I remember how difficult it is to get out of the office but if you can spare the time there are two events next week that are well worth attending. No let me be clearer – why don’t you make time to attend and you can hear the latest thinking and join in the debates.
Thursday 9th and Friday 10th – 11th International Conference on Tanker Demurrage
This event is staged every two years so miss it next week and you will have to wait 24 months before you can go again. As always it’s a good line up of speakers and topics although they have let someone call Phil Stalley talk again this year – I’m not sure about that!
Take a look at the Asdem website here http://www.asdem.co.uk/products.asp?category=2013%20Conferences%20and%20Seminars&product=11th%20International%20Conference%20on%20Tanker%20Demurrage to see the full line up. I am particularly looking forward to hearing Yvonne Baatz speak this year. Yvonne is a very engaging speaker who is easy to listen to and makes any difficult subject easy to understand. Yvonne hasn’t appeared at this conference for a number of years so get along to hear her paper if you can as there’s no guarantee she’ll be there in two years’ time.
My topic this year is ‘tricks of the trade’, a bit of a contrast to my presentation four years ago when I presented the Code of Practice for Claims. Come along you may learn some new tricks, or if you have a favourite trick why not share it us during the time for questions!
Wednesday 8th May – LEAP’s 2013 European Barge Workshop
Just like buses, we wait for a demurrage event and three days come along at once. There is a very good reason why these have come along together. Kevin Jandora, Principal Coordinator, is speaking at the Asdem conference and as he is based in New York he has taken the opportunity to get a group of people together to talk about European Barges. He will be speaking about the Barge Contract at the Asdem conference but on 8th may there is more opportunity to get involved in all manner of discussions about barge demurrage, barge operations and the work happening in and around the barge business. Also, Kevin will be raising awareness of a new LEAP working group that is developing a ‘best practice’ barge receipt and timesheet template for the ARA market that would capture all of the information necessary for demurrage claims in that market.
ESS, http://www.essdocs.com who are working on electronic nominations, will be there and I am excited to represent HubSE to present our ideas on collaboration with ESS to make life in the barge world more streamlined. Come along and hear how you might save time and effort.
Remember you don’t have to be a member of LEAP to come along to this day, although if your company is a member the cost of the day is a little cheaper.
To read more and to register check out this link http://www.energyleap.org/2013/03/2013-meeting-europe-may-8-2013-london/
I look forward to seeing you at either or both these events next week, sign up now – it is not too late.