Organizers
A note of thanks from the Executive Committee



The 8th International Congress on Water Management in Mining and Industrial Processes, Water Congress 2020 Executive Committee thanks the participation of more than 250 delegates from 14 countries who attended the Congress, held from October 12 to 16 on a virtual format.

On this occasion, 80 presentations related to the developments, strategies and recent innovations in water management for mining and other industries.

We are particularly grateful to:
• The authors, for their invaluable technical contributions and willingness to share their knowledge and experiences;
• The Directing Members of the Organizing Committee, especially to the Mining Co-Chair, Solange Dussaubat; the Agricultural Co-Chair, Ronald Bown and the Sanitary Co-Chair, Cristian Vergara, for their great contribution and enthusiasm;
• The Editorial Committee, for their collaboration to the revision of abstracts;
• The Advisory Committee, for their contribution to promote the congress; • The co-organizing institutions: Centro de Recursos Hídricos para la Agricultura y la Minería (CRHIAM), Universidad de Concepción, Chile and the SMI-CWiMI, Australia; • The sponsors, for their generous support;
• Media partners, for their support in the dissemination of the congress and for the delivery of updated information to the public in a timely manner.
And last, but certainly not least, we would like to thank all participants for their contribution to the technical discussion of presented works, which contributed to the success of the 8th version of Water Congress.

Executive Committee
Water Congress 2020

Committees
WATER CONGRESS 2020

The Organizing, Advisory and Technical committees support the promotion of the congress. Likewise, they support by determining the technical focus of the congress program. The technical committee reviews the written works that are received, establishing the highest technical quality. All committee members have a special discount on registrations.

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Ronald Bown
Agricultural Co-Chair
Chair, Asociación de Exportadores de Chile (ASOEX)
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Solange Dussaubat
Mining Co-Chair
Water Resources Superintendent, Teck Resources, Chile
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Cristian Vergara
Sanitary Co-Chair
General Manager, Essbio, Chile
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Gladys Vidal
Co-Organizer
Director, Centro de Recursos Hídricos para la Agricultura y la Minería, Chile
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Claire Coté
Co-Organizer
Principal Research Fellow, SMI-CMLR and SMI-CWiMI, University of Queensland, Australia
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Jacques Wiertz
Program Director
Associate Professor, Universidad de Chile
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Carlos Barahona
Executive Director
General Manager, Gecamin, Chile
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Rodrigo Reyes
Coordinator
International Events Coordinator, Gecamin, Chile
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16
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