April 22, 2024 - The Chamber of Commerce of the Two Virginias based in Bluefield and Princeton, WV has announced that Registration is now open for the 2024 Bluefield Coal Symposium taking place at the Chuck Mathena Center in Princeton, WV on August 12-14.

Full details and Registration Forms can be found at CoalZoom.com. There are a number of Packages available. Package A, which includes everything, costs $495.00 per person. There are three technical sessions, two dinners with top class live entertainment, and one lunch. Package A (Student or Retired) also includes everything and costs $225.00 per person. Package E includes Everything plus the “Exhibition in Print” Table and MINExpo Package. This costs $995.00 per person.

“At the Symposium we are very proud to have distinguished decision makers “dig” into the current issues in the coal industry and examine the challenges and opportunities of coal so we can all see what the future of the industry looks like,” said Bill Reid, Chair of the Symposium and Managing Editor of CoalZoom.com  ”As the American coal industry gets more compact, the opportunities for gatherings of this kind for coal people will get less and less, and early registration will ensure guaranteed entrance to this one-of-a-kind event.”       

Bill Reid  

The Bluefield Coal Symposium has the theme Using US Coal for a Better America. This national event is jointly presented by the Chamber of Commerce of the Two Virginias and CoalZoom.com. The Symposium has four main goals:

-      to aid the search for zero accidents;

-      to lift the spirits of those serving the coal industry and bring everyone together;

-      to help promote MINExpo INTERNATIONAL®; 

·      to examine the challenges and opportunities for coal.

“The American coal industry makes a $28 billion economic contribution to the Nation each year and there are 68,179 employees at coal mines, including contractors, with both direct and indirect workers totaling 324,800,” said Reid. “We will examine the future of coal and this Symposium will certainly be one of the major events in the 2024 coal calendar leading up to MINExpo®.”

The Symposium includes entertainment with special live performances by Twitty and Lynn, who will provide a Salute to Conway & Loretta, as well as an appearance of Exile, who will perform many of their hit songs.  

For further information on this marquee event, please contact the Chamber of Commerce at (304) 327-7184 or visit CoalZoom.com. Bill Reid can be reached at billreidcoal@gmail.com.