Tuesday September 30, 2008

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7:00 AM - 8:00 AM

Registration/Continental Breakfast

8:00 AM - 8:15 AM

Welcome/Opening Remarks
Carolyn Dahl, Dean, College of Continuing Studies, The University of Alabama
Nikky LaBranche, 2008 SME Chair

8:15 AM - 9:00 AM

Building a Stronger Industry . . . Building a Better Career . . .
Building a Secure Future                      
Dave Kanagy, Executive Chair, SME National

9:00 AM - 9:45 AM

Looking Ahead: Future Challenges for US Coal Mining    
Shane Perry, Mining Engineer
John T. Boyd, Pittsburgh, PA

9:45 AM -10:00 AM

Break

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

"To Know How to Make it is to Know How to Break it" Fundamentals of
Gearing, Basic Nomenclature, Gear Types, Manufacturing, Quality, and
Gear Heat Treating
Richard A. Black, GT Higginbotham Co., Inc.

12:00 PM - 01:00 PM

Lunch

01:00 PM - 03:15 PM

"The Teeth Tell the Story” Gear Failure Analysis from
 a Users’  Perspective    
Richard A. Black, GT Higginbotham Co., Inc.

03:15 PM - 03:30 PM

Break

03:30 PM - 04:15 PM

Conveyer Belt Criterea
Tod Seeger, Veyance Technologies Inc./Goodyear Engineered Products

04:15 PM - 05:00 PM

What is on the Horizon with CO2 Trading
Gary Hart, Analyst, ICAP Energy

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM

Continental Breakfast

8:00 AM - 8:15 AM

Welcome and Opening Remarks

8:15 AM - 9:00 AM

Alabama Carbon Sequestration Update
Jack Pashin, Geological Survey of Alabama

9:00 AM - 9:45 AM

The Use of Coal in an Uncertain World
David Roberson, President, Alabama Coal Association

9:45 AM -10:15 AM

MSHA Metal/Non Metal Update
Samuel Pierce, MSHA Metal/Nonmetal Division

10:15 AM - 10:30 PM

Break

10:30 AM - 11:15 PM

MSHA Coal Update/Crandall Canyon Report
Richard Gates, MSHA Coal Division

11:15 AM - 12:00 PM

Slurry Cells Prove Successful Alternatives to Impoundments
Kevin Houston, Mining Consultant, Lexington, KY

12:00 PM - 01:00 PM

Lunch

01:00 PM - 02:00 PM

Disposal of Coal Mine Slurry using Geosynthetic Containers
Mike Watts, Mining Consultant

02:00 PM - 02:45 PM

Alabama's Abandoned Mines Land Program
Larry Barwick, Biologist,
Mining and Reclamation  Division, Alabama Department of Industrial Relations

02:45 PM - 03:00 PM

Break

03:00 PM - 04:00 PM

Online Quality Assurance Using PGNA Technologies
Robbie Bryant, SABIA, Inc.

04:00 PM - 05:00 PM

Global Warming: A Brief Objective Reiew of the Scientific Consenus
Jason Senkbeil, Ph.D., The University of Alabama