34th International Conference of Safety in Mines Research Institutes At Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

34th International Conference of Safety in Mines Research Institutes At Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

Conference Objective

Over the years the conference has been successfully providing a common forum to academicians, researchers, safety experts, and industry professionals for discussion and assessment of challenges and achievements in the field of mines safety and disaster management. The 34th International Conference of Safety in Mines Research Institutes will throw light on the latest developments in safety technology and disaster management around the globe. It will act as a platform to formulate new strategies for further research and development and will also provide an opportunity to the participants for sharing the latest global know-how in safety technology, disaster management and occupational health issues.

History of the Conference (1931-2011)

The conference is biennially organized across the globe and has a long history associated with it. The first International Conference of Safety in Mines Research Institutes was held in 1931 in the UK. The previous conferences were hosted by the following c o u n t r i e s : A u s t r a l i a , B e l g i u m , B u l g a r i a , Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, India, Japan, Poland, PRC China, Romania, South Africa, UK, USA, USSR and Yugoslavia. India hosted this conference for the first time in the year 1997. The international mining community will celebrate the 80th anniversary of this prestigious global conference in India in 2011.

Theme

Papers on the following themes will be presented through parallel sessions of oral presentations, poster presentations and demonstrations.

RESCUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Disaster prevention and control: Mine fire, Explosion, Inundation and Mine
Evacuation.

Ground control and strata monitoring: Rock burst, Coal bumps, Mine subsidence,
Slope stability and Dump management.

Geoinformatics: Geomatics, Remote sensing, GIS, GPS, Seismic
monitoring and Tomographic study

SAFETY ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT

Risk management: Injury surveillance, Risk assessment, Injury
prevention and control, Behavioural-based safety,
Safety in small and large scales mining.

Mine automation: Communication systems, Virtual reality, Safety
monitoring and instrumentation, Reliability by design.

Ergonomics: Biomechanics, Vibration, Workspace design.

Blasting practices: Design and implementation of blasting techniques.

MINE ENVIRONMENT AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Hazards: Particulates, Radiation, Mine gases, Diesel exhaust, Noise.

Epidemiology: Occupational and Environmental.

Occupational diseases: Detection and prevention, Pathology, Spirometry.

Methane drainage: CBM, CMM, AMM.

Venue

About INDIA HABITAT CENTRE:

It is the centre of contemporary cultural, economic, business and social events. The concern for the habitat and its environment works as the functional backbone of the complex. Habitat Centre should be conceived as an ideal physical environment with a range of facilities that maximize the effectiveness of the individuals and institutions, in their holistic support of the habitat.

Several important international and national organizations like the International Labour Organization (ILO),The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), Housing & Urban Development Corporation Ltd. (HUDCO), National Housing Bank (NHB), Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), etc. share a common concern for the ‘Habitat’ in this exciting venture of institution building. The Habitat Centre is a home not only to these offices and research organizations but in order to facilitate their interaction, the centre provides a range of facilities like conference venues, exhibition halls, seminar rooms, restaurants and performance venues for cultural activities.

The India Habitat Centre, located in New Delhi, India, was conceived to be a catalyst relationship between individuals and institutions (e.g. NGO's) working in habitat related areas to increase their effectiveness. The architect who designed the building complex was Joseph Allen Stein.

About DELHI:

New Delhi, the capital city of India, is rich with cultural heritage. Delhi is adorned with powerful history, historical monuments, museums, galleries, panoramic gardens and cultural shows.

The city is a travel hub of entire India. Narrating the city's Mughal past, Old Delhi takes you through the narrow lanes of Chandani Chalk, passing through formidable mosques of Jama Masjid. The famous monument of Red Fort lies opposite to Jama Masjid. New Delhi highlights the monumental structures of India Gate, President House representing the colonial style of architecture. Besides its monumental heritage, Delhi is also a shopper's paradise and has most exciting nightlife in its disco-theatre, restaurants, and cinema halls. Having shed its dusty cloak of antiquity, Delhi is today a bustling cosmopolitan city.

Abstract Submission Guidelines:

The aim of the conference is to provide a platform to an international forum for the dissemination and exchange of scientific information on theoretical and applied areas of mines safety and health. Abstract of the theoretical papers should clearly state the concept, structure and modeling aspects of the research. Abstract for the applied papers should describe the scientific basis of the methodologies adopted, the results and the applicability of the study in addressing safety and health related issues. The purpose of study, principal results, and major conclusions must be highlighted in the abstract. The abstract must be limited to 500 words.

