EPLAN Virtual Fair 2016 - Discover efficient engineering.

Fast and effective communication is the basis for success. On 16 February 2016, between 8 a.m. (CET) and 8 p.m. (CET), we present to you the EPLAN Virtual Fair 2016, our first online fair where you get important information and the latest news from EPLAN in an easy and resource-efficient way. Talk directly with our EPLAN experts at the stands via live-chat and get the latest news on products in interesting live presentations. You can also view and download our current brochures, flyers and product videos.

Talk with EPLAN experts! In the virtual auditorium, our specialists will present the latest EPLAN topics:

08:00 a.m. / 02:00 p.m. (CET) EPLAN Strategy
09:00 a.m. / 03:00 p.m. (CET) EPLAN Platform
10:00 a.m. / 04:00 p.m. (CET) EPLAN Data Portal
11:00 a.m. / 05:00 p.m. (CET) EPLAN ERP/PDM Integration
12:00 a.m. / 06:00 p.m. (CET) EPLAN Engineering Configuration
01:00 p.m. / 07:00 p.m. (CET) EPLAN Experience

Use live-chat to ask questions during the presentations and to talk with the presenters. We'll be glad to see you there!

11TH CONFERENCE ON PERFORMANCE-BASED CODES AND FIRE SAFETY DESIGN METHODS

You are invited to the 11th Conference on Performance-Based Codes and Fire Safety Design Methods. This conference has an established reputation globally as the premier international event for professionals involved in fire safety engineering, regulations development and enforcement, testing, standards of development and engineering design methods.

Starting in 1996, SFPE, along with several partner organizations, has held a biennial conference to showcase the state of the art in performance-based code approaches and engineering design methods.

Presentations address newly emerging technologies, as well as perspectives on approaches that have worked well, and approaches that have not worked as well as originally desired.

Don't miss out on this opportunity to register early and save on the premier global event in advancements in engineered fire protection design practices! Early-bird to end 1 April 2016.

TUG 2016 - Presentations covering the TeX world

TUG 2016: July 25-27, 2016
The 37th Annual Meeting of the TeX Users Group

Bond Place Hotel
65 Dundas St. East
Toronto, Ontario M5B 2GB, Canada

As usual, we'd like to especially invite presentations on practical use of LaTeX, plain TeX, ConTeXt, MetaPost, and the rest of the TeX family, including in the world of commercial ventures.

For 2016, we expect to have several special guests from the typographic world. So typography presentations are particularly welcome, not necessarily with a TeX connection.

However, none of the above should be taken as exclusionary: presentations on new TeX developments, publishing, or any topic related to the TeX world are also happily considered.

If you'd like to make a presentation at the conference, please submit a title and abstract via email (plain ASCII is fine, or any TeX format—but no footnotes, please) to tug2016@tug.org by May 1, 2016, and also specify your affiliation as you would like it listed in the program. Earlier submissions are greatly appreciated. Please also write us at that same email address for any questions, suggestions, expressions of interest, etc.

Submissions after the deadline will be considered, as long as space is available. But to ease our planning, please at least contact us by the deadline.

2015 FERMA Forum

Dear Colleagues,

I invite you to join me in Venice from 4 to 7 October with more than 1500 risk professionals at the Venice Lido for the 2015 FERMA Forum.

Trieste, Genoa and Venice have been the cradle of European insurance and risk management since the 14th century thanks to their maritime and trading activities and so Venice is a very appropriate as well as a very special venue for the largest European risk and insurance management event.

Together in Venice we will:

• Focus on our profession, innovation and diversity.
• Participate in a programme designed to inspire, educate and influence how we manage risk in a riskier world.
• Network with risk and insurance professionals.
• Attend the launch of the FERMA European Risk Management Certification.
• Find inspiration from the latest innovative solutions and experts in the Market Place exhibition area.
• Join colleagues at the Young Risk Professionals Breakfast and Ladies’ Lunch.
• Take away ideas to help us develop as professionals and add value to our organisations.

