The Sixth International Conference and Exhibition on Deterioration and Repair of Reinforced Concrete in the Arabian Gulf will be held in Bahrain from November 20 to 22.

The event, being organised by the Bahrain Society of Engineers (BSE) in association with The Concrete Society, UK and American Concrete Institute, will be held at the Gulf International Convention Centre, Gulf Hotel, under the patronage of Bahrain's Works & Agriculture Minister Ali Al Mahroos.

The event was earlier scheduled to be held from October 23-25.

The main aim of the conference will be to re-evaluate, consolidate and process existing information on the subject, a spokesman for BSE said.

The event is likely to be attended by 400 delegates from the Gulf region and other part of the world. 85 Abstracts of technical papers have been accepted for presentation. In addition, 10 key-note speakers will address the conference.

A cash award of $410,000 will be given to the best paper presented at the conference.

Two workshops will be held prior to the conference at the same venue: FRP: Material, Design and Specification (Nov 18 and 19) and Structures with Service Life of 100 years or more (Nov 19).

An exhibition to be held in conjunction with the conference will provide an opportunity for companies, consulting firms, research/academic organisations and relevant government departments to display and demonstrate their activities and services or products in the fields of concrete production and repair.

BSE is also organising, in association with the University of Bahrain, Institution of Electrical Engineers, UK and Bahrain Information Technology Society, the Second International Conference on Computers in Industry at the Gulf Hotel from November 13 to 15.