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IADC Conference Calendar

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IADC conferences are industry-driven events focusing on the critical issues facing the global drilling industry. Whether it’s enabling and cutting-edge drilling technology, well control; health, safety, environment; training, or industry economics and financial outlook,  IADC’s worldwide program of events brings together the right people in the right venue.
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2008 IADC Conference Calendar

CONFERENCE

DATE

LOCATION

SPE/IADC Managed Pressure Drilling & Underbalanced Operations Conference & Exhibition

Latest developments and drivers of managed pressure drilling and underbalanced operations will be presented at this important event. The conference will examine MPD/UBO activity, onshore, in shallow water, in deepwater with surface stacks and in deepwater with subsea stacks.

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28-29 Jan Beach Rotana Hotel,
Abu Dhabi, UAE
IADC Health, Safety, Environment & Training
Conference & Exhibition

This timely conference reviews the industry's HSE and training challenges and initiatives covering issues of great interest to drilling contractors, operators and service companies.

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5-6 Feb Omni Houston Hotel Westside, Houston
IADC Drilling HSE Asia Pacific Conference & Exhibition

Sound HSE performance is vital to our industry, and a central part of IADC’s mission. Recent data suggests that accident frequency in drilling operations could improve in the Asia Pacific region.
26-27 Feb Renaissance Kuala Lumpur Hotel,
Kuala Lumpur
IADC/SPE Drilling Conference

The premiere technical event for the global drilling and completion industry, the SPE/IADC Drilling Conference brings together leading industry thinkers, engineers and executives to celebrate and study the latest technologies. The program also includes thought-provoking Plenary Sessions addressing the critical issues of the day.

4-6 March Caribe Royal,
Orlando, Florida
IADC International Deepwater Drilling Conference & Exhibition

Technological advances and challenges for deepwater drilling and completions in key deepwater markets worldwide is the focus for this conference. Topics to include rig design, human resources challenges, well control case histories and downhole tools and well construction.
11-12 Mar Hotel Sofitel,
Rio de Janeiro
IADC Contractor of the Year Luncheon
& Directors Meeting

This meeting convenes to conduct semi-annual IADC Directors and Executive committee business and to award the Contractor of the Year Award, presented annually by ReedHycalog.

19 Mar The Petroleum Club,
Houston
IADC Well Control Europe Conference & Exhibition

The 2008 IADC European Well Control Conference will bring together well-control experts and drilling professionals from across the world to discuss the latest trends, advances and case studies in this important discipline, including new technology, regulation and standards, operational practices and training.
9-10 Apr NH Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky,
Amsterdam
IADC Drilling Onshore Conference & Exhibition
The only conference exclusively dedicated to land drilling!

Top speakers and panels will explore issues affecting the onshore drilling industry, including technology, management and perspectives on future onshore activity.

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15 May Omni Houston Hotel Westside, Houston
IADC International Tax Seminar

Worldwide tax issues affecting the drilling and producing industry will be addressed at this seminar. IADC tax seminars are geared to both specialists and non-specialists.

5-6 Jun MontBleu Resort,
Lake Tahoe, Nevada
IADC World Drilling 2008 Conference & Exhibition

"New Frontiers, New Challenges, New Technologies"

IADC World Drilling focuses on enabling wellsite technology as the key to opening new frontiers of hydrocarbon promise, and to optimizing exploitation of aging reservoirs. The event will review advances in a forum specifically designed to help registrants realize significant lessons giving added value for their own companies.

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11-12 Jun Hilton Berlin,
Berlin
Drilling Engineering Association Workshop

The Drilling Engineering Association (DEA) was formed to advance new technology related to drilling wells. The workshop will examine cutting edge deepwater technologies, advances in sand control, drilling tar, high speed telemetry, pushing downhole limits and advanced completions systems.  

17-18 Jun Moody Gardens Hotel,
Galveston, Texas
IADC Lifting & Mechanical Handling Conference & Exhibition

"Pursuing Safe Lifts Through Correct Behavior, Equipment & Competency"

Safety management systems & lifting standards, non-crane lifting, training, competency, lift statistics and human factors will be explored at this conference.

15-16 Jul Omni Houston Hotel Westside,
Houston
IADC/SPE Asia Pacific Drilling Technology Conference

"Drilling Technology to Address Future Energy Demand and Environmental Challenges"

The conference theme reflects the industry's need to identify and develop new technologies in search of increasingly elusive resources. This search, however, must be done in the context of our responsibility to protect the environment in which we work.

25-27 Aug

Shangri-La Hotel, Jakarta Indonesia

IADC Drilling HSE Europe Conference & Exhibition

This important event has a strong focus on health, safety and environmental issues necessary to ensure incident free drilling operations and the means of sustaining such performance. It also addresses the aspects required to ensure a healthy and safe working environment for the workforce, whilst they are working and at rest. Additionally it identifies corporate culture and individual behavioral aspects essential to maintain these goals.

9-10 Sept Mövenpick Hotel,
Amsterdam
IADC Drilling Africa Conference & Exhibition

This conference and exhibition will examine activity, markets and potential today and tomorrow of this vital E&P region, with the focus on drilling and completion.
 
8-9 Oct Tiara Park Atlantic Lisboa Hotel,
Lisbon, Portugal
IADC Contracts & Risk Management Conference

Speakers at this bi-annual conference address pertinent issues on contracts and risk management within the drilling industry, including contract provisions, new contract requirements, insurance costs and indemnification issues, recent court decisions and modern security practices and their impact on contracts.
29-30 Oct Omni Houston Hotel Westside,
Houston
IADC Annual Meeting

IADC Annual Meeting is recognized as the keynote conference for the drilling industry and provides ideal networking opportunities for participants. It features prominent speakers from industry and government and includes working sessions for Committee members.

