[en] Heavy oil and oil sands resources are being considered as a principal energy source for the future as a result of depleting conventional resources. This oil sands and heavy oil technologies conference provided a forum for industry members and other stakeholders to discuss new technologies and developments in heavy oil and oil sands operations. Attendants from over 20 different countries presented details of recent innovations and addressed some of the current challenges facing the industry. Geophysical and seismic survey equipment and methodologies were presented, and new separation processes for oil sands and heavy oil were reviewed. Issues related to combustion, air pollution abatement, and the storage and sale of sulphur by-products were discussed. Management and modelling techniques were also presented. The conference was divided into 6 sessions with separate tracks that included presentations related to project management and economics; in situ methods; geophysical techniques; sulphur; regulatory and handling issues; global projects; and carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) projects. The conference featured 63 presentations, of which 50 have been catalogued separately for inclusion in this database