Gulf Construction updates you with the latest calendar of events from the Middle East and beyond.

APRIL

4-5: The Sustainable Developments Exhibition and Conference (SDEC) 2016, to be held at the Fairmont Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt.

11-12: Arab Future Cities Summit, at The Ritz-Carlton, Doha, Qatar.

11-14: SBIE - Saudi Building & Interiors Exhibition, a showcase for the building industry, at Jeddah Centre for Forums and Events, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

11-17: bauma 2016, the world’s leading trade fair for construction machinery and equipment, at Messe Munchen exhibition centre, Munich, Germany.

12-14: Cityscape Abu Dhabi, a property investment and development event, at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

12-14: Eco Light Asia, an exhibition on the latest green technology, products and solutions, and smart metering and grids, at Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

12-16: Feicon Batimat, a construction industry trade fair, at Parque Anhembi, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

13-14: Architect@Work Luxembourg, an exhibition for architecture and interior design, at Luxembourg Fair Ground, Luxembourg, Luxembourg.

14-16: Intelligent Building Expo, at China International Exhibition Centre, Beijing, China.

14-16: Secutech India, a safety and security industry exhibition, at Bombay Exhibition Centre – NSE Exhibition Complex, Mumbai, India.

19-22: Paintexpo, a trade fair for industrial coating technology, at Messe Karsruhe, Germany.

20-23: DSB, a timber construction fair, at Brno Exhibition Centre, Brno, Czech Republic.

22-24: Salon de l’Habitat & Des Economies D’energies – Blotzheim, an exhibition on the latest energy-saving and environment-friendly innovations, at Palais Beau Bourg de Blotzheim, Mulhouse, France.

22-24: CNHE, an exhibition on air-conditioning and boiler technological equipment, at Xi’an Qujiang International Convention and Exhibition Centre, Xi’an, China.

24-27: Project Iran, a trade exhibition for construction materials and equipment and environmental technology, at the Tehran Permanent Fairground, Tehran, Iran.

26-28: gulfBID, gulfInteriors and Gulf Property Show, a trio of trade shows covering the construction, interiors and property sectors, at the Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Centre (BIECC), Manama, Bahrain.

26-28: Cityscape Qatar, a real estate, construction and infrastructure projects exhibition and conference, at Qatar National Convention Centre, Doha, Qatar.

26-28: Smart - FMSE, a smart facilities management exhibition,  at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, Singapore.

27-29: Conference Europeenne Des Villes Durables, a sustainable cities and towns conference, at Palacio de Congresos Euskalduna, Bilbao, Spain.

27-29: Lighting Kazakhstan, a lighting, lighting equipment and LED (light-emitting diodes) technologies exhibition, at Atakent International Exhibition Centre, Almaty, Kazakhstan.

27-30: Resta, a building and renovation exhibition, at Lithuanian Exhibition Centre, Litexpo, Vilnius, Lithuania.

27-28: Kiosh, a conference and exhibition on occupational safety and security, at Korme World Trade Centre Astana, Astana, Kazakhstan.

MAY

1-30: Electro, Automation, Energie & Renouvelables, a trade fair on renewable and conventional energy, energy efficiency, electrical engineering, lighting and automation, at the Palais des Expositions d’Alger, Algiers, Algeria.

1-30: Fire & Safety Expo Korea, at Exco, Daegu Exhibition and Convention Centre, Daegu, South Korea.

1-5: Isfahan Stone Fair, an exhibition for the stone sector, quarries and relevant industries, at Isfahan International Exhibition Fairground, Isfahan, Iran.

1-4: Glass & Aluminum Saudi Arabia, an exhibition for glass, aluminium and fenestration industry products and technologies, at Riyadh International Exhibition Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

3-7: Batimatec, a building and construction materials exhibition, at Palais des Expositions d’Alger, Algiers, Algeria.

4-6: Asian Building Technologies, a showcase for building automation and management systems, at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong.

4-6: Designbuild Melbourne, a design and building expo, at Sydney Showground – Olympic Park, Sydney, Australia.

4-7: Tektonica, a building and construction fair, at Feira Internacional de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.

4-7: ISK-Sodex Istanbul, a sanitary and heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) exhibition, at Istanbul Expo Centre/Istanbul Fuar Merkezi/CNR Expo, Istanbul, Turkey.

6-8: GBE – China International Green Building and Energy Exhibition, at Chongqing International Convention and Exhibition Centre, Chongqing, China.

6-8: Minneapolis Remodeling Expo, a home building and remodelling expo, at Minneapolis Convention Centre, Minneapolis, US.

9-11: Saudi Aircon, an air-conditioning, ventilation, heating and refrigeration show, at Riyadh International Exhibition Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

9-12: Project Qatar, a trade exhibition for construction technology, building materials, equipment and environmental technology, held concurrently with Heavy Max and Qatar Stonetech, at Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre, Doha, Qatar.

10-13: ISSA Interclean Europe, a trade fair for industrial cleaning, maintenance and building services, at RAI International Exhibition and Congress Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

10-14: Turkeybuild Istanbul, a building and construction fair, at Tuyap Fair Convention and Congress Centre, Istanbul Turkey.

10-13: Buildexpo, a building materials and construction machinery and equipment trade fair, at the Permanent Ground For Tabriz International Exhibition Company, Tabriz, Iran.

16-17: Smart Skyscrapers Summit, at Sofitel Dubai The Palm Dubai, Dubai, UAE.

GCM invites organisers of conferences, exhibitions and seminars to send details about construction-related events for this column.