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For our 50th anniversary, ISEE is bringing the boom to every aspect of the conference experience.

Join us for any of our explosive conference events that are sure to light up your days in Savannah, GA!

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The official ISEE 50th Conference registration is open.

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Conference Schedule

Tuesday, January 23
7am-10pm Exhibitor move-in
4pm-7pm Pre-registration opens (Complimentary beer served)
6:30pm-8pm Executive Committee Meeting
8pm-9pm Board of Directors Reception

Wednesday, January 24
6am-3pm Exhibitor move-in
7am-8am Goat Yoga
7am-5pm Conference registration opens
8am-10:30am Chapter Management Workshop Breakfast
11am-12pm Blaster’s Training Committee Meeting
11am-12:30pm Drillers Section Meeting
11:30am-12:30pm Private lunch (only for fishing participants)
1pm-5pm Fishing excursion
12pm-1pm Lunch in Registration Foyer for attendees
2pm-3pm Student Industry Connection
5:30pm-6pm Session Chairman’s Meeting
4pm-5pm Exhibit Hall opens
5pm-6:30pm Welcome Reception in Exhibit Hall
7pm-11pm Emerging Professionals Social @Service Brewery

Thursday, January 25
6:30am-8am Past President’s Breakfast
7am-4pm Registration opens
8am-10am Opening General Session
9am-1pm Spouse Event Tour & Lunch Vic’s
10:30am-3pm Technical Sessions
10am-6pm Exhibit Hall opens
Bookstore now in Exhibit Hall at ISEE Booth
12pm-1pm Lunch in Exhibit Hall
12pm-1:30pm “Cooking Class with Alastair and Steve”
1pm-5pm Clay Shoot
2pm-3pm Untold Stories “Industry Highlights and History”
2pm-3pm Ice Cream Networking Social Hosted by Leopold’s
6pm-7:30pm International Reception hosted by Nelson Brothers

Friday, January 26
7am-8:30am Foundation Trustee’s Meeting
7am-8:30am Seismograph Section Meeting
8am-3pm Technical Sessions
8am-4:45 pm Blaster’s Training
10:30am-12pm Regulatory Panel Discussion
10:30am-11:30am Conference Advisory Committee Meeting
10am-6:30pm Exhibit Hall opens to all
5:30pm-6:30pm Blaster’s Reception in Exhibit Hall
12pm-1pm Lunch in Exhibit Hall
2pm-3pm* *Cocktail Making Class (spouses)
6:30pm-8pm Video Round-Up BBQ Dinner

Saturday, January 27
8am-12pm Technical Sessions final day
1:30-3:30pm Poster Session
8am-5pm Blaster’s Training
9am-12pm Exhibit Hall open
10am-11am Publications Committee Meeting
12pm Exhibitor pack up begins as
6:30pm-10pm “All Clear Cheers and Beers Bash”
(will be held in the Westin with fireworks)

Sunday, January 28
  Board of Directors Meeting.

**Buses will pick up from all hotels during conference hours to transport attendees to and from the Convention Center**
**New this year the bookstore will be in the ISEE booth in the hall and operate during Exhibit Hall hours**
**Breakfast will be served in the foyer of Exhibit Hall Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. **

Attention Emeritus, Past Presidents, Spouses, and Students!

  • The full conference student membership rate for early bird registration starts August 14 through October 31st and the price is $115.
  • Standard registration begins on November 1st.

**Rates do not include Blasters Training**

Because its ISEE’s 50th Annual Conference…. We will be having “$50 for the 50th” rates for the following memberships below.

  • Emeritus rate is $50.
    • Constitution Article 3, Section 7. Emeritus Membership may be granted, upon request by the member or recommendation by a member of the Board of Directors, to members who have reached 65 years of age and have retired from active business or have become incapacitated, provided that they shall have been members in good standing for at least twenty (20) years prior to their application for Emeritus Membership. An Emeritus Member shall not be subject to dues or assessments and shall enjoy all the privileges of membership.
  • Past President rate is $50.
  • The spouse rate is $50.

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Blasters training now includes 16 hours of training in the following states:
Alabama, Colorado, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, Washington, Wyoming, Delaware, Missouri, Arkansas, Hawaii, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, Kentucky

Blasters Training will be held Friday January 26 and Saturday January 27

Early bird Blasters training registration is $445 for members and $555 for non-members.

Standard registration beginning on November 1 is $495 for members and $605 for non-members.

