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October 20-22, 2003
Lexington Center's Heritage Hall / Hyatt Regency Lexington
Lexington, Kentucky, USA

The 2003 International Ash Utilization Symposium was organized by the University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research, the U. S. Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory, and the journal Fuel. It was implemented and managed by the staff of the University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research.

It provided a forum for the transfer of information and new ideas to benefit the innovative utilization, handling, storage and disposal of CCBs.

Attendees gathered from around the world and from many walks of life, such as academia, industry, and government.

This year, for the first time, we offered, for an additional fee, a short course entitled The Science of Ash Utilization.

This symposium, like the ones before it in this series, was intended to complement the efforts of other organizations with similar interests, such as the American Coal Ash Association.

The Symposium At A Glance:

• Attendance: 281
• Oral Technical Presentations: 87
• Poster Technical Presentations: 10
• Keynote presentations: 2
• Dr. M. R. Jones, Head of the Division of Civil Engineering and Reader in Concrete Technology at the University of Dundee, Scotland
• Mr. Kenneth E. Markel, Deputy Center Director of the Office of Major Demonstration Projects at the U. S. Dept. of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory
• Panels: 1
• The Government/Regulatory Panel
• Short Courses: 1
• The Science of Ash Utilization
• Exhibits: 28
• Sponsors: 8
• International Attendees: 42 people from 15 countries
• Barton A. Thomas Memorial Award winner: Joel H. Beeghly of Carmeuse North America Services / Carmeuse Lime Co. His presentation was entitled "Recent Experiences with Lime — Fly Ash Stabilization of Pavement Subgrade Soils, Base, and Recycled Asphalt." It was delivered on October 21, 2003, in the Bulk 2 session.