Call for Papers

The 4th World Conference on Safety of Oil and Gas Industry (WCOGI 2012)

Deadline of Abstract Submission: November 18, 2011

The 4th World Conference on Safety of Oil and Gas Industry (WCOGI 2012) will be held at Hoam Convention Center, Seoul, Korea, June 27-30, 2012. WCOGI 2012 aims to foster research on safety of oil and gas industry, to promote related international cooperation among scientists and engineers, and to provide means for the public dissemination of the results from these efforts.

As science and technology go through the stage of rapid development, safety technologies are being established in more systematic ways, compared with the past. However, as recent accidents illustrate, devastating loss is placed upon the country as well as the company that is involved in a particular accident. In that sense, WCOGI 2012 will create a meaningful gathering and provide a chance to establish a new paradigm on oil and gas safety. Join us in this great opportunity to share your latest work and opinions for safety issues in oil and gas industries.

The topics of interest include, but not limited to the following: 

1. Safety issues for emerging processes
- Carbon capture, storage and transportation
- Oil and gas exploration, exploitation and transportation
- Alternative energy processes

2. Risk assessment and management
- Accident investigation
- Process hazard analysis
- Quantitative risk assessment 
- Emergency response planning
- Human error analysis

3. Instrumentation systems and equipment integrity 
- Alarm management
- Sensor, control and monitoring system
- Equipment integrity 
- Application of non-destructive technology 

4. Safety culture, safety code, case studies
- Safety culture
- Standard, codes and regulations
- Case studies and best practices

5. Fire, explosion and reactive chemicals

6. Hazard control and containment 

7. Other topics related to oil and gas industries safety 

Call for Extended Abstracts: 
The International Program Committee invites you to send an extended abstract or summary of your work that is no more than 2 pages long, written in English. The submission should include: paper title; names and affiliations of authors; full address (including e-mail address); abstract and 3 to 5 keywords. The template is available on the conference website (www.wcogi2012.org). 

Tour Program: To be announced.

Important Dates:

Deadline of Abstract Submission: November 18, 2011
Acceptance Notification: January 14, 2012
Submission of Final Papers: March 14, 2012
Early-Registration: April, 2012
Final Program Announcement: May, 2012 

For detailed up-to-date information, please visit the conference website at: 
http://www.wcogi2012.org/

Best regards,

Jae Wook Ko, Chair of National Organizing Committee
Professor, Kwangwoon University, Korea
En Sup Yoon, Chair of International Program Committee 
Professor, Seoul National University, Korea
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