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Events This page is a bulletin board for forthcoming events such as conferences, seminars and exhibitions concerning mineral resource issues. To post an event to this page please email the event details to: minerals.forum@unctad.org. Please include the event title, venue, date, a contact name and email address, and a short description of the event. Additional information such as programmes or documents may also be forwarded, preferably in MS Word, Adobe PDF and text formats. Events are also listed on: InfoMine - The Events section has a comprehensive listing of all minerals, mining and processing related events worldwide. Title of event: Minerals Council of Australia
(MCA) Sustainable Development Conference 2004 The Sustainable Development Conference 2004 incorporates the 29th Annual Environmental Workshop. Further information will be available from the Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) website.
Title of event: Congreso
XXXIII AIH - 7º ALHSUD - Groundwater Flow Understanding From local
to Regional Scales / Entendimiento del Flujo del Agua Subterránea The Congress is aimed at those interested in groundwater and the environment, to exchange techniques, experience, knowledge, ideas and the know-how in groundwater studies and investigations.
Title of event: PACRIM
2004 - Hi Tech and World Competitive Mineral Success Stories Around
the Pacific Rim PACRIM congresses are held every four years and provide an the opportunity for presentation of new developments in Mining and Earth Sciences in countries around the Pacific Rim. Topics to be covered include:
Title of event: Natural Resources & Environmental
Administrative Law and Procedure Further details on this course will be posted at: http://www.rmmlf.org/confrnce/upcoming.htm
Title of event: INFOMINA 2004 - 5th
International Symposium of Information Technology Applied to Mining / V Simposium Internacional
de Tecnología de la Información Aplicada a la
Mineria The conference will include papers on topics such as: Environmental Impact and Loss Control, Planning, Mechanization, Automation and Telecommunications, Information Systems, Robotics, and Virtual Reality. Further information is available from the INFOMINA 2004 website (English and Spanish).
Title of event: Mine
Closure Seminar This seminar examines the safety, environmental, social and economic issues facing professionals when making decisions about mine closure.
Title of event: 50th Annual Rocky
Mountain Mineral Law Institute Further details on this conference will be posted at: http://www.rmmlf.org/confrnce/upcoming.htm
Title of event: GEO-ENVIRONMENT
2004 - International Conference on Monitoring, Simulation and Remediation
of the Geological Environment The objective of the conference is to provide a forum for discussion of environmental problems, such as air, soil and water pollution, soil erosion, waste disposal, water quality, building materials and foundations, and many others among researchers, engineers, planners, decision-makers, consultants and other professionals interested in the contribution of geosciences and geo-information to environmental management, land preservation, remediation and sustainable development. Topics will encompass:
Title of event: World
Water and Environmental Resources Congress 2004 The Congress will include symposium on:
A variety of short courses and workshops are also offered.
Title of event: 14th
World Conference on Disaster Management This conference brings together professionals from the fields of:
Title of event: Accelerating
Site Closeout, Improving Performance and Reducing Costs Through Optimization The goals of the conference are to:
Title of event: 1st
International Conference Advances in Mineral Resources Management and
Environmental Geotechnology The International Conference will provide a forum on the main issues
and the key challenges facing the mining, minerals and metallurgical
industry particularly in relation to the industry's sustainability, its
environmental and health impacts, resource recovery efficiency and consumption
of resources.
Title of event: Foreign Direct Investment
and Alternative Dispute Resolution in the Mining Sector - Seminar Further information will be available from: http://www.dundee.ac.uk/cepmlp/main/html/Seminars/seminars_main.htm
Title of event: Envirosoft
2004 - Tenth International Conference on Development and Application
of Computer Techniques to Environmental Studies The Envirosoft conference is aimed at managers and scientists involved in the development and application of computer software and interaction with experimental and field studies. The conference objective is to present the most recent developments and practical implementations of the theoretical and numerical aspects of computer analysis, simulation, modelling, control and forecasting for environmental applications.
Title of event: SWEMP
2004 - Eighth International Symposium on Environmental Issues and Waste
Management in Energy and Mineral Production The symposium on Environmental Issues and Waste Management of Mineral and Energy Production (SWEMP) promotes international technology transfer through a biannual event. Topic's to be covered include:
Title of event: Green
Processing 2004 - 2nd International Conference on the Sustainable Processing
of Minerals The Conference focuses on the sustainable processing of mineral resources through to refined metal products and industrial minerals, and the associated recycling, waste and emission streams. Drivers for sustainability in the minerals processing industry will be examined. Because of the holistic nature of the minerals industry the interaction of processing with upstream mining and mine site rehabilitation and with downstream manufacturing will be included.
