CONGRESS

From The ChaIrperson
Turkey together with the International Organizing
Committee (IOC) of the International Coal Preparation
Congress (ICPC) will be the host of the 17th ICPC to be
organized under the patronage of His Excellency Taner
Yıldız, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources. The
congress, to be organized for the first time in Turkey
since her accession to the IOC membership in 1998,
will be held at the Grand Cevahir Hotel and Convention
Center on October 1-6, 2013 in Istanbul.
This reputable event will be a unique opportunity for
scientists, engineers, investors and managers from
around the world to come together and discuss the
recent advances and developments in coal preparation
and quality improvement technologies.
In the Congress, the Technical Program will run in two
parallel plenary sessions and poster sessions. The status
reports of coal preparation of the member countries will
be presented by the IOC Members. Oral presentations
will be simultaneously translated to Turkish, Chinese
and Russian.
Coal preparation equipment, material and services will
be on display in the Exhibition to be held concurrently
with the congress.
On behalf of IOC, I would like to invite all coal
preparation scientists, engineers, decision makers and
equipment, material and service suppliers to participate
in the 17th ICPC in Istanbul where the continents meet.
With warm regards.
Prof. Dr. Gülhan Özbayoğlu
Chairperson of XVII. ICPC and IOC