The Alaska Miner welcomes information for inclusion in the Miners Calendar. Send to: Alaska Miner, 3305 Arctic Blvd., #105, Anchorage, Alaska 99503. Please note that the deadline is the 5th day of the month of publication.
January 17, 2012 - UAA Applied Environmental Science & Technology Graduate Program - is offering next semester (instruction begins Jan. 17): AEST A606 - CLEAN WATER ACT - Examines the CWA and will explore the history, 404 wetlands program and the NPDES. Subject matter experts from State and Federal agencies, industry, environmental NGOs and utilities will provide perspectives. AEST A607 - ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITTING PROJECT - Explores the relationship between regulatory and permitting requirements and application to engineering and science projects. Go to: http://www.uaa. alaska.edu/schoolofengineering/pro grams/environmentalregulation/index. cfm.
January 13, 2012 – Alaska World Affairs Council presents, Can Alaska Learn from Norway's Oil and Gas Success?" Hilton Hotel, Anchorage, Alaska. Lunch Program $25 for Members - $30 for Non-Members - $15 for Coffee and Dessert. Contact: Alaska World Affairs Council; Tel: 276-8038; Email: info@ AlaskaWorldAffairs.org
January 22 - 24, 2012 – 4th International Professional Geology Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Organized by: Geoscientists Canada. Website: http://www.4ipgc.ca
January 23 - 26, 2012 – Mineral Exploration Roundup, “Celebrating our First Century of Global Discovery”, The Westin Bayshore, Vancouver, British Columbia. Website: www.amebc.ca/roundup
February 6 - 10, 2012 – Alaska Forum on the Environment, Dena'ina Convention Center Anchorage, Alaska. Tel: 888-301-0185; Website: http://akfor um.com/
February 7 - 9, 2012 - Carbon Management Technology Conference (CMTC), sponsored by SPE. Orlando, FL. Website: http://www.spe.org/events/cmtc/2012/
February 9 – 10, 2012 - Mineral Title Examination sponsored by Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute in Westminster, Colorado. Contact: Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation; Address: 9191 Sheridan Blvd., Suite 203 Westminster, CO 80031; Tel: (303) 321-8100; Fax: (303) 321-7657; Website: https://www.rmmlf.org/confrnce/MTE5news.pdf
February 12 – 15, 2012 – International Society of Explosives Engineers (ISEE’s) 38th Annual Conference on Explosives and Blasting Technique, Nashville, TN. Contact: Lynn Mangol; Email: maangol@isee.org
February 19 – 22, 2012 - 2012 SME Annual Meeting "Mine to Market: Now It's Global”, Washington State Convention And Trade Center, 800 Convention Place, Seattle, WA 98101. Website: http://www.smenet.org/meetings/
February 19 - 22, 2012 International Symposium on Water in Mineral Processing, Seattle, USA. Contact: Jarek Drelich; Email: jwdrelic@mtu.edu
February 26 - 29, 2012 - 22nd International Geophysical Conference and Exhibition “Unearthing New Layers”, Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Brisbane Queensland Australia. Email: aseg2012@arinex.com.au; Website: www.aseg2012.com.au
February 26 - March 1, 2012 - Materials Challenges in Alternative & Renewable Energy 2012 - MCARE 2012 Clearwater, Florida. MCARE 2012 facilitates information sharing on the latest developments involving materials for alternative and renewable energy systems. Emphasis will be on materials challenges and innovations in areas of solar energy, wind power, hydro, geothermal, biomass, nuclear, hydrogen, electric grid, materials availability, and battery and energy storage. Contact: The American Ceramics Society; Tel: 240-646-7054. Website: http://ceramics.org/meetings/materials-challenges-in-alternative-rewable-energy-2012
March 4 - 7, 2012 - PDAC 2012 International Convention, Trade Show & Investors Exchange - Mining Investment Show, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Contact: Amanda Scriver of Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada; Tel: 416-362-1969; Website http://www.pdac. ca/pdac/conv/
March 11 – 15, 2012 - The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) 2012: Linking Science and Technology for Global Solutions, Orlando, USA. Contact: TMS Meeting Services, Tel: (724) 776-9000, ext. 243; Fax: (724) 776-3770; Email: mtgserv@tms.org
March 19 – 24, 2012 – 23rd Biennial Mining Conference, “Technologies and Challenges for Mining in Cold Climates”, at the Regency Hotel, Fairbanks Alaska. Contact: Alaska Miners Association, Fairbanks Branch, Delbert Parr; Tel: (907) 490-2207; Email: Delbert.Parr@Kinross. com; Website: www.arcticminers.org
March 25 - 29, 2012 - SAGEEP, Tucson, Arizona. The 25th SAGEEP anniversary will be a special conference held at the spectacular Hilton Tucson El Conquistador. SAGEEP provides geophysicists, engineers, geoscientists and end-users from around the world an opportunity to meet and discuss near-surface applications of geophysics and learn about recent developments in near-surface geophysics. Website: http://www.eegs.org
March 29 – 31, 2012 – GSA Section Meeting, Cordilleran Section, Queretaro, Mexico. Contact: Luca Ferrari; Email: luca@geociencias.unam.mx
April 20, 2012 - Alaska World Affairs Council presents, Lou Pugliaresi
President of Energy Policy Research Foundation, speaking on "The Coming Renaissance
in North American Oil and Gas". Hilton Hotel, Anchorage, Alaska. Lunch
Program $25 for Members - $30 for Non-Members - $15 for Coffee and Dessert.
