The inaugural World of Coal Ash (www.worldofcoalash.org) is the world's premier conference concerning the science, applications and sustainability of coal ash utilization. The conference will be held in Lexington, Kentucky, USA, on April 11-15, 2005. It is planned to encompass all aspects of coal combustion products/byproducts as well as gasification products. In addition, there will be a 1.5 day session on regulatory issues related to the use of coal ash in mining activities sponsored by the U.S. Department of Interior's Office of Surface Mining's (OSM). There will be an additional series of sessions devoted to FGD material, synthetic gypsum, and the management and many uses of this product.
Coal ash utilization represents an important and growing industry in the United States and around the world. Coal combustion products (CCPs) include fly ash, flue gas desulfurization materials, boiler slag and other materials that are finding increased application in the construction, road paving, and building trades. Today, this use represents a multi-billion dollar industry in the U.S., including markets for lightweight aggregate, high-strength pozzolans, wallboard, polymeric filler, cinder blocks, tile, and variety of other construction products. The re-use of these materials also contributes to improved environmental quality and sustainable development. The World of Coal Ash is intended to provide a forum to meet and discuss the science and applications for coal ash, and to transfer knowledge and ideas that will benefit their innovative utilization, handling, storage and disposal.
The World of Coal Ash incorporates the following into one premier conference:
2005 International Ash Utilization Symposium of the UK CAER and the
ACAA's 16th International Symposium
as well as meetings/workshops of
the U. S. Office of Surface Mining,
the U. S. Dept. of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory
and other organizations.
Approximately 168 oral presentations, divided among 3 1/2 days of four concurrent sessions, and approximately 55 poster presentations, with a dedicated poster session, are anticipated. The technical sessions, both oral and poster, will be held on April 12, 13, 14, and the morning of April 15, 2005.
Suggested topics include, but are not limited to:
To publish a paper in the World of Coal Ash Proceedings Volume, an oral or poster presentation must be made. If a presentation (oral or poster) is not made, the paper will not appear in the Proceedings Volume.
All presentations, provided they are made, are expected to be represented by a paper in the Proceedings Volume. Papers may be supplemented by Power Point slides.
The Proceedings Volume will be in CD-ROM format only. It will be available in July 2005, following the World of Coal Ash.
The Elsevier Ltd. journal Fuel will devote an issue to selected manuscripts from the 2005 World of Coal Ash. Fuel is an international academic refereed journal published by Elsevier Ltd. in the United Kingdom. Submission of a manuscript for Fuel is optional. The manuscript submitted for inclusion in Fuel MUST BE DIFFERENT from the manuscript submitted for the Proceedings Volume.
Several awards will be presented. See Awards.
The language of the World of Coal Ash is English. If a translator on the podium is requested by the presenter, an attempt will be made to provide this service. All associated costs will be the responsibility of the presenter. Advance notice of at least one month is required.
To apply, see Application Directions [http://www.worldofcoalash.org/presenters/submitabstract.html].
If you have questions, please contact:
Ms. Gretchen Tremoulet
University of Kentucky
Center for Applied Energy Research
2540 Research Park Drive
Lexington, KY 40511-8410, USA
Phone: 859-257-0355
Fax: 859-257-0360
Email: gtremoulet@caer.uky.edu