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EURO MINE EXPO PREVIEW 64 E&MJ; • APRIL 2016 www.e-mj.com The Euro Mine Expo International Trade Fair & Conference, which takes places ev- ery two years, will be held June 14-16 in Skellefteå, Sweden. Located centrally to several mines, mills and smelters in the region, Skellefteå has a rich mining his- tory and offers a great setting for miners and vendors to build business-to-busi- ness relationships. While the business climate has changed in the last two years, Euro Mine Expo's organizers said that companies are quite eager to participate. In 2014, more than 2,000 people from 36 coun- tries attended. Euro Mine Expo 2016 has four gold sponsors: Atlas Copco, Boliden, Outotec and Mandalay Resources, and an exhibition with a little less than 150 companies. "We have a few open stands in the copper hall and the outdoor area," said Jaana Tengman, project manager for Nolia. "Unlike the others that may have wanted to test the waters in the past, these companies are committed to the mining business in northern Swe- den. They realize that this is a soft pe- riod and, when the business turns, they want to have a foot in the door." Nolia is the biggest organizer of fairs in northern Sweden. The company also undertakes national and international consulting as- signments, bringing together more than 200,000 people every year to exchange experience and to network. Euro Mine Expo also offers a tech- nical program with presentations geared toward professionals in mining and min- eral processing. With the help of Luleå University of Technology (LTU), which is situated just to the north, along with its gold sponsors and other organizers, Nolia has developed a program with informa- tion for everyone. The formal program consists of three sessions: Innovations & Business Development, Sustainability in Action, and a Market Outlook. It be- gins on Tuesday afternoon with sessions on Wednesday morning and Thursday morning. Other sessions and meetings have been organized peripherally and the details of those will be posted at www.eurominexpo.com. Organized a Bit Different In Skellefteå, hockey is one thing that is more important than mining. Euro Mine Expo takes place at the Kraft Arena. Named after Skellefteå Kraft, a Swedish power company, the 6,000-seat venue is home to the Swedish Hockey League's Skellefteå AIK, as well as Divi- sion 1's SK Lejon. Readers should note the scoreboard above the show foor in the photo on the opposite page. A compelling technical program adds signifcant credibility to a trade fair. During trying times especially, it is diffcult for mining companies to justify attending a conference unless it has an educational component. "Holding a suc- cessful Euro Mine Expo is very important for this region and LTU—the mining uni- versity for this region, which is recognized worldwide," said Sven-Erik Österlund, vice president, LTU Business AB, who has served on the Euro Mine Expo organizing committee since its inception in 2008. Established in 1983, LTU Business AB is a business development branch of the Skellefteå Hosts Euro Mine Expo 2016 Preparations are under way in northern Sweden for Scandinavia's largest mining conference and exhibition By Steve Fiscor, Editor-in-Chief