Deadline for abstract submission:
Last date of receipt of abstract: 28 February 2011.

Decision of acceptance of abstract will be communicated within 30 days of receipt of the same.
Manuscript needs to be submitted only after the acceptance of the abstract.

Abstract Submission Guidelines Download

Up Date

REGISTRATION FORM
Deadline for early bird registration: 31 August, 2011.
ABSTRACT
Abstract submission deadline is extended up to 28 February 2011.

PAPER SUBMISSION
Paper submission deadline is 15 March 2011.
ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT
Abstract submission deadline is extended up to 28 February 2011.
PAPER SUBMISSION

Registration


Delegate Category Time of Registration Fee

Foreign Delegate Early bird (up to 31 August, 2011) USD 600
Registration after 31 August, USD 700
2011 & Spot registration
Accompanying person USD 400
Student with valid ID card USD 300

Indian Delegate Early bird (up to 31 August, 2011) INR 10,000
Registration after 31 August, INR 12,000
2011 & Spot registration
Accompanying person INR 6,000
Student with valid ID card INR 6,000

MODE OF PAYMENT

Option 1: Demand Draft

Demand Draft drawn in favour of “ICSMRI, A/c No. 30952238891”, payable at any bank in Kharagpur should be sent by post to the Convenor.

Option 2: Electronic Transfer

Money should be transferred electronically to the following bank:

Name of the Bank : State Bank of India, Kharagpur Branch (Code – 0202)
Account No. : 30952238891
Name of the Account holder : ICSMRI
IFSC Code for RTGS : SBIN 0000202
SWIFT Code : SBININBB339

The registration form duly completed should be mailed to the following address:

Prof. Asish Bhattacherjee
Convenor, 34th ICSMRI
Department of Mining Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology
Kharagpur – 721302, India
Phone: 0091 3222 282281
Fax: 0091 3222 282282/282700/255303
Email: ashisbhattacherjee@gmail.com
Institute Website: www.iitkgp.ac.in

10% will be deducted as processing charge for cancellation up to 15 October 2011.Thereafter, a deduction of 50% will be made.

All refunds will be made after 15 January 2012.

The registration fee covers the conference kit, conference proceedings, lunch and tea.

The conference badge is to be worn throughout the conference.

Registration Form Download: (Doc) (PDF)

Accommodation

Before arriving in Delhi you must make an advance hotel booking to avoid the peak season rush during the month of December 2011. Further announcements on hotel accommodations and bookings will follow. The conference manager of 34th ICSMRI will assist in hotel accommodations and tours and travels.

Tours & Travels

A vast tapestry of India is woven from a prodigious diversity of climate, topography, history, race, religion, culture, philosophy, customs, cuisine, art, architecture, music and dress.The climatic variations of India are manifested through the perpetual snows of the Himalayas and the tropical beaches of Kerala. Here are a few tour itineraries which you may like to visit.

Half day tour of New Delhi

Visit Qutab Minar, 72 meters high and one of the perfect towers of the Persian world. Nearby, amidst the ruins of the Quwut-ul-Islam Mosque stands the Iron Pillar. This has stood vagaries of weather and has not rusted over 1500 years; Humayun's tomb aptly called the predecessor of Taj Mahal; India gate, a war memorial of 30000 soldiers who laid down their lives during the Ist World War. During the tour drive past the Presidents estate and the Parliament house.

Half day tour of Old Delhi

Old Delhi was built by Shah Jahan during the 17th century and is considered today as an epitome of Indo-Islamic architecture. Savour the sights, smells and sounds of the fabled streets of Old Delhi. These walking tours are full of legends and unfold tales of Old Delhi, which go back thousands of years. The tour takes you through Jama Masjid, the largest mosque in India, dariba kalan, the silver street, kinari bazaar and chandni chowk where you can see the quaint shops with incredible wares and finally visit the Red fort.

Full Day excursion tour to Agra – Taj Mahal

Morning after breakfast around 0700hrs - journey by road will start for Agra (220 kms / 4 hours drive). On arrival in Agra proceed for the sightseeing tour of the city visiting one of the Seven Wonders of the World Taj Mahal with its romantic glory and architectural marvel. This beautifully constructed monument is considered as most symmetrically designed structure. Taj Great Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan built Taj Mahal in 1652 for his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal. It took 22 years to create this jewel. After having lunch at a restaurant, proceed towards Agra Fort on the bank of river Yamuna. Four successive Mughal rulers have added on to make this massive Fort with their distinctive different style of architecture. Late afternoon, drive back to Delhi.

