A chronological list of events on demining. In some cases, past conferences have links to their proceedings. To add your own events to this list, contact us describing the event.
TBD = To Be Determined
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| January 25-27 | 3rd Counter IED Summit:
Detecting, Defeating and Attacking the IED Threat |
Washington, DC Metro Area | info@idga.org |
| ONLINE INFO | http://www.counteriedsummit.com/Event.aspx?id=230760# | ||
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This is a sensitive issue that deserves time and discussion from the services, industry experts, consultants, think tanks and non-profits. Given the importance of this topic, please refer any colleagues that work within this sector to this website so we can continue to help stop the unnecessary deaths of our soldiers abroad. |
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| March 15-19 | UN Mine Action Programme Directors Meeting | Geneva, Switzerland |
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| ONLINE INFO | http://www.ndia.org/meetings/0950/Pages/default.aspx | ||
| March 25-26 | African Regional Conference on Cluster Munitions | Pretoria, South Africa |
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| ONLINE INFO | http://clustermunitionspretoria.blogspot.com/ | ||
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| April 4 | International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action | Worldwide | |
| ONLINE INFO | http://feb2010.unricmagazine.org/observances/466-4-april-international-day-for-mine-awareness-and-assistance-in-mine-action.html | ||
| April 26-30 | 2010 Department of Defense Explosives Safety Board Seminar | Portland, Oregon |
Kate Shattuck |
| ONLINE INFO | http://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?eventid=777026 | ||
| April 27-29 | 2010 Global EOD Conference & Exhibition | Ft. Walton Beach, FL |
Alden Davidson, ph: 703-247-2582 email: adavidson@ndia.org |
| ONLINE INFO | http://www.ndia.org/meetings/0950/Pages/default.aspx | ||
| The 2010 Global Explosive Ordnance Disposal Conference & Exhibition will be held from April 27-29, 2010 in Ft. Walton Beach, FL, USA. The conference will focus on combating terrorist use of explosives. | |||
| April 27-29 | Humanitarian Demining Symposium 2010 | Sibenik, Croatia | sanja.vakula@ctro.hr |
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The 7th International Symposium Humanitarian Demining 2010, which will be held from 27 to 29 April 2010 in Sibenik, Croatia. The symposium will focus on demining technologies. |
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May 12-13 |
Hazardous Materials: Issues of Detection and Disposal |
Kościerzyna, POLAND | Patrycja Wołkanowska merkury.jakusz@gmail.com |
ONLINE INFO |
http://tinyurl.com/yj5x3pm |
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The aim of the Conference is the presentation of modern methods of detecting hazardous materials on land and in water and also various methods safe neutralization of them while respecting the environmental regulations. |
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| June 22-25 | Summer Congress 2010 |
Sudbury, Ontario |
sanja.vakula@ctro.hr |
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The Summer Congress 2010 is jointly presented by the Ontario International Development Agency (OIDA) and the International Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Law (ICIRL) at Laurentian University in Canada. Summer Congress 2010 is providing an inter-disciplinary forum on global sustainable development for practitioners and academics. |
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| June 7-25 | Explosive Ordnance Disposal Level 3 Course | Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK |
admin@issee.co.uk |
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This 15 day course is for EOD 2 operators who have formally completed a recognised EOD 2 course of instruction and who have then gained at least 18 months experience working in the field of EOD or have been recommended by a competent authority. This course has been specifically constructed to meet not only the International Mine Action Standards but also the European Union EOD competency standards. On completion of this course the student will be able to supervise and manage the explosives clearance of remediation sites as well as other EOD related operational activities. This course is accredited by City and Guilds of London Institute and provides an academic recognition. |
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July 22-23 |
2010 Aid & International Development Forum |
Washington, DC |
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AIDF will bring together the international humanitarian community - including UN, NGO, governmental and intergovernmental organizations and the private sector - to network and improve coordination and communication, thereby increasing the effectiveness of humanitarian aid response, relief and now international development. AIDF involves aid agencies, UN organizations, governments and businesses supplying goods and services to this community. |
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July 20 and July 27 |
Course: Quality Considerations for Munitions Response Projects |
Online |
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This training course is intended for an intermediate audience and assumes a basic understanding of specialized processes associated with MR projects. Background information on some of the topics can be found in Munitions Response Historical Records Review (UXO-2, 2003) and Geophysical Prove-Outs for Munitions Response Projects (UXO-3, 2004), Survey of Munitions Response Technologies (UXO-4, 2006) and their associated Internet-based training courses (available from this site).
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| August 2-20 | Explosive Ordnance Disposal Level 2 Course |
Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK |
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This 15 day course is to provide personnel with the knowledge required to enable them to carry out EOD procedures and operations in accordance with International Standards, including IMAS. This course is accredited by City and Guilds of London Institute and provides the next level of training required for EOD 1 operators to move up into supervisory positions. |
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August 3, 10, and 17 |
Course: Quality Considerations for Munitions Response Projects |
Online |
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This training course is intended for an intermediate audience and assumes a basic understanding of specialized processes associated with MR projects. Background information on some of the topics can be found in Munitions Response Historical Records Review (UXO-2, 2003) and Geophysical Prove-Outs for Munitions Response Projects (UXO-3, 2004), Survey of Munitions Response Technologies (UXO-4, 2006) and their associated Internet-based training courses (available from this site).
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| DATE | EVENT NAME | EVENT LOCATION | CONTACT | October 4-5 |
Course: Quality Considerations for Munitions Response Projects |
Atlanta, Georgia |
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This training course is intended for an intermediate audience and assumes a basic understanding of specialized processes associated with MR projects. Background information on some of the topics can be found in Munitions Response Historical Records Review (UXO-2, 2003) and Geophysical Prove-Outs for Munitions Response Projects (UXO-3, 2004), Survey of Munitions Response Technologies (UXO-4, 2006) and their associated Internet-based training courses (available from this site). |
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October 4-6 |
Detectors, Systems & Tools for Demining, EOD and IED |
Riederich, Germany |
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Vallon strives to inform the world community of the dangers of ERWs, EODs and IEDs. We will be hosting a workshop, free of charge, to those who would wish to learn about what can be done. |
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| October 26– 29 | 4th CBR Africa Network (CAN) Conference 2010 |
Nicon Luxury Hotel Abuja, Nigeria |
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The 4th CBR Africa Network (CAN) Conference 2010 will be under the theme: “Linking disability, rehabilitation and CBR.” The conference is planned for the 26th – 29th October 2010 at the Nicon Luxury Hotel Abuja, Nigeria and will bring together CBR practitioners, Government representatives, Disabled People’s Organisations and Disabled People from different parts of Africa and the world. The conference will also serve as the Africa launch for the new WHO/UNESCO/ILO/IDDC CBR Guidelines for community based inclusive development. |
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| November 8-12 | First Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions | Vientiane, Lao | alexandra@stopclustermunitions.org |
| November 29 - December 3 | Tenth Meeting of States Parties to the Mine Ban Treaty | Geneva, Switzerland | tamar@icbl.org |
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