PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES: MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS

West Asia and Africa RegionNACE International

July 29, 2008

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Presentation OutlinePresentation Outline

• Professional Societies• Membership Benefits

– Technical– Non Technical

• NACE Overview• Why Join NACE?• NACE Conferences and Seminars• NACE Education Programs• West Asia and Africa Region• Typical NACE Section Activities

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Technical SocietiesTechnical Societies

National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE) American Chemical Society (ACS) American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) American Society of Metals (ASM) American Welding Society (AWS) American Society for NDT (ASNT) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

(IEEE) Environmental Engineering Society (EES) American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) American Institute for Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)

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Benefits of Membership - TechnicalBenefits of Membership - Technical

• Society Journal• Networking (establish Industry contacts)• Learn about different technical disciplines

from other members• Meet and correspond with engineers from

different industries• Meetings and conferences for professional

development

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Benefits of Membership – Non TechnicalBenefits of Membership – Non Technical

• Acquiring Management Skills Leadership Organization, planning, logistics Communication, public speaking, writing Financial, cost management Teamwork/interpersonal Motivation/innovation

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NACE OverviewNACE Overview

• NACE Mission - reduce the impact of corrosion

• It was established in 1943 by eleven corrosion engineers in the pipeline industry

• NACE International has become the largest organization in the world committed to the study of corrosion

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Wherever its members areWherever its members are

more than 15,000 members worldwide

North America:• Northern Area • Eastern Area • Central Area • Western Area

International:• East Asia/Pacific Rim Region • West Asia/Africa Region

– Saudi Arabia– Kuwait/Oman/Qatar/UAE/Nigeria/Libya

• Europe Region • Latin America Region

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Why Join NACE? Why Join NACE?

• NACE Standards

• NACE Technical Reports

• NACE conference papers

• Materials Performance Journal

• Access to interactive electronic books and databases

• NACE Corrosion Network

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NACE Conferences and SeminarsNACE Conferences and Seminars

• Annual Corrosion Conference (5,000-6,000 delegates)

• Pipeline & Integrity Management Seminar

• International Pipeline Coatings Conference

• Corrosion Technology Week (CTW)

• Specific Technology Groups (STGs) Meetings

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NACE Education/Certification ProgramsNACE Education/Certification Programs

• Coating Inspector Program

• Cathodic Protection Program

• Corrosion Technologist Certification

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West Asia/Africa RegionWest Asia/Africa Region

• Region Director Faisal Al-Faqeer  

• Region Vice Chairman Hussein Al-Mahrous

• Region Secretary Jafar Moufaq

• Region Chairman Abdullah Al-Rumaih  

• Region Treasurer Mohammed Al-Omairy 

• Follow up on Sections activities and affairs• Conduct region board meetings• Organize regional activities and programs, i.e. corrosion

conference, etc.• Coordinate regional programs and events between the

various Sections.

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Typical NACE Section ActivitiesTypical NACE Section Activities

• Monthly Technical Dinner Meetings

• Technical Courses

• Students Chapter

• Region Corrosion Conference

• Social and Technical Trips

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NACE Dhahran Section –NACE Dhahran Section – Monthly Technical Dinner MeetingsMonthly Technical Dinner Meetings

- Strong and diverse program

(9 dinner meetings with > 100 attendees in some)

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Technical CoursesTechnical CoursesCourse Date Course Date

Basic Corrosion Oct 07 Basic Corrosion Mar, Nov 08

Coating Inspection Program CIP I Nov 07 Coating Inspection Program CIP I Mar, Oct 08

CIP II Nov 07 CIP II Mar, Nov 08

Cathodic Protection Tester CP I Nov 07 CP Tester CP I May, Nov 08

CP Technician CP II Dec 07 CP Technician CP II May, Nov 08

Corrosion Technologist Certification CP Technologist CP III May 08

Corrosion Control in the Refining Industry

Apr 08

Internal Corrosion For Pipelines Apr, Dec 08

Coatings in Conjunction with Cathodic Protection

Jun 08

Designing for Corrosion Control Jun 08

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Middle East Corrosion ConferenceMiddle East Corrosion Conference

- Four plenary lectures of distinguished speakers- Four plenary lectures of distinguished speakers- 100 technical papers- 100 technical papers- Four workshops- Four workshops- Student posters- Student posters- Many exhibitors- Many exhibitors

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NACE Dhahran Section – Field VisitNACE Dhahran Section – Field Visit

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