12:00-5:00 Pm3 Concurrent Workshops(Seating Is Limited)

Agenda

Monday, Dec. 8, 2008(Eastern Time)

11:30am-12:00 pm Registration

12:00-5:00 pm3 Concurrent Workshops(Seating is Limited)

(1) NPDES Permitting & Reporting: Spill Prevention Control; Countermeasures & Reporting; and Overview of Hach Water Testing Equipment Usage: Rose McDaniel, IDEM; Andy Stinchfield, IDEM; Catherine Hess, IDEM; and Brian Simpkiss, Hach Co.

(APPROVED—5 technical education hours for wastewater license renewal) OR

(2) New Ways of Seeing into the Earth (previously called Technologies in the 21st Century): Michael Sharp, OK Conservation District; Christopher Stohr, IL Geological Survey; Deborah Dale, OSM-Alton; Alan Witty, Martin-Marietta; and Nelson Shaffer, IN Geological Survey.

(APPROVED—5 generaleducation hours for wastewater license renewal) OR

(3) Blaster Retraining. Robert McClure, R.A. McClure Inc.; Michael (Mick) Fritz, Carbo*Prill; John Brown, Drill & Blast Solutions; Michael Piechocki, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.

(APPROVED--5 continuing education hours for both Indiana Blaster Certification renewal and Indiana Department of Homeland Security Regulated Explosives Use-Blaster License)

5:00-7:00 pmPoster Session and Reception

Agenda

Tuesday, Dec. 9th(Eastern Time)

7:45-8:30 amRegistration

8:30-8:45 amWelcome: Ron McAhron, Deputy Director, Indiana Department of Natural Resources, and ISMR Chairman.

8:45-9:00 amUpdate on the Indiana Geological Survey: Dr. John Steinmetz, State Geologist, Indiana Geological Survey. Update on the latest programs and accomplishments of the Indiana Geological Survey.

9:00-9:15 amOffice of Surface Mining Update: Andy Gilmore, Chief-Alton Field Division, Office of Surface Mining. 2008 initiatives including technology transfer, rule changes, AML funding increases, and research.

9:15-9:45 amReconnaissance of Coal Slurry Deposits in Indiana: Denver Harper, Geologist-Center for Geospatial Data Analysis, Indiana Geological Survey.

Overview of a project to map coal-slurry deposits and estimate their volumes using aerial imagery, geological records, and geographic information systems (GIS).

9:45-10:15 amUnderground Coal Gasification: Marty Irwin, Director, Center for Coal Technology Research, Purdue University. The latest breakthroughs on underground coal gasification for energy uses.

10:15-10:30 amBREAK – Door Prize Drawings

10:30-11:00 amRenewables as Use for Carbon Credits: Heath Norrick, Manager-Renewable Energy, Hoosier Energy. What Hoosier Energy is doing toward renewable energy and its use in carbon credits.

11:00-11:30 amProblems with Carbon Dioxide Infiltration into Residences Constructed Upon Reclaimed Surface Mines: William Ehler, Project Manager-Federal Reclamation Project Division, Office of Surface Mining, Appalachian Region Office. Overview on carbon dioxide problems found in homes

built on surface mined land.

11:30 am-12:00 pmLatest Innovations in Stream Restoration: George Athanasakes, Ecosystem Restoration Practice Leader, Stantec, Inc. Most recent experiences and innovations in restoration of streams.

12:00-1:30 pmAWARDS LUNCHEON: Alternative Aviation Fuels from Coal, Natural Gas, Biomass, and Combinations. Keynote speaker—William Harrison, Technical Advisor for Fuels & Energy, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The history of Assured Fuels effort and progress that’s been made to certify the fleet. (CANCELLED)

1:30-2:00 pmThe Appalachian Region Reforestation Initiative and the Forestry Reclamation Approach: Vic Davis, Forester, Appalachian Regional Reforestation Initiative, Office of Surface Mining. Highly productive forestland can be created on reclaimed mine land using a Forestry Reclamation Approach leading to multiple benefits, including carbon sequestration, timber production, and much more.

2:00-2:30 pmOSM’s Proposed Coal Combustion By-Products Rule: John Craynon, Chief, Division of Regulatory Support, OSM, Washington D.C. The latest information on OSM’s Potential Coal Ash Rule.

2:30–2:45 pmBREAK – Door Prize Drawings

2:45-3:15 pmIndiana Coal Bed Methane Issues: Ownership of CBM; CBM-Coal Production Conflicts; Appurtenant Right Limitations Based on Severance Lines: John E. Rhine, partner, Rhine Ernest LLP. Focuses on 3 areas of the law which are of great current interest: (1) ownership of coal bed methane in Indiana; (2) conflicts between CBM production & protection of coal reserves and (3) Appurtenant surface rights limitation with specific application to CBM operators, especially with regard to access and pipelines.

3:15-3:45 pmOverview of New MSHA Rules & Regulations—What is in Effect and What’s to Come: David Whitcomb, Assistant District Manager (Technical), Mine Safety & Health Administration. New law requirements and the initiatives pertaining to them.

3:45-4:15 pmCoal Gasification Energy Products for Indiana: Gerald Hill, Senior Engineer, Science Applications, International Corporation at Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center. Initiatives in the coal to liquids energy field.

4:15-4:30 PMClosing – Grand Door Prize Drawing