Dusseldorf boasts the most modern trade fairgrounds in Europe, with 1,357,663 square feet of exhibition area at ground floor level, fully
air-conditioned; 10,764 square feet of moving walkways and pedestrian bridges, and 409,032 square feet of open air exhibition area.
LNG-5 ... Dusseldorf
Authors from 13 countries will
present more than 40 technical
papers to some 2,000 delegates
expected to attend the Fifth In-
ternational Conference and Exhi-
bition on Liquefied Natural Gas
(LNG-5) scheduled August 29-
September 1, 1977, in Dusseldorf,
West Germany.
Aman R. Khan, a vice chairman
of the conference and executive
advisor on international programs
for the Institute of Gas Technol-
ogy, said presentations are di-
vided into four session topics on:
"The Role of LNG in World En-
ergy Supply," "LNG Technology
and its Economic Implications,"
"Financing, Legal and Policy As-
pects on LNG Trade," and "Trans-
portation of LNG."
The Institute of Gas Technol-
ogy, an energy research and edu-
cation center, Chicago, 111., is
co-sponsoring the conference at
Dusseldorf Congress Center with
the International Gas Union, Lon-
don, England, and the Interna-
tional Institute of Refrigeration,
Paris, France.
The exhibition at the Dussel-
dorf Fair Grounds adjacent to the
Congress Center will display ad-
vances in LNG technology since
1974, when more than 1,500 dele-
gates attended the LNG-4 con-
ference in Algiers. A preliminary
list of exhibitors includes more
than 90 companies and organiza-
tions from 12 countries who have
contracted to display equipment
and exhibits on: liquefaction at
cryogenic temperatures; treat-
ment of gases prior to liquefac-
tion ; separation of gases for com-
ponent recovery; pipelines, valves
and pumps for transporting lique-
fied cryogenic gases; cryogenic
storage of liquefied gases; trans-
porting and unloading cryogenic
gases; LNG terminals; vehicles
for transporting cryogenic gases;
gasifying liquefied cryogenic
gases; treatment of LNG; and
accessories.
In addition to the formal pres-
entations, workshop sessions are
scheduled on five topics related
to the conference papers: "The
Future Role of LNG in Energy
Supply," "The Future of LNG
Transport," "Offshore LNG Proj-
ects," "LNG Operating and Re-
liability Experiences," and "Safe-
ty, Legal and Financial Aspects
of LNG."
Post-conference tours to LNG-
related plants in Belgium, France,
Germany and the Netherlands
may be arranged September 2 or
3. In addition, a six-day motor
coach and steamer tour of Ger-
many may be scheduled for a
minimum of 40 people, following
the conference.
Held under the patronage of
Herr Walter Scheel, President of
the Federal Republic of Germany,
the conference and exhibit is be-
ing organized by the Deutscher
Verein von Gas- und Wasserfach-
mannern (DVGW), the West Ger-
man Gas Association. The exhi-
bition portion is being managed
by Diisseldorfer Messegesellschaft
mbH (NOWEA).
The co-chairmen of the confer-
ence are James Kerr, chairman
and chief executive officer of
TransCanada PipeLines, Canada,
who serves as president of the
International Gas Union, and Dr.
Christoph Brecht, a member of
the executive board of Ruhrgas
AG, Essen, West Germany. Serv-
ing as a vice chairman with Mr.
Khan is Prof. Geoffrey Haselden
of the University of Leeds, York-
shire, England, representing the
International Institute of Refrig-
eration.
For conference information, ad-
dress : Deutscher Verein von Gas-
und Wasserfachmannern e.V.
(DVGW), Frankfurther Allee 27,
D-6236 Eschborn, Federal Repub-
lic of Germany.
For exhibitor information, ad-
dress : Dusseldorfer Messegesell-
schaft mbH -NOWEA-, Zentral-
bereich 1, Postfach 32 02 03,
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