Schedule
Schedule At-a-Glance
We look forward to seeing you in Phoenix! Please note, all events and times are subject to change. Check back regularly for the latest schedule and details about conference events. Some events require an additional preregistration fee and ticket, while the rest are included in the overall conference registration.
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 | North 128B | PCC |
| 11:00 am | 5:00 pm | Exhibitor Set-up (10x20 Booths and Larger, By Appointment Only) | North Hall 4-6 | PCC | Noon | 1:00 pm | CMSP Review Course Lunch | North 124AB | PCC |
| 1:00 pm | 5:00 pm | Student Design Competition Registration | Suite 314 | Hyatt |
| 8:00 am | 5:00 pm | Attendee Registration Open | North Hall 4-6 Lobby | PCC |
| 8:00 am | 5:00 pm | Exhibitor Registration Open | North Hall 4-6 Lobby | PCC |
| 8:00 am | 5:00 pm | SME Bookstore Open | North Hall 4-6 Lobby | PCC |
| 8:00 am | 5:00 pm | Exhibitor Set-up | North Hall 4-6 Lobby | PCC |
| 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 | North 125A | PCC |
| 8:00 am | 5:00 pm | Two-Day Short Course: New Digital Technologies and Risk Management in Strategic Mine Planning: Smart Mining Complexes and Mineral Value Chains Under Uncertain Metal Supply and Market Demand | North 125B | PCC |
| 8:00 am | 5:00 pm | Certified Mine Safety Professional Review Course | North 128B | PCC |
| 8:00 am | 1:00 pm | Certified Mine Safety Professional Testing | North 130 | PCC |
| 8:00 am | 10:00 am | SME Foundation Executive Committee Meeting | Camelback A | Sheraton |
| 8:00 am | Noon | Leadership Orientation | Encanto B | Sheraton |
| 8:30 am | 11:00 am | MEC Scouting Subcommittee Workroom | Camelback B | Sheraton |
| 9:00 am | 11:00 am | Audit Committee Meeting | Alhambra | Sheraton |
| 10:00 am | 11:30 am | Young Leaders Committee Strategic Planning (by invitation only) | Arcadia Boardroom | Sheraton |
| Noon | 1:00 pm | ABET Training Lunch | Curtis AB | Sheraton/Hyatt |
| 1:00 pm | 2:00 pm | Strategic Committee Launch | Paradise Valley | Sheraton |
| 1:00 pm | 5:00 pm | ABET General Information & Training Meeting | Curtis AB | Hyatt |
| 1:00 pm | 5:00 pm | Certified Mine Safety Professional Certification Panel Meeting | Laveen B | Sheraton |
| 2:00 pm | 3:00 pm | Education and Professional Development Strategic Committee Meeting | Camelback A | Sheraton |
| 2:00 pm | 3:00 pm | Finance Strategic Committee Meeting | Alhambra | Sheraton |
| 2:00 pm | 3:00 pm | Outreach Strategic Committee Meeting | Camelback B | Sheraton |
| 2:00 pm | 3:00 pm | Products & Services Strategic Committee Meeting | North Mountain | Sheraton |
| 2:00 pm | 3:00 pm | Structure and Governance Strategic Committee Meeting | Laveen A | Sheraton |
| 2:00 pm | 4:00 pm | Tailings Impoundment Committee Meeting | North 122A | PCC |
| 3:00 pm | 5:00 pm | Joint Strategic Committee Meeting | Paradise Valley | Sheraton |
| 5:00 pm | 6:30 pm | SME Board of Directors Meeting (closed) | North Mountain | Sheraton |
| 7:00 am | 6:00 pm | Attendee Registration Open | North Hall 4-6 Lobby | PCC |
| 7:00 am | 4:00 pm | Exhibitor Registration Open | North Hall 4-6 Lobby | PCC |
| 7:00 am | 6:00 pm | SME Bookstore Open | North Hall 4-6 Lobby | PCC |
| 7:00 am | 9:00 am | SME Foundation Corporate Giving Committee Meeting | Maryvale A | Sheraton |
