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International Powder and Bulk Solids

The #1 Processing Event in North America

The International Powder & Bulk Solids Conference & Exhibition, also known as “The Powder Show”, is the only event in the western hemisphere bringing together the powder & bulk solids handling and dry processing sector – the community of OEMs, process engineers, and executives whose activity accounts for 70% of the manufacturing lifecycle of every product on earth.

For nearly forty years, the Powder Show has been the one-stop-shop for equipment, expertise, and education for the powder and bulk processing community..

We invite you to join us this August 24 – 26 in Rosemont, IL — just outside of Chicago — to share ideas, innovations, and products, and engage with industry professionals and suppliers at North America’s largest powder and bulk solids technology event. Connect with product experts on the show floor who can help you sharpen your competitive edge—whether you work in the food, pharma, metals, or personal care industries—and attend the two-day conference to get the expert-led technical training you need to support your business and advance your career.

Expo

Discover and demo the latest products, technology, and solutions from more than 350 suppliers.

Conference

Learn how to build your manufacturing process and keep it running safely and profitably.

Exhibit

Connect with 3,000+ processing professionals and decision makers seeking your products and solutions.

Who Can Benefit From The Powder Show

Engineers and executives who are responsible for manufacturing processes in a diverse range of industries attend The Powder Show to get the strategic insight and technical know-how they need to keep their businesses competitive, compliant, and profitable, and to explore the equipment and technologies they need to build new processes or improve existing ones.

ROLES

Executive Managers & Plant Owners

Senior Manufacturing & Production Engineers

Facility Maintenance Managers

Process Improvement Managers

Process Engineers

Safety Engineers

Plant Operations & Maintenance Engineers

INDUSTRIES

Agriculture

Food & Beverage

Plastics, Chemicals and Coatings

Pharmaceuticals & CPGs

Building Materials

Animal Feeds & Pet Food

Energy

Aerospace

Venue Information

Donald E. Stephens Convention Center

5555 N. River Road

Rosemont (Chicago), IL 60018

Conference:

Tuesday–August 24, 2021 | 9 a.m.–5 p.m.

Wednesday–August 25, 2021 | 9 a.m.–5 p.m.

Expo:

Tuesday–August 24, 2021 | 9 a.m.–4 p.m.

Wednesday–August 25, 2021 | 9 a.m.–4 p.m.

Thursday–August 26, 2021 | 9 a.m.–3 p.m.

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Xponential 2021

Join a community of end users, technologists and policymakers working together to write the next chapter of autonomous innovation and assure its safe and seamless integration into everyday life. XPONENTIAL 2021 is a reimagined hybrid experience offering fresh insight across the full spectrum of unmanned innovation, from AI, to sensors, to cybersecurity. It’s more than an in-person gathering or a virtual event. It’s the best of both worlds.

FIND NEW SOLUTIONSIN UNEXPECTED PLACES

From energy to transportation, construction to defense, and so many more opportunities for cross-market networking, AUVSI XPONENTIAL is the place to join the unmanned systems community including users, technologists and policymakers to collaborate on ideas, share lessons learned and build new partnerships.

HUMAN PROGRESS IS SHAPED BY THOSE WHO ARE BOLD ENOUGH TO TAKE IT INTO THEIR OWN HANDS

XPONENTIAL exists to help you separate the signal from the noise and write the next chapter of automated innovation with clarity and confidence.

Powered by the global reach of AUVSI, XPONENTIAL is the only gathering for leaders and end users in every industry to share use cases, experience new technology, strike up new partnerships, and solve real problems.

TWO EVENTS IN ONE

Our community has been working for decades to reimagine the way humans work and live. Now, in the face of a global pandemic, we’re reimagining our event as a two-part experience to provide fresh insight and connections.

From now until September 10, join us online for an immersive virtual experience, featuring on-demand keynotes, 100+ education sessions, and networking modules all designed to help you find your next aha moment. Explore the content at your pace and find all of the latest insights in one place.

In August, we’ll welcome you to Atlanta where you’ll see the latest technologies in person and meet new partners to accelerate your work — all designed with your health and safety in mind. You’ll also access new keynotes, educational sessions, and safely-facilitated networking opportunities.

HUMAN CONNECTION TO DRIVE UNMANNED INNOVATION

The greatest breakthroughs don’t appear out of thin air. XPONENTIAL offers opportunities to build and problem-solve with thousands of leading experts across markets and domains, so you can discover inspiration in the unexpected. From online conversations with peers on the other side of the globe to high-tech demos in the XPO Hall, personal relationships are at the heart of the experience.

