244 delegates from 17 countries attended the AUTOMINING 2010 Congress on Automation in the Mining Industry that was held on 10-12 November 2010 in the Sheraton Hotel & Convention Center in Santiago, Chile. During three exciting days professionals in the field from all over the world had the opportunity to present new research findings, new applications, case studies and to discuss about the present and future development of automation in the sector, as well as to exchange experiences on successful applications and share innovative projects and case studies.

Among the participating countries were Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Mexico, Peru, Republic of Zambia, South Africa, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States. There were 181delegates from the industry and 40 from the academia, including post-graduate students and graduate students from national and international universities. Other delegates were professionals from various sectors of the economic activity.

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This very successful congress was an ideal place to gather professionals who shared their knowledge and experience regarding the development of technology in the field of automation applied in mining industry. The Automining2010 programme is the result of the effort of many people. The Organising Committee would like to thank the members of the Advisory and Technical Committees for their collaboration in supporting and promoting this event. We would also like to thank the reviewers, the sponsoring institutions and companies and especially the authors for their participation and for sharing their knowledge and experience. We hope you have enjoyed the technical and social activities offered at AUTOMINING 2010. Thank you for supporting this initiative. We look forward to seeing you again in the near future at the next AUTOMINING 2012 and in other Gecamin`s related events. We are committed to work for the increase of local and international participation, striving to make Chile an international benchmark for Automation in the Mining Industry.

Organising Committee Automining 2010