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Stewart R. Wallace Memorial Library Flourishes
The Stewart R. Wallace Memorial Library located at SME headquarters continues acquisition of new and donated items. The inventory of more than 2,000 items has increased with long-time member Ray Lowrie’s donation of his personal technical library. Lowrie received the President’s Citation in 2004, was honored as a Distinguished Member in 2007 and became a Legion of Honor member in 2009. He edited one of SME’s most successful publications, the SME Mining Reference Handbook, and served as the Professional Engineers Exam Committee coordinator.
The library is named in honor of SME Distinguished Member and benefactor, Stewart R. Wallace. Upon his passing, Wallace bequeathed nearly $1 million to the Society, which enabled the SME staff to move to its present headquarters facility that now houses the library that bears his name.
A copy of every new SME publication is available in the library which is open to the public under staff supervision. In addition, research assistance and photocopies can be provided. Take a look at all the items offered in the Stewart R. Wallace Memorial Library’s online catalog.
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| Upcoming Meetings & Webinars |
| July 25 Deadline for NAS Call for Nominations |
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The Board on Earth Sciences and Resources of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NAS) seeks nominations for a new ad hoc Committee on Occupational Exposure to Respirable Coal Mine Dust in Underground Mines. In response to a study request from Congress and with the sponsorship of NIOSH, the committee will assess monitoring and sampling approaches for informing underground coal mine operators' decision-making regarding the control of respirable coal mine dust and mine worker exposure.
NAS would like names of SME nominees in hand by July 25 to begin vetting. For more information, please contact Ray Wassel at rwassel@nas.edu.
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| August 1 Deadline for 2017 ACE Call for Papers |
The deadline for abstract submission for the 2017 SME Annual Conference & Expo is Monday, August 1, 2016. The theme of the 2017 ACE is “Creating Value in a Cyclical Environment” and will be held February 19-22, 2017 at the Colorado Convention Center, Denver, CO.
To read more about the guidelines and to submit your paper, please visit abstract central at https://sme2017.abstractcentral.com/. |
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| New from the SME Bookstore |
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Now available are 9156 - Gold Ore Processing (2nd edition), 9157 - Mineral Processing Design and Operations (2nd edition) and 9158 - Mountain Movers. Search for them by number in the SME Bookstore.
  
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| Mark Your Calendar |
Hosted by AusIMM and supported by SME, the International Mine Management 2016 Conference will be held August 22-24, 2016 in Brisbane, Australia. Delegates will benefit from an extensive array of carefully selected presentations on the high-level challenges currently facing the mining industry. For more information and to register, please visit www.immconference.ausimm.com.au/. |
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| SME Young Leaders Accepting Applications for Class of 2017 |
| The SME Young Leaders Program is now accepting applications for the 2017 class. The program offers young SME members who have demonstrated leadership abilities the opportunity to transition into more active leadership roles throughout the Society, to network with industry world leaders, and become more involved by participating in the development of SME’s Professional Development Program. The deadline to submit your application is October 1, 2016. |
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To learn more and to submit your application, please visit www.smenet.org/membership/groups/young-leaders-program. |
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| Call for Papers – ESS: M&R 3 Symposium |
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The Engineering Solutions for Sustainability: Materials and Resources 3 (ESS: M&R 3) program committee has released a call for papers for the February 18-19, 2017 symposium with the theme “Towards a Circular Economy”. A circular economy has been defined as “an alternative to a traditional linear economy (make – use – dispose) in which we keep resources in use for as long as possible, extract the maximum value from them whilst in use, and then recover and regenerate products and materials at the end of each service life.” The deadline to submit your abstract is August 31, 2016. To learn more, please visit www.smemeetings.com/essmandr3/.
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| Update on SME Foundation Programs |
| The July issue of the SME Foundation Newsletter is now available. Find out what your Foundation is doing in the community; the 2016 academic grant recipients; the P.E. Exam Program; a new website for MEC; and more. Click here to read or download the newsletter. |
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| Washington Updates & Noteworthy News |
- Explosives and Blasting Safety Alert
The Institute of Makers of Explosives (IME) and MSHA have joined together to issue an Explosives and Blasting Safety Alert. IME reports that the frequency of explosives and blasting accidents remains constant year by year, while the overall number of mining fatalities has fallen slowly but steadily. The document encourages workers to commit to best practices guidelines to help prevent explosives accidents. Click here to download the Safety Alert.
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- House Subcommittee Bill cuts MSHA, NIOSH and OSHA Funding
The House Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee met July 7 to mark up the text of the draft fiscal year 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services (LHHS) funding bill. The draft bill funds MSHA at $350.5 million, $25.4 million below fiscal year 2016 and $46.9 million below the President’s budget request. NIOSH’s research budget would receive $329.1 million, $10 million less than the Institute’s 2016 funding. OSHA’s proposed budget would be approximately 3 percent less than 2016 funding. At press time, the bill was not yet scheduled to go to the full House.
To read the Committee Press Release, please visit http://appropriations.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=394633.
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