Schedule
Program Schedule
We look forward to seeing you in Salt Lake City! Please note, all events and times are subject to change. Check back regularly for the latest schedule and details about conference events.
To view the schedule, please select a day from the left hand column.
*All event dates and times are subject to change.
| 8:00 AM | 5:00 PM | Certified Mine Safety Professional Review Course | Marriott | Grand H |
| 11:00 AM | 5:00 PM | Exhibitor Set-up (10x20 Booths and Larger, By Appointment Only) | SPCC | Halls A/B/C/D/E/1 |
| 12:00 PM | 1:00 PM | CMSP Review Course Lunch | Marriott | Grand I |
| 1:00 PM | 5:00 PM | Metallic Student Design Competition Registration | Hilton | Canyons B |
| 1:00 PM | 5:00 PM | SME/NSSGA Student Design Competition Registration | Hilton | Granite Conference Ctr |
| 8:00 AM | 5:00 PM | Certified Mine Safety Professional Review Course | 250 B | SPCC |
| 8:00 AM | 5:00 PM | One-Day Short Course: MSHA Part 48 Annual Refresher (Underground and Surface) | 250 C | SPCC |
| 8:00 AM | 5:00 PM | Two-Day Short Course: A Comparison of the New SEC Regulation S-K 1300 on Modernization of Property Disclosures for Mining Registrants to Canadian National Instrument 43-101 | 250 A | SPCC |
| 8:00 AM | 8:30 AM | Short Courses Coffee Break | 251 A-C | SPCC |
| 8:00 AM | 10:00 AM | SME Foundation Executive Committee Meeting (closed) | Grand G | Marriott |
| 8:00 AM | 11:00 AM | Leadership Orientation | Deer Valley | Marriott |
| 8:00 AM | 5:00 PM | Exhibitor Set-up | Halls A/B/C/D/E/1 | SPCC |
| 10:00 AM | 12:00 PM | Audit Committee Meeting | Park City | Marriott |
| 10:15 AM | 10:30 AM | Short Courses Coffee Break | 251 A-C | SPCC |
| 12:00 PM | 1:00 PM | ABET Training Lunch | Grand J | Marriott |
| 12:00 PM | 1:00 PM | Short Courses Lunch | 251 A-C | SPCC |
| 1:00 PM | 4:00 PM | Finance Standing Committee Meeting | Park City | Marriott |
| 1:00 PM | 4:00 PM | Strategic Committee Meeting – Association Growth | Grand G | Marriott |
| 1:00 PM | 4:00 PM | Strategic Committee Meeting – Industry Innovation | Grand A | Marriott |
| 1:00 PM | 4:00 PM | Strategic Committee Meeting – Industry Workforce | Grand H | Marriott |
| 1:00 PM | 4:00 PM | Strategic Committee Meeting – Responsible Mining & Underground Construction | Grand I | Marriott |
| 1:00 PM | 4:00 PM | Structure and Governance Standing Committee Meeting | Snowbird | Marriott |
| 1:00 PM | 5:00 PM | ABET General Information & Training Meeting | Grand J | Marriott |
| 1:00 PM | 5:00 PM | Finance Committee Meeting | Park City | Marriott |
| 1:00 PM | 5:00 PM | Structure and Governance Committee Meeting | Snowbird | Marriott |
| 2:00 PM | 4:00 PM | Tailings Impoundment Committee Meeting | 251 F | SPCC |
| 2:30 PM | 3:00 PM | Short Courses Break | 251 A-C | SPCC |
| 4:00 PM | 5:00 PM | Joint Strategic Session | Deer Valley | Marriott |
| 5:00 PM | 6:30 PM | SME Board of Directors Meeting (closed) | Canyons | Marriott |
| 7:00 AM | 6:00 PM | Registration Open | East Registration | SPCC |
| 7:00 AM | 6:00 PM | SME Bookstore Open | Lower Concourse | SPCC |
