Objectives of GPAC
One of SME’s greatest assets is the technical knowledge of its membership. SME has created a public affairs and government relations committee within SME to help leverage the expertise of its membership to create a system for providing timely, accurate, factbased, non-partisan technical information in response to urgent inquiries from SME stakeholders on topics concerning mining, minerals and extractive industries; and has developed a structured program to create Technical Briefing papers for informing and educating SME audiences.
Objectives of the committee:
- Create views and positions on legislative and regulatory issues that affect extractive industries
- Help congressional staff understand the importance of mining and develop good mineral policies
- Help promote sound scientific and environmental energy policy
- Develop informative materials for local influence, education and policy development
- Create an expert SME knowledge base that can be leveraged to advocate on behalf of the industry, to inform community leaders and educate congressional staff
- Lay claim to the science- and engineering-based extraction and use of mining and minerals
- Teach SME members the skills needed to adequately and professionally represent the mining and minerals industries to their respective stakeholders
- Develop a structured rapid response program to address requests for information from external constituents and SME members
- Develop relationships with key governmental staffs of related mining, geology, engineering and other related industry organizations
SME Staff Liaison:
Tara Davis
Content and Program Manager
Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration, Inc.
303-948-4215
davis@smenet.org