| 7:00 am | 9:00 am | SME Foundation Individual Fundraising Committee Meeting | Maryvale B | Sheraton |
| 7:00 am | 9:00 am | SME Student Design Competition - Metallic Committee Meeting | North 227A | PCC |
| 7:00 am | 2:00 pm | SME/NSSGA Student Design Competition (Final Presentations) | Ellis | Hyatt |
| 7:30 am | 9:00 am | Health & Safety Division Nominating Committee Meeting (closed) | Camelback B | Sheraton |
| 8:00 am | 2:00 pm | Exhibitor Set-up | North Hall 4-6 | PCC |
| 8:00 am | 4:00 pm | Professional Engineers Exam Committee Workshop and Business Meeting | Phoenix A | Sheraton |
| 8:00 am | 5:00 pm | Certified Mine Safety Professional Review Course | North 128B | PCC |
| 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 | North 125A | PCC |
| 8:00 am | 5:00 pm | Two-Day Short Course: New Digital Technologies and Risk Management in Strategic Mine Planning: Smart Mining Complexes and Mineral Value Chains Under Uncertain Metal Supply and Market Demand | North 125B | PCC |
| 800 am | 5:00 pm | One-Day Short Course: Mining Financial Modeling | North 126A | PCC |
| 8:00 am | 5:00 pm | One-Day Short Course: Fundamentals of Mineral and Metallurgical Processing | North 127C | PCC |
| 8:00 am | 5:00 pm | One-Day Short Course: Tailings 101: What You Need to Know | North 128A | PCC |
| 9:00 am | 11:00 am | Student Engagement Breakfast | North 221 | Sheraton |
| 9:00 am | Noon | Coal & Energy Division Executive Committee Meeting | Paradise Valley | Sheraton |
| 9:00 am | 11:30 am | Environmental Division Executive Committee Meeting | Alhambra | Sheraton |
| 9:00 am | 11:30 am | Health & Safety Division Executive Committee Meeting | Camelback B | Sheraton |
| 9:00 am | 11:30 am | Industrial Minerals & Aggregate Division Executive Committee Meeting | Camelback A | Sheraton |
| 9:00 am | 11:30 am | Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Division Executive Committee Meeting | Encanto B | Sheraton |
| 9:00 am | 11:30 am | Mining & Exploration Division Executive Committee Meeting | Laveen B | Sheraton |
| 9:00 am | 12:30 pm | WAAIME Division Finance & Executive Committee Meeting | North Mountain | Sheraton |
| 11:30 am | 4:00 pm | SME Board of Directors Meeting | Encanto A | Sheraton |
| Noon | 1:30 pm | SME Student Forum | North 222 | PCC |
| 1:00 pm | 3:00 pm | Mineral School Department Heads Meeting | Phoenix B | Sheraton |
| 1:00 pm | 3:00 pm | Industrial Minerals & Aggregates Division Program Committee Meeting | Camelback A | Sheraton |
| 1:00 pm | 4:00 pm | ADTI Subcommittee Meeting | Alhambra | Sheraton |
| 1:00 pm | 4:00 pm | Health & Safety Division Working Group Meeting (closed) | Camelback B | Sheraton |
| 1:00 pm | 5:00 pm | IAMSH and the Health & Safety Division Joint Meeting | Estrella | Sheraton |
| 1:30 pm | 3:00 pm | Tailings Standards and Guidelines Committee Meeting | Phoenix E | Sheraton |
| 2:00 pm | 3:00 pm | Coal & Energy Division Unit Committee Meeting | Paradise Valley | Sheraton |
| 2:00 pm | 4:00 pm | Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Division Unit Committee Meeting | Encanto B | Sheraton |
| 2:00 pm | 4:00 pm | Move Mining Live Competition | North 120A | PCC |
| 2:00 pm | 4:00 pm | Young Leaders Committee Meeting | Phoenix D | Sheraton |
