2010 Midyear Business Meeting, June 16-17
The 2010 Midyear Meeting will be held in Charleston, the capitol of West Virginia. The event includes a welcome reception and dinner on June 16, a tour of an underground mine amd a business meeting on June 17 where new board members will be elected and changes to industry standards will be discussed. We'll publish a more detailed agenda in May.
Registration
Registration for this event is free but required. Attendance will be limited.
Mine Tour
The event will begin with a tour of the Mountain Laurel Complex (bus transportation provided by the CTA). Operated by a subsidiary of Arch Coal, Inc., Mountain Laurel is a large underground longwall and continuous miner section mine producing approximately four million tons of low-sulfur steam, metallurgical and PCI-quality coal annually. Located in Central Appalachia, Mountain Laurel also is home to a 2,100-ton-per-hour, state-of-the-art preparation plant. Mountain Laurel employs approximately 350 employees and is a recognized leader in safety and environmental stewardship.
Hotel Reservations
The host hotel for this event is the Embassy Suites Hotel, 300 Court Street. The room rate is $134 plus tax and includes complimentary Internet in the guest room, and complimentary shuttle to the hotel, breakfast, and Manager’s Reception. The reservation deadline is Tuesday, May 25.
To reserve a suite at this rate call 1-800-EMBASSY, or 304-347-8700 x2035 (Pat Thorner – in house group room coordinator) or go online to www.embassysuitescharlestonwv.com. Use the three-letter code COL reserving the room by phone or online to ensure you get the CTA rate.
Arriving by car? Click here for driving directions.
The CTA Midyear Business Meeting: Your Chance to Help Shape the Industry
During the Midyear Business Meeting the members discuss pending industry issues, hear reports from standing committees, and vote to fill vacancies on the Board of Directors.
Directors serve a three-year term and may serve up to two consecutive terms. Only voting members are eligible to run as board candidates. To ensure that the Board of Directors reflects the diversity of the membership of the Association, each voting member company may have only one employee, representative, or agent on the board at any one time.
2008 Midyear Meeting Attendees Tour Coal Transloading Facility
CTA members and nonmembers toured a DTE fuels terminal on the east side of Chicago, IL. This ,fuel-service solid fuels terminal provides transportation options for inbound and outbound deliveries, including logistical support. Members saw incoming trains emptied of their coal, learned how the opeators offer solid fuel blends, and observed the loading of the vessel pictured above.
2007 Midyear Meeting Attendees Tour PRB Mine
The 2007 Midyear Meeting included a first for the CTA: a tour of a Powder River Basin coal mine. Those who attended also had the opportunity to network with their colleagues from across the country during a tour of Mt. Rushmore or a round of golf in Deadwood, SD. Also for the first time nonmembers were allowed to participate in this informative meeting. Pictured above are some of those who attended the 2007 meeting, which included a tour of Rio Tinto's Jacobs Ranch Mine in Wyoming.
