The Sutton Place Hotel, Toronto  --  October 21-22, 2008

Industrial Minerals 2008 is designed to provide a forum for producers, distributors and consumers to discuss changes in supply and demand patterns.

• Program
• Field Trip
• Registration
• Exhibit Space
• Hotel Information
• Toronto Tourist Links
• Conference Proceedings from past years

 
PROGRAM

Scheduled presentations include:

"Recycled Glass as a Mineral Substitute"
Andre Racine, President, Unical Inc, Longueuil, Quebec

"Outlook for Tantalum Industries"
David Miller, General Manager/Strategic Development, Talison Minerals Pty Ltd, Perth, Australia

"Outlook for Lithium Industries"
Paul Wallwork, Marketing Manager/Europe & Americas, Talison Minerals Pty Ltd, Perth, Australia

"A Review of Canadian Rail Service and Recent Legislative Amendments"
Helena Borges, Director General/Surface Transportation Policy Branch, Transport Canada, Ottawa, Ontario

"New Developments in Bulk Rail Transportation in North America"
John Gray, Senior Vice-President/Planning & Economics, Association of American Railroads, Washington, DC

"Black Pearl Minerals and Lithium"
Judy Baker, President, Black Pearl Minerals, Toronto, Ontario

"Altafil Pyrophollite: Making the Grade"
John Hurley, President, Trinity Resources & Energy Ltd, Manuels, Newfoundland and Labrador

"MetaMax: A High Performance Metakaolin for Concrete"
Ashok C Khokhani, Technical Manager/Kaolin, BASF Corp, Florham Park, New Jersey

"KaMin LLC: Industrial Specialties Business Overview"
Thomas A. Anderskow, Vice-President, Sales and Marketing Industrial Specialties, KaMin LLC, Macon, Georgia

"Recent Developments in the North American Construction Market for Performance Minerals"
Todd Harris, Managing Director, MineSet Partners LLC

"Industrial Minerals in Ontario - 2008"
Pamela Sangster, Regional Resident Geologist, Ontario Geological Survey, Ministry of North Development and Mines

"Introduction to Photocatalytic Concrete Technology"
Jim Whiting, Technical Services Regional Manager, Essroc, Italcementi Group, Mississuaga, Ontario

"The Polymers Revolution:  Developing Better Talcs and Technology to Meet Rising Standards and Demand"
Didier Arseguel, Global Product Manager/Talc and Bob Katsiouleris, Chief Commercial Officer, Rio Tinto Minerals, Denver, Colorado

"Vermiculite - Worldwide Summary"
Eric Moeller, Principle, Nanoparticle Consultancy, LLC, Inverness, California

"New Minerals Demand in a Changing Energy Economy"
George Hawley, Principal, George C Hawley & Associates, Cornwall, ON

"The Continuing Rehabilitation of the Kam Kotia Mine Site: An Acid Generating Abandoned Tailings Site"
Christopher Hamblin, Project Co-ordinator, Abandoned Mines Rehabilitation Program, Ministry of Northern Development and Mines, Sudbury, ON

"Filtration for Swimming Pools"
Phil Bach, Territory Sales Manager for Eastern Canada, Pentair Water, Sanford, North Carolina

 
FIELD TRIP

On October 23, there will be an all-day trip, organized by CIM, that will include a visit to PPG's flat glass plant and EC King's dolostone quarry, both in Owen Sound. For more details click here.

 
REGISTRATION

How to Register
Registrations should be submitted in advance to ensure available space. However, they will be accepted up to the time of the conference, space permitting.

1. Complete and send the attached registration form
2. Telephone: (250) 391-8820 (PST)
3. Fax: (250) 391-1787
4. Email: info@blendon.com

Please register the delegate shown for the Twentieth Annual Canadian Conference on Markets for Industrial Minerals to be held at The Sutton Placel Hotel, Toronto, ON, October 21-22, 2008.

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Registration Fee
Fee for the two days is $825 per person. The fee for subscribers to Industrial Specialties News is $725. Canadian residents: please add GST. Cheques should be made payable to Blendon Information Services. The fee covers refreshments, luncheons and program materials. It does not include hotel accommodation.

Cancellation and Refund Policy
Full refunds, less a 10% service charge, will be given for cancellations received in writing by September 19, 2008. We regret that refunds cannot be given after this date. Delegate substitution is permitted at all times. If you register for the conference and do not attend, you are liable for the full registration fee unless you cancel within the time period stated above.

Blendon Information Services reserves the right to cancel any conference it deems necessary and will, in such an event, make a full refund of the registration fee. No liability is assumed by Blendon Information Services for changes in program date or content.

 
Hotel Information
A block of rooms has been set aside at The Sutton Place Hotel for out-of-town registrants. Call the hotel directly for your reservation prior to September 19, 2008 and refer to Industrial Minerals 2008 for a reduced room rate of CDN $210. After September 19, reservations will be accepted on a space/rate available basis.
The hotel is located at

955 Bay Street
Toronto, ON Canada
M5S 2A2

Tel: 416-324-5621

Toll-Free: 1-866-378-8866

Fax: 416-924-1778

Web: www.toronto.suttonplace.com

 
Exhibition Space
A limited amount of space is available for tabletop displays of literature and small product samples. Those wishing to take advantage of this unique business opportunity please contact the conference organizers as soon as possible.