PARTICIPANTS
The Organising Committee is pleased to invite mining industry professionals, academics and researchers, engineers and consultants, automation technology and service providers to participate in the II International Congress on Automation in the Mining Industry - AUTOMINING 2010, to be held on 10-12 November 2010, at the Sheraton Santiago Hotel & Convention Center, Chile.

OBJECTIVES
AUTOMINING 2010 is organised to provide an international forum where professionals can meet, interact and discuss innovations and recent developments related to automation applied to mining, mineral processing, pyrometallurgy, hydrometallurgy, electrometallurgy, and metal manufacturing.

Congress objectives are:
To promote the exchange of knowledge and experiences about automation applied to mining, metallurgical processes and metal manufacturing
To discuss the emerging developments and identify the technologies and successful automation practices in the mining industry
To promote an international network for collaboration and technical exchange among professionals dedicated to the development, operation and maintenance of automation systems for the mining industry.

AREAS OF INTEREST


Instrumentation and sensors
Data logging and Data Transmission
Industrial Networking and Comunications
Safety and Environment Monitoring Systems
Data Mining and Multi-Variable Statistical Analysis
Parameter Identification and Process Modeling
Process Optimisation
Fault Analysis, Diagnosis and Fault Tolerant Control
Control System Performance Assessment
Predictive Maintenance and Maintenance Scheduling
Artificial Intelligence Systems
Advanced Process Control
Robotics, Mechatronics and Teleoperation