| 7:00 AM | 9:00 AM | SME Foundation Corporate Giving Committee Meeting | Grand G | Marriott |
| 7:00 AM | 9:00 AM | SME Foundation Individual Fundraising Committee Meeting | Grand H | Marriott |
| 7:30 AM | 12:35 PM | SME/NSSGA Student Design Competition (Final Presentations) | Alpine East | Hilton |
| 7:30 AM | 9:00 AM | Health & Safety Division Nominating Committee Meeting (closed) | Deer Valley III | Marriott |
| 8:00 AM | 2:00 PM | Exhibitor Set-up | Halls A/B/C/D/E/1 | SPCC |
| 8:00 AM | 5:00 PM | Certified Mine Safety Professional Review Course | 250 B | SPCC |
| 8:00 AM | 5:00 PM | One-Day Short Course: Fundamentals of Mineral and Metallurgical Processing | 250 C | SPCC |
| 8:00 AM | 5:00 PM | One-Day Short Course: What is Brittle Tailings Behavior, How is it Characterized, and Why is it Important to Understand? | 250 D | SPCC |
| 8:00 AM | 5:00 PM | Two-Day Short Course: A Comparison of the New SEC Regulation S-K 1300 on Modernization of Property Disclosures for Mining Registrants to Canadian National Instrument 43-101 | 250 A | SPCC |
| 8:00 AM | 4:00 PM | Professional Engineers Exam Committee Workshop and Business Meeting | 251 F | SPCC |
| 9:00 AM | 11:00 AM | Student Engagement Breakfast | Grand Ballroom AC | SPCC |
| 9:00 AM | 11:30 AM | Coal & Energy Division Executive Committee Meeting | Deer Valley II | Marriott |
| 9:00 AM | 11:30 AM | Environmental Division Executive Committee Meeting | Alta | Marriott |
| 9:00 AM | 11:30 AM | Health & Safety Division Executive Committee Meeting | Deer Valley III | Marriott |
| 9:00 AM | 11:30 AM | Industrial Minerals & Aggregates Division Executive Committee Meeting | Park City | Marriott |
| 9:00 AM | 11:30 AM | Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Division Executive Committee Meeting | Solitude | Marriott |
| 9:00 AM | 11:30 AM | Mining & Exploration Division Executive Committee Meeting | Deer Valley I | Marriott |
| 9:00 AM | 12:00 PM | WAAIME Division Executive Committee Meeting | Canyons | Marriott |
| 10:15 AM | 10:30 AM | Short Courses Coffee Break | 251 A-C | SPCC |
| 11:30 AM | 4:00 PM | SME Board of Directors Meeting | Grand A-C | Marriott |
| 12:00 PM | 1:00 PM | Short Courses Lunch | 251 A-C | SPCC |
| 12:00 PM | 1:30 PM | SME Student Forum | Grand Ballroom B/D | SPCC |
| 12:00 PM | 2:00 PM | Young Leaders Committee Meeting | Skylight Ballroom | Marriott |
| 1:00 PM | 3:00 PM | Industrial Minerals & Aggregates Division Program Committee Meeting | Park City | Marriott |
| 1:00 PM | 3:00 PM | Mineral School Department Heads Meeting | 251 E | SPCC |
| 1:00 PM | 4:00 PM | ADTI Subcommittee Meeting | Alta | Marriott |
| 1:00 PM | 5:00 PM | Metallic Student Design Competition (Final Presentations) | Alpine West | Hilton |
| 2:00 PM | 3:00 PM | Coal & Energy Division Unit Committee Meeting | Deer Valley II | Marriott |
| 2:00 PM | 4:00 PM | Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Division Unit Committee Meeting | Solitude | Marriott |
| 2:30 PM | 3:00 PM | Short Courses Break | 251 A-C | SPCC |
| 2:30 PM | 3:00 PM | SME/NSSGA Student Design Competition Announcement of Winning Teams | Alpine East | Hilton |
