The IBA's 32nd Biennial Conference and Workshop will be held in New Orleans Louisiana the fall of 2011.  An official call for papers and Confernce details will be forthcoming.  Abstracts will be received by Tom Balzola at iba@charter.net.  Please see the "Conference" tab above for additional information during the coming months. Read More...

The IBA Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Tom Balzola is the new executive director of our organization.  Tom started his duties in January.  Prior to joining the IBA he was an industry consultant, VP of business development, and managed a coal fines briquetting plant.  Please join us in welcoming Tom to the IBA.