2017 SUSTAINABLE INDUSTRIAL PROCESSING SUMMIT AND EXHIBITION

The SIPS 2017 - Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit & Exhibition was held in Cancun, Mexico from 22-26 October 2017.

This year, the summit honored the 2017 STARS from the closed cycle of materials sciences: from mining and mineral processing, to metals extraction and processing, and to development of new materials. In alphabetical order, they are:

• Dr. Patricio Barrios - 2017 honoree in Barrios International Symposium on Sustainable Non-ferrous Smelting and Hydro/Electrochemical Processing
• Prof. Harold Dodds - 2017 honoree in Dodds International Symposium on Sustainable Energy Production
• Prof. Marcelle Gaune-Escard - 2017 honoree in Gaune-Escard International Symposium on Sustainable Molten Salt and Ionic Liquid Processing
• Dr. Norman Lotter - 2017 honoree in Lotter International Symposium on Sustainable Mineral Processing
• Prof. Fernand Marquis - 2017 honoree in Marquis International Symposium on New and Advanced Materials and Technologies for Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development

Dr. Kongoli introduces the VIP guests of SIPS 2017: Dan Shechtman, Donna Nelson, Patricio Barrios, Harold Dodds, Norman Lotter, Fernand Marquis, Jean-Marie Dubois, John Starkey, Colin Joudrie

The honorees cover areas of materials sciences that appear distinct, but are in reality all mutually related and share a common theme of sustainability.

The summit was addressed by major figures from industrial companies, politics, university education and Research Institutions from all over the world. Some of them were awarded Fray International Sustainability Award.

Prof. Fernand Marquis, Dr. Patricio Barrios, Dr. Norman Lotter, Dr. Florian Kongoli, Prof. Harold Dodds, Prof. Donna Nelson, Robert Y. Yildirim, and Prof. Dan Shechtman

The Printed Report of the symposium can be found at: www.flogen.org/sips2017/pdf/sips2017Report.pdf

The Video Reports of the symposium can be found at: http://www.flogen.org/sips2017/?gid=68

More information at the symposium web site at: www.flogen.org/sips2017

The summit had an Opening Event, three Summit Plenary sessions, and a Summit Gala that combined Nobel Prize Winners along with:

• Politicians reflecting the importance of the political framework;
• CEOs of major industrial companies reflecting the role of applied technology and management;
• Well-known academics reflecting the role of education for an engaged society;
• Research institutes reflecting the role of base technologies.

Dr. Florian Kongoli with Prof. Dan Shechtman	Dr. Florian Kongoli with Robert Y. Yildirim
Dr. Florian Kongoli with Prof. Donna J. Nelson	Dr. Florian Kongoli with Dr. Patricio Barrios
Dr. Florian Kongoli with Dr. Tamer Turna	Dr. Florian Kongoli with Prof. Harold L. Dodds
Dr. Florian Kongoli with Prof. Christian Amatore	Dr. Florian Kongoli with Prof. Fernand Marquis
Dr. Florian Kongoli with Prof. Dominique Chatain	Dr. Florian Kongoli with Prof. Michael Zehetbauer
Dr. Florian Kongoli with Prof. Katerina Aifantis	Dr. Florian Kongoli with Prof. Dean Vucinic
Dr. Florian Kongoli with Dr. Norman Lotter	Dr. Florian Kongoli with Prof. Janna Maranas