PNG Engineering

The 3rd Annual Science and Technology Conference in 2010 is shaping up to be a well attended event with interesting speakers and attendants confirming their participation in advance.

According to Professor Francis Hombhanje the conference will be a lively event.

"The Organization Committee recieve overwhelming response with about 114 papers from all sectors. THW DWU is facilitating the conference for OHE. Every year an institution is responsible to host the event and 2010 is for DWU. Next year will be at UNRE so forth.The conference is on the 10th to 20th August 2010, at the Divine Word University in Madang."

The aim of the conference is to bring researchers, technicians, engineers and other scientists together to share ideas, make presentations, and discuss topics of interest in their fields.
Ultimately the goal is to make policy makers realize that importance of making science and technology a core foundation block of PNG’s development. Conference organizers expect the event to be a success.

There are some interesting topics for discussion, below is the program.

The management of Ok Tedi Mine have plans to construct a new waste dump at Harvey Creek, west of the mine’s giant open cut pit in Western Province. The foundation of the dump will be the Harvey Creek Cave Spring, with the creek diverted to the mine’s underground tunnel. According to media reports, OTML Managing Director Alan Breen said hard rock piles and mine waste will be contained at the dump, while the tailings will be piped to mine waste treatment plant further down the Ok Tedi River. The giant mine has always had issues with management of its mine waste.