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104TH
CONVENTION & ANNUAL MEETING ROCKY MOUNTAIN COAL MINING INSTITUTE
DATE:
June 29-July 1
SITE:
Park City, UT
SPONSOR: RMCMI
CONTACT: Beth Coen
RMCMI
8057
S. Yukon Way
Littleton, CO 80128-5510
PH:
303/948-3300
FAX:
303/948-1132
E-mail:
bcoen@rmcmi.org
WEB:
www.rmcmi.org
COMMENTS: Other
meetings scheduled by the RMCMI include: April 18-19,
Arizona/New Mexico state meeting, Farmington, NM; April 30-May
1, Utah/Colorado state meeting, Grand Junction, CO; Tri-State
Meeting of Montana, North Dakota and Wyoming, Sheridan, WY.
NORTH CAROLINA COAL INSTITUTE MEETING
DATE:
July 13-15
SITE:
Embassy Suites, Kingston Plantation
CITY/STATE: Myrtle Beach, SC
SPONSOR: NCCI
CONTACT: Karen L. Smith, NCCI
PH:
843/449-0006 and 800/EMBASSY
E-Mail:
klsmith@mikrotec.com
WEB:
www.thecoalinstitute.org
BIOMASS ’08: POWER, FUELS, AND CHEMICALS WORKSHOP
DATE:
July 15-16
SITE:
Alerus Center
CITY/STATE: Grand Forks, ND
SPONSOR: Energy & Environmental Research Center
CONTACT: EERC
15
North 23rd St./PO Box 9018
Grand
Forks, ND 58202-9018
PH:
701/777-5000
FAX:
701/777-5181
COMMENTS:
Biomass is no longer a long-range option for U.S. energy needs.
It is a significant player. It has many near-term uses now, as
seen in the ethanol and biodiesel industry, and holds hope as
the largest global sustainable and renewable energy resource.
EXTREME COAL EXHIBITION AND CONFERENCE
DATE:
July 30-August 1
SITE:
Pikeville, KY
SPONSOR: Extreme Coal, Inc.
COUNTRY: USA
MARKETS: All aspects of coal industry
CONTACT: Tammy Bartley
PH:
606/424-1843
FAX:
606/432-4995
E-Mail:
extremecoal@kymail.com
WEB:
www.extremecoal.com
ADMISSION FEE: $35.00
BOOTH
SPACE: 10 X 10 Booth: 1,000
PROFILE: Extreme
Coal, Inc. is a non-profit organization designed to bring coal
industry professionals together in the heart of Eastern
Kentucky, where the majority of mining takes place in the state.
COMMENTS:
Extreme Coal Expo is a comprehensive event which covers many
aspects of the coal industry. Its intent is to both profit
companies and the industry as a whole.
NATIONAL PIKE STEAM, GAS & HORSE CONSTRUCTION & EQUIPMENT SHOW
DATE:
August 8-10
SITE:
Rt. 40, 3 miles west of
Brownsville, PA
SPONSOR: Historical Construction Equipment Assoc. (HCEA)
CONTACT: Carolyn Zoeller
PH:
724/663-4252
FAX:
724/225-4080
E-Mail:
info@nationalpike.com
WEB:
www.nationalpike.com
BOOTHS: Booths available.
ADMISSION: $5 adults, children under 12 free.
COMMENTS:
Antique steam traction engines, construction equipment,
threshing and bailing, grinding corn meal and while wheat flour,
shingle making, rope making, surface mining equipment, crafts,
flea market. Food, live entertainmenrt
COAL-GEN 2008
DATE:
August 13-15
SITE:
Kentucky International Convention Center
CITY/STATE: Louisville,KY
SPONSOR: PennWell Corp.
CONTACT: PennWell
WEB:
http://co08.events.pennnet.com/fl/index.cfm
COMMENTS:
Entering its 8th year. Coal-Gen features the latest
topics affecting design, development, upgrading, operation and
maintenance of coal-fueled power plants. With an anticipated
attendance of more than 4,000 and over 350 exhibitors, COAL-GEN
2008 will be full of resources.
KENTUCKY PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS IN MINING
DATE:
August 15
SITE:
Holiday Inn North
CITY/STATE: Lexington, KY
SPONSOR: University of Kentucky KSPE Mining Section
CONTACT: Geaunita Caylor
PH:
859/257-2820
FAX:
859/257-2173
E-Mail:
gcaylor@engr.uky.edu
WEB:
www.miningusa.com/pem/events.htm
BOOTHS: Available, $100 per 10x10 booth, plus registration.
