7:00 am - 7:00 pm | Registration Open |
8:00 am - Noon | SME Nominating Committee Meeting (Closed - Nominating Committee Members Only) |
10:00 am - Noon | SMEF Corporate Roundtable Advisory Discussion (Invitation Only) |
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | SMEF Executive Committee Meeting (Closed – Executive Committee Members Only) |
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm | SMEF Board of Trustees Meeting |
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm | Welcome Reception |
7:00 am - 7:00 pm | Registration Open |
8:00 am - 10:00 am | Finance Committee Meeting |
8:00 am - 10:00 am | GPAC Meeting |
8:00 am - 10:00 am | SMEF Corporate Giving Committee Meeting |
8:00 am - 11:00 am | SMEF Individual Fundraising Committee Meeting |
9:00 am - 10:00 am | WAAIME Outreach Meeting |
10:00 am - 11:00 am | WAAIME Executive Committee Finance Meeting |
10:00 am - Noon | MEC Committee Meeting |
11:00 am - Noon | 2026/2027 Program Committee Meeting |
11:30 am – 1:00 pm | SME Strategic Chair Lunch (Closed – Strategic Committee Chairs and Staff Liaisons Only) |
Noon - 1:00 pm | Lunch on Own |
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 | Joint Strategic General Session |
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm | Group Dinner |
7:00 am - 5:00 pm | Registration Open |
7:00 am - 8:30 am | Joint Division Chair Breakfast Meeting (All division chairs and division staff liaisons shall 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 |
9:00 am - 11:30 am | WAAIME 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 |
To inquire about SME 2025 Midyear Meeting sponsorships and reserve yours today, please contact:
Emma Li Salditt, Manager of Partnership Development
sponsorships@smenet.org | +1 (303) 948-4224
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