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aata_admin — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 21:37:33 +0000

TOC Container Supply Chain Conference

aata_admin — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:32:41 +0000

John Aronson, President, attended the TOC Container Supply Chain Americas Conference in Panama City, Nov 14-17. The anticipated increase in shipping in the next decade is expected to double the amount of containerized cargo being moved around the world. Many countries are behind the expansion curve, so AATA has created a specialized team of experts to provide a comprehensive package of environmental and social services to support fast track permitting and development of port sites around the globe. The meeting was held in the historic El Panama Hotel in the heart of Panama City. AATA has worked on many port projects over the past 22 years, including sites in Indonesia, Ukraine, Russia, Philippines, SE Asia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Africa, and Latin America.

Northwest Mining Association: Rocks to Riches

aata_admin — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:11:36 +0000

AATA will send representatives to Northwest Mining Association’s 2011 Annual Meeting, Exposition & Short Courses in Reno, Nevada from November 28 – December 2. The event will include Short Courses on determination of mine waste and metal leaching, minimizing pitfalls and delays, applied structural geology in exploration and mining, and Leapfrog 3D Geological Modeling software to name a few. Additionally, there will be an exhibition for participants followed by an awards and recognition reception.

Reno, Nevada sits in a high desert valley at the foot of the Sierra Nevada at an elevation of about 4,400 feet above sea level. Home to the University of Nevada, Reno, the town is close to the ski area at Lake Tahoe and boasts the second largest municipal region in Nevada, second to Las Vegas. The AATA team has been a fixture at the Northwest Mining Association Meeting for the past 22 years. Come visit us at Booth 422.

North American Diatom Symposium

aata_admin — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 14:24:56 +0000

AATA International, Inc. was one of the corporate sponsors of the North American Diatom Symposium, a biennial conference of many top diatom experts, which was held at Flathead Lake Biological Station. Diatoms are microscopic algae which are often important members of freshwater. estuarine, and marine environments. They are often used as environmental indicators. AATA’s biological laboratory associates at Rhithron, Missoula, Montana, put on the excellent conference Sept. 14-18 (See www.northamericandiatomsymposium.org).

John Aronson, AATA President, has been engaged with the NADS group since its 2nd meeting, in 1974, and enjoyed seeing many of his long time diatom colleagues, including Drs. Eugene Stoermer, Rex Lowe, Pat Kociolek, Hunter Carrick, Don Charles, Stephen Main, et al. Mr. Aronson presented his technical paper entitled, “Observations of Didymosphenia geminata from Buryatia, Russian Federation, with notes on ecology, water quality, distribution, and scanning electron microscopy”. Didymosphenia geminata has become a nuisance invasive species over the past 7+ years, including a massive invasion of coldwater streams in New Zealand. It is known as “Didymo” and even less flattering “Rock Snot”. Mr. Aronson has worked on this particular species for nearly 40 years, the samples from Buryatia were collected during an AATA inspection of the Zun Holba Mine, Buryatzoloto, near Lake Baikal, which was conducted for the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).

AATA Russia

aata_admin — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 14:59:19 +0000

Mr. John G. Aronson, President, recently participated in the 15th Annual Sakhalin Oil and Gas Conference, Yuzhno-Sakhlinsk, Russia. Mr. Aronson has participated in this meeting since its early inception as Chairman, Environmental Panel, Guest Speaker, and Chairman Technical Workshops. Mr. Aronson participated in this year’s Environmental Panel and presented his paper “Advancing Interdisciplinary Environmental and Social Approaches and Methods for Arctic Oil and Gas Exploration and Production”. Other members of the Environmental Panel included Dr. Randall Reeves, Chairman of the IUCN Whale Panel; Denis Khramov, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Natural Resources RF; Glenn Waller, President ExxonMobil Russia Inc.; Hisayoshi Ando, Director-General, Natural Resources & Fuel Department, Agency for Natural Resources & Energy; and many more decorated speakers. For more information on past and future conferences, check out the Adam Smith Conferences website. Coming soon: Mr. John Aronson’s keynote PowerPoint presentation.

AATA Mongolia

aata_admin — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:06:59 +0000

Mr. John G. Aronson, President and Dr. Ping Wang, Vice President, recently attended the North American Mongolian Business Counicl (NAMBC) Meetings in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The meetings represented a Who’s Who of Mongolian-North American business leaders. “AATA has been active in Mongolia since the 1990’s, things are really happening now at an incredible rate” says Dr. Wang. There are over 20 cranes working in the city with new high end stores now open including Louis Vuitton, Burberry, Mont Blanc, and a host of new restaurants. The economic boom town effect is evident, as traffic has overwhelmed the city infrastructure. Denver and Ulaanbaater are Sister Cities and AATA has established its local presence in Mongolia at a modern office in the City Plaza, a popular location near the center of the Capitol.

AATA Open House

aata_admin — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 15:11:15 +0000

Oct. 6, 2011 is the AATA International, Inc. Open House. The company recently moved to a new Global Headquarters off of Wewatta Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. The building is called the Wewatta & Wynkoop building and was built in 2008. Conveniently located across the street from the Pepsi center, the new office offers easy access to the historic district, Coors Field, Center for Performing Arts and the Colorado Convention Center, Union Station, the Light Rail, and 16th Street Mall. The building is a LEED Core and Shell Silver Rating.

Just in time for the open house, CEO and President Mr. John G. Aronson will return from Mongolia to host clients, friends, and staff of the company in celebrating the move to this new location. AATA is excited to be settled and working in this new office.