COMMENTS: An
event for mining engineers.
55TH
ANNUAL KING COAL SHOW
DATE:
August 16-23
SITE:
Carmichaels, PA
SPONSOR: King Coal Association, Carmichaels Chamber of Commerce,
Carmichaels Lions Club
CONTACT: Lorraine Adams
PH:
724/984-5059
E-Mail:
kingcoalpublicity@yahoo.com
WEB:
www.kingcoalshow.com
BOOTHS: Available, first come-first served basis.
COMMENTS: The
Coal Show brings the history of Carmichaels, the heart of the
coal region, into a one-week event that features a carnival,
coal queen, parade, and many other activities.
69th
ANNUAL KENTUCKY MINING INSTITUTE MEETING
AND
STATE MINE RESCUE CONTESTS
DATE:
September 3-5
SITE:
University of Kentucky
CITYT/STATE:
Lexington, KY
SPONSOR: Kentucky Mining Institute, Univ. of Kentucky
CONTACT: Geaunita Caylor
University of Kentucky
107
Mines & Minerals Resource Bldg
Lexington, KY 40506-0107
PH:
859/257-2820
FAX:
859/257-2173
E-Mail:
gcaylor@engr.uky.edu
WEB:
www.miningusa.com/kmi
COMMENTS: An
event for coal mine safety personnel. Includes golf tournament.
5TH
ANNUAL OLD CONSTRUCTION & SURFACE MINING EQUIPMENT SHOW
DATE:
September 6-7
SITE:
Harrison Coal & Reclamation Historical Park (Ohio 519 between
U.S. 22 and New Athens, OH, a mile west of New Athens.
CITY/STATE: New Athens, OH
SPONSOR: HCRHP, Ohio Valley Chapter of the Historical
Construction Equipment Assoc.
PH:
740/942-1102
E-Mail:
oldiron@hcrhp.org
COMMENTS:
Antique machinery. Draglines, including a Marion 111-M, Lorain
80 shovels, dozers.
47TH
CANADIAN CONFERENCE ON COAL
DATE:
September 6-9
SITE:
Sheraton Suites Calgary Eau Claire
PLACE:
Calgary, AB, Canada
SPONSOR: Coal Association of Canada
CONTACT: Marge Martin, Exec Asst
The
Coal Association of Canada
150,
205-9th Ave. SE
Calgary AB
T2G
OR3
PH:
800/910-2625 (Canada & U.S. only)
PH:
403/262-1544
FAX:
403/265-7604
E-Mail:
martin@coal.ca
WEB:
www.coal.ca
NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION’S MINExpo 2008
DATE:
September 22-24
SITE:
Las Vegas Convention Center
CITY/STATE: Las Vegas, NV
SPONSOR: National Mining Association
CONTACT: Curt Buehmke
Hall-Erickson, Inc.
98 E.
Naperville Rd.
Westmont, IL 60559-1559
PH:
630/434-7779
FAX:
630/434-1216
E-Mail:
minexpo@helexpo.com
WEB:
www.minexpo.com
COMMENTS: Net
square feet of exhibit space upwards of 500,000. More than
24,000 attendees are from the U.S. with 6,300 from 109 other
countries. Over 1,200 exhibitors. MINExpo is THE place
mining’s elite come to learn about new technologies and make
buying decisions. They bring their shopping lists – for
everything from large excavators to the smallest equipment
components. Whether you’re trying to reach surface mining,
underground, hardrock or coal, this event offers a face-to-face
opportunity to showcase your equipment and services before the
worldwide mining industry.
VIRGINIA MINING ASSOCIATION FALL GOLF TOURNAMENT
DATE:
September 26
SITE:
Cedar Hill Country Club
CITY/STATE: Cedar Hill, VA
SPONSOR: Virginia Mining Association
CONTACT: Robin Cecero
VMA
18
Seventh St. Park Ave. Ctr #206
Norton, VA 24273
PH:
276/679-4211
E-Mail:
coal@virginiaminingassoc.com
2008 ACC COAL MARKET STRATEGIES
DATE:
October 6-8
SITE:
Kingsmill Golf Resort & Spa
CITY/STATE: Williamsburg, VA
SPONSOR: The American Coal Council
CONTACT: Teresa Coffer
PH:
202/756-4540
FAX:
732/231-6581
E-Mail:
tcoffer@americancoalcouncil.org
WEB:
www.clean-coal.info
BOOTHS: Booths available. Visit
www.clean-coal.info
for details.
