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8289 / Dec 2013 Dibyendu Ghosh / A prototype autonomous mine robot for underground mine mapping
8194 / Oct 2013 Philipp Kirsch / Preliminary findings on the health and well‐being of the long distance commuting workforce in the Australian resources industry
8089 / Sep 2013 Silvio Kruger / Monitoring wear and corrosion with integrated ultrasonic transducers
8221 / Oct 2013 Philipp Kirsch / Industry scale knowledge management – RISKGATE and Australian coal operations
7663 / Aug 2012 Loy Chunpongtong / Determining the oil sands mining limit with Lerchs‐Grossmann optimization
7968 / Mar 2013 Jie Zhou / Analyses of the effect of Tyresense tire monitoring system on tire performance : A case study
8055 / Oct 2013 José Suárez / Integration of robotics and automation in mine design , planning and optimization
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6 . Events Vancouver AGM and Conference “ Leading Excellence ”
The Vancouver AGM and Conference netted a positive result even though there were 250 fewer delegates , 40 fewer tickets for the Gala , and only 80 % of the Trade Show booths were sold . This was mostly due to the economic downturn , and it was also a “ Las Vegas Mining Conference ” year which further negatively impacted the outcome . These were anticipated and budgets were adjusted to realistically meet these challenges to result in a positive financial outcome .
The MER participated in the development and delivery of the technical program . The Technical Program shell had a total of 43 sessions of which only 6 sessions were unallocated , leaving 32 sessions . MER provided leadership and delivered on 5 sessions or 16 % while the other 7 groups delivered the balance .
MeMO 2016 Sudbury “ Managing in a Volatile Economy ”
The MER Society having a strong presence in Sudbury worked closely with the local CIM Branch and other Societies to deliver another high quality MeMO Conference . Jo‐Anne Boucher , CIM VP of Central District and MER Past Chair was a MeMO Organizing Committee Co‐Chair . Michelle
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