| Minutes of October 15, 2003 Meeting |
| Tuesday, 06 March 2007 | |
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Minutes of the Mining Industry Committee Meeting Salt Lake City, Utah October 15, 2003 The MIC meeting was held on Wednesday Oct. 15, 2003 in conjunction with the 2003 IEEE/IAS Annual Meeting. Michael Yenchek, Chairman of the MIC, called the meeting to order at 5:00 PM. In the absence of Victor Kitts, MIC Secretary, Bill Stees served as recording secretary. The minutes of the 2002 MIC meeting were distributed and read. A question was raised concerning the “Old Business” item that requested that each MIC member fill a membership application form. It was confirmed that these forms were sent and received last year. Mike Yenchek noted that again this year a membership form would be sent out to each member for completion and return. Mike Yenchek also noted that he is not on the MIC mailing list. It was requested that Vic Kitts check this out and correct as necessary. Fred Trutt brought attention to item # 9 of the 2002 minutes that recommended considering a Poster Session be coordinated for one of our MIC technical sessions. This was not done for 2003 but should be reconsidered for the 2004 MIC meeting. The session should be a product and services oriented event consisting of handouts, commercials, posters, etc. This would not entail paper presentations. He suggested that ideas along this line be e-mailed to Michael Yenchek by our membership. Jorge Pontt suggested that mining industry and manufacturer representatives collaborate and co-write papers. It was reported that 10 papers were submitted for our session this year. Three papers were rejected. Of the seven accepted papers, 1 was from the government and 6 were from academia. Joe Sottile reported that 4 papers were reviewed for the IEEE transaction. The results were as follows: 2 – rejected, 1 – accepted, 1 – accepted with revisions. No papers are currently in process. Under new business Michael Yenchek noted that Ken Sacks would be resigning from his position of MIC liaison to the IEEE Standards Committee effective December 31, 2003. This position needs to be filled. Jeff Kohler will be contacted to consider taking over this job. The MCI committee needs to have a Web Editor for the IAS web site. Michael Yenchek volunteered for this job. The agenda for this meeting (see attached) addressed the nominations for MIC officers. Since the positions are for a two-year term, it was noted that the current office holders will remain in office for another year and that no nominations need to be made at this point. Appreciation was voiced for the two MIC members present from Chile and their participation in our committee. A motion was made by Michael Yenchek and seconded by Bill Stees to adjourn the meeting at 5:45 PM. Bill Stees Acting Secretary |
