August 24-27, 2020
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About COM 2020
Invitation to the 59th conference of Metallurgists
LOCATION
Fairmont Royal
York Hotel,
Toronto
DATES
August 24-27,
2020
Timeline
DATES ARE TENTATIVE
Call for Papers September 2019 Abstract Submission Deadline January 6, 2020 Paper Submission Deadline March 1, 2020 Final Paper April 30, 2020 Registration Open April 15, 2020
Theme
Emerging Technologies in Materials and Metallurgical Industries
Technologies that were non-existent or immature a decade ago, are being developed/commercialized currently, and are expected to be fully adopted in a decade.
Examples as following:
Metallurgy
- Sustainable Energy Practices in Metal Processing
- Development and Implementation of Novel Extraction Technologies
- Best Safe Practices and Catastrophic Risk identification and Mitigation
- Processing of Strategic Materials
Materials
- Additive manufacturing
- Digitization (Industry 4.0)
- Accelerated Materials Design
- Materials for renewable energy technologies
Organizing Committee
CONFERENCE CHAIR
Mansoor Barati
University of Toronto
SECRETARY
Stephen Corbin
Dalhousie University
TECHNICAL PROGRAM CHAIR,
METALLURGY
Sina Mostaghel
Arubis
TECHNICAL PROGRAM CHAIR,
MATERIALS
Jun Song
McGill University
SHORT COURSE CHAIR
Peter Lind
Newmont Mining
SPONSORSHIP CHAIR,
MATERIALS
Mark Kozdras
NRCAN
SPONSORSHIP CHAIR,
METALLURGY
Nils Voermann
Hatch
STUDENT ACTIVITIES CHAIR
Abu Syed Kabir
Carleton University
SHOW MANAGEMENT
Brigitte Farah
Conference Management
Janice Burke
Editorial Coordinator