The London Bullion Market Association
Event Announcement - 3rd June, 2016
Assaying and Refining Conference, London 19-22 March, 2017
The Conference, the seventh in the series organised by the LBMA since 2005, is designed to allow an exchange of views between technical staff of organisations interested in current issues relating to the assaying, refining and casting of precious metals, primarily covering gold and silver and also to provide them with information on the operation of the LBMA’s Good Delivery system.
Please pass this email to any colleagues or contacts who may be interested in attending the Conference.
The Sixth LBMA Assaying and Refining Conference 2015
Who should attend?
Assayers and Analysts, Refinery Managers and Engineers, and anyone interested in hearing about the latest technical developments or in networking with members of their peer group located in precious metal refineries around the world.
At the last event, held in March 2015, 170 delegates
from over 20 countries participated.
Registration Fee
Details of delegate registration fees will be made available in due course on the LBMA website. The fee will include attendance at the Sunday Welcome Reception, the technical sessions (20 and 21 March), coffee breaks, lunches and the Conference Dinner on Monday evening.
Registration will open in September please refer to the LBMA website for further details.
Venue & Hotel Accommodation
Royal Garden Hotel, 2- 24 Kensington High Street, London W8 4PT
The LBMA has reserved a block of rooms in the Royal Garden Hotel at preferential rates. Details will be included in the online registration together with information on other nearby hotels.
Optional Tours and Workshop
Wednesday, 22 March
- Inspectorate International
- London Assay Office
- Workshop on Sampling Theory and Practice, Professor Kim Esbensen
Further tours to be confirmed
The Fee for each of the optional events will be indicated in the online Conference registration.
Royal Garden Hotel, lobby
Call for Papers
Anyone wishing to speak should send details of their proposed paper to Neil Harby (Neil.Harby@lbma.org.uk) or Varsha Peiris (Varsha.Peiris@lbma.org.uk) as soon as possible.
Sponsorship and Exhibitor Opportunities
The Conference provides a unique opportunity for companies which service and support the technical staff in the assaying, refining and casting of precious metals to promote themselves and their products either through the sponsorship of events or by displaying their products in the exhibitors’ area.
The Sixth LBMA Assaying and Refining Conference 2015
Sponsorships include the Sunday Welcome Reception (19 March); Coffee Breaks (20-21 March); and Lunches (20-21 March) and a dedicated exhibition space with booth stands is also available. Full details with prices, floor plans and specification information will be available in due course. Companies interested in hiring an exhibitor’s booth or taking advantage of sponsorship opportunities should contact Jamie Maskall, Head of Marketing (Jamie.Maskall@lbma.org.uk).
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Programme Outline 
Sunday 19 March Monday 20 March Technical Sessions Tuesday 21 March |
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Potential Topics 
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The London Bullion Market Association
1-2 Royal Exchange Buildings, Royal Exchange, London EC3V 3LF
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7796 3067 Fax: +44 (0) 20 7283 0030 mail@lbma.org.uk www.lbma.org.uk