WELCOME TO COALTRANS CONFERENCES Global expertise in coal industry events... At Coaltrans Conferences we pride ourselves in producing high-calibre conferences, exhibitions and training courses for the international coal industry, culminating each October with the Coaltrans - World Coal Conference, first staged in 1981, that attracts over 1400 industry professionals from over 60 countries. In 2008 we are heading to the historic city of Prague. Learn more.  Through extensive research and established connections with various leading coal bodies, we are able to attract top industry executives who present papers on new developments and emerging trends in the global coal and energy sectors. We also organise a series of regional, annual and bi-annual conferences and residential training courses held all over the world. From a learning and networking perspective, our events are unrivalled. Learn more. In 2008, Coaltrans Conferences is running coal events in the Unites States, India, China, Brazil, Indonesia, Singapore, South Africa, Czech Republic and Australia.