6-7 Nov InterContinental Montelucia
Resort & Spa,
Paradise Valley, Arizona
IADC Well Control Middle East Conference & Exhibition

Well control has always been an important component of responsible drilling. To ensure that this crucial discipline receives the attention it deserves, the International Association of Drilling Contractors organizes a Well Control Conference in the Middle East in the even years and one in Asia Pacific in the odd years.
2-3 Dec Grand Hyatt,
Muscat, Oman

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IADC is Exhibiting At

CONFERENCE

DATE

LOCATION

2008 SPE International Symposium and Exhibition on Formation Damage Control 13-15 Feb Lafayette Hilton and Towers
Lafayette, Louisiana
2008 SPE Annual Technology Conference & Exhibition 21-24 Sept Denver, Colorado

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IADC Endorsed Conferences

CONFERENCE

DATE

LOCATION

ASSE Middle East Chapter 8th Professional Development Conference & Exhibition 16-20 Feb Kingdom of Bahrain
2008 Offshore Technology Conference 5-8 May Houston

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2009 IADC Conference Calendar

CONFERENCE

DATE

LOCATION

IADC Health, Safety, Environment & Training
Conference & Exhibition

This timely conference reviews the industry's HSE and training challenges and initiatives covering issues of great interest to drilling contractors, operators and service companies.

Click here for demographics of past events.

3-4 Feb Omni Houston Hotel Westside, Houston, Texas
IADC/SPE Managed Pressure Drilling & Underbalanced Operations Conference & Exhibition

Latest developments and drivers of managed pressure drilling and underbalanced operations will be presented at this important event. The conference will examine MPD/UBO activity, onshore, in shallow water, in deepwater with surface stacks and in deepwater with subsea stacks.

Click here for demographics of past events.

12-13 Feb Hyatt Regency Hotel Riverwalk,
San Antonio, Texas
IADC Contractor of the Year Luncheon
& Directors Meeting

This meeting convenes to conduct semi-annual IADC Directors and Executive committee business and to award the Contractor of the Year Award, presented annually by ReedHycalog.

4 Mar The Petroleum Club,
Houston, Texas
SPE/IADC Drilling Conference

The premiere technical event for the global drilling and completion industry, the SPE/IADC Drilling Conference brings together leading industry thinkers, engineers and executives to celebrate and study the latest technologies. The program also includes thought-provoking Plenary Sessions addressing the critical issues of the day.

17-19 March Rai Congress Centre,
Amsterdam
IADC Drilling HSE Middle East Conference & Exhibition

 

21-22 Apr Beach Rotana Hotel & Towers,
Abu Dhabi
IADC Environmental Conference & Exhibition 12-13 May Clarion Hotel,
Stavanger
IADC Drilling Onshore Conference & Exhibition
The only conference exclusively dedicated to land drilling!

Top speakers and panels will explore issues affecting the onshore drilling industry, including technology, management and perspectives on future onshore activity.

Click here for demographics of past events.

21 May Omni Houston Hotel Westside, Houston, Texas
IADC International Tax Seminar

Worldwide tax issues affecting the drilling and producing industry will be addressed at this seminar. IADC tax seminars are geared to both specialists and non-specialists.

4-5 Jun Renaissance Eden Roc Resort, Miami, Florida
IADC World Drilling 2009 Conference & Exhibition

IADC World Drilling focuses on enabling wellsite technology as the key to opening new frontiers of hydrocarbon promise, and to optimizing exploitation of aging reservoirs. The event will review advances in a forum specifically designed to help registrants realize significant lessons giving added value for their own companies.

Click here for demographics of past events.

17-18 Jun CityWest Hotel,
Dublin
Drilling Engineering Association Workshop

The Drilling Engineering Association (DEA) was formed to advance the technology related to drilling wells by providing a forum for presenting proposals for industry drilling-related projects, aid in developing future industry sponsored projects and act as a liaison for DEA members with universities and research groups. The workshop examines particular areas of cutting-edge technologies each year.  

18 Jun Omni Houston Hotel Westside,
Houston, Texas
IADC Well Control Conference of the Americas & Exhibition

Timely technical presentations highlighting recent developments and innovations in a wide variety of areas affecting well control from management systems and training to improved technology and innovative practices will be examined at this event.  

25-26 Aug

Westin Tabor Center,
Denver, Colorado

IADC Drilling HSE Europe Conference & Exhibition

This important event has a strong focus on health, safety and environmental issues necessary to ensure incident free drilling operations and the means of sustaining such performance. It also addresses the aspects required to ensure a healthy and safe working environment for the workforce, whilst they are working and at rest. Additionally it identifies corporate culture and individual behavioral aspects essential to maintain these goals.

23-24 Sept Mövenpick Hotel,
Amsterdam
SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference & Exhibition 19-21 Oct TBD,
Bahrain
IADC Annual Meeting

The IADC Annual Meeting is recognized as the keynote conference for the drilling industry and provides ideal networking opportunities for participants. It features prominent speakers from industry and government and includes working sessions for Committee members.

9-10 Nov Renaissance Eden Roc Resort,
Miami, Florida
IADC Well Control Asia Pacific 2009 Conference & Exhibition

Well control has always been an important component of responsible drilling. To ensure that this crucial discipline receives the attention it deserves, the International Association of Drilling Contractors organizes a Well Control Conference in the Middle East in the even years and one in Asia Pacific in the odd years.
18-19 Nov Shangri-La Hotel,
Bangkok

 

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