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| THE SYMPOSIUM |
The IMWA Symposium 2007 will be held in Cagliari, Sardinia (Italy) - Hotel Mediterraneo. Mining activities in Sardinia date back to the Roman times and left an important imprint in the cultural history of the region and an impressive industrial archaeology heritage.
The Symposium will be devoted to mine water issues that involve both the quality and management of water either in active or abandoned mining areas.
Mining involves the removal, processing and disposal of vast volumes of rock and wastes, and frequently the use of large quantities of water. In terms of effluents and wastes, mining is mostly a local issue but may become of global concern when the transport of contaminants crosses international boundaries. Although mining and metal beneficiation industries have developed into sophisticated operations, yet the causes of any impact on the aquatic system need further investigation.
In this context, it appears important to sustain the research activities involving chemistry-, mineralogy- and biology-based impact assessments; the results of such studies will give a relevant contribution to an eco-sustainable development of the mining industry in the future.
The scientific and technical communities related to mining environments are invited to attend the IMWA Symposium 2007; the organisers are making every effort to prepare a friendly and unique forum to
promote the exchange of current information, the sharing of diverse experiences,
the interaction of experts and those new to the field, and the
multi-disciplinary nature of mine water issues.
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| CALL FOR PAPERS |
Each participant is invited to submit only one paper, no later than February 10, 2007 in order to allow the necessary time for reviewing and printing. Rosa Cidu and Franco Frau will be the Editors of the proceedings of IMWA Symposium 2007. The proceedings will have a legal deposit with ISBN reference, and will be distributed at the meeting. Please note that publication of papers is reserved only to Authors which have regularly payed the registration fee.
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Instructions for preparing your paper
Papers must be written in English. They should be as concise as possible, maximum length is 5-page A4 (210x297 mm), comprising figures, tables and references. Please type one side of the page only, one-line space, font Times New Roman 10 pt, unless specified. Prepare your paper in Microsoft Word (doc). The final text must be ready for printing and should be carefully checked for errors. Please click here to downlaod the paper template (.DOC) .
Please note that figures and photos should be in black and white ONLY |
Please send your paper to Dr. Franco Frau by e-mail frauf@unica.it
Do not paste your paper in the message. Send it as attached file (use the surname of 1st
Author as file name), indicate in the email subject: IMWA2007 |
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| ORAL AND POSTER SESSION |
Participants should choose a topic for their paper presentation; please indicate your preference for oral or poster presentation, but the final decision will be reserved to the organizers according with the number of contributions to be allocated. |
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Each speaker will have 15 minutes for presentation followed by 5 minutes for discussion. Computer projection facilities will be available at each lecture room. |
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Please prepare your poster to fit into 100 cm width and 120 cm height space. |
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| ORGANIZATION |
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Co-organizers:
International Mine Water Association (IMWA) and Partnership for Acid Drainage Remediation in Europe (PADRE) |
Conference Coordinator:
Rosa Cidu - Professor in Geochemistry at
University of Cagliari - Dept. of Earth Sciences |
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| INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD |
David Blowes (Waterloo University, Canada) |
Bernhard Dold (Lausanne University, Switzerland) |
Luca Fanfani (Cagliari University, Italy) |
Bob Kleinmann (DOE Pittsburgh, USA) |
Sixtus C. Mulenga (Kalulushi, Zambia) |
Darrell Kirk Nordstrom (USGS Boulder, USA) |
John Waterhouse (Perth, Australia) |
Christian Wolkersdorfer (Munchen University, Germany) |
Paul Younger (Newcastle University, UK) |
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| IMPORTANT DEADLINES |
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15th Apr 2007 :
deadline for revised, camera-ready paper |
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| CONTACTS |
For further information please contact :
Prof. Rosa CIDU
professor in geochemistry
University of Cagliari - Dept. of Earth Sciences
Via Trentino, 51
I-09127 - Cagliari - Italy
mailto: cidur@unica.it
fax: ++39 070 282236
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