| 3:00 pm | 5:00 pm | Coal & Energy Division Nominating Committee Meeting | Paradise Valley | Sheraton |
| 3:00 pm | 5:00 pm | 2020 Educator's Forum | North 221AB | PCC |
| 3:00 pm | 5:00 pm | Mentor Meeting Place | North 229 | PCC |
| 3:00 pm | 5:00 pm | Industrial Minerals & Aggregates Division Technical Committee Meeting | Camelback A | Sheraton |
| 3:00 pm | 5:30 pm | Tailings Working Meeting: Standards and Guidelines Intl Collaboration (by invitation only) | Phoenix E | Sheraton |
| 4:00 pm | 5:00 pm | Annual Meeting of the Members | Encanto A | Sheraton |
| 4:00 pm | 6:00 pm | Exhibit Hall Open | North Hall 4-6 | PCC |
| 4:00 pm | 6:00 pm | Grand Opening Reception in Exhibit Hall | North Hall 4-6 | PCC |
| 4:00 pm | 6:00 pm | Move Mining Meet & Greet | North Hall 4-6 | PCC |
| 6:00 pm | 7:00 pm | SME Foundation Gala Reception and Silent Auction (ticketed) | Valley of the Sun Foyer | Sheraton |
| 6:00 pm | 8:00 pm | Michigan Tech Alumni Event | Cornish Pasty Company | Offsite |
| 7:00 pm | 8:30 pm | SME Foundation Gala Dinner | Valley of the Sun C-E | Sheraton |
| 8:30 pm | 11:00 pm | SME Foundation Gala After Party | Valley of the Sun A-B | Sheraton |
| 6:00 am | 8:00 am | 5th Annual SME Health & Safety Division 5K (ticketed) | Papago Park Fitness Trail | Offsite |
| 7:00 am | 5:30 pm | Attendee Registration Open | North Hall 4-6 Lobby | PCC |
| 7:00 am | 5:30 pm | Exhibitor Registration Open | North Hall 4-6 Lobby | PCC |
| 7:00 am | 5:30 pm | SME Bookstore Open | North Hall 4-6 Lobby | PCC |
| 7:00 am | 8:30 am | Keynote Participants Breakfast/SME Foundation VIP Breakfast (by invitation only) | North 126C | PCC |
| 7:00 am | 8:30 am | WFEO Task Force Meeting | North 122B | PCC |
| 7:00 am | 9:00 am | Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Division Nominating Committee Meeting (closed) | Camelback A | Sheraton |
| 7:30 am | 8:30 am | Author's Coffee | North 120A | PCC |
| 7:30 am | 5:00 pm | Speaker Ready Room | North 120A | PCC |
| 8:00 am | 9:00 am | Environmental Division Business Meeting | North 122C | PCC |
| 8:30 am | 11:00 am | Keynote Session | North 120B-D | PCC |
| 9:00 am | 4:00 pm | WAAIME Division Scholarship Committee Meeting | North Mountain | Sheraton |
| 11:00 am | 1:00 pm | Young Leaders Professional Development Lunch (ticketed) | North 124AB | PCC |
| 11:00 am | 5:30 pm | Exhibit Hall Open | North Hall 4-6 | PCC |
| 11:30 am | 1:00 pm | Bulk Material Handling Committee Meeting | North 226C | PCC |
| 11:30 am | 1:00 pm | Conference Luncheon in Exhibit Hall | North Hall 4-6 | PCC |
| 11:30 am | 2:00 pm | Section Leaders Lunch (by invitation only) | North 224AB | PCC |
| Noon | 1:30 pm | SME Foundation Corporate Roundtable Lunch (by invitation only) | North 126C | PCC |
| 1:00 pm | 3:00 pm | Government & Public Affairs Committee Meeting | North 122B | PCC |
| 1:00 pm | 4:00 pm | IAMSH of SME Board Meeting & Annual Business Meeting | Paradise Valley | Sheraton |
| 1:30 pm | 2:30 pm | Dreyer Lecture | North 221C | PCC |
| 2:00 pm | 4:00 pm | OneMine Board Meeting | Laveen B | Sheraton |
| 2:00 pm | 4:30 pm | Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Division Plenary Session | North 229 | PCC |
| 2:00 pm | 5:00 pm | Technical Sessions | various | PCC |
| 2:00 pm | 5:00 pm | Sections Best Practices Meeting | North 122C | PCC |
