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REACON2012 - Rotating Equipments Asia Conference 2012&lt;/div&gt;
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Competency, Optimizing Reliability and Efficient Operation&lt;/div&gt;
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23 - 24 May 2012 Grand Millennium Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia &lt;br /&gt;
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Conference sub topics derived from :&lt;/div&gt;
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- Recognition and Accreditation for Rotating Equipment Engineers&lt;/div&gt;
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- Best Practice of Cost Effective Maintenance Strategy&lt;/div&gt;
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- Evolution of Maintenance Practices for Different Types of Rotating Equipments&lt;/div&gt;
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- Greener Rotating Equipments Operations&lt;/div&gt;
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- How Maintenance Objective Can impact Operational Objective&lt;/div&gt;
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- Software Selection for Operation and Maintenance&lt;/div&gt;
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- Outsourcing and Third Party Maintenance&lt;/div&gt;
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- Challenges Faced During Commissioning, Testing and Servicing&lt;/div&gt;
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- Extend Equipment Life And Defer The High Cost Of Replacement&lt;/div&gt;
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- Equipments Design, Selection and Optimizing Cost Total for Project&lt;/div&gt;
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- Minimizing The Risks and Maximizing ROI (Return On Investment) On A New Project&lt;/div&gt;
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- Proactive Oil Analysis Program to boost Turbine Reliability&lt;/div&gt;
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- Future use of Rotating Equipments in renewable energy for electricity generation&lt;br /&gt;
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REACON2012 Conference Speakers:&lt;br /&gt;
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Prof. Dr. Nor Aieni Hj. Mokhtar National Oceanography Directorate, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI)&lt;/div&gt;
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Prof. Dr. Omar bin Yaakob Head - Department of Marine Technology UTM, Malaysia&lt;/div&gt;
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Mohd Shahrizal Jasmani Manager - Rotating Machinery, Peninsular Malaysia Operations PETRONAS Carigali Malaysia&lt;/div&gt;
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Ir. M Nizam B A Wahab Principal Engineer - Rotating Equipment PETRONAS Technology &amp;amp; Engineering Division (co-authored)&lt;/div&gt;
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Ramana Balasami Venkat Senior Rotating Equipment Specialist, Abu Dhabi / Ca USA&lt;/div&gt;
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Syed Nadeem Ahmed Senior Power Plants Engineer, Pakistan International Airline Company, Pakistan&lt;/div&gt;
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Anthon Pasaribu Machine Service Manager PT. ABB Sakti Industri, Indonesia&lt;/div&gt;
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Ajay Khetarpal Az RPU Rotating Equipment Manager, BP Exploration Caspian Sea Ltd, Azerbaijan&lt;/div&gt;
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Dr. Nabil Rashwan Generation Engineering Expert, Head of Technical Inspection Group, Saudi Electricity Company, KSA&lt;/div&gt;
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Muhammad Imaduddin Engineering Manager, Indonesia Power, Indonesia&lt;/div&gt;
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Abdul Haq Senior Rotating Machinery Engineer, BHP Petroleum Pty Ltd , Pakistan&lt;/div&gt;
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Kashif Muhammad Head - Preventive Maintenance, Arabian Yemen Cement Company Limited&lt;/div&gt;
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Palamalai Chendhil Kumar Independent Mechanical Specialist Retiree - Mechanical Sub Team Leader, ZADCO, Abu Dhabi UAE&lt;/div&gt;
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Girish Kamal - Head of Machinery &amp;amp; Reliability at Dolphin Energy, Qatar&lt;/div&gt;
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Dr. Zainul Asri Mamat - GT Performance, Tenaga Nasional Berhad, Malaysia&lt;/div&gt;
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Sofian Yahya President Malaysian Oil &amp;amp; Gas Services Council (MOGSC)&lt;/div&gt;
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Raswari
 Anuaras Chairman Indonesian Professional Engineer Association (PIPI) 
Member Indonesian National Energy Board of Engineering, Indonesia&lt;br /&gt;
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Pre-Conference Workshop 21 - 22 May 2012&lt;br /&gt;
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ROTATING EQUIPMENTS - COST EFFECTIVE MAINTENANCE &amp;amp; EFFICIENT OPERATION&lt;/div&gt;
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ROTATING EQUIPMENTS - CONDITION BASED MAINTENANCE &amp;amp; ASSETS MANAGEMENT STRATEGY&lt;br /&gt;
