Many thanks are due to the Organizing Committee, International Advisory Panel and paper reviewers for their consistent support, diligence and hard work. We also would like to acknowledge the generous support of our sponsors, exhibitors and the Canadian Rock Mechanics Association.

Organizing Committee

Erik Eberhardt (co-chair), University of British Columbia
Doug Stead (co-chair), Simon Fraser University

Ryan Campbell, SRK Consulting
Davide Elmo, Golder Associates
Sean Ennis, Norwest Corporation
Sebastien Fortin, Teck Resources
Mark Hawley, Piteau Associates
Jarek Jakubec, SRK Consulting
Derek Kinakin, BGC Engineering
Warren Newcomen, BGC Engineering
Steve Rogers, Golder Associates
Michael Royle, SRK Consulting
Jordan Severin, University of British Columbia
Zack Tuckey, Simon Fraser University
Alex Vyazmensky, Rio Tinto

International Advisory Committee

Canada
John Hadjigeorgiou, University of Toronto
Tim Joseph, University of Alberta
Pete Stacey, Stacey Mining Geotechnical

USA
Warren Hitchcock, BHP Billiton
Loren Lorig, Itasca Consulting
Martyn Robotham, Rio Tinto
Bob Sharon, Barrick
Zip Zavodni, Rio Tinto

Australia
Ashley Creighton, Rio Tinto
Phil Dight, Australian Centre for Geomechanics
Bruce Hebblewhite, University of New South Wales
Tony Meyers, Rocktest Consulting and VP ISRM
John Read, CSIRO

Chile
Manuel Astorga, Xstrata
Raúl Fuentes, Universidad de los Andes/SKM Minmetal
Manuel Schellman, Anglo American

China
Huanchun (Peter) Zhu, Itasca Consulting

South Africa
Alan Guest, Alan Guest Technical Consulting
Marc Ruest, De Beers

Sweden
Erling Nordlund, Lulea University of Technology

UK
John Coggan, Camborne School of Mines

Paper Reviewers

Deepak Adhikary, CSIRO
Manuel Astorga,
Norbert Baczynski, Ok Tedi Mining
Tom Badger, Washington State Department of Transportation
Geoff Beale, Schlumberger
David Beck, Beck Engineering
Richard Beddoes, Golder Associates
Adam Beer, Coffey International
Marc-Andre Brideau, The University of Auckland
Max Brown, SRK Consulting
Richard Brummer, Itasca Consulting Canada
Ryan Campbell, SRK Consulting
Joe Carvalho, Golder Associates
John Coggan, University of Exeter
Phil Dight, Australian Centre for Geomechanics
Erik Eberhardt, University of British Columbia
Davide Elmo, Golder Associates
Marc Elmouttie, CSIRO
Sean Ennis, Norwest Corporation
Megan Gaida, Rio Tinto
Alan Guest, Alan Guest Technical Consulting
Xander Gwynn, SRK Consulting
John Hadjigeorgiou, University of Toronto
Emrich Hamman, Anglo Gold Ashanti
Mark Hawley, Piteau Associates
Bruce Hebblewhite, University of New South Wales
Warren Hitchcock, BHP Billiton
Richard Hudson, Rio Tinto
Michel Jaboyedoff, University of Lausanne
Jarek Jakubec, SRK Consulting