| 3:00 PM | 5:00 PM | Coal & Energy Division Nominating Committee Meeting | Deer Valley II | Marriott |
| 3:00 PM | 5:00 PM | Industrial Minerals & Aggregates Division Technical Committee Meeting | Park City | Marriott |
| 4:00 PM | 5:30 PM | Tailings & Mine Waste Committee Meeting | Deer Valley III | Marriott |
| 4:00 PM | 5:00 PM | Annual Meeting of the Members | Grand A-C | Marriott |
| 4:00 PM | 6:00 PM | Exhibit Hall Open | Halls A/B/C/D/E/1 | SPCC |
| 4:00 PM | 6:00 PM | Graduate Student Poster Contest | Halls A/B/C/D/E/1 | SPCC |
| 4:00 PM | 6:00 PM | Grand Opening Reception in Exhibit Hall | Halls A/B/C/D/E/1 | SPCC |
| 5:30 PM | 6:15 PM | SME Foundation Gala VIP Reception | Grand G-J | Marriott |
| 6:00 PM | 7:00 PM | SME Foundation Gala Reception and Silent Auction | Grand Ballroom Foyer | Marriott |
| 7:00 PM | 8:30 PM | SME Foundation Gala Dinner | Grand D-F | Marriott |
| 8:30 PM | 11:00 PM | SME Foundation Gala Afterparty | Grand G-J | Marriott |
| 6:00 AM | 8:00 AM | 6th Annual SME Health & Safety Division 5K | 252 | SPCC |
| 7:00 AM | 8:30 AM | Keynote Participants Breakfast (by invitation only) | 150 G | SPCC |
| 7:00 AM | 5:30 PM | Registration Open | East Registration | SPCC |
| 7:00 AM | 5:30 PM | SME Bookstore Open | Lower Concourse | SPCC |
| 7:00 AM | 8:30 AM | WFEO Task Force Meeting | 150 D | SPCC |
| 7:00 AM | 9:00 AM | Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Division Nominating Committee Meeting (closed) | Alta | Marriott |
| 7:30 AM | 8:30 AM | Authors' Coffee | 251 | SPCC |
| 7:30 AM | 5:00 PM | Speaker Ready Room | 251 | SPCC |
| 8:00 AM | 9:00 AM | Environmental Division Business Meeting | 150 B | SPCC |
| 8:00 AM | 1:00 PM | Certified Mine Safety Professional Testing | 253 A | SPCC |
| 8:30 AM | 11:00 AM | Keynote Session | Grand Ballroom E-J | SPCC |
| 9:00 AM | 12:00 PM | WAAIME Division Finance & Executive Committee Meeting | Canyons | Marriott |
| 11:00 AM | 1:00 PM | Young Leaders Sizzling Hot Topics Luncheon (ticketed) | Grand Ballroom A | SPCC |
| 11:00 AM | 5:30 PM | Exhibit Hall Open | Halls A/B/C/D/E/1 | SPCC |
| 11:30 AM | 1:00 PM | Bulk Material Handling Committee Meeting | 150 C | SPCC |
| 11:30 AM | 1:00 PM | Conference Luncheon in Exhibit Hall | Halls A/B/C/D/E/1 | SPCC |
| 11:30 AM | 2:00 PM | Section Leaders Lunch (by invitation only) | Grand Ballroom C | SPCC |
| 11:30 AM | 2:00 PM | MEC Scouting Subcommittee Merit Badge Counselor Training | Solitude | Marriott |
| 12:00 PM | 1:30 PM | SME Foundation Corporate Roundtable Lunch (by invitation only) | 150 G | SPCC |
| 1:00 PM | 3:00 PM | Government & Public Affairs Committee Meeting | 150 D | SPCC |
| 1:00 PM | 4:00 PM | IAMSH of SME Board Meeting & Annual Business Meeting | Grand J | Marriott |
| 2:00 PM | 4:30 PM | Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Division Plenary Session | Grand Ballroom D | SPCC |
| 2:00 PM | 5:00 PM | Sections Best Practices Meeting | 150 B | SPCC |
| 2:00 PM | 5:00 PM | Technical Sessions | Various | SPCC |
