Participation Terms for Presenters and Panellists

All presenters must pre-register for the Forum before 4 September 2020 and pay the registration fee, unless exceptions have been pre-agreed with the organisers.

The admission fee for participation in the forum is waived if the speaker represents the sponsoring company, exhibitor, or partner of the forum. The opportunity to participate in the forum without paying the registration fee is offered in exceptional cases by a joint decision made by the organising and program committees of the forum.

Terms of participation with a presentation for speakers not representing sponsors or exhibitors

Event Company University Government body Gala Drinks
Master-classes subject to agreement subject to agreement subject to agreement 70 USD
Forum 650 USD 325 USD subject to agreement
Mining Goes Digital Conference 370 USD 185 USD subject to agreement
Business Podium sessions 650 USD 325 USD subject to agreement
MineInvest contest 650 USD 325 USD subject to agreement
MineDigital contest 650 USD 325 USD subject to agreement

Speaker registration deadlines 

Speaker applications for the presentation at masterclasses, forum sessions, the conference ” Mining Goes Digital “, Business podiums, MineInvest, and MineDigital contests should be submitted by 4 September 2020.

Speaker registration form

Applications are accepted electronically through an online application form. 

Confirmation of presentation 

All presentation applications are reviewed by the forum program committee.

Applicants will receive a reply within 5 working days after completing the speaker’s registration form.

Payment

Speakers who have received confirmation of their presentation at the Forum, Business Podium, or Competition must pay the registration fee prior to the Forum (unless an exception applies).

Non-cash payments in Russian roubles are accepted by MINEX Mining Forum LLC in Russia. Bank transfer or Credit Card payments in foreign currency are processed by Advantix Ltd in the UK. Speakers who have not paid the registration fee will not be admitted to the forum.

Speakers are kindly required to communicate all changes concerning their presentation in a timely manner by writing to ru@minexforum.com.

Cancellation 

Cancellations are accepted before 21 September 2020. Please send a cancellation request to admin@minexforum.com. The registration fee will be refunded minus 15% to cover administrative costs. Cancellations made after 21 September 2020 are not be refundable. In individual cases, a speaker who cancels participation after the deadline may be offered a credit to offset the costs of participation in the future MINEX Forum events. Speaker replacements can be made at any time without additional payment.

General terms

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Requirements for the Preparation and Submission of Presentation Materials

The working languages of the forum are Russian and English. When preparing speeches and presentation slides, speakers can use either one or both languages. During the forum, only one presentation can be presented on the screens. For the simultaneous use of two languages in the presentation, speakers can divide the slides into two parts, presenting the content of each slide in Russian and English.

Dates to remember

4 September – speaker registration deadline

Speaker (or his / her assistant) are required to complete speaker form and provide the following information: speaker’s photo, biography (up to 150 words), the title of the presentation, a brief summary of the presentation (up to 200 words).

15 September or before – submit slides for publication in the forum materials

Submit to slides@minexforum.com presentation slides for publication on a mobile app. The title must indicate “Presentation for publication in the mobile application”. Slides must be prepared in standard 4:3 ratio in PDF format open for public viewing. If the file size exceeds the allowed parameters, it can be sent via a free service: (for example, https://wetransfer.com) by sending a link to the file to the address: slides@minexforum.com.

25 September or before – submit slides for screen projection

Submit to slides@minexforum.com presentation slides to be projected on the screen during the forum. Slides must be prepared in standard 4: 3 aspect ratio in PPT, PPTX, or PDF format. The title should indicate “Slides for projection onto the screen”. If the file size exceeds the allowed parameters, it can be sent via a free service: (for example, https://wetransfer.com) by sending a link to the file to the address: slides@minexforum.com.

25 September or before – submit a video recording

In the case when the speaker is unable to present in-person, please record and upload presentation video in unlisted or public viewing format to YouTube or Vimeo and submit the link to slides@minexforum.com.

Video Length Limitations

The duration of the video recording of the presentation intended for broadcast during live sessions of the forum, the “Mining Goes Digital” conference or the session “Business Podium” should not exceed 15 minutes

The duration of the video recording of the presentation intended for broadcast during the MineDigital and MineInvest contests should not exceed 10 minutes

The duration of the video recording of the presentation intended for publication on the website must be agreed with the forum secretariat on a case by case basis.