Current as of April 10, 2024
7:00 am - 7:00 pm | Registration Open |
8:00 am - Noon | SME Nominating Committee Meeting (Invitation Only) |
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm | SMEF Executive Committee Meeting (Closed – Executive Committee Members Only) |
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm | Welcome Reception |
7:00 am - 5:00 pm | Registration Open |
8:00 am - 10:00 am | SMEF Corporate Giving Committee Meeting |
8:00 am - 10:00 am | SMEF Individual Fundraising Committee Meeting |
8:00 am - 10:00 am | Finance Committee Meeting |
8:00 am - 11:00 am | GPAC Meeting |
10:00 am - Noon | MEC Committee Meeting |
11:00 am - Noon | 2024/2025 Program Committee Meeting |
Noon - 1:00 pm | Lunch on Own |
Noon - 1:00 pm | SME Strategic Chair Lunch (Closed – Strategic Committee Chairs and Staff Liaisons Only) |
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm | SMEF Board of Trustees Meeting |
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm | Strategic Committee Meeting - Association Growth |
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm | Strategic Committee Meeting - Industry Innovation |
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm | Strategic Committee Meeting - Industry Workforce |
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm | Strategic Committee Meeting - Responsible Mining & Underground Construction |
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm | Structure & Governance Committee Meeting |
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm | General Session |
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Group Dinner |
7:00 am - 5:00 pm | Help Desk |
7:00 am - 8:00 am | Joint Division Chair Breakfast Meeting (All division chairs and division staff liaisons should attend) |
9:00 am - 11:30 am | Coal & Energy Division Executive Committee Meeting |
9:00 am - 11:30 am | Environmental Division Executive Committee Meeting |
9:00 am - 11:30 am | Health & Safety Division Executive Committee Meeting |
9:00 am - 11:30 am | Industrial Minerals & Aggregates Division Executive Committee Meeting |
9:00 am - 11:30 am | Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Division Executive Committee Meeting |
9:00 am - 11:30 am | Mining & Exploration Division Executive Committee Meeting |
11:30 am - 4:30 pm | SME Board of Directors Meeting and Lunch |
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm | SME Board of Directors Closed Session (SME Board Only) |
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Dinner On Own |
Join the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration as a sponsor of the 2024 Midyear Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada. This invitation-only event brings together over 130 members of SME executive leadership, representing all SME technical divisions and strategic committees.
To inquire about SME 2024 Midyear Meeting sponsorships and reserve yours today, please contact:
Emma Li Salditt, Manager of Partnership Development
sponsorships@smenet.org | +1 (303) 948-4224
The key to optimizing efficiency and reducing the environmental impact of all mineral processing – in particular, comminution - lies in innovative flowsheets. This presentation will explore best practices in layout design for technologies such as the HPGR (High Pressure Grinding Roll) and vertical stirred mills, ensuring high operability and maintainability for both Green and Brownfield operations. Further, it will de-risk adoption concerns across the various project stages with process validati...
The last several years have seen significant developments in both the regulatory, industry, and technical aspects of earthquake hazard analyses used in risk assessments for critical mine facilities. Owners, engineers of record (EoR), and designers are now confronted with a raft of seismic hazard information from increasingly complex regional and site-specific models. This presentation aims to help non-specialists understand how seismic hazard estimates are developed, how and where to find practi...
Despite recent public statements and efforts by many mining companies, women account for less than 16% of the workforce in mining. So why is it so hard to get — and keep — great women in mining? Part of it is the work environment. Women in mining can face headwinds when it comes to promotions, work-life balance, unconscious bias and more. Sure, human resources and management need to shoulder most of the burden when it comes to building a more inclusive company. But there are things individuals c...