Schedule

Committee Meeting Schedule

We look forward to seeing you online! Your attendance and participation is welcome at SME and SME Foundation meetings. These meetings are a great way to get involved and learn more about how volunteer members shape the direction of the society.

ALL TIMES LISTED AS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME (+2hrs Eastern / -1hr Pacific)

To view the schedule, please select a category from the left hand column.

Contact the staff liaison noted in each tab for the virtual meeting link.
Committee Meetings will be held online on MS Teams, GoToWebinar or Zoom.
*All event dates and times are subject to change.

Tuesday, February 2, 2021 Contact
11:00 am 12:00 pm MST Student Member Affairs Subcommittee Meeting Mona Vandervoort
Tuesday, February 9, 2021 Contact
11:00 am 12:00 pm MST Research Committee Meeting Mona Vandervoort
Thursday, February 11, 2021 Contact
11:00 am 12:00 pm MST Visitor Selection Meeting (closed) Closed
Thursday, February 18, 2021 Contact
11:00 am 12:00 pm MST Council of Education Meeting Mona Vandervoort
Saturday, February 20, 2021 Contact
10:00 am 2:00 pm MST ABET Refresher Meeting Mona Vandervoort
Monday, February 22, 2021 Contact
1:00 pm 3:00 pm MST Government & Public Affairs Committee Meeting Tara Davis
3:00 pm 5:00 pm MST OneMine Board Meeting Gregg Tiedeman
4:00 pm 5:30 pm MST Dreyer Award Committee Meeting Tara Davis
Tuesday, February 23, 2021 Contact
7:00 am 9:00 am MST Sustainable Development Committee Meeting Jackie Dorr
8:00 am 9:00 am MST SME Valuation Standards Committee Meeting Tara Davis
1:00 pm 3:00 pm MST ESG Toolkit Committee (aka Responsible Mining) Rebecca Smith
1:00 pm 3:00 pm MST Information Publishing Committee Meeting Jane Olivier
Wednesday, February 24, 2021 Contact
8:00 am 9:00 am MST 2022 & 2023 SME Annual Conference Program Committee Meeting Tara Davis
8:00 am 11:00 am MST Leadership Orientation Genny Homyack
8:30 am 10:00 am MST Resources & Reserves Committee Meeting Tara Davis
8:30 am 12:00 pm MST Joint Education Sustainability & Grant Selection Committee Meeting Jackie Dorr
9:00 am 11:00 am MST Audit Committee Meeting Michelle Kroeger
9:00 am 11:00 am MST IAMSH Meeting Andy Schissler
1:00 pm 2:30 pm MST SME Fellow Award Committee Meeting (closed)  
11:00 am 1:00 pm MST SME Registered Member Admissions Committee/SME Registered Member Ethics Committee Meeting Tara Davis
Thursday, February 25, 2021 Contact
12:00 pm 2:00 pm MST SME Tailings Committee Tara Davis
1:00 pm 1:15 pm MST Strategic Committee Launch Genny Homyack
1:00 pm 3:00 pm MST ADTI Subcommittee Meeting Jackie Dorr
1:00 pm 4:00 pm MST Structure and Governance Committee Meeting Melanie Penoyar-Perez
1:00 pm 4:00 pm MST Finance Committee Meeting Michelle Kroeger
1:15 pm 4:00 pm MST Responsible Mining and Underground Contruction Strategic Committee Meeting Jackie Dorr
1:15 pm 4:00 pm MST Industry Workforce Strategic Committee Meeting Karin Harrington
1:15 pm 4:00 pm MST Association Growth Strategic Committee Meeting Laura Nelson
1:15 pm 4:00 pm MST Industry Innovation Strategic Committee Meeting Tara Davis
4:00 pm 5:00 pm MST Joint Strategic Committee Meeting Genny Homyack
Friday, February 26, 2021 Contact
9:00 am 10:00 am MST SME Nominating Committee Meeting (closed)  
Sunday, February 28, 2021 Contact
1:30 pm 4:30 pm MST SME Board of Directors Virtual Meeting Genny Homyack
5:00 pm 6:30 pm MST SME Board of Directors Meeting (closed)  
Monday, March 1, 2021 Contact
3:00 pm 5:00 pm MST SME Board of Directors Virtual Meeting Genny Homyack
5:00 pm 6:00 pm MST SME Board of Directors Meeting (closed)  
Wednesday, March 3, 2021 Contact
7:30 am 9:00 am MST SME Past Presidents Meeting (by invitation only) Genny Homyack

To attend a division meeting, contact the division staff liaison for virtual meeting links. We welcome your attendance and participation in these important society meetings.

