Call for Papers: 9th International Symposium on Salt -- Beijing, September 4-7, 2009
The 9th International Symposium on Salt now has an active website and has issued a Call for Papers. Deadline for abstract submission is December 15, 2008.
The meeting, themed with the Salt Institute slogan (and film title) "Salt: The Essence of Life," will be held at the China National Convention Center in Beijing. It is being sponsored and organized by Salt Institute member China National Salt Industry Corporation . The Salt Institute is co-sponsoring, along with the Indian Salt Manufacturers Association and the Solution Mining Research Institute .
Topics for which papers are invited include the following:
- 1. Reduction of Energy Consumption in Salt Production
- 2. Salt Production Safety
- 3. Salt Sources and Occurrences
- 4. Salt Extraction
- 5. Rock Salt
- 6. Evaporated Salt
- 7. Sea/lake/Solar Salt
- 8. Salt Byproducts
- 9. Salt Processing, Analysis and Quality Assurance
- 10. Salt Markets and Applications
- 11. New Applications
- 12. Applications of New Technologies and Equipments
- 13. Salt and the Environment
- 14. Salt and Health
- 15. Iodized Salt for IDD Elimination
- 16. Salt and History (Salt and Culture)
Keep a watch on the website as the program develops.
