The ISEE Board Elections are officially in progress. All members in good standing, excluding student members, are eligible to vote. Online voting is available November 10 through December 16, 2025. Your voice matters, cast your vote today!
The 13th World Conference on Explosives and Blasting was held September 23–25 in Krakow, Poland, drawing over 550 delegates. The event featured an Emerging Professionals reception, a demolition workshop at AGH University, and 50+ presentations on vibration, seismology, demolition, safety, and innovation. A cultural networking dinner honored ISEE Past President Jerry Wallace as EFEE’s first non-European Honorary Member. The conference closed with tours of the Gig Experimental Mine and the Nitroerg factory. The next EFEE World Conference is set for September 12–14, 2027, in Copenhagen.
An October 10 explosion at Accurate Energetic Systems’ Bucksnort Plant in Tennessee claimed 16 lives. The ISEE has offered condolences and donated to the AES Families Support Fund to support affected employees and families. The Society also encourages members to contribute and highlights the role of the Annual Conference Sporting Clays Shoot in providing scholarships to children impacted by explosives-related incidents.