Blasters Training Schedule 2024

Click here to download the most updated 2024 Blasters Training Schedule

Friday, January 26,2024
8:00 am - 8:15 am Welcome
Billy Obermire, Austin Powder
8:15 am- 9:15 am Safety and Security During Loading Operations
Brad Brown, Dyno Nobel
9:15 am - 10:15 am How Drilling Inaccuracies Affect Blasting
Katie Muhs, Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology
10:15 am - 10:30 am Break
10:30 am - 12:00 pm Regulatory Panel
TBD, ATF / PHMSA
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Blast Vibration vs. Diggability
Clayton Smith, Vibra-Tech
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Bulk Trucks: Calibration. Types, Uses, New Technology
Mark Curry, Orica
3:00 pm - 3:15 pm Break
3:15 pm - 4:45 pm Blaster's Math Workshop
Nick Adams, Austin Powder
Saturday, January 27, 2024
8:00 am - 9:00 am The Results of Small Mistakes on Blasting Operations
Adam Nichols, Austin Powder
9:00 AM - 10:00 am Close Proximity Blasting Next to Sensitive Structures
Brandon Babka, McCallum Rock Drilling
10:00 am - 10:30 am Break
10:30 am - 11:30 am Perimeter Control through Step drilling and Cushion Blasting
Mike Koehler, BE Consultants, Inc.
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Delay Timing for Different Geologies
Joe Nawrocki, Retired from Dyno Nobel
12:30pm - 1:30 pm Lunch
1:30 pm -3:00 pm Seismograph Setup & Interpretation
Jeff Taylor/Keith Best, Sauls Seismic, LLC
1:30 pm -3:00 pm Best Practices When Using Detonating Cord and Detonators
Frank Lucca, Terra Dinamica
3:00 pm -3:30 pm Break
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm Seismograph Setup & Interpretation
Jeff Taylor/Keith Best, Sauls Seismic, LLC
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm Best Practices When Using Detonating Cord and Detonators
Frank Lucca, Terra Dinamica

 

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Transportation Schedule

Shuttle Schedule

  Express Schedule
(3 shuttles per route)		 Standard Schedule
(2 shuttle per route)
Tuesday, January 23 - 5:00PM-8:00PM
Wednesday, January 24 6:00AM-11:00AM | 3:00PM-7:30PM 11:00AM-3:00PM
Thursday, January 25 5:45AM-9:30AM | 3:00PM-8:30PM 9:30AM-3:00PM
Friday, January 26 6:00AM-9:30AM | 3:00PM-9:00PM 9:30AM-3:00PM
Saturday, January 27 7:00AM-12:00PM | 5:30PM – 10:30PM -

Red Route

Hyatt Regency

Shuttle Stop in front of the Bohemian Hotel on Bay Street
Ferry Stop: City Hall

Doubletree / Hilton Garden Inn Savanah Historic District

Shuttle Stop: Franklin Square
Ferry Stop: City Hall

Blue Route

Savannah Marriott Riverfront

Shuttle Stop at green bench on General McIntosh Blvd.
Ferry Stop: Waving Girl

Holiday Inn Express and Hampton Inn Savannah Historic District

Shuttle Stop across the street on Abercorn Street
Ferry Stop: City Hall

Water Ferry Schedule

Conference attendees can take advantage of the complimentary water ferry that runs between the Savannah Convention Center (SCC), Hyatt Regency (City Hall) and Savannah Marriott Riverfront (Waving Girl).

  Express Schedule
(2 ferries, 2 routes)
City Hall to SCC | Waving Girl to SCC		 Standard Schedule
(1 ferry, 1 route to all three stops)		 Limited Service ONLY
(City Hall to SCC ONLY last ferry will leave from the City Hall Dock)
Tuesday, January 23 - 7:00AM – 6:20PM 6:40PM-11:00PM
Wednesday, January 24 6:00AM-11:00AM
2:00PM – 7:00PM		 11AM – 2PM 7:00PM-Midnight
Thursday, January 25 6:00AM-11:00AM
2:00PM – 8:00PM		 11AM – 2PM 8:00PM-Midnight
Friday, January 26 6:00AM-11:00AM
3:00PM – 8:30PM		 11AM – 3PM 8:30PM-11:00PM
Saturday, January 27 7:00AM – 12:30pm
5:30PM – 10:30PM		 - 10:30PM-Midnight 

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