17th International Conference on Automation in Mining

THE SUBJECT OF THE CONFERENCE

The ICAMC' 2008 Conference focuses on the broad subject of automation in mining. The most important issues to be discussed include:

• Basic theoretical and practical problems of automation in mining.
• Automation and diagnostics of machines and devices.
• Processing automation.
• Monitoring of production and safety parameters.
• Communications and alarm systems.
• Exploitation Experience

FORMER CONFERENCES

The ICAMC International Conferences on Automation in Mining have a long tradition. The former conferences were held in:
1967 - Roznov, Czechoslovakia
1969 - Krakow, Poland
1971 - Balatonfüred, Hungary
1973 - Varna, Bulgaria
1977 - Ostrava, Czechoslovakia
1980 - Katowice, Poland
1984 - Budapest, Hungary
1986 - Cavtat, Yugoslavia
1988 - Zlatni Piasaci/Gold Sands, Bulgaria
1990 - Ostrava, Czechoslovakia
1992 - Ekaterinburg, Russia
1995 - Gliwice, Poland
1998r - High Tatras/Vysoke Tatry, Slovakia
2000 - Tampere, Finland
2003 - New Delhi, India
2005 - Teheran, Iran.

THE PLACE OF CONFERENCE

The 17th International Conference on Automation in Mining ICAMC' 2008 shall be held as a special session of the 21st World Mining Congress. It shall be hosted by the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Automatics, Computer Science and Electronics at the AGH University of Science and Technology.

THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

• Prof. Tomasz Szmuc
  AGH University of Science and Technology, Krakow, Poland
• Prof. Stanisław Cierpisz
  Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland
• Prof. Vladimir Strakoš
  College of Logistics, Prerov, the Czech Republic
• Prof. Eduard S. Lapin
  The Urals State Academy of Mining and Geology, Ekaterinburg, Russia
• Prof. Dušan Malindžak
  Technical University of Kosice, Slovakia
• Prof. Iwan Lalov
  University of Mining and Geology, Sofia, Bulgaria
• Dr Bolesław Firganek
  ICAMC, Poland
• Dr Kazimierz Miśkiewicz
  PCAMC, Poland

OFFICIAL LANGUAGE

The Conference materials shall be provided in English. The spoken languages shall include English, Polish and Russian.