82nd
Annual Meeting of the SME Minnesota Section
70th Annual University of Minnesota Mining Symposium
April
14-15, 2009
Meeting Announcement
and
Call for Presentations
Mining Into the Future
Call for Presentations
Proposals are being accepted for the 82nd Annual Meeting of the Minnesota Section of SME to be held April 14-15, 2009 at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center in Duluth, Minnesota, USA.
This year's conference will focus on the improvements and challenges associated with expanding and sustaining Minnesota's mining resources, as well as technical sessions to address current advances in mining that span the industry world-wide.
Topics of interest for the program include, but are not limited to, mining, geology, processing, and process technology.
Submission Deadline: December 1, 2008
For
submission details, view or download
Call for Presentations (pdf)
For additional information regarding the Call for Presentations, contact
June Kallestad at jkallest@nrri.umn.edu or 218-720-4300
Registration Information
The SME conference brochure mailed in January 2009 will include the meeting program and conference rates. Registrations postmarked by April 1 qualify for the early rate. Program details and online registration will also be available.
Trade Show & Vendors' Reception
Information
on the 2009 Trade Show & Vendors' Reception may be found at
http://www.regonline.com/SMETradeShow
or
contact
Marge Erickson
smetradeshow@hotmail.com or 218-726-8624.
Lodging
A block of rooms has been reserved for meeting participants at the following
hotels. The block is in effect April 13-16, 2009. The rates given below
are subject to a 13% Duluth hotel tax. The block will be released on
March 13. Make your reservations early and request the “SME Conference
Room Block”.
| Holiday
Inn Hotel & Suites 200 W. First Street, Duluth, MN 55802 Phone: 218-722-1202 Fax: 218-722-8971 Rates: $ 92 (single/double) $102 (triple) $112 (quad) |
The
Suites at Waterfront Plaza 325 Lake Avenue South, Duluth, MN 55802 Phone: 218-727-4663 or 800-794-1716 Fax: 218-722-0572 Rates: $ 80 (studio king suite) $ 80 (studio double suite) $ 90 (one bedroom king suite) $105 (one bedroom whirlpool suite) |
|
| Radisson
Hotel Duluth-Harborview 505 West Superior Street, Duluth, MN 55802 Phone: 218-727-8981 or 800-333-3333 Fax: 218-727-4982 Rates: $ 74 (double) |
Country
Inn & Suites Duluth-North 4257 Haines Road, Duluth, MN 55811 Phone: 218-740-4500 Fax: 218-740-3851 Rates: $ 79 (2 queens or 1 king) |
Call for Presentations June Kallestad
jkallest@nrri.umn.edu
218-720-4300Conference Helen Smith Stone
hsmithst@d.umn.edu
218-726-6680Trade Show &
Vendors' ReceptionMarge Erickson
smetradeshow@hotmail.com
218-726-8624