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CraigHeidrichonbehalfoftheADAAattendedthe5thbiennialWorldofCoalAshWOCAinAprilthisyearatLexingtonKentucky.ThiseventwasorganisedbytheAmericanCoalAshAssociationACAAandtheUniversityofKentuckysCenterforAppliedEnergyResearchCAERandfocusedonthesustainabilityofcoalashanditsapplicationsworldwidefromascienticperspective.Craigpresentedtwopapersandaco-authoredkeynoteaddresswhichfocusedontheAustralianlegislativeenvironmentincomparisontothatseenintheUSdemonstratingtheinternationalforumprovided.Organiserssoughttoimproveonpreviousnumbersfrom2011andincludedanumberofCCBCCPrelatedtopicsbeingUtilisationofcoalashanduegasdesulfurizationmaterialsSustainableprojectsusingCCPsEmergingtechnologiesGeneralashmanagementincludingdisposalMercuryrelatedtopicsRecentresearchandspeciccasestudiesInternationalactivitiesRegulatorytopicsfromlocalStateandFederalperspectivesWOCA2013providedanexcellentopportunityfortheADAAtocontinueworkingwithothercountriestoincorporateCCPutilisationintonewfacetsofindustry.Formoreinformationpleasevisithttpwww.worldofcoalash.orgCoalAshAsia2013washeldon5th-7thSeptember2013inShuozhouCityShanxiProvinceChina.CraigHeidrichattendedonbehalfoftheADAAandpresentedtheKeynoteAddress.ThecentralthemeofthisconferencewasthescienceandbusinessofcoalashutilizationandwasorganizedbytheChineseInstituteforTechnicalinformationfortheBuildingMaterialsIndustryChina.ThiseventwashostedbytheMunicipalGovernmentofShuozhouinconjunctionwiththeAsianCoalAshAssociationACAA.TheAsianCoalAshAssociationanditsmembersconductandcontributeresearchonmarketandtechnicaldevelopmentsinthecoalcombustionby-productsindustry.In2010theAssociationlaunchedaprogramthatreecteditseducationobjectivesbycollectingandpublishingindustryinformationformembersthemediaandthegeneralpublicinordertoincreasetheunderstandingofcoalashutilisationtechnologiesandbenets.Updatedreportsareexpectedtobemadeavailableinthersthalfof2014.KeyeventsfromCoalAshAsia2013includedTheintroductionofanew3millionsquaremetercoalashutilizationindustrialparkinShuozhouCityThelaunchofaUS30millioncoalashinvestmentfundTheestablishmentoftheAsianCoalAshResearchandDevelopmentCentreTherewasatrulyinternationalpresencewith528participantsfrom258enterprisesuniversityandresearchinstitutes.Theparticipationofinternationalcompaniesandresearcherswasespeciallystrongwithmorethan20internationaldelegatesrepresentingmorethan10differentcountries.Thisdemonstratedtherecognisedvaluablenetworkingandknowledgetransferopportunitiesmadeavailable.FormoreinformationontheAsianCoalAshAssociationpleasevisithttpwww.asiancoalash.orgConferenceReportCoalAshAsia2013CONFERENCEREPORTWorldofCoalAshWOCACONFERENCEREPORTADAADECEMBER1311