Full day excursion Tour to Pink City 'Jaipur'

Morning after breakfast around 0700hrs - journey by road will start for Jaipur (258 kms / 4.5 hours drive). Enroute visit Amber Fort located on the outskirt of the city. The Fort is remarkable for the majestic grandeur of its surroundings as for its sturdy battlements and beautiful palaces located on top of a barren hill - it gives a breathtaking view of its surroundings. Also enjoy a joy ride on Elephant ascend the rampart. Lunch will be served in a restaurant at Jaipur and later proceed for sightseeing tour of the Pink City visiting City Palace - where the former Maharaja's family still resides in one part. Rest of the Palace now serves as a Museum. It has a rich collection of Rajput weaponry and treasures of Royal House like textiles, carpets, miniature paintings and precious manuscripts etc. Later visit Jantar Mantar - the astronomical observatory built by Sawai Jai Singh - a great astronomer himself. Finally visit Hawa Mahal (Palace of Winds) with its architectural marvel.Late afternoon drive back to Delhi.

Golden Triangle Tour (Delhi-Agra-Jaipur-Delhi)(02 Nights/ 3 Days Tour)

Day 1 :Morning after breakfast around 0700 a.m - journey by road will start for Agra. On arrival in Agra proceed for the sightseeing tour of the city visiting one of the Seven Wonders of the World Taj Mahal. Lunch will be served at a Restaurant in Agra. Later visit Agra Fort and check in at hotel. Overnight stay at hotel.

Day 2:After breakfast around 7.30 a.m - drive to Jaipur, en-route visiting Fort at Fatehpur Sikri once. The capital of Mughal Empire, this fort was built by Great third Mughal Emperor Akber. Jaipur-On arrival, check in to the hotel.Lunch in a restaurant and later proceed for local city tour of the Pink City visiting City Palace, Museum, Jantar Mantar - the astronomical observatory Hawa Mahal (Palace of Winds) with its architectural marvel. Later drive past the glittering streets of Jaipur and its bazaar with color and full of activities. Overnight stay at hotel

Day 3:After breakfast - proceed for excursion of Amber Fort located on the outskirt of the city. The Fort is remarkable for the majestic grandeur of its surroundings as for its sturdy battlements and beautiful palaces. Since the fort is located on top of a barren hill - it gives a breathtaking view of its surroundings. Also enjoy a joy ride on Elephant to ascend the rampart. Lunch in a restaurant at Jaipur and post lunch drive back for Delhi.

Visa Information

An invitation letter from the organiser of the conference will be issued to the international delegates to obtain their visas.

Paper Submission Guidelines:

On acceptance of the abstract, the manuscript should be submited.The submitted papers will be reviewed by technical committee comprising of peered experts in the field. All accepted papers will be included in the conference proceedings. The mode of presentation of the paper will be in the form of oral presentation, demonstration and poster session. The paper must be submitted as per the following guidelines.

General Guidelines:

Papers will be accepted only in English. Papers must be written with one and half spacing on a 10pt Arial font on A4 Size paper with 1.0 inch margin at top, bottom, left and right.

The text of the manuscript should be limited to 5000 words. In no case, the length of the manuscript should not exceed 15 pages including figures and tables.

Manuscripts should be compiled in the following order: title page; abstract; keywords; main text; acknowledgments; appendices (as appropriate); references;

Table(s) and figure (s) with caption(s) should be embedded into the text at appropriate location.

Each paper should have three to six keywords.

Section headings should be concise and numbered sequentially, e.g. 1, 2, 3 etc. Subsections should be numbered 1.1 (then 1.1.1, 1.1.2,), 1.2, etc.

All the authors of a paper should include their full names, affiliations, postal addresses, telephone and fax numbers and email addresses on the cover page of the manuscript. One author should be identified as the Corresponding Author.

Authors must adhere to SI units. Units are not italicised.

