The conference is a 3-day event that consists of technical sessions and social engagements. The theme will be Intelligent Mining – Innovation, Vision, and Value. Technical sessions with cover topics such as geostatistics and resource estimation, mine planning and scheduling, simulation, data analytics, risk and uncertainty and Innovative Technologies, among many other mining technology and computer related topics. Past conference attendance has ranged from 150-200 people from around the world representing both industry and academia.