Precious Metals '13 : Precious Metals Development Network Confe

AMI in association with the SAIMM are hosting the . . .

Precious Metals 2013
The Precious Metals Development Network Conference (PMDN)

14 October 2012 - Student Day | 15-16 October 2013 - Conference |
Protea Hotel President, Cape Town

The Precious Metals Development Network (PMDN) of the DST's Advanced Metals Initiative (AMI) programme will host the AMI's annual conference in 2013.

This conference presents a forum where scientists and technologists can come together to learn and discuss the latest advances in precious metals (platinum group metals and gold) science and technology, under the broad themes of:

- Catalysis
- Materials
- Chemistry
- Nanotechnology

Sponsors
Sponsorship opportunities are available.

Companies wishing to sponsor or exhibit should contact the Conference Co-ordinator
Raymond van der Berg
Head of Conferencing
SAIMM, P O Box 61127
Marshalltown
2107
Tel: (011) 834-1273/7
Fax: (011) 833-8156 or (011) 838-5923
Email: raymond@saimm.co.za

Conference Committee
G Pattrick (Mintek) - Chair Person

A Mwamba
R Couperthwaite
J Lulizi
J Moma
L Mokoena
P Gqogqa

Objectives
- To bring together researchers, industry, and government stakeholders to share and
   debate thelatest trends, research and innovation in the precious metals field.
- To provide a forum for researchers and industry to present progress made over the
   past few years on recious metal R&D, and applications.
- To promote the activities of the AMI's PMDN.
- To network and share information.

Who should attend
- Platinum group metals and gold mining houses
- Precious metal industrial players
- Government departments
- Science Councils
- Higher Educational Institutes
- Anyone involved or interested in precious metals' R&D

Topics
Papers are invited on the following topics which are expected to be dealt with during the conference proceedings:
- Catalysis
- Materials
- Chemistry
- Nanotechnology

Registration Fees

Please note:
- Non-members are entitled to free membership of the SAIMM, up to 30 June 2014,
   for attending this event
- Prepayment is required for all Registration Fees on or before the date of the event
- Delegates who have not paid will not be permitted to attend the event

Call for papers

The Conference is being organised by The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy And the Advanced Metals Initiative, and papers are invited for the Conference.

Prospective authors are invited to submit titles and abstracts of their papers, in English. The abstracts should be no longer than 500 words and should be submitted to:

Raymond van der Berg
Conference Co-ordinator
SAIMM, P O Box 61127
Marshalltown
2107
Tel: (011) 834-1273/7
Fax: (011) 833-8156 or (011) 838-5923
Email: raymond@saimm.co.za

Accommodation

The conference will be hosted at the Protea Hotel President, which is located in Bantry Bay, Cape Town

For more information visit: http://www.proteahotels.com /president

lease Note:
1) A total of two (2) nights standard accommodation is included within the registration fee


Contact
Raymond van der Berg
Conference Co-ordinator
SAIMM, P O Box 61127
Marshalltown
2107
Tel: (011) 834-1273/7
Fax: (011) 833-8156 or (011) 838-5923
Email: raymond@saimm.co.za

Key Dates

31 May 2013                   Submission of abstracts
15 June2013                   Acceptance of abstracts
26 July 2013                   Submission of final paper
14 October 2013             Student Day
15-16 October 2013        Conference

Publication

All accepted papers will be published in a conference proceedings. Selected papers will be published in the Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.

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