| 3:00 PM | 5:00 PM | ABET Visitor Selection (closed) | 150 C | SPCC |
| 3:00 PM | 5:00 PM | SME 2023 Annual Conference & Expo Exhibit Space Sales | Halls A/B/C/D/E/1 | SPCC |
| 3:00 PM | 5:00 PM | Move Mining Competition | Grand Ballroom B | SPCC |
| 4:00 PM | 5:30 PM | Dreyer Award Committee Meeting | 252 | SPCC |
| 4:00 PM | 6:00 PM | Industrial Minerals & Aggregates Division Nominating Committee Meeting | Alta | Marriott |
| 4:30 PM | 6:30 PM | NORA Mining Sector Council | Snowbird | Marriott |
| 5:00 PM | 6:00 PM | Move Mining Meet & Greet | Grand Ballroom A | SPCC |
| 5:00 PM | 6:30 PM | WAAIME Division Student Reception | Canyons | Hilton |
| 5:30 PM | 6:30 PM | Certified Mine Safety Professional (CMSP) Reception | Grand A-B | Marriott |
| 6:00 PM | 7:00 PM | Tailings Management Handbook Reception | Grand D | Marriott |
| 7:00 PM | 9:00 PM | SME/Komatsu Student & Professor Engagement Reception | Grand & Apline Ballrooms | Hilton |
| 6:00 PM | 9:30 PM | MMSA Dinner | Deer Valley | Marriott |
| 9:00 PM | 12:00 AM | SME Young Leaders Monday Night Social (ticketed) | Offsite | Offsite |
| 7:00 AM | 5:30 PM | Registration Open | East Registration | SPCC |
| 7:00 AM | 5:30 PM | SME Bookstore Open | Lower Concourse | SPCC |
| 7:00 AM | 9:00 AM | OTC Program Committee Meeting | Snowbird | Marriott |
| 7:00 AM | 9:00 AM | SME Foundation Board of Trustees Meeting | Deer Valley | Marriott |
| 7:00 AM | 9:00 AM | Women of SME Breakfast (ticketed) | Grand Ballroom F/H | SPCC |
| 7:30 AM | 8:30 AM | Authors' Coffee | 251 | SPCC |
| 7:30 AM | 9:00 AM | Health & Safety Division Breakfast (ticketed) | 150 G | SPCC |
| 7:30 AM | 5:00 PM | Speaker Ready Room | 251 | SPCC |
| 8:00 AM | 9:00 AM | Research Committee Meeting | 150 B | SPCC |
| 9:00 AM | 10:30 AM | MEC Scouting Subcommittee Meeting | 150 A | SPCC |
| 9:00 AM | 11:30 AM | Technical Sessions | Various | SPCC |
| 9:00 AM | 12:00 PM | Environmental Division Student Poster Session | North Ballroom Foyer | SPCC |
| 9:00 AM | 12:00 PM | WAAIME Division Scholarship Committee Meeting | Canyons | Marriott |
| 9:30 AM | 11:00 AM | Miners Give Back Committee Meeting | Alta | Marriott |
| 10:00 AM | 11:00 AM | Project Management for Mining Author Meet and Greet | North Ballroom Foyer | SPCC |
| 10:00 AM | 11:00 AM | Mining Engineering Magazine Editorial Board Meeting | 150 C | SPCC |
| 10:00 AM | 12:00 PM | Student Member Affairs Subcommittee Meeting | 252 | SPCC |
| 10:00 AM | 5:00 PM | SME 2023 Annual Conference & Expo Exhibit Space Sales | Halls A/B/C/D/E/1 | SPCC |
| 10:30 AM | 12:00 PM | MEC Move Mining Subcommittee Meeting | 150 A | SPCC |
| 11:00 AM | 5:30 PM | Exhibit Hall Open | Halls A/B/C/D/E/1 | SPCC |
| 12:00 PM | 1:30 PM | Environmental Division Lunch (ticketed) | Grand Ballroom A/C | SPCC |
| 12:00 PM | 1:45 PM | Coal & Energy Division Lunch (ticketed) | Grand Ballroom E/G | SPCC |
| 12:00 PM | 1:45 PM | Industrial Minerals & Aggregates Division Lunch (ticketed) | Grand Ballroom F/H | SPCC |
| 1:45 PM | 2:00 PM | Coal & Energy Division Business Meeting | Grand Ballroom E/G | SPCC |
