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CALL FOR PAPERS: SMRI Fall 2012 Conference, Bremen, Germany. (Click here to download)
Please contact us to be added to our database to receive the Fall Conference Announcement for Bremen, Germany! (the detailed announcement will be ready 16 July 2012; followed by member registration starting on 23 July 2012)
22-25 April 2012 SMRI Spring REGINA CONFERENCE, included optional Technical Class. Over 250 technical delegates participated, our largest group ever in Canada! Thank you to the April 25 field trip hosts: Mosaic Belle Plaine solution mine facility, TransGas Regina storage terminal, and the Saskatchewan MER Subsurface Core Lab.
NEW 16 April: For the CONFERENCE PAPER PRESENTATION SCHEDULE, of technical papers for Regina, click here. Papers will be loaded in the website library by the end of May.
The conference hotel Delta Regina did a great job with our large group. Our Platinum conference sponsor is the Regina Hotel Association (RHA) with website www.stayinregina.com for additional local information.
To download the 8 Feb. pdf version of Regina SMRI Conference Announcement, click here.
4 MARCH: For DRAFT SMRI Regina Technical Class schedule, click here.
You may click here to download the Call for Papers. For those interested in sponsorships for Bremen in the Fall, please click here for download, (Regina sponsorships were sold out).
Thank you spring 2012 REGINA CONFERENCE SPONSORS:
GOLD SPONSORS: K+S Potash Canada GP and Western Potash Corp.
SILVER SPONSORS: AMEC, PB Energy Storage Services, Inc., Subsurface Technology, Inc., and VALE Potash Canada Limited.
BRONZE SPONSORS: Lonquist and Co. LLC, Sabine Storage & Operations, Sask Energy / Transgas, Seal-Tite International, ans SEMM Logging Inc.
York Fall 2011 Papers are now available to members in the SMRI "Search library".
Research Proposals were DUE 15 FEB 2012: Request for proposal (RFP) is now posted. RFP is for Analysis of Moss Bluff (Texas, USA ) Cavern #1 Blow-out data. The RFP and data summary are available for download in the 'Research' section, on 'Research RFP' page. Decisions on Moss Bluff research are scheduled for Regina conference Research Committee and business meeting.
SMRI's FALL CONFERENCE was held in YORK, U.K. 2-5 October 2011. Thank you to all who participated, especially the authors and speakers. Thank you to Robert McLeod of SSE for arranging the Aldbrough field trips #1 SSE Aldbrough, and Thank You for David Evans and Fritz Wilke for arranging the Salt Geology Field trip #2 (3 day) geological tour.
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SMRI SOFTWARE is now available for logged in members in "Search library" section.
The Solution Mining Research Institute (SMRI) is a non-profit research and educational organization, with international perspective and members. SMRI welcomes participation by operators, researchers, suppliers, consultants, educators, government regulators, students, and others with interest in solution mining and cavern utilization. Class R is a membership classification for government regulators, at zero dues rate.
Members will find a greatly expanded, complete library of 35 years of SMRI research reports, technical papers from SMRI conferences, and World Salt Symposium papers with improved search capability. Members will also be able to manage their own contact information, locate other members, register for conferences, and receive e-mail from the website. You must login to access the "library" section.
Contact SMRI if you have questions on our research, classes, conferences, subject matter, literature available, regulatory affairs, or our 2011 plans! If you send us an e-mail and do not receive a reply within 2 days, please contact us by phone or fax to make sure our spam filters didn’t “junk” your message.
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GALVESTON Spring 2011 Technical papers and 3 new research reports are now available in the library
Members at Galveston business meeting approved a Phase II "High Frequency Cycling of Salt Storage Caverns" project, contractor is RESPEC.
DEADLINE was 30 June for Members from North America interested in applying to serve as SMRI 2012 Assistant Program Chairman, and rotating through the Executive Committee for the next 5 years. ALSO: Any Members interested in serving on the Research Committee: please apply to Gérard Durup by 31 August 2011.
NEW for MEMBERS ONLY "SMRI Business Meeting and Minutes" section. You must login; go to 'Search Library', select Browse, by collection, SMRI, 2011, Business Meeting. Includes 2010 financial reports, meeting minutes, Research Coordinator's report, etc.
GALVESTON Spring Technical Conference was 17-20 April 2011 at Moody Gardens, (staff, conference support, and food were all excellent). This was the largest SMRI conference ever, and was a "good one". 313 technical delegates participated, 100 took the technical Class, over 90 went on some great technical field trips!! For information on what you missed, click Download Galveston Announcement for the pdf version. Click list of papers to download Galveston's 6 April list of technical papers.
LEIPZIG Fall Conference 2010 3-6 October was largest SMRI event in Europe, with 205 technical delegates. Technical Class on cavern abandonment was held, as were technical paper presentations. During SMRI's Business Meeting, no new research projects were approved, Detlef Edler was voted Secretary-Treasurer 2011, congratulations Detlef. Thanks to members Claudius Arnold of VNG and Michael Klafki of RWE for excellent technical field trip arrangements for Bernburg and Stassfurt! DOWNLOAD revised 17 Aug Conference Announcement HERE, Click HERE to download tentative LIST OF PAPERS and poster presentations, 1 Sept..
Future SMRI Conferences:
Spring 2012 Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada - 22-25 April 2012 (Class topic- Leaching of non-halite minerals)
Fall 2012 Bremen, Germany (CHANGED from Lyon, France) - 30 September to 3 October 2012 (Class topic- Introduction to Cavern Storage)
Spring 2013 Lafayette, Louisiana USA (subject to change)
