The 5-day annual meeting of the World Energy Cities Partnership (WECP) concluded here last night in Calgary, Canada. Dammam city delegation was led by Mayor of Eastern Province Eng. Daif Allah Aiysh Al-Oteibi who is also the current president of WECP presidency. During the session, Doha, Qatar was approved as new member to be the second Arab city after Dammam WECP is a collaboration between 16 "energy cities" around the world including Dammam, Saudi Arabia; Aberdeen, Scotland; Calgary, Canada; Daging, China; Halifax, Canada; Houston, USA ; Luanda, Angola, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea; Perth, Australia; Port Harcourt, Nigeria; San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago; St. Johns, Canada, Stavanger, Norway; Villahermosa, Mexico and newly Approved city of Doha, Qatar WECP is a Texas non-profit corporation and is directed by an elected President and Vice-President, and supported by a Secretariat office, which is based in Houston. The organization allows the member cities to exchange petroleum industry knowledge, as well as economic and infrastructure development strategies, which have been important to help each city in its common task of supporting its local energy sector. Eng. Daif Allah Aiysh Al-Otheibi was honored as his 2-year tenure has been over. Lisa Scaffidi, Lord Mayor of Perth, Western Australia was elected as the new WECP president and Mayor Kenneth Ferguson of San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago as vice president.
