Flotation '21 is only 10 days away

It would be nice to be looking forward to travelling to Cape Town next week for MEI's 10th flotation conference, and Flotation '19 now seems a lifetime away.

However, going online has enabled many researchers and  operators who would not have been able to travel to South Africa to attend Flotation '21 from the comfort of their own homes and offices, and there are many new faces on the delegate list.

It is certainly not too late to register for this major event, which was recently extended to 5 days due to the high number of abstracts received, and the programme covers the whole field of flotation: physics and chemistry; control and simulation; and machines, circuits and plant practice. 

The presentations will be streamed from November 8-12, but as these are pre-recorded they will also be available to delegates for a further 6 months. These presentations include two high-profile keynotes: Prof. Jim Finch will talk about the life and work of Prof. Graeme Jameson, who will be 85 years old this year. Prof. Jameson is particularly well known for the Jameson Cell and the Novacell, and he will be one of the panelists on the live panel discussion on the future of flotation circuits and machines (posting of 9th August).

Associate Professor Kym Runge, leader of the Separation Research Program at the SMI-JKMRC, Australia will present an associated keynote lecture on developments in flotation circuit diagnostic practice (posting of 15th August).

The programme for Flotation '21 truly reflects the progressive evolution of flotation, the mining industry's most ubiquitous and important technology. As we move into the 4th Industrial Revolution and the era of electric cars and renewable energy, never before has there been such a demand on the supply of finite resources, and flotation will play a very important future role in the quest for a circular economy. The future research needs in flotation will be the subject of a 2nd panel discussion which will be streamed live, giving delegates the opportunity of interacting with the international panel members (posting of 29th August).

Flotation '21 is an event not to be missed, and we hope you will take the opportunity of registering and networking with workers from around the world, browsing the virtual exhibition and entering the MEI and Glencore Technology Flotation 21 Competition with the chance of winning a US$2,000 voucher, good for more than 270,000 hotels around the world! 

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