| 1:45 PM | 2:00 PM | Industrial Minerals & Aggregates Division Business Meeting | Grand Ballroom F/H | SPCC |
| 2:00 PM | 5:00 PM | Technical Sessions | Various | SPCC |
| 3:00 PM | 5:00 PM | Council of Education Meeting | 150 B | SPCC |
| 3:00 PM | 5:00 PM | Filtered Tailings Interface Workshop | 150 D-E | SPCC |
| 3:00 PM | 5:00 PM | Information Publishing Committee Meeting | 150 A | SPCC |
| 3:00 PM | 5:30 PM | Latin America Sections Meeting | 252 | SPCC |
| 3:00 PM | 6:00 PM | Collegiate Mine Rescue Skills Competition:: Bench | 251 B | SPCC |
| 3:00 PM | 6:00 PM | Collegiate Mine Rescue Skills Competition: Exam | 251 C | SPCC |
| 3:00 PM | 6:00 PM | Collegiate Mine Rescue Skills Competition: First Aid | 251 E | SPCC |
| 3:00 PM | 6:00 PM | Collegiate Mine Rescue Skills Competition: Gas Test | 251 F | SPCC |
| 3:30 PM | 5:30 PM | Afternoon Social in Exhibit Hall | Halls A/B/C/D/E/1 | SPCC |
| 4:00 PM | 5:00 PM | AIME 150th Anniversary Celebration | Exhibit Hall -- SME Resource Center | SPCC |
| 4:00 PM | 5:00 PM | Coal & Energy and M&E Underground Ventilation Committee Meeting | 150 G | SPCC |
| 4:00 PM | 6:30 PM | Bulk Materials Handling Poster Session | Grand Ballroom I/J | SPCC |
| 5:30 PM | 7:30 PM | University of Utah Alumni Reception | Grand F | Marriott |
| 5:00 PM | 8:00 PM | Montana Tech Alumni Reception | Park City | Marriott |
| 5:30 PM | 6:30 PM | Industrial Minerals & Aggregates Division Executive Committee Mentoring Meeting | 150 C | SPCC |
| 5:30 PM | 7:00 PM | International Attendees Reception (by invitation only) | Grand Ballroom B | SPCC |
| 5:30 PM | 7:30 PM | Colorado School of Mines Mining Engineering Alumni Reception | Grand E | Marriott |
| 5:30 PM | 7:30 PM | Friends of Minnesota Alumni Reception | Grand G | Marriott |
| 5:30 PM | 7:30 PM | Missouri University of Science & Technology | Alta/Snowbird | Marriott |
| 5:30 PM | 7:30 PM | Penn State University Alumni Reception | Grand A | Marriott |
| 5:30 PM | 7:30 PM | South Dakota School of Mines & Technology Alumni Reception | Grand H | Marriott |
| 5:30 PM | 7:30 PM | University of Arizona Alumni Reception | Solitude | Marriott |
| 5:30 PM | 7:30 PM | University of Kentucky – Department of Mining Engineering Alumni Reception | Deer Valley III | Marriott |
| 5:30 PM | 7:30 PM | University of Nevada, Reno Alumni Reception | Deer Valley I-II | Marriott |
| 5:30 PM | 7:30 PM | Virginia Tech Mining and Minerals Engineering Alumni Reception | Grand D | Marriott |
| 5:30 PM | 7:00 PM | West Virginia University Alumni Reception | Grand B-C | Marriott |
| 8:00 PM | 11:00 PM | Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Division Scotch Nightcap (ticketed) | Grand G-J | Marriott |
| 7:00 AM | 8:00 AM | ESG Toolkit Meeting | Park City | Marriott |
| 7:00 AM | 5:00 PM | Registration Open | East Registration | SPCC |
| 7:00 AM | 5:00 PM | SME Bookstore Open | Lower Concourse | SPCC |
| 7:00 AM | 9:00 AM | SME Valuation Standards Committee Meeting | Solitude | Marriott |
| 7:00 AM | 9:00 AM | Sustainable Development Committee Meeting | Deer Valley III | Marriott |
| 7:30 AM | 8:30 AM | Authors' Coffee | 251 A/B/D/E | SPCC |
