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The upcoming Geosynthetics Middle East 2011 event promises to attract a wide array of industry leading attendees.
March 1, 2012 Read time: 1 min
The upcoming Geosynthetics Middle East 2011 event promises to attract a wide array of industry leading attendees. This will be the 4th Geosynthetics Middle East event and will be held in Abu Dhabi City in the United Arab Emirates from 25-26 October. The previous event in 2010 attracted 300 delegates from 25 countries and this new conference already looks set to build on that success. International geotechnical and environmental specialists will exchange knowledge and experience on geosynthetics used in roads, bridges and other infrastructure. In association with the conference there will be a technical exhibition with leading players in fields including geosynthetics, geotextiles, geomembranes, waterproofing membranes, geocomposites, water management, erosion controls and geofoam.

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