The Republic of Korea, India, France, Japan, the Russian Federation, the People’s Republic of China, Bulgaria, Cuba, the Czech Republic, Poland, and the Slovak Republic are currently contractors with the United Nations International Seabed Authority (ISA) and are registered with the ISA to explore for commercially exploitable mineral deposits in the deep seabed regions of the Pacific and Indian Oceans.

Though constrained by difficult international precedents, daunting technical challenges, and dire economic forecasts, these groups continue making progress in securing the rights and technologies for the recovery of trillions of tons of deep seabed mineral resources.

The 33^rd Annual Underwater Mining Institute (UMI) invites you to participate in a forum for serious discussion of this and other topics related to marine minerals.

Presentations in the following subjects will be featured:

• Technological developments relevant to deep seabed exploration, mining and metallurgical processing;
• Environmental impact considerations for deep seabed mining;
• Political and regulatory considerations of importance for the prudent and efficient development of deep seabed mineral resources;
• Geological aspects of deep seabed minerals with relevance to prospecting and exploration; and
• Other noteworthy topics of timely interest to the development of marine minerals worldwide.

Links

• UMI 2003 Focus
• UMI 2003 Program
• UMI 2003 Lodging
• UMI 2003 Registration and Hotel Reservations
• UMI 2003 Jeju Island Geotechnical and Cultural Field Tour
• UMI 2003 Call for Papers (January 2003)

Technical Chair

Charles L. Morgan • Planning Solutions • Email: sauchai@aol.com

Technical Co-chair and Host

Sponsoring Organizations

Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute
Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Korea
International Marine Minerals Society
Hawai‘i Undersea Research Laboratory, University of Hawai‘i

About Jeju-do and Korea

Jeju-do is the premier tourist destination in Korea because of its scenery—offering both stunning land and seascapes--and superior tourist amenities. The Korea National Tourism Organization (KNTO) has developed an excellent compendium of information invaluable to the tourist or business traveler accessible at http://www.tour2korea.com/. The Korea Information Service (KOIS) also offers a wealth of information about the Republic of Korea--its government and politics, business and economics, science and technology, culture and arts, and sports and recreation at http://www.korea.net/.

Other ther websites offering interesting and useful information about Jeju Island and Korea:
Life in Korea
Cheju Do
Cheju Information Network

Conference Contact

UNDERWATER MINING INSTITUTE 2003