Social Events

Tickets for all social activities can be purchased during the registration process. Be sure to buy your social tickets early since space is limited for some activities!




OPENING RECEPTION - Sponsored by HATCH

All delegates are invited to attend the Opening Reception sponsored by HATCH on Sunday evening, August 23rd. HATCH will be host to welcome the delegates to Sudbury and to the Conference. Dynamic Earth, a Science North attraction, is a geology and mining centre in Sudbury that is also home of the famous Big Nickel!






METSOC ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

On Monday, August 24th the Society will have its Annual General Meeting and will feature the inauguration of the new Metallurgical Society of CIM President.




METALS TRADE SHOW - Sponsored by WorleyParsons

All delegates are invited to have a complimentary cold buffet lunch and attend the opening of the Metals Trade Show. The Trade Show will feature local and international companies and runs until Tuesday PM.





STUDENT INDUSTRY MIXER - Sponsored by Barrick Gold Corporation

On the evening of Monday, August 24th, representatives from industry and students are invited to meet informally at the mixer sponsored by Barrick Gold Corporation. We will announce the winners of the Student Poster session and door prizes. This event is by invitation only, except for students.





EXTRACTIVE DINNER - Sponsored by WorleyParsons

The MetSoc Non-ferrous Pyrometallurgy and the Hydrometallurgy sections invite you to a dinner at The Radisson Hotel Monday evening. Tickets are $50 and quantities are limited. A special presentation by William Davenport of the University of Arizona will take place. The topic is "Travels in Search of Ni, Co and Pt Group Metals".





DINNER IN HONOUR OF PROF. JIM FINCH - Sponsored By Barrick Gold Corp & Teck Ltd.

James A. Finch graduated from Birmingham University (Minerals Engineering), BSc in 1969, and from McGill University (Metallurgical Eng.), MSc, 1971 and PhD, 1973. He has been on staff in the Department of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering (now Mining and Materials Engineering), McGill University since 1973, becoming a full professor in 1985 and serving as Chair from 1988 to 1991. Since 1991 he has held successively the NSERC-INCO Chair (1991-1996) and Industry Chair in Mineral Processing (1996-), renewed for the third time in 2007 with 9 industrial sponsors. He was appointed Gerald Hatch Chair of Mining and Metallurgical in 2005. He has authored over 250 journal articles and one book, Column Flotation, with Glenn Dobby and supervised over 80 post-graduate students. Since 1974 he has led a series of Mineral Processing Systems Professional Development seminars, the most recent in May 2007. He was CIM Distinguished Lecturer in 1994-1995 and has received the Gaudin award of SME/AIME (1997), the Alcan award (1996), the Silver Medal (2005) and (with Dr. Gomez and the mineral processing group) the Falconbridge Innovation award of Met Soc/CIM (2007), and twice the Best Presentation award of CMP/CIM (1995, 1999). In 2008 as team leader he received the Leo Derikx synergy award for innovation from NSERC (Natural sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada). He was elected to the Academy of Science of the Royal Society of Canada in 2002.

This dinner will take place at Inco Cavern and is sponsored by Barrick Gold Corp. and Teck Ltd.  The Inco Cavern is situated at Science North, an attraction in Sudbury.  The room was created by blasting the bedrock of the Canadian Shield.  Tickets for this dinner are $60.  Quantities are limited - visit the registration desk in Sudbury to check availability!









HISTORICAL METALLURGY BOX LUNCH

The Historical Metallurgy Committee of MetSoc will host a box lunch on Wednesday, August 26th featuring guest speaker
Larry M. Southwick. Click here for more information and to view the abstract.

No reservations, no tickets required. Limited seats are available, therefore we recommend that you come on time for the presentation.

A second presentation by Mr. Joe Fyfe (Xstrata), will follow on The History of Sudbury.





METSOC SECTION MEETINGS

The various sections of MetSoc will hold their annual meeting during lunch on Tuesday, August 25th in the various technical rooms. The meetings will offer a free box sandwich lunch. These meetings are an invitation to all who are interested in joining these groups and society. The Hydrometallurgy section will also host their lunch (by invitation only) on Tuesday, August 25th.





METSOC AWARDS BANQUET

On Tuesday, August 25th the Society will honour its outstanding members by presentation of the Society Awards. Tickets for CIM members, authors/session chairs, non-members, sister societies, and principal exhibitors are complimentary but must be reserved as seating is limited. CIM Life & retired members, students and guests may purchase tickets with their registration.




 

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