FLEXIBLE ATTENDANCE FOR UNCERTAIN TIMES

We spent more than a year designing the safest possible experience for XPONENTIAL attendees, but we understand that not everyone is comfortable joining in-person gatherings. Our hybrid experience includes on-demand-only registration options so our whole community can benefit from cutting-edge science and collaboration.

WHAT TO EXPECT

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Unmanned Systems and Robotics Summit 2021

The 9th Annual Unmanned Systems and Robotics Summit provides leaders within the Department of Defense, academia, industry, and other critical stakeholders an open ‘Town Hall’ forum that serves as a conduit for information exchange, idea generation, and open dialogue and debate. The goal of this year’s Summit is to focus on near term capabilities as well as future innovations in support of improving the utilization of UxS and robotics across domains and Services.

Topics to be covered at the 2021 Summit:

- Building Aerial Logistics and Autonomous Resupply Programs

- Accelerating the US Navy’s Unmanned Systems Campaign in Support of Distributed Maritime Operations

- Robotics and Artificial Intelligence at the Tactical Edge:The Army’s Maneuver Robotics Strategy

- Supporting the Marine Corps Force Design 2030 with Enhanced Uxs / Robotic Capabilities

- Utilizing UxS and robotics for supporting the close combat warfighter in dense, urban (and subterranean) environments

- UxS for medical support and evacuation

- Evolving attritable aircraft for the Air Force while expanding MUM-T capabilities

- Improving Warfighter support capabilities for Expeditionary Advance Base Operations (EABO) for the Navy

- Advancing Scalable, Adaptive, and Resilient Autonomy (SARA) for ground vehicles in complex and contested terrain

- Perimeter and critical infrastructure surveillance and security

- Industry’s role in developing small robots for small units to create a System-of-Systems Enhanced Small Unit (SESU)

At Our Summit You Have the Ability To:

Gain Education & Insight: Walk away with knowledge gained from our senior level speakers on some of the most complex issues facing the DoD and Federal Government as it relates to the future of unmanned systems and robotics across the DoD.

Build Partnerships: The agenda is designed to allow for ample networking opportunities and the ability to discover some of the latest unmanned systems and robotics priorities of interest to the DoD and Federal Government.

Influence: Help foster ideas. Share your own insight and knowledge during our interactive sessions. Our town hall format is your opportunity to address our speakers with questions or comments on the current mission.

Why You Should Attend This Summit:

DSI’s 9th Annual Unmanned Systems & Robotics Summit will emphasize improving the multi domain functionality and networked approach to UxS capabilities. In order to maintain our technological and military advantage and dominate on the future battlefield, the US Military must continue to integrate robust, cutting-edge UxS and robotic capabilities.

This has been emphasized across the Services and the Summit will delve into how the UxS and robotics communities can best support the evolving Naval Unmanned Systems Campaign in alignment with the TriService ‘Advantage at Sea’; the Marine Corps’ Force Design 2030 ; The Air Force’s work towards developing attritable aircraft and evolving MUM-T, and the Army’s continued modernization objectives including developing common standards / open architectures across all platforms and updates on JTAARS, OMFV and more.

The Summit will also touch upon the broader aspects of future integration of AI capabilities and the impact on UxS platforms for integrating into JADC2. Industry and Academic Attendees will have a unique opportunity to engage in open and honest dialogue with decision makers and acquisition authorities about the future capabilities and requirements of these systems. Military and government attendees and speakers will gain feedback from industry towards the technical ‘art of the possible’ and their current challenges, while disseminating their respective organizations’ current priorities and initiatives.

2021 Confirmed Speakers:

LtGen Eric Smith, USMC

Commanding General, MCCDC; Deputy Commandant for CD&I

Headquarters, USMC

RADM Brian Corey, USN

PEO, Unmanned and Weapons

NAVAIR

Maj Gen Heather Pringle, USAF

Commander

AFRL

Michael Stewart, SES

Deputy, N91 Integrated Warfare

OPNAV

Jeanette Evans- Morgis, SES

Chief Systems Engineer

ASA (ALT)

CAPT Pete Small

PM, PMS 406, PEO U&SC

NAVSEA

Ted Maciuba PE

Deputy Director, Robotics Requirements, MCDID, Futures and Concepts Center

AFC

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60th Conference of Metallurgists

We invite you to join us virtually from anywhere in the world. Research presentations from COM 2021 authors will be at your fingertips.