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WHO SHOULD ATTEND&lt;/div&gt;
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From the Department Head/ Supervisor / Manager / Engineer / Analyst / Specialist of:&lt;/div&gt;
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Maintenance | Mechanical | Rotating Equipment | Vibration | Condition Monitoring | Lubricants | Facility Machinery | Operation | Reliability|Integrity|Performance|Process| Chemical| Inspection|Instruments|Electrical|Planning| Scheduling | Shutdown |Outage&lt;/div&gt;
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Machinery
 Service|Preventive maintenance|Audit| 
Vibration|Power|Engineering|Technology|R &amp;amp; D| 
Technical|Workshop|Project Management|Repair &amp;amp; Servicing|Pipeline |&lt;/div&gt;
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FROM THE INDUSTRY&lt;/div&gt;
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Oil
 &amp;amp; Energy | Power Generation | Natural Gas | Fertilizers | 
Engineering | Sewerage Treatment | Chemicals | Manufactory | Aviation | 
Cement | Processing Plant | Re finery | 
Petrochemical | Steel &amp;amp; Aluminum | Distillation | Timber | R&amp;amp;D 
organizations | Contractors | Renewable energies |Equipment &amp;amp; Component Manufacturing| Service provision&lt;/div&gt;
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REACON12 carry 13 CPD Hours of Board of Engineer Malaysia (BEM)&lt;/div&gt;
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Group Discount &amp;amp; Early Bird applicable to date. Please request for conference detail.&lt;/div&gt;
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Delegate : &lt;a href="mailto:registration@hoppipolla.com"&gt;registration@hoppipolla.com&lt;/a&gt;.my&lt;/div&gt;
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Corporate Partnership : &lt;a href="mailto:sponsorship@hoppipolla.com"&gt;sponsorship@hoppipolla.com&lt;/a&gt;.my&lt;/div&gt;
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Hoppipolla Conference &amp;amp; Training&lt;/div&gt;
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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Tel + 603 6207 6733 Fax + 603 6207 6723 &lt;a href="http://www.hoppipolla.com.my/" target="_blank"&gt;www.hoppipolla.com.my&lt;/a&gt; Email: &lt;a href="mailto:registration@hoppipolla.com"&gt;registration@hoppipolla.com&lt;/a&gt;.my&lt;/div&gt;
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It is the chance for the people of the world to make their voice heard.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-family: verdana;"&gt;Earth Hour&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: verdana;"&gt; began in Sydney in 2007, when 2.2 million homes and businesses switched off their lights for one hour. In 2008 the message had grown into a global sustainability movement, with 50 million people switching off their lights. Global landmarks such as the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Rome’s Colosseum, the Sydney Opera House and the Coca Cola billboard in Times Square all stood in darkness.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: verdana;"&gt;In 2009, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-weight: bold; font-family: verdana;"&gt;Earth Hour&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: verdana;"&gt; is being taken to the next level, with the goal of 1 billion people switching off their lights as part of a global vote. Unlike any election in history, it is not about what country you’re from, but instead, what planet you’re from. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-family: verdana;"&gt;VOTE EARTH&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: verdana;"&gt; is a global call to action for every individual, every business, and every community. A call to stand up and take control over the future of our planet. Over 74 countries and territories have pledged their support to &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-weight: bold; font-family: verdana;"&gt;VOTE EARTH&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: verdana;"&gt; during Earth Hour 2009, and this number is growing everyday.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: verdana;"&gt;We all have a vote, and every single vote counts. Together we can take control of the future of our planet, for future generations.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-weight: bold; font-family: verdana;"&gt;VOTE EARTH&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: verdana;"&gt; by simply switching off your lights for one hour, and join the world for &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-weight: bold; font-family: verdana;"&gt;Earth Hour&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;visit: &lt;a href="http://www.earthhour.org/news/my:en"&gt;http://www.earthhour.org/news/my:en&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/296282596983179043-29014583453714098?l=thehoppipolla.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/newsletterandpromotion/~4/Yo8u3jMB8zU" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/newsletterandpromotion/~3/Yo8u3jMB8zU/rush-hour-2009-1-day-secretary.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Hoppipolla Malaysia)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://thehoppipolla.blogspot.com/2009/03/rush-hour-2009-1-day-secretary.html</feedburner:origLink></item></channel></rss>

