The American Society of Safety Engineers-Middle East Chapter (ASSE-MEC) held its Professional Development Symposium at the Ritz Carlton Hotel, Bahrain. Over 120 chapter members and other safety professionals, senior executives and management from major oil, gas, petro-chemical and construction corporations together with government regulatory authority representatives from Saudi Arabia and Bahrain attended this event. The following topics were presented:

1. Stairwell Re-entry Systems for High-rise Buildings
   Mr. James G. Gallup, ASSE Region II Vice President
2. Achieving Results by Using an Effective RCA Tool
   Mr. Jimmy Marullo
3. Navigation Technology in Spine Surgery
   Dr. Salah Al-Akkad