The Forum will build on the discussions and feedback from 2013 Forum in Maastrict and the 2014 Seminar in Brussels.  It will focus on FERMA’s core activities: representing our national associations at a European level; increasing the influence and reputation of risk management and insurance; and providing guidance to our members and a pan-European voice on EU matters.

The FERMA Board, Secretariat and Forum Committee all join me in extending a warm welcome in Venice.  We have set our expectations high and for participants to come away believing they have gained professionally and personally from being there.

Please join us – this is your Forum!

YoJulia Grahamurs sincerely,

Julia Graham

President of FERMA

Petrochemical Operations, Maintenance & Safety Conference 2015

The Petrochemical Operations, Maintenance & Safety 2015 Conference will bring together senior level executives from plant operations, maintenance and safety teams, at top petrochemical companies and EPC groups, with real purchasing and decision making capabilities!

This high level conference will bring together speakers from the USA’s leading petrochemical companies, who will collaborate at a high level on their strategies to overcome challenges to operational excellence, maintenance and safety.

What the brochure contains:

• Full timed conference agenda and speaker line up
• Exclusive networking opportunities: details on our tailor made networking sessions, allowing you to meet the right people, increase your market presence, impress potential clients and form crucial partnerships
• Key info on how and when to register as well as exclusive discounts 

The very best speakers confirmed to take part:

• Tahmid Mizan, Senior Technology Advisor, Corporate Strategic Planning, Exxon Mobil Corporation
• Fanar Sefa, Reliability & Maintenance Group Leader, The Dow Chemical Company
• Bryan Shaw, Chairman, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
• Manuel Ehrlich, Board Member, Chemical Safety Board
• John Bresland, Former CEO & Chairman, U.S Chemical Safety Board
• Heinz P. Bloch, P.E. Mechanical Engineering Authority, Consultant and Author
• Troy Carline, Operational Excellence Manager, North America, BASF

Schneider Electric announces the signature of a worldwide contract with Eplan to roll-out its E-CAD solution

Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management and automation, today announced Eplan becomes its major E-CAD solutions provider to design the products of its Energy division on a global scale.

Eplan Platform enables Schneider Electric to optimize its complete workflow from design to production. The solution helps to structure and to centralize the components database and facilitate knowledge management. All the know-how is embedded, up-to-date and available for each entity. With Eplan Platform, Schneider Electric targets to significantly increase productivity by standardizing all the components and reusing them.

“For a long time, each entity of Schneider Electric’s Energy Division across the world has worked with its own tools and implemented specific design processes, explains M. Frédéric Abbal, Executive Vice-President, Energy division at Schneider Electric. “However, these working methods could no longer exist in our organization, in a period where we seek, more than ever, collaboration and efficiency. With the implementation of Eplan Platform, Schneider Electric expects to centralize its know-how, enhance collaboration between sites and balance workload according to the different projects.”

Haluk Menderes, Managing Director Eplan, adds: “We are very excited to have been chosen by Schneider Electric globally as the single platform for electrical engineering solutions. We are very happy to start this strong strategic partnership with Schneider Electric. The combination of our 30 years of experience in engineering solutions and the know-how of one of the worldwide largest player in the energy domain will bring the best in class processes to a greater electrical engineering and manufacturing efficiency to Schneider Electric.”

During a 3-month pilot phase, Eplan Platform has been implemented in 3 sites: Chartres-de-Bretagne (France), Regensburg (Germany) and Manisa (Turkey). This successful first phase allowed teams to align goals and expectations and led to the signature of a global contract to roll-out Eplan Platform in all entities of the Energy division. Eplan´s leadership and its ability to support entities globally were determining factors in this choice.

FIREX International 2015

Driving global expertise in life safety

FIREX International is back for 2015 on 16-18 June at London ExCeL. FIREX is the industry's only event connecting the global security and fire markets, and offers fire and security professionals access to leading global technology, solutions and knowledge to ensure life safety.