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Geophysical Technologies for Detecting Underground Coal Mine Voids: An Interactive Forum

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Purpose: The purpose of the interactive forum, sponsored by the Mine Safety and Health Administration and the Office of Surface Mining, will be to evaluate the applicability and effectiveness of available geophysical technologies for detecting, locating, and delineating active and inactive underground coal mine workings.

Brochure in pdf format (210 kb)

Monday, July 28, 2003
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.	Registration and Reception Patterson Ballroom, Hyatt Regency Lexington
Tuesday, July 29, 2003 Day One: BASICS
7:30 a.m.	Registration and Continental Breakfast Patterson Ballroom
8:30 a.m.	Introduction and Purpose of Forum William Kovacic, Lexington Field Office Director Office of Surface Mining
8:45 a.m.	Featured MSHA Speaker Dave Lauriski, Assistant Secretary, MSHA (invited)
Session Moderator: Vann Weaver, Chief, Technology & Support Group, Office of Surface Mining
9:15 a.m.	Technology Opportunities for Coal Mining Richard Sweigard, Chairman, Department of Mining Engineering, University of Kentucky
9:45 a.m.	Break
10:30 a.m.	DOE's Program on The Mining Industry of the Future Roy Tiley, Research Analyst BCS, Inc.
11:00 a.m.	OSM Perspective John Craynon, Chief, Division of Technical Support Office of Surface Mining
11:30 a.m.	MSHA Perspective Kelvin Wu, Chief, Mine Waste and Geotechnical Engineering Division, MSHA
12:00 Noon	Featured OSM Speaker Jeffrey Jarrett, Director Office of Surface Mining (invited)
Session Moderator: Kelvin Wu, Chief, Mine Waste and Geotechnical Engineering Division, MSHA
1:30 p.m.	Overview of Geophysical Methods Don Steeples, Professor of Geology University of Kansas
2:30 p.m.	Selection of Geophysical Methods Neil Anderson, Professor of Geology University of Missouri-Rolla
3:00 p.m.	Break
3:30 p.m.	Quality Control Gary Olhoeft, Professor of Geophysics Colorado School of Mines
4:00 p.m.	Panel Discussion Neil Anderson, John Craynon, Gary Olhoeft, Don Steeples, Richard Sweigard, Roy Tiley, and Kelvin Wu
5-6:30 p.m.	Hospitality Hour and "Open Door" to University of Kentucky Basketball Museum
Wednesday, July 30, 2003 Day Two: Specifics
7:30 a.m.	Continental Breakfast
Session Moderator: Doug Conaway, Director WV Miner's Health Safety and Training
8:30 a.m.	Surface Seismic Methods Lawrence Gochioco, GX Technology Corporation
9:00 a.m.	Electrical Resistivity William Johnson, D'Appolonia Engineering
9:30 a.m.	Ground Penetrating Radar Mike Trevits, Research Physical Scientist National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
10:00 a.m.	Break
Session Moderator: Gary Slagel, Director, Governmental Affairs Consol Energy, Inc.
10:30 a.m.	Tomographic Methods Ernest Majer, Deputy Director, Earth Sciences Div. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
11:00 a.m.	Electromagnetic Methods and Radio Imaging Methods for Detecting Coal Mine Voids Larry Stolarczyk, President & Chief Technology Officer Stolar Horizon Research Corporation and Syd Peng, Chairman, Dept. of Mining Engineering West Virginia University
11:30 a.m.	Airborne Electromagnetic Surveys Richard Hammack, NETL
12:00 Noon	Lunch
Session Moderator: Benny Wampler, Deputy Director VA Department of Mines Minerals and Energy
1:00 p.m.	Microgravity Richard Benson, President, Technos, Inc.
1:30 p.m.	Directional Drilling John Wood, Vice-President, Marketing, Target Drilling, Inc.
2:00 p.m.	Quecreek Surface Seismic James Acker, SEISPROS
2:30 p.m.	Panel Discussion - James Acker, Richard Benson, Lawrence Gochioco, Richard Hammack, William Johnson, Steven Kravits, Ernest Majer, Syd Peng, Larry Stolarczyk, Mike Trevits and John Wood
3:00 p.m.	Break
Session Moderator: James Cobb, State Geologist and Director Kentucky Geological Survey
3:30 p.m.	Forum Summary Dwain Butler, Senior Research Geophysicist (Retired) U.S. Army Engineering Research & Development Center
4:30 p.m.	What's the Next Step? Greg Conrad, John Craynon, and Kelvin Wu
5:00 p.m.	Adjournment

Registration and Lodging: The registration fee of $150 includes continental breaks, lunches, receptions, and proceedings on CD-ROM. The headquarter hotel is the Hyatt Regency Lexington (www.lexington.hyatt.com), and is located at 400 West Vine Street in downtown, Lexington. A block of rooms has been reserved until June 28 for $65 single and $90 double (plus 12.4% tax). Please contact the Hyatt Regency directly at 859-253-1234 or 800-233-1234 and ask for the room block for the "Coal Mine Voids Forum." Reservations after June 28 will be accepted on a space-available basis only. The Hyatt Regency has shuttle service to and from Bluegrass Airport, with a courtesy phone available at the airport. For other local hotel information, contact Geaunita Caylor at 859-257-2820 (gcaylor@engr.uky.edu), or go to: www.visitlex.com.

Exhibits: A limited number of exhibit spaces are available. Please contact Ms. Caylor for additional information.

GEOPHYSICAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR DETECTING UNDERGROUND COAL MINE VOIDS: An Interactive Forum

Registration Fee: $150 Advance registration is recommended.

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