This, the 1st International Symposium on Risk-Based Approaches to Major Decisions (Risk '11), is organised by Minerals Engineering International in association with RMRI.

Scope of Risk '11

Risk management is a vital decision-making tool in modern industry and commerce. Since virtually every decision involves some element of uncertainty, and because there are risks inherent in most of the key issues facing companies today, the ability to understand risks and manage them effectively is an important ingredient for success. This is particularly true when assessing complex and large scale decisions where considerable capital is involved.

In such cases, risk-based approaches have been shown to be highly effective because they enable decision makers to make informed management choices based on structured information and analysis and to demonstrate the basis of their decisions.

This conference will look at areas in the construction, management and operation of large scale assets where adopting a risk-based approach to decision-making offers advantages in terms of both reduced risks and commercial benefit. Novel areas of application will be discussed and innovative techniques that are demonstrably cost effective will be introduced.

Examples of areas to be covered include:

• Capital investment decisions and project evaluation
• Project management
• Inspection, testing and maintenance

Who should attend?

Anyone with responsibility for design, construction and operation of large scale plant in industries such as mining, oil and gas and petrochemical.