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Convention and Exhibition Centre (also known as the Dubai World Trade Centre), the region’s most modern, purpose-built exhibition centre, and runs until Wednesday, 2nd November.Last year’s diamond jubilee Convention in Singapore was a great success with around 250 delegates from 50 countries attending and a record number of stands along with a packed programme of plenary sessions.According to Saeed Al Malik, Chairman of UNSSA, the decision to host the 61st Convention in Dubai as part of Seatrade Maritime Middle East was a strategic inspiration to ensure its members were able to be part of the ISSA itinerary but also benefit from the exhibition and conference programme offered by Seatrade.Seatrade Maritime Middle East (SMME) is the region’s largest meeting place for the maritime and shipping industries, which attracted well over 7,500 visitors from across 69 countries when it was last held in 2014.ISSA Convention has just unveiled its speaker line-up for the conferenceelement which has been titled ‘Coping efficiently with challenges and embracing the digital age’. Speakers include Saeed Al Malik, Chairman, UNSSA; Abdul Hameed Hajah, ISSA President; Mohammed Al Muallem, SVP & MD, UAE Region, DP World; Bruce Hailey, Partner Salvus Law; Markus Schmitz, CEO, SotfImpact; Spencer Eade, ISSA Secretary; Master of Ceremonies for the programme is Rocky Rocksborough-Smith, Senior Executive Vice-President, ISSA.Along with the plenary sessions, accompanying persons are also catered for with a programme of exciting excursions including a sundowner desert safari with dinner, Dubai city tour and Dubai Mall tour, and ISSA 61 will be rounded off, as usual, with the ISSA Gala Dinner, which will take place at the Al Sahra Desert Resort.Special rates have been negotiated at the official ISSA Dubai 2016 Convention hotel, the Jumeirah Emirates Tower Hotel.One of the most stunning architectural highlights on the Dubai skyline, the spectacular views fromthe hotel itself are complemented by the fabulous accommodation and business services you’ll find within.The 400 spacious, newly-furnished rooms and suites, paired with state-of- the-art meeting and business facilities, make Jumeirah Emirates Towers one of the most popular choices for the corporate traveller.Special discounted rates have been negotiated at Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel for all ISSA Convention attendees. The rates are 900AED per room per night for a single or double deluxe room.An additional 20AED tourism charge per night is applicable as is an additional 10% municipality fee and 10% service charge.ISSA 61 is open to all ISSA members as well as companies and individuals related to the ship supply industry.For more details visit www.issa2016dubai.com uIssue 70 2016 |The Ship Supplier | 25Convention Preview