ICSMRDSM 2020: 14. International Conference on Seabed Mineral Resources and Deep Sea Mining

February 10-11, 2020 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Conference Code: 20MY02ICSMRDSM

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The International Research Conference Aims and Objectives

The International Research Conference is a federated organization dedicated to bringing together a significant number of diverse scholarly events for presentation within the conference program. Events will run over a span of time during the conference depending on the number and length of the presentations. With its high quality, it provides an exceptional value for students, academics and industry researchers.

ICSMRDSM 2020: 14. International Conference on Seabed Mineral Resources and Deep Sea Mining aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research results on all aspects of Seabed Mineral Resources and Deep Sea Mining. It also provides a premier interdisciplinary platform for researchers, practitioners and educators to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, and concerns as well as practical challenges encountered and solutions adopted in the fields of Seabed Mineral Resources and Deep Sea Mining

Call for Contributions

Prospective authors are kindly encouraged to contribute to and help shape the conference through submissions of their research abstracts, papers and e-posters. Also, high quality research contributions describing original and unpublished results of conceptual, constructive, empirical, experimental, or theoretical work in all areas of Seabed Mineral Resources and Deep Sea Mining are cordially invited for presentation at the conference. The conference solicits contributions of abstracts, papers and e-posters that address themes and topics of the conference, including figures, tables and references of novel research materials.

Guidelines for Authors

Please ensure your submission meets the conference's strict guidelines for accepting scholarly papers. Downloadable versions of the check list for Full-Text Papers and Abstract Papers.

Please refer to the Paper Submission Guideline, Abstract Submission Guideline and Author Information before submitting your paper.

Conference Proceedings

All submitted conference papers will be blind peer reviewed by three competent reviewers. The peer-reviewed conference proceedings are indexed in the Open Science Index, Google Scholar, Semantic Scholar, Zenedo, OpenAIRE, BASE, WorldCAT, Sherpa/RoMEO, and other index databases. Impact Factor Indicators.

Special Journal Issues

ICSMRDSM 2020 has teamed up with the Special Journal Issue on Seabed Mineral Resources and Deep Sea Mining. A number of selected high-impact full text papers will also be considered for the special journal issues. All submitted papers will have the opportunity to be considered for this Special Journal Issue. The paper selection will be carried out during the peer review process as well as at the conference presentation stage. Submitted papers must not be under consideration by any other journal or publication. The final decision for paper selection will be made based on peer review reports by the Guest Editors and the Editor-in-Chief jointly. Selected full-text papers will be published online free of charge.

Conference Sponsor and Exhibitor Opportunities

The Conference offers the opportunity to become a conference sponsor or exhibitor. To participate as a sponsor or exhibitor, please download and complete the Conference Sponsorship Request Form.

Application Forms

Deep sea mining and exploration
Environmental aspects of seafloor minerals
Mine mechanization and ventilation
Environment, regulations and technology
Modelling, simulation and optimization
Legal aspects of seafloor mineral development
Process control and optimisation Mining systems simulation
Moving towards production
Risk assessment and management in sea mining
Sustainable development of seabed mineral resources
Sustainable seabed mining
Seafloor massive sulphides and manganese nodules
Ferromanganese crusts
Polymetallic nodules
Mining the seafloor and the potential for growth
Economics and finance of deep sea mining
Environmental impacts of seabed mining
Developments in exploitation technologies for seabed mining
Practical guidance from regional government authorities

Abstracts/Full-Text Paper Submission Deadline		December 12, 2019
Notification of Acceptance/Rejection		December 31, 2019
Final Paper (Camera Ready) Submission & Early Bird Registration Deadline		January 11, 2020
Conference Dates		February 10-11, 2020

Participation Type	Early Registration Fees	Registration Fees
Non-Student Oral/Poster Presenter Registration	€ 350	€ 400
Student Oral/Poster Presenter Registration	€ 300	€ 350
Listener Registration	€ 250	€ 300
Additional Paper Publication	€ 100

All conference materials and services will be delivered digitally to the participant with the online conference management system. Conference registration includes the following digital materials and services:

e-certificates [for Authors: Certificate of Attendance and Presentation; for Listeners: Certificate of Attendance; for Chairs: Certificate of Attendance and Appreciation; for Presenters: Certificate of Best Presentation (if conferred based appraisal)]
e-program
e-book
e-name badge
e-receipt
e-presentation

Presentation Types:

Physical presentation is an oral conferencing presentation that is made using digital technology including embedded digital elements ( texts, tables, graphs, or videos ) for PowerPoint sharing.
Digital presentation is a digital conferencing presentation that is made using digital technology including embedded digital elements ( texts, tables, graphs, or videos ) for PowerPoint sharing.

Early Bird Registration

Early Bird registration is valid until 2020-01-11 23:59:59

Online Credit Card Processing

Online payment option available for author and listener delegates.
Conference participants can make online credit card payments for conference registration fees.