Our Annual Conference was a resounding success! With over 1,700 attendees from across the globe, it was the largest conference on explosives and blasting technique in the world. Held at the Savannah Convention Center in Savannah, GA, US, the conference schedule was jam-packed with technical sessions, poster sessions, workshops, social events, and more. The ISEE Team is already brainstorming ideas to make the 51st Conference as memorable as the 50th.

Accolades

Mick Lownds, Consultant, was awarded the Distinguished Service Award; David Hersey, Dykon Blasting Corp, was awarded the Blasters Leadership; Tom Jenkins, Stemlock, Inc., received the Industry Service award; Doug Rudenko, Vibratech Engineers, received the Industry Service award; Rick Henry, Wampum Hardware Company, received Driller of the Year; Chad Edwards, Ed's Drilling & Blasting, received Driller of the Year; Wayan Rahayudha, BHP, received Driller of the Year, Australasia; The President's award was awarded to Josh Hoffman, Institute of Makers of Explosives, and Rob Farnfied, EPC Metrics. Special Recognition was given to Richard O'Meara, retired. The Top 2 Technical Papers were awarded to Nathan Skopak, Use of a Scaled Concrete Model to Determine the Origins of Air Overpressure; and Tristan Worsey, Worsey-Silva Equation for Modeling Fragmentation Caused by Row Timing.