ISEE'S CALL FOR PAPERS
to be presented at the
35th Annual Conference on Explosives and Blasting Technique
February 8-11, 2009
Hyatt Regency Denver
Denver, CO USA

You are invited to participate in the 35th Annual Conference on Explosives and Blasting Technique. Celebrating 35 years of service to the industry, this top notch informative and marketing event is the key to unlocking opportunities in the explosives industry - the largest gathering of its kind in the world for those involved with the manufacture, transportation, storage, and use of explosives and related products.

Call For Papers
The ISEE Conference Program Committee is issuing an industry-wide Call for Papers to be presented at the 35th Annual Conference and published in the Conference Proceedings.

Here's your chance to share your techniques, strategies, solutions, product innovations, and research discoveries with your peers.

Your idea should be submitted in the form of a 200-400 word abstract (summary) highlighting the major points of your 10-15 page paper. Non-workshop papers may not be commercial in nature.

Suggested Topics
Papers addressing all explosives, blasting and drilling related topics are requested. Papers addressing the following specific topics are invited:
Explosives Safety/Security
Risk Assessment
Environmental Improvements/Remediation
Drilling in Hostile Environments
Construction Blasting
Blast Vibration & Seismology
Cast Blasting and Open Pit
Ethics in Blasting - Case Studies
Life-Cycle Case Studies of Blasting Projects
Digital Imaging on the Job
History of Explosives
Drilling for the Petroleum Industry
Blast Design
Underground Blasting
Blasting Research
Quarry Blasting
Public Relations
Fragmentation Modeling
Marine Blasting
Electronic Detonators
Drill to Mill Optimization
Case Histories: Problems & Solutions

Avalanche Control  Workshop

Abstracts should be submitted online:  SUBMIT ABSTRACT
Deadline to Submit Abstracts is June 16, 2008

CALL the ISEE at (440) 349-4400, or e-mail us at programs@isee.org if you need more information.

ISEE ABSTRACT GUIDELINES
Requirements
In 200-400 words, your abstract should summarize the major points of your proposed 10 page paper. It should be written so that it makes sense standing on its own and should cover the work done, recommendations made, conclusions drawn, as a result of the project, case, or study.

Peer Review Process
Abstracts are considered by a committee of explosives industry professionals using a blind review process. The Committee will determine the paper's relevance and substance based on the following criteria:
Purpose and reason for work
Quality and quantity of data
Experimental procedures
Application to industry
Conclusions based on data presented

Selection and Acceptance
Abstracts will be used only for tentative selection. Final selection and acceptance is based on the completed paper submitted on time.

Author Instructions
Detailed instructions regarding paper format and presentation requirements will be sent to authors along with their notification of abstract acceptance.

Notification
Notification of acceptance or rejection of abstracts will be sent August 4, 2008.

Official Language
All papers must be submitted and presented in English, the official language of the Conference.

Publication & Registration
Only papers received in the proper format by the deadline and presented at the Conference will be published in the Proceedings. Copyrights to all papers published become the property of ISEE. Presenters are required to register for the Conference by December 1st.

Presentation of Your Paper
The Program Committee will assign each paper to a session upon acceptance of the completed paper. The paper will be assigned to a General Technical Session or Blasters Forum Poster Session. Authors whose Papers are assigned to Technical Sessions will have 20 minutes to present their paper and 10 minutes for questions and answers.

For papers selected for the Blasters Forum Poster Session, authors will present their poster during a 90 minute session of one-on-one discussions with conference attendees. Posters will stay in place for one day according to the Program Schedule.

Your Audience
The Conference provides a forum for field blasters, supervisors, suppliers, service providers, manufacturers, educators, researchers and others for discussion of practical and technical information on the latest techniques, product innovations, software and hardware release, and research discoveries.

Deadlines

General Sessions
Accepted Papers scheduled for presentation in the General Sessions are presented by authors to the audiences in a lecture style format with time for questions and answers. Papers in the General Session are peer-reviewed and published.

Blasters Forum Poster Session
The Blasters Forum is a multimedia poster session with one-on-one interaction. Authors will display papers on poster board and use audio visuals to enhance their presentation in a small group setting. Papers for the Blasters Forum are also peer reviewed and published.

Benefit By Attending
This Conference is the largest gathering of its kind in the world for those involved with the manufacture, transportation, storage, disposal, and use of explosives and related products.

Attending will be field blasters, supervisors, suppliers, service providers, manufacturers, educators, and researchers who want practical information on the latest techniques, product innovations, and research discoveries.

Registration begins in September on-line or by mail.

Video Roundup
The Committee is also seeking blasting related videos for the Blasters-R-Us Video Roundup. Please submit your 6 minute video with a description of the activity and individuals being shown. No paper or presentation is required for the Video Roundup. No commercial videos will be accepted. Sorry, we cannot return videos.