About
WCSB9:
The 9th World Conference on
Sampling and Blending (WCSB9) will for the first time be held in Beijing, China
on May 6-9, 2019. Since the 1st WCSB was held in Denmark in 2003, the biennial
conference has been hosted successfully in Australia (WCSB2), Brazil (WCSB3),
South Africa (WCSB4), Chile (WCSB5), Peru (WCSB6), France (WCSB7) and Australia
(WCSB8).
The conference aims to cover current
research and theory in the field of sampling and blending, and share the latest
technological knowledge, operational practices and advances in the field. The
event will bring together geologists, engineers, metallurgists, grade
controllers, samplers, chemists, consultants and managers involved in all
aspects of sampling and blending include mining, cement, food, feed, pharmaceuticals,
agriculture, biology, and environmental protection.
The conference will provide great
opportunities for networking, meeting respected international sampling experts,
sharing ideas and catching up on the latest developments in sampling, sample
preparation and blending of a wide range of different commodities.
Hosted
by: BGRIMM
Technology Group
Organizer: BGRIMM MTC
Technology Co., Ltd.
Unismart Events Ltd.
Supporters: China
Association for Instrumental Analysis, CAIA
China Mining Association, CMA
WCSB9
Academic Committee:
Chairman:
Wang Haizhou
Members:
Ralph Homes, Yu Ruqin, Wu Shuqi, Simon
Dominy, Kim Esbensen, Ana Chieregati, Karin Engstr?m, Claudia Paoletti, Rodolfo
Roma?ach, Oscar Dominguez, Philippe Davin, Elke Thisted, Trevor Bruce, Francis
Pitard, Dominique Fran?ois‐Bongar?on, Dick Minnitt, Pentti Minkkinen, Geoff
Lyman
Confirmed
Keynote Speakers and Topics
Dr. Kim H. Esbensen, Consultant / Professor, KHE Consulting - Future
Directions in Sampling and Blending
Dr. Francis F. Pitard, President, Francis Pitard Sampling
Consultants - Recent Developments in the Theory of Sampling (TOS)
Dr. Dominique Fran?ois-Bongar?on, President, CANADA, AGORATEK
International Consultants Inc - The Liberation Factor - are we at the end of
the journey?
Dr. Claudia Paoletti, Deputy Head GMO Unity, European Food Safety
Authority - The Importance of Correct Sampling in the Food and Feed sectors
Dr. Simon Dominy, Associate Director / Professor, Strategia
Worldwide Ltd& University of Exeter - Sampling Coarse Gold-bearing Ores
Chuck Ramsay, EnviroStat, Inc. - Relationships between Compliance
Sampling and the Theory of Sampling (TOS)
Dr. Ana Carolina, Mining Engineer / lecturer, University of Sao
Paulo - The Advances in Drill Hole Sampling
The
Papers Are Called for The Following Areas:
Development of national and international standards;
Theories of sampling and blending;
Sampling and blending in various industries: minerals,metals,pharmaceuticals, food & feed, agricultural & biomass products, and the
environment;
Quality control for sampling & blending;
New developments in sampling, sample preparation, and blending
equipment;
Analytical process technology;
Case studies;
Future technologies, such as interdisciplinary approaches using the
Internet+ and artificial intelligence.
Paper
Submissions
All paper submissions please made
electronically through WCSB9’s online paper submission system
http://www.wcsb9.com/Paper/ or by email: wcsb9@chinamining-expo.org.
Key Dates
Closing date for receipt of abstracts 9 November 2018
Notification of acceptance of abstracts 26 November 2018
Receipt of first draft of papers 21 December 2018
Referred papers returned to authors 28 February 2019
All final papers received 21 March 2019
Publication of Proceedings 19 April 2019
WCSB9 7
May 2019
Organizing
Committee of WCSB9
Unismart Events Ltd.
Tel: +86 10 6446 5066
Fax: +86 10 6446 6368
Email: wcsb9@chinamining-expo.org
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