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CALL FOR PAPERS
International Mining History Conference 2007

The next VIIth International Mining History 
Congress is organized in Flanders (Belgium)
from October 11th  till 16th. 2007
It will follow the tradition of previous conferences that took place
•       Melbourne (Australië), 1985
•       Bochum (Duitsland), 1989
•       Denver (USA), 1994
•       Guanajuato (Mexico), 1998
•       Milos (Griekenland), 2000
•       Akabira (Japan), 2003

The central location of the congress is the 
coalmine of Beringen, at present the largest and 
most complete coalmining site in Western Europe 
protected by law. The mine itself is situated in 
the middle of a large mining town built by the 
company (including schools, church, hospital, 
leisure and sport complexes, library, transport infrastructure, etc).
The conference will be preceded by a tour 
presenting the industrial and technical heritage 
of Belgium and the Euregion, and followed by a 
post conference tour presenting other aspects of 
the rich heritage of this area..

The conference does not only deal with 
coalmining, but includes all aspects of mining 
and the exploitation of mineral resources: ore, salt, stone mining, etc.

The aim of the conference is to offer a platform 
to individual researchers and representatives of 
organizations, research institutes and public 
authorities to present their activities, projects 
and results to a large international audience. 
Thus they can exchange, compare and confront 
their experiences and ideas with those of 
colleagues from abroad. They can compare their 
results and conclusions of other participants.
Although the theme of the congress is kept as 
open as possible, some aspects will receive special attention, e.g.:
    * the social and community aspects of mining and quarries;
    * mining villages and the housing conditions of miners;
    * the social and cultural life in mining 
communities (overall culture and festivities, 
sports, religion, songs and folk life, oral 
traditions,...) and the survival of these after the closure of the mines;
    * international links and border-crossing 
aspects of mining and qarrying (as well technical 
aspects as economic (e.g. shareholders) and social aspects);
    * the multicultural and multi-ethnic 
character of most mining communities, the 
co-habitation of migrants and local population, 
the co-habitation of different ethnic and religious communities;
    * the preservation, restoration, 
interpretation and presentation of large mining 
complexes, including the adaptive re-use of these buildings;
    * safety, pollution (e.g. soil pollution, 
asbestos,...) and the decontamination of past 
mining sites - including the effects these have 
on conservation and accessibility;
    * recording and documenting, preserving, 
managing and interpreting mining landscapes;
    * recording, documenting and presenting those 
aspects that cannot be preserved (e.g. underground galleries)
    * the preservation, management and opening of 
large mining archives to esearchers and the 
public - including prints and drawings, plans, 
general documentation, books and journals: the 
need for international co-operation ? This list 
is not limitative, but other themes and aspects 
can be added and proposed by participants.
    * The conference organizers aim at keeping 
the conference and its themes as open as 
possible, to enable participants to present 
without limitations their activities, research, 
projects and results. Thus one expects being able 
to draw a general overview of all the existing 
initiatives - to promote international 
cooperation and exchange of information. Call for papers
    * Those willing to present a short paper 
(max. 15 minutes) during one of the working 
sessions are requesting to send as soon as 
possible a short summary (15 lines, max.1250 
characters) to the conference organisers. These 
will be posted on the conference website (see below).
Although the main conference language will be 
English papers in French, German and Dutch can be accepted.
A summary of he papers - to be duplicated and 
handed out during the conference - should reach 
the conference secretariat not later than June 1st 2007
    * The conference will also offer the 
possibility to present its activities and results 
through poster exhibits. Each participant, and 
even those who cannot take part in the 
conference, do have the right to exhibit two 
pannels (max 100 x 100 cm each) during the poster 
exhibition that will be housed in the old shower 
rooms of the mine. One is also requested to 
register as soon as possible by sending a short 
summary of the content of the posters to the 
conference secretariat: this summary has to reach 
the organizers before June 1st 2007 .
    * Participants will have full opportunity to 
put leaflets and brochures at the disposal of 
participants, or to sell publications (tables 
will be availabe, please register beforehand)
For further information and registration see: 
http://www.miningheritage.org / 
http://www.bergbauerbe.org or 
http://www.patrimoineminier.org From now on these 
websites will be updated on a regular basis and 
hold the most recent information on the 
programme, the pre- and post-conference 
tours,  and linked activities Contact address:
IMHC 2007
c/o Vredelaan 72
B-8500   Kortrijk
Tel +32.56.255171
Fax +32.56.255173
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E-FAITH
the European Federation of Associations of Industrial and Technical Heritage
http://www.e-faith.org
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The E-FAITH-website holds information on the campaign for a
"European Industrial and technical Heritage Year" (2006)
Please visit:  http://www.e-faith.org/
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