Coal & Energy Division – Heather Gravning | email | 303.948.4203
Environmental Division – Jackie Dorr | email | 303.948.4224
Health & Safety Division – Bill Gleason | email | 303.948.4234
Industrial Minerals & Aggregates Division – Carol Kiser | email | 303.948.4225
Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Division – Chee Theng | email | 303.948.4240
Mining & Exploration –Melanie Penoyar-Perez email | 303.948.4225
WAAIME Division – Tanya Kriss | email | 303.948.4221

Wednesday, February 24, 2021 Contact
4:00 pm 5:00 pm MST Coal & Energy and M&E Underground Ventilation Committee Meeting Heather Gravning
Thursday, February 25, 2021 Contact
7:30 am 9:00 am MST Health & Safety Division Nominating Committee Meeting (closed) Bill Gleason
8:00 am 10:00 am MST WAAIME Division Finance Meeting Tanya Kriss
9:00 am 11:15 am MST Health & Safety Division Executive Committee Meeting Bill Gleason
9:00 am 11:15 am MST Industrial Minerals & Aggregate Division Executive Committee Meeting Carol Kiser
9:00 am 11:15 am MST Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Division Executive Committee Meeting Chee Theng
9:00 am 11:15 am MST Mining & Exploration Division Executive Committee Meeting Carol Kiser
9:00 am 11:15 am MST Coal & Energy Division Executive Committee Meeting Heather Gravning
9:00 am 11:15 am MST Environmental Division Executive Committee Meeting Jackie Dorr
9:00 am 12:30 pm MST WAAIME Division Finance & Executive Committee Meeting Tanya Kriss
9:00 am 12:30 pm MST WAAIME Division Scholarship Meeting Tanya Kriss
11:15 am 11:30 am MST Industrial Minerals & Aggregates Division Business Meeting Carol Kiser
11:15 am 11:30 am MST Coal & Energy Division Business Meeting Heather Gravning
11:15 am 11:30 am MST Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Division Business Meeting Chee Theng
1:00 pm 3:00 pm MST WAAIME Division Executive Committee Meeting Tanya Kriss
Friday, February 26, 2021 Contact
9:00 am 11:00 am MST Industrial Minerals & Aggregates Division Technical Committee Meeting Carol Kiser
10:00 am 11:00 am MST Coal & Energy Division Unit Committee Meeting Heather Gravning
10:00 am 12:00 pm MST Environmental Division Nominating & Planning Committee Meeting Jackie Dorr
10:00 am 12:00 pm MST Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Division Nominating Committee Meeting (closed) Chee Theng
11:00 am 1:00 pm MST Coal & Energy Division Nominating Committee Meeting Heather Gravning
1:00 pm 4:00 pm MST Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Division Unit Committee Meeting Chee Theng
3:00 pm 5:00 pm MST Mining & Exploration Division Nominating Committee Meeting (closed)  
Friday, March 5, 2021 Contact
11:00 am 12:30 pm MST Industrial Minerals & Aggregates Division Nominating Committee Meeting) Carol Kiser
1:00 pm 2:00 pm MST Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Division Executive Committee Meeting Chee Theng

To attend an MEC meeting, contact Rebecca Smith or Tanya Kriss for the virtual meeting link. We welcome your attendance and participation.

Rebecca Smith | email | 303.948.4263
Tanya Kriss | email | 303.948.4221

Wednesday, February 24, 2021 Contact
1:00 pm 3:00 pm MST Minerals Education Coalition Committee Meeting Tanya Kriss

To attend an SME Foundation committee or board meeting, contact Lorie Laessig or Megan Martin for the virtual meeting link. We welcome your attendance and participation.

Lorie Laessig | email 303-948.4246
Megan Martin | email 303.948.4217

Monday, February 22, 2021 Contact
8:00 am MST SME Foundation Virtual Silent Auction Opens Megan Martin
Tuesday, February 23, 2021 Contact
8:00 am 10:00 pm MST SME Foundation Executive Committee Meeting Niki Humphreys
10:00 am 11:00 am MST Miners Give Back Committee Meeting Niki Humphreys
1:00 pm 2:00 pm MST SMEF Executive Committee/SME Academic Grant Selection Committee Meeting Niki Humphreys
Wednesday, February 24, 2021 Contact
8:00 am 10:00 am MST SME Foundation Corporate Giving Committee Meeting Niki Humphreys
10:00 am 12:00 pm MST SME Foundation Individual Fundraising Committee Meeting Niki Humphreys
Thursday, February 25, 2021 Contact
8:00 am 10:00 am MST SME Foundation Board of Trustees Meeting Niki Humphreys
Monday, March 1, 2021 Contact
10:45 am 11:45 am MST SME Foundation VIP Networking Coffee Break (by invitation only) Niki Humphreys
Wednesday, March 3, 2021 Contact
12:00 pm 1:30 pm MST SME Foundation Corporate Roundtable Leadership Update (by invitation only) Niki Humphreys
Thursday, March 4, 2021 Contact
5:00 pm MST SME Foundation Virtual Silent Auction Closes Megan Martin
Friday, March 5, 2021 Contact
1:00 pm 1:30 pm MST SMEF UTV Benefit Raffle Megan Martin

To attend a SME Young Leaders meeting, please contact Raven Refuerzo for the virtual meeting link.

Raven Refuerzo | email 303.948.4223

Friday, February 26, 2021 Contact
2:00 pm 4:00 pm MST Young Leaders Committee Meeting Raven Refuerzo
Monday, March 1, 2021 Contact
5:00 pm 6:00 pm MST SME Young Leaders Monday Night Social Raven Refuerzo
Wedneday, March 3, 2021 Contact
4:00 pm 6:00 pm MST SME Young Leaders Speed Mentoring Session Raven Refuerzo