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7th Symposium on the Gems and Minerals of Afghanistan - Agenda

9:00AM	1.	Welcome	Gary W. Bowersox, Symposium Director and President, GeoVision, Inc.
9:15AM	2.	Introduction	Alice S. Keller, Editor, Gems and Gemology, Gemological Institute of America
9:30AM	3.	Review of findings from 1st-6th Symposiums	Gary W. Bowersox
	4.	Current Status of Mining Operations:
10:00AM	A.	Jegdalek - Status Report	Mirwaees Khan, Vice President, Jegdalek Ruby Corporation
10:30AM		- Production	Jamal Khan
10:45AM	B.	Panjsher - Status Report	Sher Dil Qader, Representing Emerald Miners of the Panjsher Valley
11:45AM		LUNCH
	C.	Nuristan
1:00PM		- Introduction	Aref Hanifi, President, CGI Corporation
1:30PM		- Building a Gem and Mineral Industry in Kunar	Rohullah Sayed
2:00PM		- Manpower for mining	Anwar Percha
2:30PM		- Exploration & Extraction	Abdul Baki
3:00PM	5.	Mining Equipment Demonstration
4:00PM-7:00PM		BREAK
7:00PM		DINNER

Satellite Photo of Nuristan Area
(Click on image for detailed relief map)

9:00AM	6.	Movie "Gemstones of America" - Shows mining methods
9:45AM	7.	A Plan for Exploration	Dr. Larry Snee, Dr. Eugene Foord, and Branden Laurs, Economic Geology Study (USGS)
11:00AM	8.	A Plan for Extraction	Dr. Roshan Bhappu, President, Mountain States R & D - International, Inc.
12 NOON		LUNCH
1:00PM	9.	Use of Satellite data for Gem and Minerals Exploration	Darrold Holcomb, ERDAS, Inc.
1:45PM	10.	Expedition, Summer 1998	Mr. Gary Bowersox
2:00PM	11.	Project Coordination and Communications for 1998 Expedition	Khudai Nazar Akbari, Project Manager, GeoVision, Inc.
2:30PM	12.	The Year 2000 and Beyond	Gary W. Bowersox, President, GeoVision,Inc.
3:00PM-4:30PM		OPEN DISCUSSION
7:00PM		DINNER PARTY