Title of event: Ground
Water and Environmental Law This event will focus on ground water law and environmental contamination litigation and will feature court cases and the presentation of hydrogeology, contaminant transport, and geochemistry in the courtroom.
Title of event: Natural
Attenuation for Remediation of Contaminated Sites This short course on the use of natural attenuation as a potential remediation approach to groundwater contamination provides the information needed to effectively evaluate natural attenuation as a remediation alternative at sites with petroleum hydrocarbons, chlorinated solvents, and other contaminants.
Title of event: The
Changing Face of Mining - Mineral Economics and Management Society
(MEMS) 2004 Annual Conference Mining is in a period of transition as it confronts an array of interrelated technical, environmental, and social issues. Financial implications have multiplied as investors, indigenous people, communities, non-governmental organizations and other interests apply increasing scrutiny to mining operations. With the immediacy of worldwide communications, local incidents become global news overnight. The MEMS 2004 Conference will explore elements of this change through presentations, panel discussions, special speakers, and a plenary debate. Topics will include:
Title of event: 6th
International Conference on Clean Technologies for the Mining Industry The conference aims to review advances in energy efficiency, less contaminating and safer processes for mineral processing and extractive metallurgy, as well as the social effect of mining activities. The conference will take place at the same time as the EXPOMIN' 2004 mining exhibition .
Title of event: MININ
2004 - International Conference Mining Innovation / Conferencia Internacional
Innovación
en Mineria Further details about the conference will be made available on the MININ 2004 website.
Title of event: Enviro 04 The Enviro 04 Convention & Exhibition provides a forum on sustainability featuring five environment industry associations conferences: • Australian Water Association (AWA) The conferences will encompass areas such as: sustainable industry, water, waste, sustainable energy, and business of the environment. Further details are available from the Enviro
04 website.
Title of event: Sustainable
Development Indicators in the Mineral Industries (SDIMI 2003) Growing environmental and social concerns, supply chain procurement standards as well as public pressure and regulatory measures will profoundly shape the global mining business in the near future. In order to cope with these challenges the mining and minerals companies are forced to integrate sustainable development as well as stakeholders’ participation into their business strategies and policies. Up to now there are on-going discussions and projects on the development of sustainability indicators however these different efforts haven’t resulted into a common agreement yet. The objective of this Conference is to assist the mining and minerals industries in their global transition to sustainable development through the development, monitoring and assessment of sustainable development criteria for mineral operations. A goal of the Conference is also to conclude with a consensus plan and a process, representing a variety of stakeholders, which can provide audience to the minerals community on the path to sustainable development. The deadline for abstracts is 1 September 2002. Further information can be obtained here.
Title of event: MCA 2002 Sustainable Development
Conference / 27th Annual Environmental Workshop - "Putting Principles
into Practice" 2002 will see a milestone in the minerals industry’s efforts to determine its role in sustainable development and plan actions that will build on the industry’s contribution to sustainability. Following the Global Mining Initiative Conference in May and the World Summit on Sustainable Development in September, this inaugural Minerals Council of Australia Sustainable Development Conference will focus on how Australian minerals operations can contribute to sustainable development in a practical way. The Conference will incorporate the 27th Annual Environmental Workshop which is highly regarded by environmental practitioners in government, business and the community. Consequently a strong technical environmental stream will feature in the Conference program. Original papers addressing the broad range of sustainable development issues relevant to the Australian minerals industry are invited from all stakeholders by 8 March 2002. The Organising Committee emphasises that the conference will be targeted at a broad range of participants and encourages anyone with an interest in the industry’s contribution to sustainable development to submit an abstract. Further information and submission details can be obtained from the Call for Papers brochure (Adobe PDF). Title of event:
Tripartite
Meeting on the Evolution of Employment, Working Time and Training in the
Mining Industry The purpose of the tripartite meeting is to: exchange views on the evolution
of employment, working time and training in the mining industry, the social
and labour implications of these developments for the parties concerned,
and the role of social dialogue in addressing them, using a report prepared
by the Office as the basis for its discussions; adopt conclusions that
include proposals for action by governments, employers' and workers' organizations
at the national level and the ILO; and adopt a report on its discussion. Attendees will consist of delegates from all interested governments, 18 Employer representatives and 18 Worker representatives appointed by the Governing Body of the ILO after consultations with the respective groups. Download the report prepared as a basis for discussion: The evolution of employment, working time and training in the mining industry (Adobe PDF 542KB)
Title of event: Fifth Warwick Corporate Citizenship
Conference: Sustainable Development & the Role of Business in Poverty
Elimination The focus of the 2002 Corporate Citizenship Unit (CCU) Research Conference will be Sustainable Development and the Role of Business in Poverty Elimination. The CCU includes the Mining and Energy Research Network (MERN). The conference will look at research and case studies of the implementation of business strategies of corporate citizenship world-wide, including social performance management systems and tools, multi-stakeholder partnerships, business approaches to human rights promotion and the Global Compact. Following a keynote address, the major part of the conference will be a set of workshops with prioroty given to discussion time. In the afternoon, an exciting panel for the Warwick Debate will examine: "Has Business a Role to Play in Poverty Elimination?" The conference registration form is available for download.
