineering.”
The conference, COPEDEC’s seventh, is cosponsored by the Brussels-based International Navigation Association (PIANC), a non-profit organisation that merged with COPEDEC to promote maintenance and operation of inland and maritime navigation.