| Organizing Committee |  | | Tom Barczak, Co-Chairman, NIOSH, Office of Mine Safety and Health Research, Pittsburgh, PA | | Keith Heasley, Co-Chairman, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV | | Christopher Mark, Co-Chairman, MSHA, Pittsburgh, PA | | Syd Peng, Co-Chairman, WVU, Morgantown, WV | | Steve Tadolini, Co-Chairman, Minova International, Bowerston, OH | | Michael Bayerl, Member, Hilti Entwicklungsgesellschaft GmbH, Kaufering, Germany | | Al Campoli, Member, Jennmar Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA | | Ismet Canbulat, Member, Anglo American Metallurgical Coal, Brisbane, Australia | | Jinsheng Chen, Member, DSI Underground Systems, Inc., Martinsburg | | Joe Cybulski, Member, USDOL - MSHA, Pittsburgh, PA | | Gerry Finfinger, Member, NIOSH, Office of Mine Safety and Health Research, Pittsburgh, PA | | Russell Frith, Member, Frith Consulting Services, Floraville, Australia | | Richard Gray, Member, DiGioia, Gray & Associates, LLC, Greensburg, PA | | Greg Hasenfus, Member, CONSOL Energy Inc., Canonsburg, PA | | Bruce Hebblewhite, Member, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia | | Greg Hinshaw, Member, J. H. Fletcher & Co., Huntington, WV | | Anthony Iannacchione, Member, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA | | Rajagopala Kallu, Member, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV | | Frank Kendorski, Member, Agapito Associates, Inc., Downers Grove, IL | | Yi Luo, Member, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV | | Kim McCarter, Member, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT | | Brijes Mishra, Member, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV | | Mike Mishra, Member, Alpha Natural Resources, Julian, WV | | David Newman, Member, Appalachian Mining and Engineering, Inc., Lexington, KY | | Dan Payne, Member, BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance, Emerald, Australia | | Kyle Perry, Member, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY | | Tim Ross, Member, Agapito Associates, Inc., Grand Junction, CO | | Jamal Rostami, Member, Penn State University, University Park, PA | | John Rusnak, Member, Peabody Energy Inc., St. Louis, MO | | Vincent Scovazzo, Member, John T. Boyd Company, Richland, WA | | Stephen Signer, Member, NIOSH
Office of Mine Safety and Health Research, Spokane, WA | | Daniel Su, Member, CONSOL Energy Inc., Canonsburg, PA | | Erik Westman, Member, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA | | Joe Zelanko, Member, Rosebud Mining Company, Kittanning, PA |
| Paper Reviewing Committee | | | Tom Barczak, Chief Reviewer, NIOSH - OMSHR, Pittsburgh, 0 | | Steve Tadolini, Chief Reviewer, Minova International, Bowerston, OH |
| 1) Fundamental Research Studies | | 2) Operator Case Histories | | 3) New Roof Support Product Developments | | 4) Roof and Rib Control Strategies | | Dennis Dolinar, Primary reviewer, NIOSH-Pittsburgh Research Lab, Pittsburgh, PA | | Gerry Finfinger, Reviewer, NIOSH, Office of Mine Safety and Health Research, Pittsburgh, PA | | Lou Prosser, Reviewer, NIOSH-Pittsburgh Research Lab, Pittsburgh, PA | | 5) Engineering Design/Monitoring Software Advancements | | 6) Numerical Modeling Developments and Applications | | 7) Syd S. Peng Award Winner | | 8) Pillar and Mine Design | | 9) Approval/Regulatory Issues | | 10) Rockmass Characterization/Hazard and Risk Assessment | | 11) Subsidence Evaluation | | 12) Tunnel/Slope Ground Control Issues | | 13) Highwall/Open Cut Practices/Issues | | 14) Ultra Thick Seam Mining Practices/Solutions | | 15) Chinese Mining Practices/Solutions | | 16) Advancements in Ground Control Instrumentation | | 17) Others | | 18) Fundamental Research Studies II | | 19) New Roof Support Product Developments II | | 20) Numerical Modeling Developments and Applications II | | 21) Operator Case Histories II | | 22) Pillar and Mine Design II | | 23) Rockmass Characterization/Hazard and Risk Assessment II | | 24) Subsidence Evaluations II |
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