NEW DATES
Submission of papers(extended deadlines):
... APRIL 30th 2013
Final acceptance:
... JUNE 30th 2013
ABOUT PORTO ALEGRE
FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT
APCOM was founded in 1961 by four American universities - the University of Stanford, the University of Arizona, the Pennsylvania State University, and the Colorado School of Mines - to promote the application of computer and operations research in the minerals industry. APCOM has become an international forum to present, discuss, and examine state-of-the-art and emerging technologies in the minerals industry. The APCOM event series has become a major driver of innovation in the minerals industry, facilitating the advancement of computer and operational research methodologies applied to the minerals industry. Thanks to the personal commitments of APCOM's loyal participants and supporters, the APCOM symposia continue to be a thriving success. In 2013, APCOM will be held in Brazil for the first time in its 50-year history.
The 36th APCOM symposium aims to further the APCOM goal of contributing to effective decision-making processes throughout the entire minerals industry. The technical program of this symposium represents a balanced mix of traditional areas of exploration, including geostatistics, mine design, production planning, investment analysis, artificial intelligence, simulation, mine automation, rock mechanics, mineral processing, and data management systems.
We hereby invite you to Porto Alegre in spring 2013 to present and discuss the latest developments in the field. We hope to see a wide range of theoretical and applied advances. Furthermore, we expect to see improvements in established methods, as well as new and innovative methods and applications. Of equal importance to us is the facilitation of networking between colleagues and students working in these fields. On behalf of APCOM, we invite you to join our worldwide symposium, to be held at the Sheraton Porto Alegre Hotel in the heart of the warm and friendly city of Porto Alegre. The venue is easily accessible by taxi from Porto Alegre International Airport (20 minutes away).
We look forward to seeing you here in Porto Alegre on November 3-8, 2013. (These dates include two days of pre-symposium short courses).
LOCAL SYMPOSIUM COMMITTEE
Dra. Ana Carolina Chieregatti
Dr. Andre Zingano
Dr. Cláudio Lúcio Lopes Pinto
Dr. Cláudio Schneider
Dr. Diniz Ribeiro
Dr. Giorgio de Tomi
Dr. Homero Delboni
Prof. Jair Koppe
Dr. João Felipe Costa
Prof. Jorge Kazuo Yamamoto
Profa. Maria Luiza de Souza
Dr. Paulo Salvadoretti
Dr. Rodrigo Peroni
Dra. Vladia de Souza
INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE
Dr. Andrej Subelj, representing Institute of Mining, Geotechnology and Environment, Solvenia.
Dr. Antonio Nieto, representing Pennsylvania State University, USA.
Dr. Axel Preusse, representing Aachen University, Germany.
Dr. Eduardo Magri, representing University of Santiago, Chile.
Dr. Ernest Baafi, representing The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
Dr. Evengy Kuzmin, representing Moscow Mining Institute, Russia.
Dr. Ferdi Camisani, representing South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
Dr. Kadri Dagdelen, representing Colorado School of Mines, USA.
Dr. Robert Hall, representing Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum.
Dr. Sean Dessureault, representing University of Arizona, USA. (International APCOM Council Chairman).
Dr. Sukumar Bandopadhyay, representing Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration, Inc., USA.
Dr. Wang Yuehan, representing China University of Mining and Technology.
EMERITUS MEMBER OF INTERNATIONAL APCOM COUNCIL
Professor Danie Krige, National Academy of Engineering, South Africa.
Professor Don McKee formerly with University of Queensland, Australia.
Professor Thys Johnson, formerly with Colorado School of Mines, USA.
Professor Tim O'Neil, formerly with University of Arizona, USA.
Professor Tim Shaw, formerly with The Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, England.
Professor Emeritus Raja Ramani, Mining Engineering and Geo-Environmental, Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, USA.
PARTNERS
