A Four-Day Intensive Training Course on                                                  
Membrane Desalination Technologies
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MASAR Technologies, Inc., USA held a 4-day intensive membrane desalination technology training course from Sunday, May 18 through Wednesday, May 21, 2008, at the Coral Beach Resort in Sharjah, UAE. The advanced and intensive course was be conducted by Eng. Mohamad Amin Saad , President and Chief Consultant & Trainer of MASAR Technologies, Inc., USA.

Course Overview back to top
The course format combines formal presentations and group interactive discussions, problem-solving and experience-sharing periods throughout the course sections to encourage proactive participation via questions, input and feedback. Main topics of discussion are detailed in the attached Course Agenda below. Each attendee receivs a multi-media, interactive Course Training CD-ROM, specially designed as a practical and on-the-job training resource, containing all presentation slides, selected technical publications and useful on-line resources togehter with a printed Workbook for presentation and discussion reference. Each trainee also receives a Certificate of Competency (upon passing an optional test) or a Certificate of Completion for attending the course. The course will be primarily conducted in English with supplementary explanations in Arabic whenever needed.

Eng. Saad with attendees of the Sharjah Course 2008

Who Will Benefit? back to top
The practical and intensive training workshop is based on extensive field experience. It is designed for membrane-based water desalination plant operators, engineers, managers, owners and end-users, with at least one year of hands-on field and/or technical experience, primarily at seawater and brackish plants utilizing RO and other integrated membrane processes. It is also beneficial for marketing, business, finance and professionals from other industries seeking a better and practical understanding of membrane technology applications, industry and markets. It offers independent, user-minded and comprehensive perspectives on various aspects of the technology applications based on 25 years of technical expertise in the field and real-plant experiences.

Trainees attending the recent 3-day MASAR Course in Muscat, Oman, sponsored by MEDRC & Sultan Qaboos University
Seven Reasons to attend the MASAR Course back to top
1.   Gain intimate, independent, practical and unbiased training on the membrane desalination technology applications,       latest developments, technical issues, problems and field-tested solutions to help you achieve a more successful       career and contribute to a more productive business.
2.   Benefit from two of the industry's most distinguished and experienced leaders, with over 55 years of combined technical       expertise, plant experience and on-site trouble-shooting and problem-solving at major Arabian-Gulf membrane       desalination plants in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait & UAE and others worldwide.
3.   Learn how to optimize the operational, performance and cost efficiencies of your systems through a hands-on       approach, not via standard text-book and classroom tools, to help you identify, trouble -shoot and resolve various       operational and technical problems at your own plant.
4.   Participate in interactive one-on-one and group discussions on key subjects featured by two open-forum periods       focusing on real-plant technical issues, problems & practical solutions in membrane desalination.
5.   Utilize the course CD-ROM and Workbook, with over 300 presentation slides, technical publications and on-line       references, as an on-the-job training reference and learning tool.
6.   Test your knowledge and earn your Certificate of Competency.
7.   Join hundreds of industry professionals of various backgrounds and experience levels who selected and benefited
      from the water industry’s established training leader, including over 350 trainees since 2002.

MASAR Workshop Focus & Topics back to top
The MASAR course primarily focuses on brackish and seawater desalination utilizing reverse osmosis, nanofiltration and other integrated membrane technologies such as ultrafiltration and microfiltration. Main topics of discussion include (see detailed agenda below):

FEEDWATER SOURCES & CHARACTERISTICS
   Wells and open-intake systems.
   Water chemistry & quality.

PRETREATMENT REQUIREMENTS
   Fouling & scaling potential and proper pretreatments.
   Chemical dosing systems.
   Filtration systems.

SYSTEM DESIGN & OPERATION OPTIMIZATION
   Recovery ratio optimization.
   Brine & product staging.
   Membrane selection, additions & replacements optimization.
   Membrane cleaning – action or reaction?

MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY & PROCESS OVERVIEW
   Membrane materials & configurations.
   Process applications & Integration – RO, NF, UF & MF.
   Double-pass and other hybrid system designs.

SYSTEM PERFORMANCE MONITORING & EVALUATION
   Data automation, reporting technologies.
   Plant operation monitoring systems.
   ASTM normalization, trending & performance evaluation.
   Real-time optimization & fouling monitoring – Silent Alarm^TM technology.
   Arabian Gulf plant case studies.

