UMC 2021 is postponed! It will be held in 2022 on-site in-person at the St Petersburg Vinoy Venue.
UMC 2021
Half a Century on:
Learning from the Past
to Inform the Future
POSTPONED to 2022
OCTOBER 2 - 7, 2022
The Vinoy Renaissance Resort
St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
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Underwater Minerals Conference
The World's Largest Gathering of Ocean Mineral Stakeholders
The Underwater Minerals Conference (UMC) is an annual international forum, with representatives from over 25 countries that since 1970 has brought the marine minerals community together. UMC is the world’s largest gathering of ocean mineral stakeholders, including government, academic, and commercial sector
professionals. Topics considered for the conference include:
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Geological and biological studies of marine minerals deposits and their associated biological communities.
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Regulatory considerations related to mineral resource and environmental impact assessment.
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Technological considerations related to scientific survey objectives and commercial recovery objectives.
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General policy considerations related to the long-term development of these resources.
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Other relevant topics.
UMC 2022 - The 50th Underwater Minerals Conference is presented by the International Marine Minerals Society (IMMS) in partnership with the University of South Florida College of Marine Sciences (USF CMS). This year's Technical Program Chair is Dr. John Wiltshire, former Director of the Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory at the University of Hawaii.
The Conference venue is the Vinoy Renaissance Resort & Golf Club, located in St. Petersburg, Florida, USA.
Join us for
UMC 2022
Registration Dates
Early-bird
Registration
April 4 - July 1
Regular Registration
July 2 - September 26
On-Site
Registration
From September 26
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UMC 2022 Focus
Half a Century On:
Learning from the Past
to Inform the Future
Since 1970 the Underwater Minerals Conference (UMC, originally the Underwater Mining Institute) has provided a nexus linking academic, industrial, and governmental professionals working in all disciplines related to marine minerals, mining and exploration. In doing so the UMC has built a unique, international network of participants for over half a century. The Conference is more than an annual forum; it has, through the years, fostered cooperation, assistance and understanding among those who compose the marine minerals community. It has been the catalyst for forming the International Marine Minerals Society (IMMS, incorporated in 1987) and for many joint ventures, business deals, research grants, service contracts and student stipends.
UMC 2022 DETAILS
UMC provides a platform for researchers, business leaders, governing authorities, and other stakeholder to share about different national policies on underwater mining, research findings on different regions of the ocean and the development of new technologies that can help better manage operations underwater.
With historic elegance and a very modern sense of independence, The Vinoy Renaissance Resort offers a conference and vacation experience unlike any other. Ideally situated on the waterfront in St. Petersburg's, Florida's thriving downtown district, this award-winning hotel is a short distance from waterfront.
The rates are specially discounted for UMC guests starting at $189.
501 5th Ave NE, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA 33701
UMC happens once a year and provides an indispensable source of information and exchange of ideas between the ocean mining industry, the government institutions, the non-profit organizations and academia. It has a scientific focus where the active marine mining players can learn more about the advances in ocean minerals science. The Underwater Mining Conference is the World’s largest gathering of Ocean Minerals Stakeholders
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