SME/PCMIA Annual Joint Meeting

Starts:  Oct 25, 2012 07:15 AM (ET)
Ends:  Oct 26, 2012 02:00 PM (ET)
Associated with  Pittsburgh SME Section

2012 SME/PCMIA Annual Joint Meeting
October 25-26, 2012
Hilton Garden Inn - Southpointe, Canonsburg PA
PDH Opportunity:  two-day attendance = 12 PDH

Featured Keynote Speakers include Rick McAllister and Ginny, Alpha Natural Resources' Mine Rescue K-9; and Dr. Michael Karmis, Stonie Barker Professor, Director-Virginia Center for Coal and Energy Research, Virginia Tech. 

Featured Technical Sessions:
Coal Mining's Contributions to Sustainable Development
    An overview of sustainable development practices in the minerals industry with examples of corporate responsibility from eastern coal mining companies.

Engineering Projects:
    Various regional projects consisting of continuous haulage mine planning, overland conveyors, prep plants, and construction of a new power plant.

Gas:
    An update on the natural gas market and regulations along with an update on the 1957 gas well pillar study.

New Technologies:
    
New emerging technologies for the remote monitoring of mine atmospheres for methane and flow quantity. 

Location

HIlton Garden Inn Southpointe
1000 Corporate Drive
Canonsburg, PA 15317
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Contact

Mary DelRosso
(412) 835-7387
mary412d@comcast.net