Preliminary Program (as of April 26, 2008)

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Friday, May 16

All activities on Friday take place in the Kármán Auditorium

16.00 - 21.00
 Registration
16.00 - 17.00

Committee Meetings
17.00 - 18.00
 Council Meeting
18.00 - 19.00
 Opportunity to test presentations

19.00 - 21.00

Welcome Cocktail

Saturday, May 17

All sessions on Saturday take place in the Kármán Auditorium

09.00 - 10.30

Opening Session

  • Opening Address 19th Annual General Meeting, Society of Mining Professors / Societät der Bergbaukunde
    Prof. Per Nicolai Martens, SOMP President,
    RWTH Aachen University, GER
  • Welcome Address
    Prof. Burkhard Rauhut, Rector RWTH Aachen University, GER
  • Welcome Address
    Prof. Franz Michael Meyer, Dean Faculty of Georesources and Materials Engineering,
    RWTH Aachen University, GER
  • Situation of the German Raw Materials Industry
    Dr. Heinz-Norbert Schächter, Managing Director,
    Vereinigung Rohstoffe und Bergbau e.V. (VRB), GER
  • 2010: Mining in Europe - A Different Ball Game
    Dr. Corina Hebestreit, Director,
    European Association of Mining Industries, B
10.30 - 11.00
 Coffee Break
11.00 - 13.00

Session 1: Education Committee
Coordinator: Prof. Bruce Hebblewhite, University of New South Wales, AUS

Panel Discussion:
Status and challenges on international exchange programs in mining
Chairs:

  • Prof. Bruce Hebblewhite, University of New South Wales, AUS
  • Prof. Christian Niemann-Delius, RWTH Aachen University, GER
  • Dr. Gabriela Paszkowska, Wroclaw University of Technology, PL (Undergraduate Programs)
  • Prof. Hans de Ruiter, Delft University of Technology, NL (Post-Graduate Programs: Erasmus Mundus)
  • Prof. Mario Cedron, Catholic University of Peru, Peru (Exchanges)

Presentations:

  • Internationalisation of Mining Education on Example of TU Bergakademie Freiberg
    Prof. Dr. Carsten Drebenstedt, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, GER
  • Status and Challenges of the Development and Implementation of a new Mining Engineering Course at the NUST (Namibian University of Science and Technology)
    Prof. Helmut Mischo, Polytechnic of Namibia, Republic of Namibia
13.00 - 14.30
 Lunch
14.30 - 16.00
 Session 2: Research and Development Committee
Coordinator: Prof. Per Nicolai Martens, RWTH Aachen University, GER
  • Mining related Research and Education in Sweden
    Prof. Pär Weihed, Luleå University of Technology, S
  • Technical Innovations and Improvements in German Hard Coal Mines
    Dr. Martin Junker, RAG Deutsche Steinkohle, GER
  • Research in Times of Administrational Overload - Support in Research and Technology at Aachen University
    Dr. Regina Oertel, RWTH Aachen University, GER
16.00 - 16.30
 Coffee Break
16.30 - 17.30

Session 3: Membership Development
Coordinator: Prof. Christian Buhrow, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, GER

  • Accreditation-The ABET Experience
    Dr. Vladislav Kecojevic, Pennsylvania State University, USA
  • Update on TAIEX
    Prof. Dr. Christian Buhrow, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, GER &
    Dr. Ingo Valgma, Mining Department of Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia
  • Evaluation, Accreditation, Public Relation - Recent Activities at the RWTH Mining Department
    Dr. Ludger Rattman, RWTH Aachen University, GER
19.00 - 22.00
 Dinner at the “Ratskeller Aachen”
Markt 40
52062 Aachen

Sunday, May 18

All sessions on Sunday take place in the Kármán Auditorium

09.00 - 10.30

Session 4: Industry Committee
Coordinator: Dr. Chris Cross, Rio Tinto Technology, GB

  • Strategies to maximise Value in Mining
    Chris Willows, Rio Tinto Technology & Innovation, GB
  • A new Way for safe and fast Connections between Levels
    Peter Kogler, SANDVIK Mining and Construction G.m.b.H., A
  • Pre-Concentration with Sensor Based Sorters
    Matthias Moritz, CommoDaS Mining GmbH
  • Journey to Zero Injuries
    Robert Davies, Rio Tinto Technology & Innovation, AUS
10.30 - 11.00
 Coffee Break
11.00 - 12.00
 General Business Session & Closing Session
Report of the Secretary General
Financial Report by the Deputy Secretary General and Treasurer
20th Annual General Meeting, Sydney, Australia, June 27 to July 6, 2009
2009 SDIMI Conference, Queensland, Australia, July 6 to July 8, 2009
21st Annual General Meeting, Estonia
22nd Annual General Meeting, Peru
Introduction of the 2008/2009 President of SOMP
Closure of the 19th Annual General Meeting
12.00 - 14.00

Working Lunch
Council/Committee Meetings
19.30 - 23.00
 Dinner at the “forum M”
Buchkremerstraße 1-7
52062 Aachen

Monday, May 19

Field Trip to "RWE Power" (please have a look at "Excursion etc" for further information

10.00 - 15.00
 Field trip to RWE Power
Open Pit Lignite Mine and Power Plant

Lunch en-route

Tuesday, May 20

Sight seeing "Maastricht" - Guided Bus tour (please have a look at "Excursion etc" for further information

09.30 - 16.30
 Sight seeing Maastricht
Historic Town and Time for Shopping

Lunch en-route