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.
ALL TIMES LISTED AS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME (+2hrs Eastern / -1hr Pacific)
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 | MST | Certified Mine Safety Professional Review Course |
| 11:00 AM | 5:00 PM | MST | Exhibitor Set-up (10x20 Booths and Larger, By Appointment Only) |
| 12:00 PM | 1:00 PM | MST | CMSP Review Course Lunch |
| 1:00 PM | 5:00 PM | MST | NSSGA Student Design Competition Registration |
| 8:00 AM | 5:00 PM | MST | Registration Open |
| 8:00 AM | 5:00 PM | MST | SME Bookstore Open |
| 8:00 AM | 8:30 AM | MST | Short Courses Coffee Break |
| 8:00 AM | 10:00 AM | MST | SME Foundation Executive Committee Meeting |
| 8:00 AM | 12:00 PM | MST | Leadership Orientation |
| 8:00 AM | 1:00 PM | MST | Certified Mine Safety Professional Testing |
| 8:00 AM | 5:00 PM | MST | Certified Mine Safety Professional Review Course |
| 8:00 AM | 5:00 PM | MST | Exhibitor Set-up |
| 8:30 AM | 3:00 PM | MST | Short Courses |
| 9:00 AM | 11:00 AM | MST | Audit Committee Meeting |
| 10:00 AM | 11:30 AM | MST | Young Leaders Committee Strategic Planning (by invitation only) |
| 10:15 AM | 10:30 AM | MST | Short Courses Coffee Break |
| 12:00 PM | 1:00 PM | MST | ABET Training Lunch |
| 12:00 PM | 1:00 PM | MST | Short Courses Lunch |
| 1:00 PM | 1:15 PM | MST | Strategic Committee Launch |
| 1:00 PM | 4:00 PM | MST | Finance Standing Committee Meeting |
| 1:00 PM | 4:00 PM | MST | Structure and Governance Standing Committee Meeting |
| 1:00 PM | 5:00 PM | MST | ABET General Information & Training Meeting |
| 1:00 PM | 5:00 PM | MST | Certified Mine Safety Professional Certification Panel Meeting |
| 1:15 PM | 4:00 PM | MST | Strategic Committee Meeting – Association Growth |
| 1:15 PM | 4:00 PM | MST | Strategic Committee Meeting – Industry Innovation |
| 1:15 PM | 4:00 PM | MST | Strategic Committee Meeting – Industry Workforce |
| 1:15 PM | 4:00 PM | MST | Strategic Committee Meeting – Responsible Mining & Underground Construction |
| 2:00 PM | 4:00 PM | MST | Tailings Impoundment Committee Meeting |
| 2:30 PM | 3:00 PM | MST | Short Courses Break |
| 4:00 PM | 5:00 PM | MST | Joint Strategic Committee Meeting |
| 5:00 PM | 6:30 PM | MST | SME Board of Directors Meeting (closed) |
| 7:00 AM | 6:00 PM | MST | Registration Open |
| 7:00 AM | 6:00 PM | MST | SME Bookstore Open |
| 7:00 AM | 9:00 AM | MST | SME Foundation Corporate Giving Committee Meeting |
| 7:00 AM | 9:00 AM | MST | SME Foundation Individual Fundraising Committee Meeting |
| 7:00 AM | 2:00 PM | MST | Metallic Student Design Competition (Final Presentations) |
| 7:00 AM | 2:00 PM | MST | SME/NSSGA Student Design Competition (Final Presentations) |
| 7:30 AM | 9:00 AM | MST | Health & Safety Division Nominating Committee Meeting (closed) |
| 8:00 AM | 2:00 PM | MST | Exhibitor Set-up |
| 8:00 AM | 4:00 PM | MST | Professional Engineers Exam Committee Workshop and Business Meeting |
| 8:00 AM | 5:00 PM | MST | Certified Mine Safety Professional Review Course |
| 8:30 AM | 3:00 PM | MST | Short Courses |
| 9:00 AM | 11:00 AM | MST | Student Engagement Breakfast |
| 9:00 AM | 11:30 AM | MST | Coal & Energy Division Executive Committee Meeting |
| 9:00 AM | 11:30 AM | MST | Environmental Division Executive Committee Meeting |
| 9:00 AM | 11:30 AM | MST | Health & Safety Division Executive Committee Meeting |