| 3:00 pm | 5:00 pm | ABET Visitor Selection (closed) | North 226C | PCC |
| 3:00 pm | 5:00 pm | SME 2021 Annual Conference & Expo Exhibit Space Sales | North Hall 4-6 | PCC |
| 4:00 pm | 5:30 pm | Dreyer Award Committee Meeting | North 122A | PCC |
| 4:00 pm | 6:00 pm | Industrial Minerals & Aggregates Division Nominating Committee Meeting | Camelback B | Sheraton |
| 4:30 pm | 6:30 pm | NORA Mining Sector Council | Alhambra | Sheraton |
| 5:00 pm | 6:00 pm | New Member Orientation & Reception | North 224AB | PCC |
| 5:00 pm | 6:30 pm | WAAIME Division Student Reception | Encanto | Sheraton |
| 5:30 pm | 6:30 pm | MMSA Annual Meeting | Maryvale A | Sheraton |
| 7:00 pm | 9:00 pm | SME/Komatsu Student & Professor Engagement Reception | Regency Ballroom | Sheraton |
| 6:30 pm | 9:30 pm | MMSA Dinner | Maryvale B | Sheraton |
| 9:00 pm | 12:00 am | SME Young Leaders Monday Night Social | The Park Bar | Offsite |
| 7:00 am | 5:30 pm | Attendee Registration Open | North Hall 4-6 Lobby | PCC |
| 7:00 am | 5:30 pm | SME Bookstore Open | North Hall 4-6 Lobby | PCC |
| 7:00 am | 8:00 am | Journal Oversight Committee Meeting (closed) | Paradise Valley | Sheraton |
| 7:00 am | 9:00 am | OTC Program Committee Meeting | Camelback A | Sheraton |
| 7:00 am | 9:00 am | SME Foundation Board of Trustees Meeting | Encanto | Sheraton |
| 7:00 am | 9:00 am | Women of SME Breakfast (ticketed) | Valley of the Sun C-E | Sheraton |
| 7:30 am | 8:30 am | Author's Coffee | North 120A | PCC |
| 7:30 am | 9:00 am | Health & Safety Division Breakfast (ticketed) | North 124AB | PCC |
| 7:30 am | 5:00 pm | Speaker Ready Room | North 120A | PCC |
| 8:00 am | 9:00 am | Research Committee Meeting | North 122B | PCC |
| 8:00 am | 10:00 am | MEC Scouting Subcommittee Meeting | North 122A | PCC |
| 8:30 am | 9:30 am | Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration Journal Editorial Board Meeting | Paradise Valley | Sheraton |
| 9:00 am | 11:30 am | Technical Sessions | various | PCC |
| 9:00 am | 4:00 pm | WAAIME Division Scholarship Meeting | North Mountain | Sheraton |
| 9:30 am | 11:00 am | Miners Give Back Committee Meeting | Camelback B | Sheraton |
| 10:00 am | 11:00 am | Mining Engineering Magazine Editorial Board Meeting | North 226C | PCC |
| 10:00 am | Noon | MEC Move Mining Subcommittee Meeting | North 122A | PCC |
| 10:00 am | Noon | Student Member Affairs Subcommittee Meeting | North 227A | PCC |
| 10:00 am | 5:00 pm | SME 2021 Annual Conference & Expo Exhibit Space Sales | North Hall 4-6 | PCC |
| 11:00 am | 5:30 pm | Exhibit Hall Open | North Hall 4-6 | PCC |
| Noon | 1:30 pm | Environmental Division Lunch(ticketed) | North 224AB | PCC |
| Noon | 1:45 pm | Coal & Energy Division Lunch(ticketed) | North 124AB | PCC |
| Noon | 1:45 pm | Industrial Minerals & Aggregates Division Lunch (ticketed) | North 229AB | PCC |
| 1:00 pm | 2:00 pm | RaSiM10 Planning Committee Meeting (by invitation only) | Camelback A | Sheraton |
| 1:45 pm | 2:00 pm | Coal & Energy Division Business Meeting | North 124AB | PCC |
| 1:45 pm | 2:00 pm | Industrial Minerals & Aggregates Division Business Meeting | North 229AB | PCC |
| 2:00 pm | 5:00 pm | Technical Sessions | various | PCC |
| 3:00 pm | 5:00 pm | Information Publishing Committee Meeting | Camelback A | Sheraton |