MEMBRANE FOULING & SCALING CONTROL
   Field-proven preventative techniques & practices for effective control of biological and colloidal fouling.
   Fouling prevention technologies, strategies & tools.
   Trouble-shooting guidelines

MEMBRANE VS. THERMAL DESALINATION COMPARISONS
   Energy consumption.
   Cost of water.

TOP 30 PRACTICAL DESIGN, OPERATION & MAINTENANCE GUIDELINES
   Summary of field-proven practices for optimal and trouble-free membrane plant design, operation and maintenance.

Each day's session is concluded with a period of open discussion, sharing of experiences/field problems among attendees.

Course CD-ROM back to top
Each trainee receives a comprehensive course CD-ROM with over 300 presentation slides, summary of practical plant O&M guidelines, technical papers, useful references and on-line resources. It is designed with web-style hot links, colorful graphics and illustrations for on-the-job continuing education and reference by plant operators, engineers, supervisors, consultants, vendors and others.
We are the ONLY trainer in the water treatment and desalination industry giving out a full course training presentation CD-ROM to attendees. Trainees also receive a Workbook with copies of all presentation slides for review, questions and follow-up during presentations.. Each attending trainee also receives a Certificate of Completion (you must attend the full two-day course to earn your certificate).

MASAR Course Instructor back to top
The MASAR course is conducted by Eng. Mohamad Amin Saad, President and Chief Consultant of MASAR Technologies, Inc., with head offices in the United States.

    
MASAR Course Instructor: Eng. Mohamad Amin Saad
Eng. Saad has extensive field, technical and business experiences in the water desalination and membrane technology industry for 25 years, especially in designing, monitoring, optimizing and trouble-shooting tens of key brackish and seawater RO plants around the globe, especially in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Malta, the United States and many others with capacities ranging between 1-60 MGD.

Some of the trainees attending the second annual Jeddah Water & Power Forum course

He also have been involved in conducting on-site and classroom technical training seminars and courses to membrane plant and industry trainees since 1984, including technology workshops conducted at the conclusion of the IDA World Congress in Bahrain (2002), the Bahamas (2003), Singapore (2005), as well as short courses conducted in association with EDS EuroMed and Desalination & the Environment conference series in Malta (2003) and Morocco (2004), as well as many other training events held worldwide. Throughout his field work in the GCC, he conducted numerous on-site training seminars and workshops for the Saudi Saline Water Conversion Corp. (SWCC), Saudi Aramco, Ministries of Water & Electricity in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait & UAE. Besides recently conducting a successful 2-day intensive training course at the 2006 Jeddah Water & Power Forum, he also conducted a 2-day intensive training workshops with the Water and Wastewater Conference organized by the International Institute for Research Middle East in Dubai (2006) and for the Dubai Water & Electricity Authority (2006). Other events recently held in Ocotber/ November 2007 include an advanced one-day workshop at the IDA World Congress on Desalination & Water Re-use in Masapalomas, Gran Canaria, Spain, the second annual 2-day course wit the 2007 Saudi Water & Power Forum in Jeddah, a 3-day course with the Middle East Desalination Research Center (MEDRC) in Muscat, Oman, and 5-day course for the Water & Electricity Company of Jubail & Yanbu (MARAFIQ) in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia.

MARAFIQ Trainees at the recent 5-day MASAR Course in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia in November 2007

MASAR Training Course Pre-Registration Fees  back to top
      A. Individuals who purchased a MASAR CD or attended a MASAR course in the past 5 years: US$1,350 per trainee.
      B. A special pre-registration group rate for 5 or more attendees from the same organization is available at
          US$1,350 per trainee (All group pre-registrants must be pre-paid for by their organization at the same time).
      C. All others: US$1,500 per trainee.

Course registration fee includes:
           1. Course CD-ROM with 300+ presentation slides, technical & on-line references.
           2. Printed Course Workbook with all presentation slides for individual note-taking, follow-up and questions.
           3. Refreshment break and lunch daily.
           4. Certificate of Competency issued to all attendees who take and pass an optional competency test.
           5. Certificate of Completion issued to all attendees who complete at least 75% of the entire 4-day course.
          

MASAR Course includes a multi-media Training CD-ROM and Workbook

Course overview
Who will benefit?
Course focus & topics
Why attend MASAR Course?
Course CD-ROM
Course instructor Download MASAR Course Brochure (description & agenda)
To inquire, send an email to: masarcourse@masar.com

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