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In a major coup for South Australia’s reputation as a major player on the world’s mining stage, Adelaide Convention Centre has won the right to host a significant iron ore conference in 2010.
Running from 6 to 9 April, the International Association on the Genesis of Ore Deposits (IAGOD) conference is expected to attract about 550 delegates with more than half coming from Europe, North America and the Asia Pacific region.
“This is a significant win both for the Adelaide Convention Centre and South Australia as a whole,” Adelaide Convention Centre Chief Executive Alec Gilbert says.
“South Australia’s reputation as a mining powerhouse continues to grow and this conference reinforces our status opening up new opportunities and allowing Adelaide Convention Centre to once again showcase its expertise in hosting prestigious, international events.”
IAGOD Secretary General Nigel Cook said South Australia’s large iron ore deposits made Adelaide the obvious choice for the conference themed Giant Ore Deposits Down Under.
“We are looking to consolidate our membership in the Asia Pacific region and have no doubt that this conference in Adelaide will help us to achieve this,” Mr Cook said. “We were impressed with Adelaide Convention Centre’s facilities and standards of service and have no doubt this event will be an outstanding success.”
A number of field trips have been organised for delegates including visits to South Australian mines Olympic Dam and Prominent Hill, trips to opal fields of the Great Artesian Basin and the mines of western Tasmania as well as a pre-conference trip across New South Wales and into South Australia’s Olary Province, Flinders Ranges and the historic Burra Copper Mine to Adelaide.
Delegates will also enjoy a behind-the-scenes visit to the South Australian Museum, a tour of Penfold’s Magill Estate Winery (the spiritual home of Australian wine icon Grange) as well as a visit to the Adelaide Conservatorium of Music and historic Hahndorf village in the Adelaide Hills.
The announcement follows the recent successful hosting of a significant uranium conference at Adelaide Convention Centre, with the state’s vast reserves of uranium fuelling world-wide interest in the event.
Attracting 400 people from 25 countries, the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy’s International Uranium Conference 2008 was labelled an outstanding success.
The conference and exhibition industry is a major contributor to South Australia’s economy, with events at the Adelaide Convention Centre alone generating more than 90,000 bed nights each year.
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