Human Edge Geological Conference (and HI MMA Tournament)

Conference delegates are just starting to arrive on Huey for the 3rd Annual Human Edge Geological Conference (and MMA tournament). Asteroid mining is big business in the Human Edge and surging investment over the last 3 years has drawn in huge numbers of Geologists and Prospectors to make their careers in this emerging industry. Averroes Hospital Campus has generously offered to host the event this year, contributing two large lecture theatres and a gymnasium for the three conference tracks. Don’t forget to sample the complementary Hummus platters!

To non-geologists, the cross-over with Mixed Martial Arts might be surprising, but not so for any who’ve visited or studied at Concilium Geological College. The student lead Martial Arts societies are so pervasive and popular that even the scrawniest academics who spend just a short semester there can’t help leaving with skills to rival fighting legends like Señor Massacre or Achilles. Whenever a group of geologists re-unites, there’s sure to be all kinds of extra-curricular brawls and it’s already tradition for the second evening of the conference to feature a Mixed Martial Arts tournament sponsored by the most popular brands of mining exoskeletons.

This year we’re thrilled to have extremely generous last-minute conference sponsorship and eye-watering cash prizes for the tournament from FZX! We are all so excited to hear the Keynote presentation from financial wunderkind Samantha Ether Moneylady-Harboil, who will be sharing the amazing success story of FZX and how the company is doing after throwing aside the secrecy of Dewey’s cavern complexes and stepping forward to rank as one of the leading public financial companies of the Human Edge!

