COM 2010

COM 2010 will be a unique opportunity to explore technological, scientific and strategic trends. Among the numerous attendees, there will be industry executives, representatives of universities and research institutes, design engineers, plant operators, as well as metallurgical and environmental experts from all over the world.

Sustainability, when implemented properly, shouldn't cost more money but save money. With proper planning and smart design, operational costs should be lowered through designing for long term efficiency, readiness of upcoming trends, and managed community relations - all concepts that make good business sense. The conference is organized in three tracks, Social Impact Management, Sustainable Design, and Climate Change to educate and inspire the audience on case studies, technological trends, and emerging topics in sustainability we face today and expect tomorrow. 

1. Social Impact Management.
• Population Influx management
• Stakeholder engagement
• Local labor analysis and planning
• Equator principles
• Community impacts and benefits from resource industry. 
2. Sustainable Design.
•  Sustainability measurement & monitoring/ metrics/footprints
• Communication of sustainability
• Fostering sustainable design
• Overcoming challenges for sustainability innovation uptake
• Sustainability issues in mining & metallurgy
• Life cycle inventory and assessment
• Resource maximization techniques/ waste reduction/by product synergy
• Reducing fossil fuel use & GHG releases
• Sustainable (green) technologies
• Green buildings on mining sites.
3. Responding to Carbon Constraints in the Metal World.

• Greenhouse gas emissions regulation
• Carbon footprints
• Carbon financing
• CO2 abatement and sequestration methods and technologies
• Energy and GHG efficiency in design and operation.

The Organizing Committee is inviting the submission of papers on any of the themes described above. Abstracts should include:

• The title of the paper.
• An abstract (not to exceed 100 words).
• Author(s) name, affiliation, complete address, email address and telephone number.

Important Dates

• December 31, 2009: Deadline for submission of abstracts (not to exceed 100 words).
• February 1 through 15, 2010: Authors will receive notification of acceptance or regret.
• March 31, 2010: Deadline for submitting camera-ready papers for final editing.
• May 1, 2010: Presenters registration deadline.

All papers will be reviewed and edited by a technical committee prior to their final publication.