Engineering conference, exhibitions to open Monday

AMMAN — The ninth Jordanian International Electrical and Electronic Engineering Conference (JIEEEC 2015) commences on Monday, with a focus on engineering, energy and trade, Jordan Engineers Association (JEA) President Majid Tabaa said Saturday.

The conference (JIEEEC 2015), to be held at the Grand Hyatt Amman Hotel, will be attended by participants from 14 countries, Tabaa told reporters at the Professional Associations Complex.

In addition to Jordan, Algeria, Turkey, Norway, Germany, Switzerland, Malaysia, Japan, Britain, the UAE, France, Tunisia, Iran and China will take part in the international event, JEA member Moussa Habib said at the press conference. 

JIEEEC 2015 will host 49 speakers, seven workshops, two panel discussions and two technical discussions, according to Habib.

The JEA, in cooperation with the Golden Gate for Organisation of Exhibitions and Conferences Services and official and international institutes and organisations, are also organising the SPARK Exhibition that will feature dozens of exhibitors in fields such as electrical and electronic engineering, lighting, installation, monitoring, energy and computer engineering.

The Interbuild Jordan Fair 2015 will be held simultaneously at the nearby Zara Expo Halls for the eighth time, according to Hani Ghanem, head of the fair organising committee.

Both the fair and the exhibition will host around 100 companies from China, Turkey, Greece, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt and Jordan, Ghanem said, adding that the fair revolves around several issues, including construction technologies, installation techniques for buildings, architecture and lighting. 

More than 4,000 engineers, traders and experts from Jordan and around the world are expected to attend JIEEEC 2015. 

The three events conclude on Wednesday, according to the organisers.