| 9:00 AM | 11:30 AM | MST | Industrial Minerals & Aggregate Division Executive Committee Meeting |
| 9:00 AM | 11:30 AM | MST | Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Division Executive Committee Meeting |
| 9:00 AM | 11:30 AM | MST | Mining & Exploration Division Executive Committee Meeting |
| 9:00 AM | 12:30 PM | MST | WAAIME Division Finance & Executive Committee Meeting |
| 10:15 AM | 10:30 AM | MST | Short Courses Coffee Break |
| 11:30 AM | 4:00 PM | MST | SME Board of Directors Meeting |
| 12:00 PM | 1:00 PM | MST | Short Courses Lunch |
| 12:00 PM | 1:30 PM | MST | SME Student Forum |
| 1:00 PM | 3:00 PM | MST | Industrial Minerals & Aggregates Division Program Committee Meeting |
| 1:00 PM | 3:00 PM | MST | Mineral School Department Heads Meeting |
| 1:00 PM | 4:00 PM | MST | ADTI Subcommittee Meeting |
| 1:00 PM | 4:00 PM | MST | Health & Safety Division Working Group Meeting (closed) |
| 1:00 PM | 5:00 PM | MST | IAMSH and the Health & Safety Division Joint Meeting |
| 1:30 PM | 3:00 PM | MST | Tailings Standards and Guidelines Committee Meeting |
| 2:00 PM | 3:00 PM | MST | Coal & Energy Division Unit Committee Meeting |
| 2:00 PM | 4:00 PM | MST | Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Division Unit Committee Meeting |
| 2:00 PM | 4:00 PM | MST | Move Mining Competition |
| 2:00 PM | 4:00 PM | MST | Young Leaders Committee Meeting |
| 2:30 PM | 3:00 PM | MST | Short Courses Break |
| 3:00 PM | 5:00 PM | MST | Coal & Energy Division Nominating Committee Meeting |
| 3:00 PM | 5:00 PM | MST | Industrial Minerals & Aggregates Division Technical Committee Meeting |
| 4:00 PM | 5:00 PM | MST | Annual Meeting of the Members |
| 4:00 PM | 6:00 PM | MST | Exhibit Hall Open |
| 4:00 PM | 6:00 PM | MST | Grand Opening Reception in Exhibit Hall |
| 4:00 PM | 6:00 PM | MST | Move Mining Meet & Greet |
| 6:00 PM | 7:00 PM | MST | SME Foundation Gala Reception and Silent Auction |
| 6:00 PM | 7:00 PM | MST | SME Foundation Gala VIP Reception |
| 7:00 PM | 8:30 PM | MST | SME Foundation Gala Dinner |
| 8:30 PM | 11:00 PM | MST | SME Foundation Gala Afterparty |
| 6:00 AM | 8:00 AM | MST | 6th Annual SME Health & Safety Division 5K |
| 7:00 AM | 5:30 PM | MST | Registration Open |
| 7:00 AM | 5:30 PM | MST | SME Bookstore Open |
| 7:00 AM | 8:30 AM | MST | WFEO Task Force Meeting |
| 7:00 AM | 9:00 AM | MST | Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Division Nominating Committee Meeting (closed) |
| 7:30 AM | 8:30 AM | MST | Author's Coffee |
| 7:30 AM | 5:00 PM | MST | Speaker Ready Room |
| 8:00 AM | 9:00 AM | MST | Environmental Division Business Meeting |
| 8:30 AM | 11:00 AM | MST | Keynote Session |
| 9:00 AM | 4:00 PM | MST | WAAIME Division Scholarship Committee Meeting |
| 11:00 AM | 1:00 PM | MST | Young Leaders Professional Development Lunch (ticketed) |
| 11:00 AM | 5:30 PM | MST | Exhibit Hall Open |
| 11:30 AM | 1:00 PM | MST | Bulk Material Handling Committee Meeting |
| 11:30 AM | 1:00 PM | MST | Conference Luncheon in Exhibit Hall |
| 11:30 AM | 2:00 PM | MST | Section Leaders Lunch (by invitation only) |
| 12:00 PM | 1:30 PM | MST | SME Foundation Corporate Roundtable Lunch (by invitation only) |
| 1:00 PM | 3:00 PM | MST | Government & Public Affairs Committee Meeting |
| 1:00 PM | 4:00 PM | MST | IAMSH of SME Board Meeting & Annual Business Meeting |
