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The Mission
The Society of Mining Professors/Societät der Bergbaukunde is a vibrant Society representing the global academic community and committed to make a significant contribution to the future of the minerals disciplines. The main goal of the Society is to guarantee the scientific, technical, academic and professional knowledge required to ensure a sustainable supply of minerals for mankind. The Society facilitates information exchange, research and teaching partnerships and other collaborative activities among its members.
The arrangements for the 23rd Annual General Meeting of the Society of Mining Professors, July 12-16, 2012, Wrocław – Poland, are progressing well and a preliminary program will soon be available. This year colleagues are encouraged to submit proper, full-papers, of their presentations which will be published in a special volume of the Cuprum Magazine. This volume will be available at the meeting. In order to comply with publication deadlines, the abstract should be received by February 15, 2012 and the full, completed, paper by April 30, 2012. See this page for more details.
The Society of Mining Professors adopts Mining Technology as official journal
Click here for further information and details of how to access journal. Click here for the full press release
Future Annual General Meetings
- The 24th Annual General Meeting in 2013 will be held in Greece organized by the Technical University of Crete under the leadership of Prof. Zach Agioutantis. This 24th AGM will be coordinated with SDIMI 2013 which will also be organized by the Technical University of Crete. More details will be provided at a later date.
The RoadMap
The Sydney 2009 Annual Meeting utilized a number of break-out sessions and devoted one and a half full days into charting a future Roadmap for the Society. It was enthusiastically re-emphasized by the participants the need for the SOMP to be a vibrant global Society, representing the majority of minerals academics... Click here for the full document.
Meetings of Interest to Society Members
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updated: January 20, 2012