2021 Bowen
Basin Symposium

The technical programme for the 2021 Bowen Basin Symposium is based around three themes over three days:

• Day 1 will present "Back to basics" -type discussions, setting up the fundamental concepts that will be explored through the conference. There will be presentations on the history of geological developments across the Bowen Basin; break-out discussions to demonstrate the important role that Geologists play in this development; and workshops to ensure that we are all getting the basics right.
• Discussions throughout Day 2 will build on this further with the theme of "Where are we now?". Innovations that are currently being used in exploration and mining geology will be explored, and delegates will be provided with opportunities to update their knowledge on the main developments that have been introduced since discussions at the 2015 Bowen Basin Symposium.
• The final day - Day 3 - aims to look ahead and provoke thoughts on the theme of "Where are we going?". What is the future of coal? What challenges and opportunities will we be faced with as an industry moving forwards into the 2020's when sentiments for coal mining and utilisation are being challenged on a daily basis?

In particular, there will be a focus on mines and projects to preserve information on their basic geology and mine plan.