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Educational Program |
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Sunday, March 5 – Geosoft Software Overview
Monday, March 6 – Product Knowledge Sessions
Tuesday, March 7 – Product Knowledge Sessions
Tuesday, March 7 – Data Management Spotlight |
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Sunday, March 5 – Geosoft Software Overview |
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Geosoft Software Directions and Development Environment
Location: Ontario Room, Intercontinental Hotel
| 2:00 PM |
Geosoft Software: New Developments and Future Directions
Louis Racic, Industry Product Manager, Geosoft Inc.
Geosoft’s longevity and its growing use by geologists, geochemists and geophysicists
around the globe, is a testament to the functional breadth of the company’s Oasis montaj
and Target software. If you’ve never used Geosoft software, this is a great introduction
to key features and benefits. For existing users, learn about future directions, and
preview new capabilities available in the latest release. A number of live demonstrations
will showcase the software’s range of existing and new functionality. |
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GX Developer: Geosoft’s Development Environment
Jacques Beaurain, Application Developer, Geosoft Inc.
GX Developer is used to build and deploy custom extensions to Geosoft software.
This seminar will provide an overview of the current technology as well as examples
of how it can be used to extend Oasis montaj and how to write stand-alone applications.
It is aimed at both current and aspiring developers as well as people in the industry
that are interested in using this platform within their organization. For this reason
no in depth technical coverage or actual coding techniques will be covered. |
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Monday, March 6 - Product Knowledge Sessions |
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Using software to maximize productivity and deliver results
Location: Caledon Room, Intercontinental Hotel
| 9:00 AM |
Practical Geology: Workflow Solutions in Geosoft Target
Tim Millis, Technical Resource Manager, Geosoft Australia, Pty. Inc.
Geosoft’s Target software is being applied across the mining geology spectrum,
from grassroots exploration through to in-mine resource drilling programs.
In this presentation, we’ll demonstrate practical examples of how Target
is used to solve a variety of geological challenges. |
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| 10:00 AM |
Diamond Geochemistry: New SEMplot software for Kimberlite Indicator Mineral Grain Analysis
Louis Racic, Industry Product Manager, Geosoft Inc.
Exploring for diamonds? Don’t miss this demonstration of Geosoft’s new SEMplot software,
a highly specialized geochemical workflow used to identify diamondiferous KIM grains.
Developed and utilized with great success by Rio Tinto Exploration, SEMplot allows
geoscientists to efficiently work with large volumes of geochemical data and
visualize findings related to diamond exploration. |
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| 11:30 AM |
Geosoft Support: Working Lunch |
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| 1:00 PM |
Oasis montaj: Maximizing productivity for mapping, scripting and processing
Natalie Green, Technical Resource Manager, Geosoft Inc.
Tips and tricks to help you make the most of Oasis montaj for mapping,
scripting and processing effectiveness. This presentation will also
cover the new interactive templates for map making, available in the 6.3 release. |
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Feature Topic: Exploration Targeting Using Neural Network Analysis
Stephen Reford, Vice President, Paterson, Grant and Watson Ltd.
A series of case histories will demonstrate this grid-based targeting tool
that utilizes neural network analysis and has recently been incorporated into Oasis montaj. |
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Exploring with ArcGIS: Delivering meaningful results
Karen Li, ESRI Canada and Natalie Green, Geosoft Inc.
GIS is helping geoscientists in all aspects of mining and earth science.
Geological data sets, such as geophysical images, geochemistry and geologic
maps can be displayed and analyzed using GIS. Geosoft’s Target for ArcGIS
has added the ability to display sub-surface drillholes, sections, grids
and voxels within your GIS. Come and see why ESRI technology is the ideal
platform to enable geoscientists to deliver more meaningful results. |
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| 4:00 PM |
Geosoft DAP: Managing your Exploration Data Assets
Henry Wang, Solutions Architect, Geosoft Inc.
An overview of Geosoft DAP, the company’s proven and industry-leading technology
for managing diverse, geoscientific data assets. An introduction to the benefits
of Geosoft DAP and a preview of new functionality available in the 6.3 release. |
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Tuesday, March 7 – AM: Product Knowledge Sessions |
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Exploration Geology and Geochemistry: From basic to advanced knowledge
Location: Caledon Room, Intercontinental Hotel
| 9:00 AM |
Practical Geology: Workflow Solutions in Geosoft Target
Tim Millis, Technical Resource Manager, Geosoft Australia, Pty. Inc.
Geosoft’s Target software is being applied across the mining geology spectrum,
from grassroots exploration through to in-mine resource drilling programs.
In this presentation, we’ll demonstrate practical examples of how Target
is used to solve a variety of geological challenges. |
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| 10:00 AM |
Diamond Geochemistry: New SEMplot software for Kimberlite Indicator Mineral Grain Analysis
Louis Racic, Industry Product Manager, Geosoft Inc.
Exploring for diamonds? Don’t miss this demonstration of Geosoft’s new SEMplot software,
a highly specialized geochemical workflow used to identify diamondiferous KIM grains.
Developed and utilized with great success by Rio Tinto Exploration, SEMplot allows
geoscientists to efficiently work with large volumes of geochemical data and
visualize findings related to diamond exploration. |
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Exploration Geochemistry: From Basic Analysis to Advanced Knowledge
Tim Millis, Technical Resource Manager, Geosoft Australia, Pty. Inc.
Geologists can integrate their geochemical data from stream sediment sample through
to resource drilling, simply and effectively, using Geosoft’s geochemistry software.
Learn about the software’s basic and advanced capabilities, and how to effectively
integrate analytical processes and methodologies within one mapping and processing environment. |
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Geosoft World: Networking Lunch |
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Tuesday, March 7 – PM: Data Management Spotlight |
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Exploration Data Management Spotlight
Location: Caledon Room, Intercontinental Hotel
| 2:00 PM |
Industry Perspective: Bill 198 and Sarbanes Oxley Compliance Issues for Mining Companies
Herman Van Meeteren, Senior Manager Enterprise Risk, Deloitte
What you need to know about complying with Certification Requirements of Bill 198, Sarbanes Oxley and other equivalent legislations. |
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Best Practices: What is the foundation for your decision making in exploration?
Marianne Broadgate, Business Development Manager, Metech Pty Ltd.
The observations and measurements that you collect in the formative stages
of your project are critical to subsequent decision making. As collection
costs increase it is imperative to have a high confidence in both your
processes and the product of those processes. This talk looks at the
options companies have for developing a solid foundation from which to make optimal decisions. |
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Technology Solution: Using Middleware in Data Management Solutions
Ian MacLeod, Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Geosoft Inc.
A practical look at how middleware software solutions can be used
to effectively connect, catalogue and manage diverse earth data assets. Several case studies will be presented. |
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For more general information about PDAC visit www.pdac.ca
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