Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation

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Centre for Excellencein Mining Innovation

• Update for OMICC
• February 23, 2006

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Founding Executive Director

• Dr. Peter Kaiser was appointed effective March 1
• The appointment was announced February 4
• With Dr. Kaisers appointment, a meeting of the
  CEMI Oversight Committee is now being planned for
  mid to late March (Agenda incorporation, by-law
  development, service level agreements with LU)

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Projects

• 1.8 million in start-up funding approved by CEMI
  Advisory Board in at November 2006 meeting
• Deep Mining - Grad students recruited 2-3 start
  up research projects are in design
• Mine Process Engineering Researchers recruited
  data integration projects underway
• Telerobotics Smart Rocks researchers recruited
  equipment acquired
• Exploration Newly developed Graduate/ Industry
  short courses now underway. Led by LU, 8 Ontario
  universities participating
• CEMI Coordinating Office Executive recruitment,
  admin project coordinator salaries,
  communications, office space
• Details in upcoming CEMI newsletter (next slide)

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CEMI Newsletter

• Content and layout being finalized for PDAC by
  CEMI Communications Officer
• Launch of newsletter planned for March 2 will
  be given broad distribution

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Events

• PDAC 2007
• CEMI Booth will be located in the Ontario
  Pavilion
• New CEMI portable display prepared by Nexus
  Graphics will be used for the first time.
• 15 minute presentation on CEMI by Dr. Kaiser -
  Tuesday March 6, 1100 a.m.
• Later in the day, a plaque will be presented by
  Dr. Kaiser to Minister Bartolucci, recognizing
  the 10 million Ontario contribution to CEMI
• Other upcoming events
• CIM Conference Montreal April 20 to May 2
• Rock Mechanics Symposium Vancouver May 27 31
• Rapid Excavation and Tunneling Conference Toronto
  June 10 13
• Local participation in Sudbury Mining Week 2007