| 3:00 pm | 5:00 pm | Council of Education Meeting | North 122B | PCC |
| 3:00 pm | 5:30 pm | Latin America Sections Meeting | Camelback B | Sheraton |
| 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | Collegiate Mine Rescue Skills: Bench | North 231A | PCC |
| 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | Collegiate Mine Rescue Skills: Exam | North 231B | PCC |
| 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | Collegiate Mine Rescue Skills: First Aid | North 231C | PCC |
| 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | Collegiate Mine Rescue Skills: Gas Test | North 232A | PCC |
| 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | Student Member Mentor Meeting | North 224AB | PCC |
| 3:30 pm | 5:30 pm | Afternoon Social in Exhibit Hall | North Hall 4-6 | PCC |
| 4:00 pm | 5:00 pm | Coal & Energy and M&E Underground Ventilation Committee Meeting | North 129A | PCC |
| 4:00 pm | 5:00 pm | How to Design a Tailings Facility Book Committee Meeting | North 131BC | PCC |
| 4:00 pm | 6:30 pm | Bulk Materials Handling Poster Session | North 120B | PCC |
| 5:00 pm | 7:00 pm | University of Utah Alumni Reception | Estrella | Sheraton |
| 5:30 pm | 6:30 pm | Certified Mine Safety Professional Reception | Cave Creek | Sheraton |
| 5:30 pm | 6:30 pm | Industrial Minerals & Aggregates Division Executive Committee Mentoring Meeting | North 122C | PCC |
| 5:30 pm | 7:00 pm | International Attendees Reception (by invitation only) | Phoenix A | Sheraton |
| 5:30 pm | 7:30 pm | Colorado School of Mines Mining Engineering Alumni Reception | Encanto B | Sheraton |
| 5:30 pm | 7:30 pm | Friends of Minnesota Alumni Reception | Phoenix B | Sheraton |
| 5:30 pm | 7:30 pm | Montana Tech Alumni Reception | Maryvale AB | Sheraton |
| 5:30 pm | 7:30 pm | Penn State University Alumni Reception | Valley of the Sun D | Sheraton |
| 5:30 pm | 7:30 pm | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Alumni Reception | Encanto A | Sheraton |
| 5:30 pm | 7:30 pm | University of Arizona Alumni Reception | Valley of the Sun C | Sheraton |
| 5:30 pm | 7:30 pm | University of Kentucky – Department of Mining Engineering Alumni Reception | Valley of the Sun E | Sheraton |
| 5:30 pm | 7:30 pm | University of Nevada, Reno Alumni Reception | Alhambra | Sheraton |
| 5:30 pm | 7:30 pm | Virginia Tech Mining and Minerals Engineering Alumni Reception | Paradise Valley | Sheraton |
| 5:30 pm | 7:30 pm | West Virginia University Alumni Reception | Laveen | Sheraton |
| 6:00 pm | 8:00 pm | Missouri University of Science and Technology Alumni Reception | Offsite | Majerle’s Sports Grill |
| 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm | Freeport-McMoRan Student Networking Reception | Atrium | Hyatt Regency Phoenix |
| 8:00 pm | 11:00 pm | Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Division Scotch Nightcap (ticketed) | Valley of the Sun ABC | Sheraton |
| 7:00 am | 5:00 pm | Attendee Registration Open | North Hall 4-6 Lobby | PCC |
| 7:00 am | 5:00 pm | SME Bookstore Open | North Hall 4-6 Lobby | PCC |
| 7:00 am | 9:00 pm | Sustainable Development Committee Meeting | Camelback B | Sheraton |
| 7:00 am | 9:00 am | SME Valuation Standards Committee Meeting | Camelback A | Sheraton |
| 7:30 am | 8:30 am | Author's Coffee | North 120A | PCC |
