Annual Conferences

NACBM Forum's Spring 2024 SESSION Date Confirmed

We are delighted to invite you to join us for the North American Coalbed Methane Forum's Spring Session to be held on April 25, 2024 at Hilton Garden Inn Pittsburgh/Southpointe. Registration starts at 8:30am. The session ends at 4:00 pm with our annual meeting to follow.

This year's panelists include:

  • Marcia Harris, NIOSH: Overburden Permeability Changes with Longwall Face Advance for Different Coalbeds.
  • Pramod Thakur, ESMS LLC: Degasification and Ventilation of Super-Wide Longwall Faces in the Pittsburgh Coal Seam.
  • Dan Brunner, President of REI, Inc.: Advances in the Horizontal In-Mine Drilling Technology.
  • Delainey Banks, Associate, Steptoe & Johnson, PLLC: Legal and Safety Update of CBM Production.
  • Dr. Shimin Liu, Penn State University: The Role of Coal on Carbon Emission Control.
  • Kevin Elkins, APP Tech Service: CBM Production Update in Virginia.
  • Brent Bobsein, VP for Sustainable Development, CNX Inc: Jumpstarting Coal Mine Methane Capture Projects for Beneficial End Use.

Registration/Tickets

This year we are once again offering online registration and payment through EventBrite. Tickets are $300 prior to the event and $400 the day-of-the event.

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