COMMENTS.
Program features presentations from coal suppliers, utilities,
transportation companies and energy traders, as well as
industry-wide perspectives from leading consultants and
government representatives. The show serves as a forum for
senior executives from companies throughout the U.S. and Canada
that produce, supply, transport, ship, trade and consume coal.
WEST VIRGINIA COAL MINING INSTITUTE ANNUAL FALL MEETING
DATE:
October 16-18
SITE:
The Greenbrier
CITY/STATE: White Sulphur Springs, WV
SPONSOR: West Virginia Coal Mining Institute
CONTACT: Royce J. Watts
PH:
304/293-5695 ext. 2102
FAX:
304/293-2698
E-Mail:
royce.watts@mail.wvu.edu
KENTUCKY COAL ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
DATE:
October 16-18
SITE:
Marriott Griffin Gate Resort
CITY/STATE: Lexington, KY
SPONSOR: Kentucky Coal Association
CONTACT: Robert James, KCA
340
South Broadway, #100
Lexington, KY 40508-2553
PH:
859/233-4743
FAX:
859/233-4745
E-Mail:
rjames@kentuckycoal.com
WEB:
www.kentuckycoal.org
12th
AUSTRALIAN COAL PREPARATION CONFERENCE
DATE:
October 19-23
SITE:
Darling Harbour
PLACE:
New South Wales
COMMENTS: Theme
of the conference is “Cleaning Coal to Secure Our Future.”
Areas of interest include new plants, upgrades, clean coal,
water in mining, materials handling, flotation, dense medium,
dewatering and control/instrumentation.
17TH
INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON MINE PLANNING AND EQUIPMENT SELECTION
2008 AND CHINA INTERNATIONAL MINE PLANNING AND EQUIPMENT
SELECTION EXHIBITION
DATE:
October 20-22
SITE:
Beijing International Convention Center
PLACE:
Beijing, China
SPONSOR: Metallurgical Council of China Council for the
Promotion of International Trade
CONTACT: Guangjun Qiu
PH:
+86-10-65131905/65132109
FAX:
+86-10-65248384
E-Mail: qiu@mc-ccpit.com
NCCI EDUCATION & ENGINEERING SEMINAR
DATE:
October 22-24
SITE:
Mid-Pines Resort
CITY/STATE: Southern Pines, NC
SPONSOR: North Carolina Coal Mining Institute
CONTACT: Karen L. Smith, NCCI
PH:
910/692-2114 or 800/323-2114.
E-Mail:
lksmith@mikrotec.com
WEB:
www.thecoalinstitute.org
BAUMA
CHINA 2008
DATE:
November 25-28
SITE:
Shanghai New International Expo Center
PLACE:
Shanghai
SPONSOR: Messe Munchen International (MMI, Munich Trade Fairs
International Group(.
CONTACT: Henrike Burmeister, Com. Mgr.
Messe
Munchen GmbH
PH:
+49 89 949-20245
FAX:
+49 89 949-20249
E-Mail:
Henrike.Burmeister@messe-muenchen.de
COMMENTS:
188,000 square meters of exhibition space available. Bauma
China set a record of more than 80,000 trade fair visitors from
all regions of China and from all continents at the previous
fair. It is the most successful and important trade fair for
the construction and construction material industries in Asia.
In 2006, a total of 1,088 exhibitors presented the complete
range of construction and construction material machines on an
area of 150,000 sq mtrs.
February 8-11:
ISEE 35th
Annual Conference, Denver, CO. Lynn Mangol at 440/349-4400.
March 9-11:
World of Asphalt Show
and Conference co-located with the inaugural World of Aggregates
Forum & Expo (WAGG), Orlando, FL. Call 800/867-6060, FAX:
414/272-2672, E-Mail:
info@aem.org
September:
Fragblast 9 – The 9th International Symposium on rock
Fragmentation by Blasting, Granada, Spain. Visit
www.fragblast.org
CONEXPO Asia
(2009 dates to be announced). For 2008, AEM plans a knowledge
sharing tour throughout China for equipment users with training
courses to focus on safety operations, operating efficiencies
and improvement processes, including financial and
environmental. Tentative locations include Beijing, Shanghai,
Guangzhou, Kunming and Xier. For more information contact AEM at
414/298-4141 or 800/867-6080, FAX: 414/272-2672.
E-Mail
at
info@conexpoasia.com
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