Project Number | 518 | ||||||||
Date of Summary |
February 15, 2005 |
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Subject | Workshop on the Issue of Prevention: What are the Next Challenges? | ||||||||
Performing Activity | American Petroleum Institute | ||||||||
Principal Investigator | Ms. Madeleine Sellouk | ||||||||
Contracting Agency | Minerals Management Service | ||||||||
Completion |
Completed |
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Description |
The International Oil Spill Conference (IOSC) is the
pre-eminent gathering of oil spill experts from around the world. This
biennial Conference hosts more than 1800 persons from more than 50 countries
who attend technical and policy presentations, special exhibits and
equipment demonstrations. MMS is a member of the IOSC Executive Committee.
The Issue Paper Sub-committee of the IOSC conducted a two and half-day
workshop in London, UK, from September 21-23, 2004 at the International
Maritime Organizations headquarters offices. The workshop theme is Prevention: What are the Next Challenges? Workshop focused on the promotion of preventive measure applicable in the oil spill response business by critically analyzing:
Approx. forty invited participants representing an international contingent, government, industry and academia convened under the guidance of Mr. Thomas Liebert to engage in discussions of the current state of oil spill prevention around the world. Plenary and breakout sessions were used. The results from this workshop are intended to improve effectiveness of preventive measures and offer a baseline which improvements can be evaluated over the years. The summary of the workshop |
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Progress | The workshop was successfully conducted at the IMO in London, UK on September 21-23, 2004. These deliberations are the basis for a panel session at the 2005 IOSC in Miami, Florida on May 17, 2005. | ||||||||
Reports | |||||||||
AA
(18 pages)
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Payne, M., IOSC, Prevention, What are the next challenges? Workshop, IMO, London, UK, September 21-23, 2004. | ||||||||
AB
(18 pages)
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Payne, M., IOSC, Prevention, What are the next challenges? Workshop Report, January, 2005. |
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