	Track 1 Prospecting Room 113	Track 2 Geology Room 125	Track 3 Mixed Martial Arts Room 210
Day 1
Keynote Session 09:00-09:45	“How to Build a Crypto Banking Financial Powerhouse in a Stealth Tunneled Asteroid” Samantha Moneylady-Harboil Multifunction Room C
Break 09:45-10:00	Room 110: Coffee, Tea, Pastries
Session 1 10:00-10:45	“Celestial Dynamics and Shipping Logistics” Rachel Curtis, M.S.	“The Effects of Spin Stabilization on Frozen Asteroids” Weiqi Liu	“Cracking Armor, a Cracking Good Time” Sifu Nigel Collins
Break 10:45-11:00	Room 110: Coffee, Tea, Pastries
Session 2 11:00-11:45	“Prosperity Through Safety” Yao Jiaying	“Mixed Material Artistry” Lucy Haldwell, M.S.	“Applications of Manuevering Thrusters” Weiqi Liu
Lunch Break 11:45-13:00	Catering by Lo Pan’s Noodle Hut Multifunction Room C
Session 3 13:00-13:45	“De-mystifying Mine Waste Characterization” Ashley Nesbitt, Ph.D.	“Multi-body Hohmann Transfers” Simeon Karmazin, Ph.D.	“Exploiting Helmet Blindspots” Master Tang Yingtai
Break 13:45-14:00	Room 110: Coffee, Tea, Pastries
Session 4 14:00-14:45	“Economic Viability of Asteroid Mining” Prof. Karl Mendel, Ph.D.	“What is this weird thing on my face? Uncategorized flora, fauna, and you!” Prof. R. Scott, Ph.D.	“Reflections on the Harmonious Teachings of the Ancient Lama: Steven Seagal” Master Fanny Li
Break 14:45-15:00	Room 110: Coffee, Tea, Pastries
Session 5 15:00-15:45	“Circular Supply Chains: The Great Reallocation” Laura di Giovanni, Ph.D.	“Astrohazards in the Homeric Belt: Investigation and Mitigation” Lindsay Slovinsky	“Tiger Balm as Power Armor Coolant” Leslie Cheung
Networking 15:45-17:00	Networking and Happy Hour Multifunction Room C
Day 2
Session 6 09:00-09:45	“Autonomous Remotes for Resource Identification” Kai Lee, PE	“Astromorphology: Current Gaps and Future Directions” Prof. Simon Lesnek, Ph.D.	“Tackle and Grapple” Sensei Doug Duggart
Break 09:45-10:00	Room 110: Coffee, Tea, Pastries
Session 7 10:00-10:45	“Adapting to Zero-G: a Crash Course for Terrestial Miners” Prof. Bruce Affleck, Ph.D.	“Recent Advances in Emerging Contaminant Science: From Human Health Assessment Risk to Fate and Transport” Zachary Tokranov, Ph.D.	“Becoming a Natural Born Warrior” Denma Connolly
Break 10:45-11:00	Room 110: Coffee, Tea, Pastries
Session 8 11:00-11:45	“Prospecting on the Blockchain” Cynthia Edgeworth, Colonnade Financial	“Economic Astrogeology and Critical Mineral Resources” Myles Slack	“i-Khol and its Applications” Sumbal Selim
Lunch Break 11:45-13:00	Catering by Fortune Flavors the Bold Multifunction Room C
Session 9 13:00-13:45	“Government Absorption of Prospecting Financial Risks during Crisis” Nathifa Nagi, Ph.D. PE	“Unravelling Homeric Orogenic Events Using Geological and Geophysical Methods” Maureen Kuiper, Ph.D.	“Hyperdynamics and the Art of the Suplex” Melissa Khatib
Break 13:45-14:00	Room 110: Coffee, Tea, Pastries
Session 10 14:00-14:45	“Mineral Life Cycle and Discovery” Raya Chang, Ph.D.	“Micro to Macro, Linking Structural Astrogeology and Orbital Mechanics” Ifra Hasan, Ph.D.	“Krav Maga and Parking Enforcement” Officer Terrance
Break 14:45-15:00	Room 110: Coffee, Tea, Pastries
Session 11 15:00-15:45	“Winning Hearts and Minds: Managing Social Risks” Jay Hawkins, Ph.D.	“Mapping in the Astrosciences: Processes and Products” Gregory Kim, M.S.	“The Sixth Ring” Sensei Norman Waldingscott
MMA Tournament 17:00-24:00	Mixed Martial Arts Tournament Multifunction Room C
Day 3
Session 12 09:00-09:45	“Cultivating the Human Ore: People Strategies in Mining” Keri Vikre, M.S.	“Trace Element Isolation” Aminat Rehmann, Ph.D.	“Critical Hits: Version 5” Warcor Admiral Koni
Break 09:45-10:00	Room 110: Coffee, Tea, Pastries
Session 13 10:00-10:45	“Mine and Exploration Permitting” Wan Jiayi	“Colors, Spectra, and Occultations in the Human Edge” Ashley Chen, Ph.D.	“Leveraging Super Jump” Bran do Castro
Break 10:45-11:00	Room 110: Coffee, Tea, Pastries
Session 14 11:00-11:45	“Case Studies and Beneficial Reuse of Waste” Andrea Rauh, M.S.	“Asteroids: Dynamical Evolution” David Singh, M.S., PE	“Booty: More than Junk in the Trunk” Alice Washburn
Lunch Break 11:45-13:00	Catering by Veni, Vidi, Vino Multifunction Room C
Session 15 13:00-13:45	“Growth, Up and to the Right” Cynthia Edgeworth, Colonnade Financial	“Telescopic Surveys and Hazard Assessment” Hafifah Hashmi, Ph.D.	“The One Inch Punch in Zero-G” Sifu Bruce Wong
Break 13:45-14:00	Room 110: Coffee, Tea, Pastries
Session 16 14:00-14:45	“Mine Closure and Reclamation” Prasad Bhakta, Ph.D.	“Future Missions: Homeric Belt Asteroids” Ramza Chang, M.S.	“Two Eels for Supper: Gladius Applications in Power Armor” Gerard Greenleigh
Break 14:45-15:00	Room 110: Coffee, Tea, Pastries
Session 17 15:00-15:45	“Storage Facility Design: Design, Construction, and Monitoring” Kerry Sattarvand, PE	“Impact Studies and Ejecta Properties” Alphonse Miallard, Ph.D.	“Did you turn it off and on again? Rebooting Power Armor” Master Da Taeyang
Break 15:45-16:00	Room 110: Coffee, Tea, Pastries
Closing 16:00-17:00	Closing Ceremony and Awards Multifunction Room C
Dinner 18:00-21:00	MacDonalds Fine Dining Off Campus