34TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF SAFETY IN MINES RESEARCH INSTITUTES

7 – 10 December, 2011 by Department of Mining Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India.

34TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF SAFETY IN MINES RESEARCH INSTITUTES will be organisized in India between 7 – 10 December, 2011 by Department of Mining Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India. General Themes of the Conference are Rescue and Disaster Management, Safety Engineering and Management and Mine Environment and Occupational Health which will allow a wide diversity of topics on mining to be discussed in concurrent sessions. For further details click here.

The first International Conference of Safety in Mines Research Institutes was held in 1931 in the UK. The previous conferences were hosted by the following countries: Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, India, Japan, Poland, PRC China, Romania, South Africa, UK, USA, USSR and Yugoslavia. India hosted this conference for the first time in the year 1997. The international mining community will celebrate the 80th anniversary of this prestigious global conference in India in 2011.

Over the years the conference has been successfully providing a common forum to academicians, researchers, safety experts, and industry professionals for discussion and assessment of challenges and achievements in the field of Mines Safety and Disaster Management. The 34th International Conference of Safety in Mines Research Institutes will throw light on the latest developments in safety technology and disaster management around the globe. It will act as a platform to formulate new strategies for further research and development and will also provide an opportunity to the participants for sharing the latest global know-how in safety technology, disaster management and occupational health issues.

Venue

To be announced shortly

Important Dates

31 December 2010 Last date of receipt of abstract

(Decision of acceptance of abstract will be communicated within 30 days of receipt of the same)

15 March 2011 Last date of submission for full paper

Registration Fee

Foreign delegates

Early bird (up to 31 August 2011): US$ 600

Registration after 31 August 2011 & Spot registration: US$ 700

Indian delegates

Early bird (up to 31 August 2011): Rs 10,000/-

Registration after 31 August 2011 & Spot registration: Rs 12,000/-

Conference Website www.icsmri34.in Contacts

Professor Ashis Bhattacherjee Professor Jayanta Bhattacharya

Convenor Chairman

Tel: 0091 9434009614 (M) Tel: 0091 9434034354 (M)

Email: ashisbhattacherjee@gmail.com Email: jayantaism@gmail.com

Dr. Biswajit Samanta Dr. Aditya Kumar Patra

Co-convenor Co-convenor

Tel: 0091 9434154962 (M) Tel: 0091 9475427366 (M)

Email: bssamantab@gmail.com Email: patrakaditya@gmail.com

Department of Mining Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology

Kharagpur – 721302, India

Phone: 0091 3222 282281

Fax: 0091 3222 282282/282700/255303

Institute Website: www.iitkgp.ac.in

Department Website: www.mining.iitkgp.ernet.in

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