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Events & Conferences

BIG SANDY TO OFFER EVENING UPGRADE CLASSES TO THE PUBLIC
The Mayo Campus of the Big Sandy Community & Technical College will be offering Evening Upgrade Classes to the public. Classes that will be held are CPR, Mine Safety Training (Surface), Surface Re-Training, Mine Emergency Technician (MET), HVAC Re-Certification Classes, Basic Welding Lab, Woodworking, and General Automobile Maintenance. For information or to register call (606) 788-2801 or 788-2834

*Look for KCA Information Exhibit at this event.

*Coal Prep and Exhibition Conference

Location: Lexington Center, Lexington, KY
Start Date: April 30, 2007
End Date: May 3, 2007
Contact: Cristina Cotto
Phone: 203.358.4125
Email: ccotto@prismb2b.com
Web: www.coalprepshow.com

*ACAA International World of Coal Ash 2007

Location: Northern Kentucky Convention Center
Start Date: May 7, 2007
End Date: May 10, 2007
Contact: Mike McDonald
Phone: 720.870.7897
Email: wocainfo@acaa-usa.org
Web: www.worldofcoalash.org

Energy Risk USA 11th Annual Conference

Location: Houston, TX
Start Date: May 14, 2007
End Date: May 17, 2007
Contact: William Liu
Phone: +44 (0) 207.240.8859
Email: william.liu@incisivemedia.com
Web: www.energyriskusa.com

*National Coal Show, Longwall USA ‘07

Location: David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburg, PA
Start Date: June 5, 2007
End Date: June 7, 2007
Contact: Peter Johnson
Phone: 303.283.0640
Email: pjohnson@mining-media.com
Web: www.mining-media.com

McCloskey Coal USA 2007

Location: Waldorf Astoria, New York City
Start Date: June 26, 2007
End Date: June 27, 2007
Contact: Alice Gillate
Phone: +44 (0) 1730 265095
Email: alice.gillate@mccloskeycoal.com
Web: www.mccloskeycoal.com

Clearwater Coal Conference: The Power Of Coal, The 32nd International
Technical Conference on Coal Utilization & Fuel Systems

Location: Sheraton Sand Key, Clearwater Florida
Start Date: June 10, 2007
End Date: June 15, 2007
Contact: Barbara Sak
Phone: 301.294.7480
Email: BarbaraSak@aol.com
Web: http://www.coaltechnologies.com/conferences.html

Western Mine Blasting Safety and Application Seminar

Location: Radisson Hotel Denver Southeast, Aurora, CO
Start Date: August 9, 2007
End Date: August 10, 2007
Contact: Kevin Malay
Phone: 304.256.3539
Email: lmalay.kevin@dol.gov
Web: http://www.msha.gov/events/2007%20WesternBlastingSeminar.pdf

Kentucky Mining Institute 68th Annual Meeting

Location: Lexington, KY
Start Date: August 14, 2007
End Date: August 16, 2007
Contact: Geaunita Caylor
Phone: 859.257.2820
Email: gcaylor@engr.uky.edu
Web: http://www.miningusa.com/kmi/events.htm

2007 International Conference on Coal Science and Technology

Location: East Midlands Conference Centre, The University of Nottingham, UK
Start Date: August 28, 2007
End Date: August 31, 2007
Contact: Barbara Sak
Phone: +44 1597 860 244
Email: info@2007ICSST.org
Web: http://www.2007iccst.org/committee/index.html

NSW Mineral Exploration & Investment

Location: Four Seasons Hotel, 199 George St, Sydney Australia
Start Date: August 23, 2007
End Date: August 24, 2007
Contact:

Kelly Allert
Phone: (02) 9286 3208
Email: kelly.allert@dpi.nsw.gov.au
Web: http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/

*3rd International Mine Rescue Conference

Location: Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, Nashville, TN
Start Date: August 27, 2007
End Date: September 1, 2007
Contact: Hazel Haycraft
Phone: 202.693.9470
Email: haycraft.hazel@dol.gov
Web: http://www.msha.gov/events/upcomingevents.asp

Mine Construction, Maintenance, and Repairs Safety Seminar

Location: National Mine Health and Safety Academy, Beckley, WV
Start Date: September 4, 2007
End Date: September 6, 2007
Contact: Tom Bonifacio
Phone: 304.256.3357
Email: bonifacio.thomas@dol.gov
Web: http://www.miningusa.com/kmi/events.htm

Bluefield Coal Show

Location: Brushfork Armory and Civic Center, Bluefield, WV
Start Date: September 12, 2007
End Date: September 14, 2007
Contact: Marc Mecham
Phone: 304.327.7184
Email: bluefieldchamber@citlink.net
Web: http://www.bluefieldchamber.com/csinformation.htm

