The Fifth (2003) ISOPE Ocean Mining Symposium:
Program Now Available
Cupertino, California, July 16, 2003 — The Fifth (2003) ISOPE Ocean Mining Symposium & Workshop (ISOPE OMS-2003) is organized by the Ocean Mining Working Group. The Symposium will be held in Tsukuba, Japan, September 15-19, 2003. The venue is the Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (AIST) Auditorium, a government organization. The symposium features:
· 10 sessions of refereed papers and plenary presentations from 13 countries
· Opening Session, sessions on Mining Technology & Systems I and II, Exploration & Survey, Environment, Processing Technology, Gas Hydrates I, II, Deep-ocean Water Upwelling, and Closing Session.
Sponsors:
International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers (ISOPE)
Mining and Materials Processing Institute of Japan (MMIJ)
For the Advance Registration (and Invoice) Form, click on ISOPE OMS-2003. Fax the form to Fax or mail the form with payment to ISOPE OMS-2003 Secretariat: Fax +81-29-861-8709. before AUGUT 31. The US$250 fee includes one copy of the symposium proceedings, a banquet ticket and all coffee breaks.
Visa Application. In case you need a letter of invitation for visa application, one should ask for it from: ISOPE OMS-2003 Secretariat, Japan - Fax: +81-29-861-8709
Download the Hotel Reservation or use the Hotel Reservation form in the program. For guaranteed room rate of US$80, the form must be received via either fax or mail only and no later than AUGUST 20 by Okura Frontier Hotel Tsukuba.
The ISOPE OMS-2003 Proceedings (ISBN 1‑880653‑61-3) will be available in September 2003 during the Symposium and for order from ISOPE.
The 1st (1995) ISOPE Ocean Mining Symposium (ISOPE OMS-95) was held in Tsukuba, 2nd (1997) ISOPE OMS-97 in Seoul, 3rd (1999) ISOPE OMS-99 in Goa, and 4th (2001) ISOPE OMS-2001 in Szczecin. For detail program and the forms, click ISOPE OMS-2003.