12 IKC Organising Committee
CONVENOR
CO-CONVENORS
John Ketchum
Director, Northwest Territories Geological Survey
Government of Northwest Territories
Yellowknife, Canada
Andy Leszczynski
Director, Diamonds, Royalties and Financial Analysis,
Government of Northwest Territories
Yellowknife, Canada
Pamela Strand
Deputy Minister, Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment
Government of Northwest Territories
Yellowknife, Canada
IKCAC AND CONFERENCE ADVISOR
IKCAC AND CONFERENCE FINANCE ADVISOR
Barbara Scott Smith
Scott-Smith Petrology Inc.
North Vancouver, Canada
Stuart Smith
RPMGlobal
Vancouver, Canada
CONFERENCE COORDINATOR
Kat Duda
The Conference Runner
Sydney, Australia
CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT
CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT PROJECT TEAM MEMBERS
Venue West Conference Services
Vancouver, Canada
John Daugulis
COMMITTEES:
FINANCE CHAIR
FINANCE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Robert Charpentier
Principal Advisor, Commercial
Diavik Closure Project
Yellowknife, Canada
Stuart Smith (RPMGlobal)
FUNDRAISING CHAIR
FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Rory Moore
President and CEO
Arctic Canadian Diamond Company
Calgary, Canada
George Read (Star Diamond Corporation)
Gary Vivian (Aurora Geosciences)
Pamela Strand (Government of Northwest Territories)
Barbara Scott Smith (Scott-Smith Petrology Inc.)
TECHNICAL PROGRAMME CO-CHAIRS
TECHNICAL PROGRAMME CONVENORS
Graham Pearson
Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Canada
Thomas Stachel
Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Canada
Sonja Aulbach (Goethe University)
Barrett Elliott (Northwest Territories Geological Survey)
Yana Fedortchouk (Dalhousie University)
Andrea Giuliani (Department of Earth Sciences, Institute of Petrology and Geochemistry)
Bruce Kjarsgaard (Geological Survey of Canada)
Maya Kopylova (University of British Columbia)
Bob Luth (University of Alberta)
Graham Pearson (University of Alberta)
Pierre-Simon Ross (L’Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique)
Kelly Russell (University of British Columbia)
Andrew Schaeffer (Geological Survey of Canada)
Barbara Scott Smith (Scott-Smith Petrology Inc.)
Karen Smit (University of the Witwatersrand)
Thomas Stachel (University of Alberta)
Sasha Wilson (University of Alberta)
FIELD TRIP COORDINATORS
FIELD TRIP LEADERS
Barrett Elliott
Diamond Geologist,
Northwest Territories Geological Survey
Government of Northwest Territories
Yellowknife, Canada
Gary Vivian
Chairman
Aurora Geosciences
Yellowknife, Canada
Barrett Elliott (Northwest Territories Geological Survey)
Gary Vivian (Aurora Geosciences)
Hendrik Falck (Northwest Territories Geological Survey)
Scott Cairns (Northwest Territories Geological Survey)
Dave Sacco (Palmer Environmental Consulting Group)
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CONFERENCE VOLUME CO-CHAIRS
CONFERENCE VOLUME EDITORS
Graham Pearson
Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Canada
Thomas Stachel
Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Canada
SOCIAL AND GUEST PROGRAMME CO-CHAIRS
SOCIAL AND GUEST PROGRAMME COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Michelle Handley
Tourism Development Officer
Government of Northwest Territories
Yellowknife, Canada
Mary Lou Willows
North Arrow Minerals Inc.
Vancouver, Canada
Barbara Scott Smith (Scott-Smith Petrology Inc.)
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DELEGATE FINANCIAL SUPPORT CHAIR
DELEGATE FINANCIAL SUPPORT cOMMITTEE MEMBERS
Roberta Rudnick
Department of Earth Science
University of California Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, USA
AWARDS CHAIR
AWARDS COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Sonja Aulbach
Department of Geosciences
Petrology and Geochemistry
Goethe-Universität Frankfurt
Frankfurt, Germany
MARKETING CO-CHAIRS
MARKETING COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Karen Smit
School of Geosciences
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
German Villegas
Manager, Diamond Secondary Industry
Government of Northwest Territories
Yellowknife, Canada
Janina Czas (Carnegie Institution for Science)
Mike McCubbing (Saskatchewan Research Council)
Lucy Hunt (Saskatchewan Research Council)