| 7:30 am | 9:00 am | 2021 SME Annual Conference Program Committee Meeting | North 129A | PCC |
| 7:30 am | 9:30 am | SME/AIME Past Presidents Breakfast (by invitation only) | Paradise Valley | Sheraton |
| 7:30 am | 5:00 pm | Speaker Ready Room | North 120A | PCC |
| 8:00 am | 11:00 am | SME 2021 Annual Conference & Expo Exhibit Space Sales | North Hall 4-6 | PCC |
| 8:00 am | Noon | Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Division Student Poster Contest | North 224AB Foyer | PCC |
| 8:30 am | 10:00 am | Resources & Reserves Committee Meeting | North 226C | PCC |
| 8:30 am | Noon | Education Sustainability Committee Meeting | North 122C | PCC |
| 9:00 am | 10:00 am | 2022 SME Annual Conference Program Committee Meeting | North 129A | PCC |
| 9:00 am | 11:30 am | Technical Sessions | various | PCC |
| 9:00 am | 1:00 pm | Exhibit Hall Open | North Hall 4-6 | PCC |
| 10:00 am | 11:00 am | Distinguished Member Award Nominating Committee Meeting (closed) | North 122A | PCC |
| 11:00 am | 1:00 pm | SME Registered Member Admissions Committee/SME Registered Member Ethics Committee Meeting | North 227A | PCC |
| 11:30 am | 1:00 pm | Conference Luncheon in Exhibit Hall | North Hall 4-6 | PCC |
| Noon | 1:45 pm | Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Division Lunch (ticketed) | North 224AB | PCC |
| Noon | 2:00 pm | Mining & Exploration Division Lunch (ticketed) | North 124AB | PCC |
| 12:30 pm | 1:00 pm | SME Foundation Tailgate Party and Truck Raffle Drawing | North Hall 4-6 | PCC |
| 1:00 pm | 4:00 pm | Minerals Education Coalition Committee Meeting | North 122B | PCC |
| 1:00 pm | 8:00 pm | Exhibitor Move-Out | North Hall 4-6 | PCC |
| 1:30 pm | 2:00 pm | Jackling Lecture (during M&E Division Lunch) | North 124AB | PCC |
| 1:45 pm | 2:00 pm | Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Division Business Meeting | North 224AB | PCC |
| 2:00 pm | 2:30 pm | Mining & Exploration Division Business Meeting | North 124AB | PCC |
| 2:00 pm | 4:00 pm | International Committee Meeting | North 122A | PCC |
| 2:00 pm | 5:00 pm | Technical Sessions | various | PCC |
| 2:15 pm | 3:30 pm | Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Division Executive Committee Meeting | North 227A | PCC |
| 2:30 pm | 3:30 pm | Mining & Exploration Division Unit Committee Meeting | North 124AB | PCC |
| 3:00 pm | 5:00 pm | Environmental Division Nominating & Planning Committee Meeting | North 226C | PCC |
| 3:00 pm | 5:00 pm | SME Strategic Nominating Committee Meeting (closed) | North 122C | PCC |
| 5:30 pm | 7:00 pm | SME Dinner VIP Reception (by invitation only) | Valley of the Sun AB | Sheraton |
| 6:00 pm | 7:00 pm | SME/AIME Awards Reception | Valley of the Sun Foyer | Sheraton |
| 7:00 pm | 9:30 pm | SME/AIME Awards Banquet (ticketed) | Valley of the Sun C-E | Sheraton |
| 9:30 pm | Midnight | President's Reception (by invitation only) | Valley of the Sun A-B | Sheraton |
| 7:00 am | 11:59 pm | Exhibitor Move-Out | North Hall 4-6 | PCC |
| 7:30 am | 3:30 pm | NIOSH Mining Mine Design Contract Review Meeting | South Mountain | Sheraton |
| 8:00 am | Noon | SME Board of Directors Meeting | Paradise Valley | Sheraton |
| Noon | 1:00 pm | SME Board of Directors Meeting (closed) | Paradise Valley | Sheraton |