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OMAINTEC - 16th International Operations and Maintenance Conference in the Arab Countries
18 to 20 November, 2018, Intercontinental Citystars Hotel, Cairo - Egypt.
![The pyramids at Giza](img/kairo/2018_11_19_pyramides.jpg)
The pyramids at Giza
Opening
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Recitation from the Holly Quran.
![Participants.](img/kairo/2018_11_18_audience.jpg)
Participants.
Session Keynote speakers
Chairman: Dr. Alan Wilson (UK)
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left: Mr. Fuad Alshaikh Abdulla (Bahrain); right: Eng. Guido Walt (CH).
Session Maintenance Management
Dr. Isam Kabbani (KSA)
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left: Prof. Li Baowen (CN); right: Eng. Janez Tomazin (SLO).
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left: Eng. Tom Svantesson (DK); right: Dr. George Effraimidis (GR).
Session Operation and Maintenance of electrical systems
Eng. Daniel Pfammatter (CH)
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left: Prof. Chi-Guhn Lee (Can) expaining a logical classification of machine learning (right).
Board Meeting of the International Maintenance Association
18 November 2018, Intercontinental Citystars Hotel, Cairo - Egypt.
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left: Eng. Basim Sayel Mahmoud (KSA), Mohammad Al Fouzan (KSA) James Kennedy (AU) and Prof. Li Baowen (CN),
right: The Chairman Dr. Zohair Al Sarraj (KSA).
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left to right: Dr. Zohair (KSA), Andreas Weissenbach (DE), Rolando Fuentes Reyes (BO),
Dr. Alan Wilson (UK), Prof. Claudio Rolandi (CH).
![James Kennedy (AU) and Prof. Li Baowen (CN).](img/ima/2018_11_19_li_james.jpg)
James Kennedy (AU) and Prof. Li Baowen (CN).
Exhibition
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left: The yellow vests; right: flowers for peace.
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Gala Dinner
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![Prof. Hossam Eldin Elborombaly (KSA) and Prof. Emad W. Shublaq (KSA) with their entourage.](img/kairo/2018_11_18_ksa.jpg)
Prof. Hossam Eldin Elborombaly (KSA) and Prof. Emad W. Shublaq (KSA) with their entourage.
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left: Janez Tomazin (Slo) and Peter Willmott (UK) right: James Kennedy (AU) and Torsten Ekström (SE)
Closing Session
![Torsten Ekström (SE), presenting the EFNMS Certified Expert in Maintenance Management.](img/kairo/2018_11_20_certification.jpg)
Torsten Ekström (SE), presenting the EFNMS Certified Expert in Maintenance Management.
![It was a great time, Thank you very much!](img/kairo/2'18_11_20_finish.jpg)
It was a great time, Thank you very much!
Visit of Alexandria
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left: Alexandria port: right; Barbara Walt (CH)
![The library of Alexandria built on 2001 by Kjetil Traedal Thorsen (NO) and his international Snohetta team.](img/kairo/2018_11_18_bibliothek.jpg)
The library of Alexandria built on 2001 by Kjetil Traedal Thorsen (NO) and his international Snohetta team.
CEN/TC 319 Maintenance
European Committee for Standardization (CEN)
26th Plenary Meeting
25 October 2018, UNI-Office, Milano, Italy
![Piazza del Duomo.](img/cen/2018_10_25_duomo.jpg)
Piazza del Duomo.
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left: Franco Santini (IT), Chaiman of CEN TC 319 Maintenance - "Can you hear me?"
right: Fabrizio Tacca (IT), Secretary of CEN TC 319 Maintenance - Stress in-between paper, connection and laptop.
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photos: Janez Tomažin
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Movers and shakers.
![Example of hierarchy.](img/cen/2018_10_25_hierarchy.jpg)
Example of hierarchy.
EuroMaintenance 4.0
24 to 27 September 2018, Antwerp, Belgium.
![Antwerp Central station.](img/efnms/2018_09_24_central_station.jpg)
Antwerp Central station.
EuroMaintenance, since 1972 the most important European congress in the field of Maintenance.
Opening
![Victoria Van Camp (SE), CTO and President, SKF Innovation and Business Development.](img/efnms/2018_09_25_van_camp.jpg)
Victoria Van Camp (SE), CTO and President, SKF Innovation and Business Development.
"Predictability becomes more important. Relevant information and real-time signals are needed. Important is the quality of relevant data and their compatibility", she said.
![The winners of the different maintenance awards, on the left Stefano Salvetti (IT).](img/efnms/2018_09_25_awards.jpg)
The winners of the different maintenance awards, on the left Stefano Salvetti (IT).
Exhibition
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Exhibition Maintenance 4.0.
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left: Zensuke Matsuda (JP) and Tsutomu Nakamura (JP);
right: Per Schjolberg (NO) in discssion wih Arjo Klijn (NL) former EFNMS Chairman.
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left: Showtime; right: IBM presenting newest wind mill technology.
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left: Mark Haarman (NL), Mainnovation; right: Giedrius Slavickas (LV), Darko Cafuta (Slo) and Juraj Grencik (Sk).
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Meeting area for tasting a Belgium beer.
![Chinese delegation.](img/efnms/2018_09_24_chinese.jpg)
Chinese delegation.
Technology Showcase
Artificial Intelligence and Industry 4.0
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left: Terrence O'Hanlon (US), Maura Abad (US) and Bert de Colvenaer (BE);
right: David Faro (ES) about Big Data or Small Data in Conditon Based Maintenance.
General Assembly EFNMS
23 September 2018,
Hotel Radisson Blu, Antwerp (Belgium)
![Antwerp in the morning sun.](img/efnms/2018_09_23_town_1.jpg)
Antwerp in the morning sun.
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left: Terrence O'Hanlon (US) opening the General Assembly; right: Cosmas Vamvalis (GR), Chairman EFNMS.
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left: Ilkka Palsola (FI) saying that maintenance deficit in infrastructure is important;
right: Gedrius Slaviokas (LV), new member from Latvia.
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left: Tomas Hladik (CZ) proposing to merge WG 5 and WG 6; right: Tom Svantesson (DK) about benchmarking and EN 15341.
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left: Jaakko Tennila (FI) pushing the Newsletter EFNMS; right: David Merbecks (DE) explaining the website EFNMS.
![Participants of the General Assembly 2018 in Antwerp (photo BEMAS).](img/efnms/2018_09_23_efnms_group.jpg)
Participants of the General Assembly 2018 in Antwerp (photo BEMAS).
Dinner:
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One smartphone, two men.
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Two men, one smartphone.
fmpro
8th General Assembly
21 March 2018, Messe Lucerne, Lucerne (Switzerland)
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Good News: 2017, 178 new maintenance specialists passed the qualification successfully.
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left: Susanne Baumann, President fmpro; right: Rainer Artho, General Manager fmpro.
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were elected:
left: Karin Schaad, Vice-president fmpro; right: Bernhard Bürgler, Committee fmpro - Industrial Maintenance.
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left: Katharina Alföldi, Innovation in Health Care; right: Thomas Roth, Committee fmpro - Education committee.
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