The 2012 Shutdowns and Turnarounds Europe conference will take place from 27th-29th of February 2012 at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre.Now in its ninth successive year, this is Europe’s leading and most established turnaround event. Join us in February to develop more effective strategies and methodologies, network with your industry peers and share best practice.This year’s programme addresses some of the most critical areas for shutdowns and turnarounds including: HSE: The most effective techniques for maintaining high standards throughout the turnaroundEducating and inducting contractors into procedural compliance for safety, quality and avoiding overrunEnsuring work is completed to high quality standards and auditableDecontamination: Save time, money, and increase HSE levels through benchmarking different methods from different industriesScope management: Ensuring TARs stay within manageable limits  Some of the confirmed speakers so far include: Mike McKenzie, Shutdown Superintendent, CNR International Mike Rudd, Shut Down Manager, Maersk Oil Haije Stigter, Team Lead Operations Support, NAM, Shell Tony Wilkes, Portfolio Maintenance Strategy Co-ordinator, RWEnPowerKevin Barrow, Turnaround Manager, Talisman EnergyTomasz Przybyslawski, Maintenance Director, UnipetrolAhmad Qabazard, Senior Safety Engineer, Kuwait Oil CompanyMark McGowan, HSE Manager, Centrica For more information or to register call us on +44 (0)207 368 9300.