This is an open call for any case studies or papers to be presented at the 2020 AIMS National Conference.

Presenters will receive notification by email of the status of their paper as soon as possible after submission.

All case studies and papers will be considered.

Conference topics are to include but not limited to:

• Emergency Response
• Mine Subsidence
• Open Cut Coal
• Underground Coal
• Open Cut Metal
• Surface Mining/Quarrying
• Underground Metal
• Education/Research
• GNSS
• Laser Scanning
• UAV Application
• Tunneling
• Highwall Monitoring/Dam Deformation Monitoring
• Remote Sensing
• Major Surveying Project (non-mining)
• Defence Surveying
• Industrial Measurement
• Resource Recovery & Reconciliation
• Professional Standards
• Environment and Mining Approval

Abstract Submission Instructions

Abstracts and papers must be submitted in a word document by e-mail.

The abstract shall include the following:

• Title
• Author/s and affiliation/Company
• Email address
• Abstract (no more than 300 words)

For submission and/or any queries please contact:

Peter Sergeant
Conference Convener
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or alternatively please contact:

Dean Kerr
AIMS Event Manager
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We have locked in a new venue and new dates for the 2020 National Conference - Wed 11 & Thur 12 November 2020 at Noah's on the Beach at Newcastle NSW.

The event will comply with any COVID-19 restrictions and we will continue to monitor government regulations & advice, providing regular updates where needed.

The program will be modified across the two days and will include dinner on Wednesday night.

Registrations will be opening shortly and numbers will be limited due to the capacity of the venue so early registrations are advisable.

Accommodation will be available at the venue and a link for booking will be included on the registration form.

The AIMS Annual Conference is the premier event of the year in the AIMS Calendar.

The Australian Institute of Mine Surveyors provides professional representation to government, industry and educational organisations on mine surveying issues around Australia.

The Conference will act as ongoing education for mine surveyors around the country and also touch on the latest trends and issues surrounding our industry.

We invite all members and non-members to join the us for what is sure to be another outstanding event.

We hope that the 2020 conference will build on the success of past conferences and look forward to providing more information soon.

The Australian Institute of Mine Surveyors (AIMS) held its Annual National Conference on 14-16 August, 2019 at the Sheraton - Hyde Park in Sydney.

The AIMS Annual National Conference is the key event in the mine surveying calendar. The conference brings together various stakeholders across the industry by providing professional representation to government, industry and educational organisations on mine surveying issues throughout Australia.

This year the conference was opened and addressed by Stephen Galilee CEO of the NSW Minerals Council.

Participants in this event have been able to;

• Gain relevant education to move their businesses forward in the right direction,
• Address critical industry issues that affect mine surveying,
• Obtain vital information on leading technology and innovation in the mine surveying industry from top Australian and international suppliers, and
• Network with peers in an interactive business environment.

Every year the AIMS conference provides the right platform for qualified mine surveyors to maintain their competency through Continuing Professional Development (CPD). Participants had the opportunity to join in various surveying industry training sessions, workshops, technical paper presentations etc. by which a professional surveyor maintains and develops the ongoing quality and relevance of his/her professional practice.

The Executive committee has presented their report to the members at the AGM and the committee has been re-elected by the members.

AIMS works closely with BOSSI (Board of Surveying & Spatial Information) of New South Wales, the WA Mine Survey Board and the Surveyors Board of Queensland. An AIMS representative to each of these boards also reported on the current activities and ongoing policy developments at the AGM.

A number of technical papers were presented at the conference, including:

• GDA2020 Implementation - Implications of a next generation datum in Australia on mining operations
• Establishment of two statutory areas at Mt Arthur Coal
• Traversing spiral declines, error propagation and surveying strategies

Chris Moy, AIMS Director and convenor of the conference, said “AIMS have received overwhelming support from our members and industry sponsors and would like to take this opportunity to thank each and every one of them for their ongoing support and commitment to AIMS.”

This year the main sponsors were:

CR Kennedy, Position Partners, Deswick, AAM, Sphere Drones, Maptek, Carlson, Datamine, Trimble/UPG, Applied Resolution Technologies, Aerometrex, GeoDirect, GeoSight and FYFE.

The AIMS website is located at www.minesurveyors.com.au