Experts in the field have been working in the last year on their peer-reviewed papers and will present their findings to you. Help encourage the work of these authors. Join us for the digital conference hosted by MetSoc.

Schedule at a glance:

Plenaries

Panel Discussion – August 17, 2021

Clash of the Materials Technologies

Advance casting, wire fed AM and powder fed AM share the similarity of melting and solidification of complex metal alloys, they share fundamental differences in how each process controls these phase changes. During this panel, Drs. Campbell, Wanjara and Brochu will champion their respective technologies, outlining the advantages/disadvantages and their optimal applications. Each speaker will speculate on the future of advanced casting and AM in the manufacturing landscape.

Schedule

10:45 to 10:55 AM EDT-Conference Welcome Message-S.F. Corbin

10:55 to 11:15-Bifilm Revolution: Our First Glimpse- John Campbell

11:15 to 11:20-Audience Questions for J. Campbell

11:20 to 11:40- Overview of the Research and Development on Wire-Fed Electron Beam Additive Manufacturing in Aerospace- Priti Wanjara

11:40 to 11:45 – Audience Questions for P. Wanjara

11:45 to 12:05- Is powder characterization important for additive manufacturing processing?- Mathieu Brochu

12:05 to 12:10 – Audience Questions for M. Brochu

12:10 to 12:30 Panel Discussion

Plenary Session – August 18, 2021

Digital Transformation in Mining and Metallurgical Industrial Complexes

Abstract:

Ores are becoming extremely variable with mineralogy and hardness disturbing the integrated crushing, grinding, flotation, and thickening processes. The current grinding and flotation sensors provide large amounts of data for process optimization. To augment the operational knowledge for proactive actions for improving the performance of the grinding and flotation circuits, we need to add the right process knowledge context and operational modes.

Without these proper operational contexts in place, the results are unmanaged downtime, process troubles, maintenance interruptions, and unmet production schedules. By measuring operational modes and managing these unproductive times (trouble times), people can find new ways of improving profitability and efficiency of the plant. The inFORMAtion (inSHAPEtion) created by the real-time analytics enables us to calculate the metal recovery in real time and to develop predictive analytic models to secure the best operating conditions based on the type of ore currently mined. Using the latest tools and cloud computing enables the creation of new workflows and collaboration between mining, concentrator plants, and the enterprise, including services providers.

Machine learning pervades our culture in a multitude of ways, from medical diagnosis and data management to speech synthesis and search engines. The novel approach of using machine-learning techniques coupled with dynamic process models in grinding, such as Dynamill™ and Dynaflote™, a new operational integrated grinding model is realized and implemented.

These days of remote operations utilizing the capability to integrate mining operations from drilling to product delivery is an industry boon. With mines in inconvenient, out-of-the-way locations, people can now work from home, remotely supporting operations and staying safe and healthy during these challenging times. Today, subject matter experts (SMEs) can increase productivity by developing predictive models to classify the operating conditions owing to large variations in ores, catching the hidden production, energy, and water losses by ore type and unmeasured disturbances. People call this a “follow the money” strategy, the ability to survive and adapt to these unforeseen forcing factors affecting the communities and support.

Speaker

Osvaldo Bascur

Principal Digital Transformation, OSB Digital, LLC., USA

Consultant fellow, Seeq Advanced Analytics, USA

We invite you to join us virtually from anywhere in the world for 2021 Online Professional Short Courses. Research presentations will be at your fingertips. Experts in the field have been working in the last year on their peer-reviewed papers and will present their findings to you. Help encourage the work of these professionals. Join us for the digital event hosted by MetSoc.

These courses are set to complement the content offered at COM 2021- 60th Anniversary of the Conference of Metallurgists. It is not mandatory to register to the Virtual conference to purchase a registration for any of the Short Courses.

Chloride Metallurgy

3 Days – July 19, 21, 23, 2021

Course organizer: Wenying Liu, University of British Columbia

Extractive Metallurgy in the Digital Age: How to get value from the 4th Industrial Revolution

4 Days – TBA

Course organizer: Osvaldo A. Bascur, OSB Digital, LLC. and Seeq

Symposia

METALLURGY TECHNICAL PROGRAM

Chair: Chris Pickles, Queen’s University

Advances in Mineral Processing: Challenges and Opportunities

Chair: Erin Bobicki, University of Alberta and University of Toronto

Challenges of Industry 4.0: sensors, control, automation and the use of digital information

