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CPSA was founded in 2001 to serve the professional needs of individuals interested in all aspects of the coal preparation industry. The underlying goal of the society is to provide a forum for the free exchange of technical information through conference meetings, technical publications, workshops, and personal contacts. By joining CPSA, you can:

• learn about new technologies
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• reduce costs and improve profitability
• increase your value to your employer
• find new opportunities
• build your professional credentials
• understand your customers and vendors
• improve the coal industry
• build public understanding of coal preparation

COAL PROCESSING IN A CHANGING WORLD

Sandton Convention Centre - Johannesburg.
10 - 14 September 2007

The biennial South African Coal Processing Society (SACPS) Conference and Exhibition will be held at the Sandton Convention Centre in September this year in parallel with Pittsburgh International Coal Conference. It is the first time that an event of this magnitude will take place in Africa for the coal industry.

Speakers that you can look forward to hearing

Top international experts in all facets of the coal industry will address the world coal industry.

Ernst Venter, Executive General Manager of Coal at Exarro Resources Ltd will be hosting the opening technical address covering the whole coal chain. His experience in southern Africa's coal and its related industries is unprecedented.

Various appointments from managing coal beneficiation at the coal face of Grootegeluk Coal Mine through to his present position, where he handles Exxaro's strategy development and execution for its Coal Division, has made Ernst Venter one of the most prominent coal experts today.

Further technical papers that will be presented by the international community will be from Dr Peter Bethell, Barbara Arnold, Hulky Springer, Chris Barbie and Richard Woodward, all from the United States, Paolo Bozzato from Italy, Dave Osborn from the United Kingdom, and a whole host of top coal processing experts from South Africa. See the attachment of the Technical Programme for further information.

Conference Tours

Delegates to the conference can also register for pre and post conference technical tours, which will comprise two separate colliery tours in the Witbank area; the Grootgeluk coal mine in Ellisras, Sasol InfraChem, Sasol Technology Research and Development; Sasol Synfuels as well as a visit to Eskom.

New technology and technical tours will prove to be a conference that you cannot afford to miss. Join us and be part of Coal Processing in a Changing World.

Registration Forms
Golf Entry Form
Technical Program
Conferenc
Conference Registraion form
Call For Papers

To register, please complete the registration forms attached and forward it to
Ann Robertson - annrobertson@absamail.co.za.

To register for the Conference Golf Day, please indicate this on the registration form and complete the golf entry form and forward it to smartalk@global.co.za

Should you wish to take a post conference break and visit any of our spectacular game parks or beautiful destinations within South Africa information and side tours are available from Raquel.Richardson@renniestravel.com.