Mr. David Dye , Acting Assistant Director, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)

Mr. Ray McKinney, Administrator, Coal Mine Safety and Health, MSHA

Dr. John Howard , Director, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

Dr. Jeffery Kohler, Associate Director for Mining and Construction, NIOSH

Mr. Mike Peelish , National Mining Association (Senior Vice President, Safety & Human Resources, Foundation Coal Corporation)

Mr. Michael E. Neason , American Society of Safety Engineers (Safety Director at Hanson Aggregates)

Dr. Tom Novak , C.T. Holland Professor, Head of Department of Mining and Minerals Engineering, Virginia Tech

Mr. Cecil Roberts , President, United Mine Workers of America