Advanced geomechanics – Theory and practice, a 2-day course in Perth, Australia, April 3–4 2003, tel +61 8 9380 3300, fax +61 8 9380 1130, e-mail: acg@acg.uwa.edu.au

Asphalt – World of asphalt conference, March 18–20 2003, Nashville, Tennessee, US, www.worldofasphalt.com

AFSTA 2003 – The AFSTA Congress is scheduled for March 26–28 2003 in nairobi, Kenya, www.afsta.org

CarboEurope – The continental carbon cycle, March 19–21 2003, Bulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal, tel +49 3641 686 726, e-mail: afreib@bgc-jena.mpg.de

Coal – 28th international technical conference on coal utilisation and fuel systems, March 10–13 2003, Sheraton Sand Key Hotel, Clearwater, Florida, US, tel +1 301 294 6080, fax +1 301 294 7480, e-mail: barbarasak@aol.com

Drilling and blasting – An industry show focusing on surface mining case studies, equipment and issues, April 13–15 2003 in San Antonio, Texas, US, tel +1 646 274 6272, fax +1 212 213 6619, e-mail: bvoss@wme.com

Energy – Regional wind energy seminar, Windhoek, Namibia, March 13 2003, tel +264 61 207 2088, e-mail: energy@polytechnic.edu.na

ElectronicChina 2003 – An international trade fair for components, assemblies, electronics production and photonic technologies, takes place at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre, China, March 12–14 2003, tel+49 89 897 3610, fax +49 89 873 621, e-mail: info@mexperts.de

Flotation – Second flotation international symposium, Finland, March 19–21 2003, tel +440 776 8234, fax +440 1326 8234

GIFA 2003 – International foundry trade fair, Germany, June 16–21 2003, tel +49 211 4560 01, fax +49 211 4560 668, e-mail: info@messe-dusseldorf.de

Hannover Messe – The hannover Fair features eight trade shows, namely, research & technology, factory automation, factory equipment & tools, compressed air and vacuum technology and energy, Germany, April 7–12 2003, tel +49 511 890, fax +49 511 893 2626, e-mail: hannovermesse@messe.de or tel (011) 486 2775, fax (011) 486 3625 or tel (021) 422 3311, fax (021) 422 5577

Information technology – CeBIT 2003 exhibition showcasing IT, telecommunications, software and related services, Hannover, March 12–19 2003, tel (011) 486 2775, fax (011) 486 3625

INTERKAMA – An automation trade fair, March 18–21 2003 in Pudong, Shanghai, China, www.interkama.com

INTERMAT – International exhibition of equipment and techniques for the civil engineering and construction industries, May 13–17 2003, France, tel (011) 483 3822, e-mail: romosal@iafrica.com

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