| 7:30 AM | 9:00 AM | 2023 SME Annual Conference Program Committee Meeting | 251 C | SPCC |
| 7:30 AM | 9:30 AM | SME Past Presidents Breakfast (by invitation only) | Deer Valley I-II | Marriott |
| 7:30 AM | 5:00 PM | Speaker Ready Room | 251 A/B/D/E | SPCC |
| 8:00 AM | 11:00 AM | SME 2023 Annual Conference & Expo Exhibit Space Sales | Halls A/B/C/D/E/1 | SPCC |
| 8:00 AM | 12:00 PM | MPD Student Poster Contest | North Ballroom Foyer | SPCC |
| 8:30 AM | 9:30 AM | Dreyer Lecture | Grand Ballroom D | SPCC |
| 8:30 AM | 10:00 AM | Resources & Reserves Committee Meeting | 150 B | SPCC |
| 8:30 AM | 12:00 PM | Education Sustainability Committee Meeting | 150 A | SPCC |
| 9:00 AM | 10:00 AM | 2024 SME Annual Conference Program Committee Meeting | 251 C | SPCC |
| 9:00 AM | 11:30 AM | Technical Sessions | Various | SPCC |
| 9:00 AM | 1:00 PM | Exhibit Hall Open | Halls A/B/C/D/E/1 | SPCC |
| 10:00 AM | 11:00 AM | SME Fellows Award Nominating Committee Meeting (closed) | 252 | SPCC |
| 11:00 AM | 1:30 PM | SME Registered Member Admissions Committee/SME Registered Member Ethics Committee Meeting | 150 C | SPCC |
| 11:30 AM | 1:00 PM | Conference Luncheon in Exhibit Hall | Halls A/B/C/D/E/1 | SPCC |
| 12:00 PM | 12:30 PM | SME Foundation Party and Sweepstakes Drawing | Halls A/B/C/D/E/1 | SPCC |
| 12:00 PM | 1:45 PM | Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Division Lunch (ticketed) | Grand Ballroom A/C | SPCC |
| 12:00 PM | 2:00 PM | Mining & Exploration Division Lunch (ticketed) | Grand Ballroom F/H | SPCC |
| 1:00 PM | 8:00 PM | Exhibitor Move-Out | Halls A/B/C/D/E/1 | SPCC |
| 1:30 PM | 2:00 PM | Jackling Lecture (during M&E Division Lunch) | Grand Ballroom F/H | SPCC |
| 1:45 PM | 2:00 PM | Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Division Business Meeting | Grand Ballroom A/C | SPCC |
| 2:00 PM | 2:30 PM | Mining & Exploration Division Business Meeting | Grand Ballroom F/H | SPCC |
| 2:00 PM | 4:00 PM | Inclusion and Diversity Committee Meeting | 252 | SPCC |
| 2:00 PM | 4:00 PM | Minerals Education Coalition Committee Meeting | 150 G | SPCC |
| 2:00 PM | 5:00 PM | Technical Sessions | Various | SPCC |
| 2:15 PM | 3:30 PM | Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Division Executive Committee Meeting | 150 C | SPCC |
| 3:00 PM | 5:00 PM | Environmental Division Nominating & Planning Committee Meeting | 150 B | SPCC |
| 3:00 PM | 5:00 PM | SME Nominating Committee Meeting (closed) | 150 A | SPCC |
| 5:30 PM | 7:00 PM | SME Dinner VIP Reception (by invitation only) | Grand G-J | Marriott |
| 6:00 PM | 7:00 PM | SME/AIME Awards Reception | Grand Ballroom Foyer | Marriott |
| 7:00 PM | 9:30 PM | SME/AIME Awards Banquet (ticketed) | Grand D-F | Marriott |
| 9:30 PM | 11:00 PM | President's Reception (by invitation only) | Grand G-J | Marriott |
| 7:00 AM | 12:00 PM | Exhibitor Move-Out | Halls A/B/C/D/E/1 | SPCC |
| 8:00 AM | 12:00 PM | SME Board of Directors Meeting | Grand G-H | Marriott |
| 12:00 PM | 1:00 PM | SME Board of Directors Meeting (closed) | Grand G-H | Marriott |