January was a critical month for global politics, and equally so for the industrial gases community. While key representatives gathered at the World Economic Forum in Davos, key members from the industrial gases community descended upon Brussels at the European Industrial Gases Association (EIGA) Symposium of 2011.
This year’s symposium marked the 17th biennial event and saw delegates congregate from across the globe at Le Plaza Theatre in Brussels, Belgium. Proceedings began on 26th January and witnessed an outstanding attendance, drawing delegates from as far afield as Papua New Guinea, Japan and the USA.
Indeed, from the outset the symposium seemed destined for success thanks to the pertinence and popularity of this year’s theme – Process Safety.
Stefan Messer, owner and CEO of Messer GmbH and President of EIGA, opened proceedings by offering his perspective on the biennial event, “Dear guests and colleagues on behalf of the EIGA board I wish you a very warm welcome. I am very pleased to see so many of you here and I believe the popularity of this symposium is an indication of the importance of the topic and a reflection of the depths and levels of experience of the speakers that the Symposium Committee has assembled for you.”
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