Exhibitor registration is now open for ISEE’s 44th Annual Conference on Explosives & Blasting Technique, scheduled Jan. 28 - 31, 2018, at the Grand Hyatt San Antonio Hotel in San Antonio, Texas.

Don’t miss this opportunity to reserve space at the largest gathering in the world of its kind—bringing together exhibitors and buyers in the commercial explosives marketplace. As many as 1,600 blasters, manufacturers, government officials and suppliers will gather from all over the world to gain new insights and ideas and form new business alliances. Each year more than 130 exhibit booths are filled by recognized companies who showcase their latest technology, equipment, designs, products and services.

The ISEE Nominating Committee is seeking nominations of candidates for the ISEE Board of Directors fall 2017 election. Candidates must be qualified as members of the society who have demonstrated leadership and active participation in the society and in the explosives industry.

Candidates who are elected to the board will take office January at the end of the Annual Membership Meeting that will be held at the 44th Annual Conference on Explosives and Blasting Technique.

Awards

Nominate a coworker or colleague who has made an exceptional contribution to the fields of explosives or drilling for one of the International Society of Explosives Engineers most prestigious awards. There are three awards the ISEE is accepting nominations for:

Blaster’s Leadership Award: Presented to those who exemplify the blaster in the field and have given generously of time and talents in helping fellow blasters.

Driller’s Leadership Award: The award recognizes a drill operator, manager or drill expert who has given an extraordinary amount of time and knowledge to help fellow drillers and blasters with application, engineering or field work.

Distinguished Service Award: An award of merit given to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the field of explosives engineering.

Do you have a knack for photography and some great shots of a recent job you’d like to share? Submit them to our 25th annual photo contest for a chance to win a $500 gift certificate to the ISEE Bookstore.

The winner will be announced during our 44th Annual Conference on Explosives and Blasting Technique held Jan. 28–31, 2018, in San Antonio, Texas.

There are categories for blasters and drillers at work, construction blasting, quarrying and mining, demolition blasting, specialty blasting and student entries. All submissions will be judged on composition, content and quality.

The deadline to enter is Dec. 1, 2017. So what are you waiting for? Download an entry form today.

Clough AMEC has secured a contract to offer maintenance services to ammonia facilities in Western Australia that cater to international and domestic fertiliser markets and explosives in the mining industry.

The five-year contract comes with an option to extend to 2027. This will be Clough AMEC’s debut into Australia’s petrochemicals sector.

Under the deal, the JV will provide maintenance planning support and routine maintenance services and shutdowns, as well as the supply of management, tools and systems to the Yara Pilbara Fertilisers Pty Ltd (YPFPL) and Yara Pilbara Nitrates PTY (YPNPL) facilities near Karratha.

The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) issued a Fatalgram after a miner was crushed by falling material at Blue Skies Quarry #2 in Georgia. On July 20, 2017, a miner was driving wedges to break loose a piece of granite when a piece of granite weighing 9 tons fell and crushed him against the quarry floor. This is the sixth metal/non-metal fatality reported in 2017 and the second fall of material fatality.

U.S. scientists say they have discovered a new source of lithium, a key element in the manufacturing of battery-powered electric cars and other renewable energy technologies: supervolcanoes.

In a recently published study in Nature Communications, the team at Stanford University say lake sediments within unusually large volcanoes can host lithium-rich clay deposits, which would be an essential step toward diversifying the supply of the metal.

A rained-out workday turned into a spontaneous swift-water rescue for a local well-drilling crew recently.

July monsoons have already claimed at least 10 lives in Arizona, and thanks to four men from Brown Drilling, two people trying to brave a wash missed being added to the tally.

Company representatives took time out of a 15-hour workday to describe via phone interview the rescue of a man and woman stuck in raging floodwaters atop of a Ford Bronco in a wash near Blake Ranch and North Stephan roads.

Did you know the ISEE has an online career center that offers discounts to members looking to post jobs? Whether you’re a student looking for an internship or a business looking for a seasoned professional in the explosives industry, the ISEE job board, located at the ISEE website, is a great way to get noticed.

And one of the best parts is that it’s free for job seekers. Upload your resume today to get the attention of job posters or browse the job board for the latest openings. Visit the career center now.

The EFEE 9th World Conference on Explosives & Blasting will be held Sept. 10-12, 2017, at the Brewery Conference Centre in Stockholm, Sweden. Highlights of the conference include technical presentations, an industry exhibition, educational workshops, welcome drinks reception, gala dinner and partner program.

Explosives users, manufacturers and drilling equipment operators as well as researchers and professionals involved in the construction and mining industry will be in attendance.

The technical sessions will be divided into key themes. Authors will present their papers in English to an audience in a lecture style format with some time for questions from the audience.

Sept. 6-8, 2017
Rapid City, S.D.

Sept. 10-12, 2017
Stockholm, Sweden

Sept. 13, 2017
Northborough, Mass.

Sept. 14, 2017
Olathe, Kan.

Sept. 15, 2017
Walnut Shade, Mo.

Sept. 16, 2017
Riverside, Mo.

Sept. 20-22, 2017
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Sept. 23, 2017
Denver, Colo.