Title of event: The International Standards Organisation
(ISO) Workshop on Corporate Social Responsibility The International Standards Organisation (ISO) Committee on Consumer Policy (COPOLCO) is conducting a feasibility study on standards for corporate social responsibility. At the initiation of the Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards, a workshop on corporate social responsibility is planned. A press release from 10 September 2001 is available on the ISO website.
Title of event: The Global Mining Initiative Conference The Global Mining Initiative (GMI) Conference is intended to be a worldwide policy dialogue and forum to assist the industry define its response to the challenges of sustainable development leading into the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) later in 2002. Representatives from industry, industry associations, government and NGO stakeholders are expected to attend. The major input to the conference will come from the Mining, Minerals and Sustainable Development (MMSD) project due to conclude in April 2002 with the release of a final report. Further information on the GMI and conference, including program, can be obtained from conference website at www.gmiconference.com,and the GMI web site at www.globalmining.com.
Title of event: 2nd World Mines Ministries Forum (WMMF) The 2nd World Mine
Ministries Forum (WMMF) will be held in Canada in March 2002. Attendee's
will include government officials, non-government organizations and service
providers to the mineral industry. Topics to be explored at the meeting will include: mining and people; creating a positive investment climate; public perception of/MMSD; sustainable development; road Rio+10; Regulator's Workshop: Dealing with voluntary codes conduct. Further information is available from the WMMF website.
Title of event: Financing, Mining and Sustainability
Workshop The third in a series of Financing, Mining and Sustainability workshops (co-hosted by UNEP, the World Bank Group and MMSD) was held in Paris, France, on the 14-15 January 2002 and explored the role of financial institutions in funding mining/minerals projects. The workshop discussions were based on five themes: - Sustainability performance
in mining and its influence on the bottom line, The programme and slide presentations for the workshop are available in PDF format at: http://www.mineralresourcesforum.org/workshops/finance_wp/index.htm
Title of event: Building a Global Mining Campaign The Building a Global Mining Campaign is an meeting intended to bring together activists, NGO representatives, and community leaders from around the world to discuss the potential for a coordinated international campaign to improve the mining industry's global performance on environmental, social, cultural and human rights issues. This meeting to planned to be the first of a series. It is hosted and
organized by the Mining Policy Center (MPC). Further information is available
from the Building a Global
Mining Campaign and the Mineral
Policy Center websites.
Title of event: Second meeting of the Non-Ferrous Metals
Consultative Forum on Sustainable Development Further information can be found on the Non-Ferrous Metals and their Contribution to Sustainable Development website.
Title of event: Sullivan Mine Roundtable - Lessons in
Sustainability The City of Kimberley is home to the Sullivan Mine, which will be closing later this year after nearly 100 years mining activity. Cominco Ltd., World Bank and host an international gathering experts representatives communities interest examine social, environmental economic aspects other mine projects. While serve as a focal point, case studies, including Antamina Placer Dome's Porgera Misima mines discussed. A round table format will be adopted to encourage a lively and open dialogue and the sharing of experiences and perspectives of all participants. Further information on the Sullivan
Mine is available on the TeckCominco website.
Title of event: Fourth International Symposium on Waste
Processing and Recycling in Mineral and Metallurgical Industry The Symposium will
cover the broad areas of: Operations Management; Process Improvement;
and Research and Development. Further information on the Symposium is available from the CIM Metallurgical Society website.
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