ASSE - Middle East Chapter believes that the more we help employers and employees develop safer workplaces, the more we can establish a culture of safety. The best return on your investment in working safely is when you return to your family at the end of the workday.

With that in mind, the 9th Professional Development Conference & Exhibition (PDC&E) is planned in the Kingdom of Bahrain, during February 20-24, 2010, at the Gulf Hotel International Convention Center. The theme of the PDC&E, “Global Look into Safety, Health and Environment,” is aimed toprovide and exchange information on anticipating, evaluating and controlling hazards in the workplace and increase awareness on promoting healthful and safe working conditions in the Gulf countries. International and local experts in safety, occupational health and environment will provide presentations on major and current issues.

The conference topics are designed to provide you with the knowledge and the tools you need to make your workplace and your employees safer. We have also invited suppliers of SH&E products and services to display and demonstrate their wares. The educational 2-day pre-conference SH&E workshops, as well as presentation topics at a subsequent 3-day conference, will provide you with the most up-todate information on key issues and challenges facing job site safety.

Thank you for your active participation in the 9th PDC&E. We are hopeful that when you leave, you take away information that will help secure a safe working environment.

The Conference Organizing Committee and I are looking forward to meeting you at the conference.