24th Annual 2007 International Pittsburgh Coal Conference

Location: Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa
Start Date:

September 10, 2007
End Date: September 14, 2007
Contact: Badie Morsi
Phone:

412.624.7440
Email: pcc@engr.pitt.edu
Web: http://www.engr.pitt.edu/pcc/index.htm

*2008 MinExpo International

Location: Las Vegas Convention Center
Start Date: September 22, 2008
End Date: September 24, 2008
Contact: Hall-Erickson, Inc
Phone: 800.752.6312  or  630.434.7779
Email: minexpo@heiexpo.com
Web: http://www.minexpo.com/

*Training Resources Applied to Mining, Mine Safety Health Administration Academy

Location: MSHA Academy, Beaver, WV
Start Date: October 9, 2007
End Date: October 11, 2007
Contact: Hall-Erickson, Inc
Presentations: Melody Bragg: (304) 256-3556 or bragg.melody@dol.gov
Exhibits Jason Brown: (304) 256-3329 or brown.jason@dol.gov
Safety Materials Competition: Jimmy Shumate (304) 256-3353 or shumate.jimmy@dol.gov
Web: http://www.msha.gov/events/upcomingevents.asp

West Virginia Coal Mining Institute and SME Central Appalachian Section Joint Fall Meeting

Location: Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, WV
Start Date: October 18, 2007
End Date: October 20, 2007
Contact: Royce J Watts

Phone:

304.293.5695, ext 2102

Email:

royce.watts@mail.wvu.edu

Web:

http://www.wvutech.edu/

Pittsburgh Coal Mining Institute of America and SME Pittsburgh Sectiion Annual Joint Meeting

Location:

Hilton Garden Inn Southpointe, Cannonsburg, PA

Start Date:

October 25, 2007

End Date:

October 26, 2007

Contact:

Jurgen F Brune

Phone:

412.386.4922

Email:

kbrune@cdc.gov

Web:

http://www.smepittsburgh.org/

The Pre-eminent Business Voice of the American Coal Industry – US Coal Imports Conference 2007

Location:

Renaissance Vinoy, St. Petersburg, FL

Start Date:

November 27, 2007

End Date:

November 29, 2007

Contact:

Claire Lewis

Phone:

+44.1730.265095

Email:

claire.lewis@mccloskeycoal.com

Web:

http://conf.mccloskeycoal.com/story.asp?sectioncode=
8&storyCode=35188

Coal Trading Conference sponsored by America Coal Council – Coal Markets: Focus on the Fundamentals

Location:

Millennium Broadway Hotel, New York, NY

Start Date:

December 3, 2007

End Date:

December 4, 2007

Contact:

Teresa Coffer

Phone:

202.756.4540

Email:

tcoffer@americancoalcouncil.org

Web:

http://www.clean-coal.info/drupal/ctc07

29th Annual Energy Generation Conference

Location: Bismark, ND
Start Date: January 29, 2008
End Date: January 31, 2008
Contact: Karen Selensky
Phone: 701.224.5600
Email: Karen.Selensky@bsc.nodak.edu
Web: http://www.bismarckstate.edu/ceti/energy/

Washington International Renewable Energy Conference 2008

Location: Washington, DC
Start Date: March 4, 2008
End Date: March 6, 2008
Contact: Matt Cassetta
Phone: 701.224.5600
Email: cassettamv@state.gov
Web: http://www.americanrenewables.org/

Mining In Society Career Fair

Location: Edmonton, Canada
Start Date: May 2, 2008
End Date: May 4, 2008
Contact: Chantal Murphy
Phone: 514.939.2710 ext 1309
Email: cmurphy@cim.org
Web: http://www.cim.org/

CIM Conference and Exhibition

Location: Edmonton, Canada
Start Date: May 4, 2008
End Date: May 7, 2008
Contact: Chantal Murphy
Phone: 701.224.5600
Email: cmurphy@cim.org
Web: http://www.cim.org/

32nd International Technical Conference on Coal Utilization & Fuel Systems

Location: Sheraton Sand Key, Clearwater, FL
Start Date: June 1, 2008
End Date: June 5, 2008
Contact: Barbara A Sakkestad
Phone: 301.294.6080
Email: Barbarasak@aol.com
Web: http://www.coaltechnologies.com/conferences.html

Coal Prep 2008

Location: Lexington Center, Lexington, KY
Start Date: April 28, 2008
End Date: May 1, 2008
Contact: Cristina Cotto
Phone: 203.358.4125
Email: cristina.cotto@penton.com
Web: Coalprep2008