Chair: Roberto Parra, University of Concepcion

Chloride Metallurgy

Chair: Ramanpal Saini, Vale Technology and Innovation Group

WALSIM IX: Water, Air, and Land Sustainability Issues in Mining and Metal Extraction

Chair: Chris Pickles, Queen’s University

MATERIALS TECHNICAL PROGRAM

Chair: Andre Phillion, McMaster University

Advances in Additive Manufacturing of Light Metals

Chair: Mohsen Mohammadi, University of New Brunswick

Advances in Materials Manufacturing V – Dr. Xinjin Cao Memorial Symposium

Chair: Yu Zou, University of Toronto

Corrosion and Environmental Degradation of Materials

Chair: Jing Liu, University of Alberta

Light Metals for Harsh Environments

Chair: Carsten Siemers, Technische Universität Braunschweig

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SAIMM DIMI CONFERENCE 2021

Empowering the African minerals industry through diversity and inclusion

3-4 AUGUST 2021, RIVERSANDS CANVAS, FOURWAYS, GAUTENG

The SAIMM through its committee for Diversity and Inclusion in the Minerals Industry (DIMI) and in collaboration with Women in Mining South Africa (WiMSA) is excited to announce its first ever conference focusing on the issues of diversity and inclusion in the mining and minerals industry.

The Southern African Mining sector, just like the global mining industry, still faces huge challenges when it comes to diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. While the landscape might be changing due to a lot of companies becoming more aware of the need for a more representative and diverse workforce, there is still a lot to be done. Beside issues of gender disparity in the industry, safe spaces in the workplace, protective equipment, sanitation facilities, pregnancy and childcare facilities for women are some of the challenges that continue to plague the sector. The industry also needs to go beyond workforce diversity to inclusion. Identifying individuals from different geographic, gender, economic and cultural groups, creating safe spaces for them, providing support for them to grow into their roles and creating conditions that promote inclusion on a daily basis can go a long way in retaining and advancing the careers of these individuals and hence contribute to the long term growth of the mining sector. There is thus, a need for platforms that allow for discussions that can lead to the development of strategies for advancing and encouraging decisions that are in the best interest of a diverse workforce.

WHY YOU SHOULD NOT MISS THIS EVENT

Professionals from the mining and minerals industry and related business sectors are encouraged to attend. The aim of the event is to:

Highlight the challenges and benefits associated with an inclusive and diverse workforce.

Provide an excellent opportunity for the industry eaders and professionals, policy makers, researchers and academics and other stakeholders who are driving strategies that promote diversity and inclusion in the mining and minerals industry to come together to openly debate, deliberate and interrogate the current landscape in this regard.

Provide a forum for professionals working in the field to celebrate achievements, share experiences and thus empower others in the field.

Uncover challenges and approaches to attracting and retaining a diverse future workforce, and

Collectively empower and transform the industry.

FORMAT OF THE EVENT

At this point in time, the event is planned as a hybrid conference with international participation, which will allow for face-to-face and online attendance and presentations. We will monitor the situation, and if it appears that the effects of the pandemic still pose a threat to the health and safety of delegates, or restrictions are lifted to allow for more face-toface participation and international travel, the event delivery method will be adjusted accordingly. Please submit your abstracts and papers as these will be peer reviewed and published. High quality papers will also be selected for publication in a special edition of the SAIMM Journal.

CONFERENCE TOPICS

The conference topics include but are not limited to;

The meaning of diversity, equality and inclusion in today’s workplace unconscious/implicit bias in the workplace/ addressing our blind spots

Fostering championship and allyship/ probably aligns with creating a positive environment

Creating a positive environment for diversity

Gender inclusivity in a workplace

Growth mind-set: the key to career growth in the industry

Medical and mental health issues

Entrepreneurship in the industry

Growing a pipeline of diverse leaders.

SPEAKERS

Mark Munroe,

CE, Impala Rustenburg

Leila M Harris

is a Professor with the Institute on Resources Environment and Sustainability and with the Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver Canada.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

HR executives

Managers

C-suite executives

Industry leaders

Professionals working in the mining, minerals and related fields

Policy makers

Researchers and academics

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Offshore Technology Conference 2021

The Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) is where energy professionals meet to exchange ideas and opinions to advance scientific and technical knowledge for offshore resources and environmental matters.

Celebrating 50 years since 1969, OTC’s flagship conference is held annually at NRG Park (formerly Reliant Park) in Houston. OTC has expanded technically and globally with the Arctic Technology Conference, OTC Brasil, and OTC Asia.

