All submitted technical abstracts will be reviewed by the Forum Technical Committee.

Early submission is important to ensure the Committee members have ample time to review the abstracts.

Authors are strongly encouraged to submit their abstracts online at: egyptminingforum.com/CFP before Monday 17 March.

• Abstracts should include up to 500 words and be written in English. Any entry submitted in a different language will not be considered.
• You are welcome to include additional information, such as illustrations, graphs or tables, as attachments.
• Please do not submit the same abstract more than once. If you believe your abstract is relevant to multiple categories, please select one that is the best fit.
• One person can submit multiple abstracts within the same category or across multiple categories. However, please do not submit the same or slightly modified abstracts multiple times, as they will be removed.
• Prior to abstract submissions – management clearance must be obtained. Any issues concerning clearance should be outlined when the abstract is submitted.
• If you have presented this abstract previously, you can still submit but you will need to provide details of when and where it was presented before and look to include updated material since original presentation.

Your abstract should contain adequate information for review by the Technical Committee including:

• Description: Summarise the scope and nature of the work upon which the abstract is based, e.g. mine data, lab data, original analysis, technology, innovation.
• Applications: Describe the possible application of the information provided in the abstract.
• Results and conclusions: Summarise the results and major conclusions to be presented, state specific conclusions of the work and how these differ from previous work on the same subject. State whether new information will be revealed and whether data from the mine, refinery, plant, lab, pilot project will be included.
• Technical contributions: Describe the significance of the subject matter in the abstract by listing technical contributions or additions to the technical knowledge relevant to the mining industry

Your abstracts will be evaluated by the Technical Committee members according to the following grading criteria:

• Impact and results: What industry or organisational impact does your work have? Please include relevant results and/or case studies.
• Novelty and technicality: Your abstracts should demonstrate innovation and originality, and contain significant new knowledge, technical results, or experience. Data relating to technical applications should be described and explained.
• Interest and relevance: How relevant are your submissions to the current state of the mining industry? How interesting is the subject matter to the Forum audience and the industry overall? Will it grab their attention?

There is a choice of 8 different technical categories, all of which have multiple technical descriptions. Please have a thorough read through all of them and select one category that best describes your abstract. Please do not submit the same abstract more than once, as duplicates will be removed

Your abstract should not use language that is commercial in tone in the title, text or attachments. The use of such terms will result in careful scrutiny by the Technical Committee and may result in exclusion of abstracts from the evaluation process

• You will be notified in April if your abstract has been accepted. All authors who submitted their abstracts will receive an email stating if their abstracts have been accepted or not.
• Authors of accepted abstracts will be required to prepare PowerPoint presentations, detailed instructions on the preparation will be sent to all authors once acceptance to speak has been received.
• The Forum does not require authors to submit their technical papers (manuscripts), as we do not publish these.
• All the presenters will receive complimentary access to all the Technical Conference sessions. However, any co-authors are required to purchase a pass if they would like to attend.
• The organiser assumes no obligation for expenses by authors for travel and accommodation to attend and speak at the Conference