Format Guidelines:

1. Title- The title should be placed centered, bold, first word and proper nouns cap only.
(example, A matched control study of occupational injury in Moonidih coal mine workers)

2. Keywords- Keywords: word; another word; lower case except names.
(example, Keywords: ergonomics; safety appliances; Drager self rescuer)

3. Headings: The headings should be started at the left justification.
Section heading: Bold initial cap only
(for example, 1. Introduction to new concept)
Sub-section heading: Bold italic initial cap only
(for example,1.1 Mine operator cab design)
sub-sub-section heading: Italic initial cap only
(example, 1.1.2 Description of the mine)

4. References
-Citation in text
Please ensure that every reference cited in the text is also present in the reference list (and vice versa). Citation of a reference as "in press" implies that the item has been accepted for publication.

-Web references
As a minimum, the full URL and the date when the reference was last accessed should be given. Any further information, if known (DOI, author names, dates, reference to a source publication, etc.), should also be given.

-Reference style

Text: All citations in the text should refer to:

1. Single author: the author's name (without initials, unless there is ambiguity) and the year of publication;

2. Two authors: both authors' names and the year of publication;

3. Three or more authors: first author's name followed by "et al." and the year of publication.
Citations may be made parenthetically. Groups of references should be listed first chronologically, then alphabetically

Examples: "as demonstrated (Mishra et al., 1990; Ganguli, 1996a, 1996b; Nelson, 1996; Allan and Jones, 1995). Kramer et al. (2000) have recently shown”

List: References should be arranged first alphabetically and then further sorted chronologically if necessary. More than one reference from the same author(s) in the same year must be identified by the letters "a", "b", "c", etc., placed after the year of publication.

Examples:

Reference to a journal publication:
Van der Geer, J., Hanraads, J.A.J., Lupton, R.A., 2000. The art of writing a scientific article. J. Sci. Commun. 163, 51-59.

Reference to a book:
Strunk Jr., W., White, E.B., 1979. The Elements of Style, third ed. Macmillan, New York.

Reference to a chapter in an edited book:

Mettam, G.R., Adams, L.B., 1999. How to prepare an electronic version of your article, in: Jones, B.S., Smith , R.Z. (Eds.), Introduction to the Electronic Age. E-Publishing Inc., New York, pp. 281-304.

5. Math Formula

In both displayed equations and in text, scalar variables must be in italics.

For simple fractions in the text, the solidus '/' should be used instead of a horizontal line, care being taken to insert parentheses where necessary to avoid ambiguity.

Displayed equations referred to in the text should be numbered serially ((1), (2), etc.) on the right-hand side of the page. Equations may be referred to in the text like as 'equation (1)', 'equations(2)-(4)'. Short expressions not referred to by any number will usually be incorporated in the text.

Symbols used to represent tensors, matrices, vectors and scalar variables should either be used as required from the character set of the application you are using The following styles are preferred: upright bold sans serif r for tensors, bold serif italic r for vectors, upright bold serif for matrices.

Mathematical equations should preferably be typewritten, with subscripts and superscripts clearly shown.

Address for correspondence:

A soft copy of the manuscript should be submitted to the Convenor of the conference through Email.
Professor Ashis Bhattacherjee
Convenor, 34th ICSMRI
Department of Mining Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology
Kharagpur-721302, India
Tel: 0091 9434009614
Email: ashisbhattacherjee@gmail.com

Deadline for manuscript submission:
Last date of receipt of manuscript: 15 March 2011.

Contact Us

Convenor:

Dr. Ashis Bhattacherjee
Professor,
Department of Mining Engineering,
IIT Kharagpur
Tel: 0091 9434009614 (M)
Email: ashisbhattacherjee@gmail.com

Chairman:

Dr. Jayanta Bhattacharya
Professor & Head of the Department,
Department of Mining Engineering,
IIT Kharagpur
Tel: 0091 9434034354 (M)
Email: jayantaism@gmail.com

Co-Convenor:

Dr. Biswajit Samanta
Assistant Professor,
Department of Mining Engineering,
IIT Kharagpur
Tel: 0091 9434154962 (M)
Email: bssamantab@gmail.com

Co-Convenor:

Dr. Aditya Kumar Patra
Assistant Professor,
Department of Mining Engineering,
IIT Kharagpur
Tel: 0091 9475427366 (M)
Email: patrakaditya@gmail.com

Department of Mining Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur – 721302, India
Phone: 0091 3222 282281; Fax: 0091 3222 282282/282700/255303; Institute Website: www.iitkgp.ac.in