Contact: Alaska World Affairs Council; Tel: 276-8038; Email: info@AlaskaWorldAffairs.org
April 23 - 25, 2012 - MMTA’s International Minor Metals Conference, is the biggest global event for the industry. The event will take place at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Cologne, Germany.
April 26 - 27, 2012 - Federal Regulation of Cultural Resources, Wildlife, and Waters of the U.S., Denver, Colorado. Contact: Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation; Website: https://www.rmmlf. org/confrnce/calendar.htm
April 27 – 29 – 2nd USA Science & Engineering Festival, Washington DC. The Expo is the nation’s largest celebration of all things science & engineering and features over 1500 hands-on activities and over 75 performances. Website: http://www.usasciencefestival.org/
May 9 – 11, 2012 - GSA Section Meeting, Rocky Mountain Section, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Contact: Laura Crossey; Email: lcrossey@unm.edu
June 9 – 12, 2012 – International Precious Metals Institute (IPMI) 36th Annual conference, JW Marriott Las Vegas at Summerlin Las Vegas, NV. Website: http://www.ipmi.org/index.cfm
June 17 – 10, 2012, 14th US/North American Mine Ventilation Symposium, University of Utah, in the University Guest House and Conference Center, Salt Lake City, Utah. This symposium will provide a forum for the exchange of mine ventilation knowledge and R&D experience among experts from industry, government, academia and the supply sector. Website: http://www.mineprofs.org/ 2012_Mine_Vent_call.pdf
June 24 – 27, 2012 - 2012 North American Tunneling Conference, JW Marriott, Indianapolis 10 South West Street, Indianapolis, IN 46204. Website: http://www.smenet.org/meetings/
July 15 – 20, 2012 – Geochemistry of Mineral Deposits Gordon Research Conference, Proctor Academy, Andover, New Hampshire. Website: http://www. grc.org/programs.aspx?year=2012&pro gram=geochem
July 19 - 21, 2012 - 58th Annual Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute in Newport Beach, California. Contact: Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation. Website: https://www.rmmlf.org/con frnce/upcoming.htm
August 2 – 10, 2012 – 34th International Geological Congress, “Unearthing our Past and Future”, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; Contact: Australian Geoscience Council, Liz Cuffe; Website: http://www.34igc.org
September 22 - 25, 2012 - AIPG Annual National Conference, Rapid City, South Dakota. Hosted by AIPG National and the AIPG SD Section. Best Western Ramkota Rapid City Hotel & Conference Center. Website: http://www.aipg.org/
September 24 - 26, 2012 - MINExpo 2012 - Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vega, Nevada. Contact: Rich Widick or Jeff Naccarato at Hall-Erickson, Inc.; Email: minexpo@hei expo.com; Tel: (630) 434-7779 or (866) 717-6463; Website: www.minexpo.com
December 3 - 5, 2012 – Arctic Technology Conference, Houston, TX. Website: http://www.arctictechnologycon ference.org/ExhibitorInformation.cfm
July 16 - 18, 2015 - 61st Annual Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute, Anchorage, Alaska. Contact: Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation. Website: https://www.rmmlf.org/confrnce/up coming.htm