OTC is sponsored by 13 industry organizations and societies, who work cooperatively to develop the technical program. OTC also has endorsing and supporting organizations.

The OTC Board of Directors has chosen to postpone the 2021 event to 16–19 August due to the ongoing challenges presented by COVID-19 and out of the greatest care for the health and safety of our partners, attendees, exhibitors, staff, and community.

TOP REASONS TO ATTEND OTC

Quality: 350+ peer-selected technical presentations, leveraging 13 societies’ collective knowledge and covering topics from the wellbore to topsides and everything in between.

Value: 500,000+ sq. ft. of exhibit space with ground-breaking innovations and 2,000+ leading providers of products and services in one place, at one time.

Networking: 60,000+ energy professionals from 100+ countries are there.

Always Something New: Connect with global C-suite leaders and 100+ speakers to discover what innovations we can expect over the next 50 years.

Media Exposure: 300+ journalists from around the world attend OTC.

Investing Back in the Industry: OTC’s sponsoring organizations use revenue to provide many other important programs for its members, such as training and technical journals.

In the World’s Energy Capital: Combine OTC with client meetings, business proposals, and company training.

Convenience: 174 nonstop flights, world-class venues and hotels, and nearby public transportation.

Schedule of Events

All in-person events in conjunction with OTC 2021 will be held at NRG Park in Houston, Texas, USA unless noted otherwise.

Sunday, 15 August

17:30–19:30 Distinguished Achievement Awards Event

Monday, 16 August

07:00–17:00 Registration

08:00–09:00 Keynote Speaker Series

09:00–10:30 Opening General Session

09:00–17:00 Virtual University R&D Showcase

09:00–17:30 Exhibition

09:30–12:00 Technical and Panel Sessions

09:30–16:06 ePoster Lounge I: Part 1

09:30–14:42 ePoster Lounge I: Part 2

12:30–13:45 Keynote Speaker Series

13:00–14:00 Executive Dialogue: Daryl Wilson, Hydrogen Council

13:30–17:00 Virtual Rice Alliance Venture Day

14:00–15:00 Executive Dialogue: David Calender MD, Memorial Health System

14:00–16:30 Technical and Panel Sessions

16:00–18:00 Networking Event

16:00–17:00 Spotlight on New Technology® Awards Ceremony

Tuesday, 17 August

07:00–17:00 Registration

08:00–09:00 Keynote Speaker Series

09:00–10:00 Executive Dialogue: Katie Mehnert, ALLY Energy

09:00–17:00 Virtual University R&D Showcase

09:00–17:30 Exhibition

09:00–12:00 Around the World Series

09:30–12:00 Technical and Panel Presentations

09:30–16:06 ePoster Lounge II: Part 1

09:30–15:22 ePoster Lounge II: Part 2

10:00–11:00 Executive Dialogue: Bill Vass, Amazon Web Services

11:00–12:00 Executive Dialogue: Peter Green, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

11:00–14:00 WISE Networking Event

12:30–13:45 Keynote Speaker Series

14:00–16:30 Technical and Panel Sessions

14:00–17:00 Around the World Series

15:00–16:00 Executive Dialogue: Esther Morales, Clean Energy Leaders; Damian Bednarz, External Affairs Director, EnBW

16:00–18:00 Networking Event

Wednesday, 18 August

07:30–17:00 Registration

08:00–09:00 Keynote Speaker Series

09:00–12:00 Around the World Series

09:00–17:00 Virtual University R&D Showcase

09:00–17:30 Exhibition

09:30–12:00 Technical and Panel Sessions

09:30–16:28 ePoster Lounge III: Part 1

09:30–13:54 ePoster Lounge III: Part 2

11:30–14:00 Panel with Greentown Labs

12:30–13:45 Keynote Speaker Series

14:00–16:30 Technical and Panel Sessions

14:00–17:00 Around the World Series

16:00–17:00 OTC + NAPE Joint Session: SYNERGY IN ENERGY

16:00–18:00 Young Professionals Networking Event

Thursday, 19 August

07:30–14:00 Registration

07:30–13:45 Energy4me High School Teacher Event

08:00–09:00 Keynote Speaker Series

09:00–11:00 Networking Event

09:00–14:00 Exhibition

09:00–14:00 Virtual University R&D Showcase

09:30–12:00 Technical and Panel Sessions

12:30–13:45 Keynote Speaker Series

14:00–16:30 Technical and Panel Sessions

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Offshore Technology Conference 2021