| 1:30 PM | 2:30 PM | MST | Dreyer Lecture |
| 2:00 PM | 4:00 PM | MST | OneMine Board Meeting |
| 2:00 PM | 4:30 PM | MST | Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Division Plenary Session |
| 2:00 PM | 5:00 PM | MST | Sections Best Practices Meeting |
| 2:00 PM | 5:00 PM | MST | Technical Sessions |
| 3:00 PM | 5:00 PM | MST | ABET Visitor Selection (closed) |
| 3:00 PM | 5:00 PM | MST | SME 2023 Annual Conference & Expo Exhibit Space Sales |
| 4:00 PM | 5:30 PM | MST | Dreyer Award Committee Meeting |
| 4:00 PM | 6:00 PM | MST | Industrial Minerals & Aggregates Division Nominating Committee Meeting |
| 4:30 PM | 6:30 PM | MST | NORA Mining Sector Council |
| 5:00 PM | 6:00 PM | MST | New Member Orientation & Reception |
| 5:00 PM | 6:30 PM | MST | WAAIME Division Student Reception |
| 5:30 PM | 6:30 PM | MST | MMSA Annual Meeting |
| 6:00 PM | 9:00 PM | MST | Student & Professor Engagement Reception |
| 6:30 PM | 9:30 PM | MST | MMSA Dinner |
| 9:00 PM | 12:00 AM | MST | SME Young Leaders Monday Night Social |
| 7:00 AM | 5:30 PM | MST | Registration Open |
| 7:00 AM | 5:30 PM | MST | SME Bookstore Open |
| 7:00 AM | 8:00 AM | MST | Journal Oversight Committee Meeting (closed) |
| 7:00 AM | 9:00 AM | MST | OTC Program Committee Meeting |
| 7:00 AM | 9:00 AM | MST | SME Foundation Board of Trustees Meeting |
| 7:00 AM | 9:00 AM | MST | Women of SME Breakfast (ticketed) |
| 7:30 AM | 8:30 AM | MST | Author's Coffee |
| 7:30 AM | 9:00 AM | MST | Health & Safety Division Breakfast (ticketed) |
| 7:30 AM | 5:00 PM | MST | Speaker Ready Room |
| 8:00 AM | 9:00 AM | MST | Research Committee Meeting |
| 8:00 AM | 10:00 AM | MST | MEC Scouting Subcommittee Meeting |
| 8:30 AM | 9:30 AM | MST | Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration Journal Editorial Board Meeting |
| 9:00 AM | 11:30 AM | MST | Technical Sessions |
| 9:00 AM | 4:00 PM | MST | WAAIME Division Scholarship Meeting |
| 9:30 AM | 11:00 AM | MST | Miners Give Back Committee Meeting |
| 10:00 AM | 11:00 AM | MST | Mining Engineering Magazine Editorial Board Meeting |
| 10:00 AM | 12:00 PM | MST | MEC Move Mining Subcommittee Meeting |
| 10:00 AM | 12:00 PM | MST | Student Member Affairs Subcommittee Meeting |
| 10:00 AM | 5:00 PM | MST | SME 2023 Annual Conference & Expo Exhibit Space Sales |
| 11:00 AM | 5:30 PM | MST | Exhibit Hall Open |
| 12:00 PM | 1:30 PM | MST | Environmental Division Lunch (ticketed) |
| 12:00 PM | 1:45 PM | MST | Coal & Energy Division Lunch (ticketed) |
| 12:00 PM | 1:45 PM | MST | Industrial Minerals & Aggregates Division Lunch (ticketed) |
| 1:00 PM | 2:00 PM | MST | RaSiM10 Meeting |
| 1:45 PM | 2:00 PM | MST | Coal & Energy Division Business Meeting |
| 1:45 PM | 2:00 PM | MST | Industrial Minerals & Aggregates Division Business Meeting |
| 2:00 PM | 5:00 PM | MST | Technical Sessions |
| 3:00 PM | 5:00 PM | MST | Council of Education Meeting |
| 3:00 PM | 5:00 PM | MST | Information Publishing Committee Meeting |
| 3:00 PM | 5:30 PM | MST | Latin America Sections Meeting |
| 3:00 PM | 6:00 PM | MST | Collegiate Mine Rescue Skills: Bench |
| 3:00 PM | 6:00 PM | MST | Collegiate Mine Rescue Skills: Exam |
| 3:00 PM | 6:00 PM | MST | Collegiate Mine Rescue Skills: First Aid |
| 3:00 PM | 6:00 PM | MST | Collegiate Mine Rescue Skills: Gas Test |
| 3:00 PM | 6:00 PM | MST | Student Member Mentor Meeting |
| 3:30 PM | 5:30 PM | MST | Afternoon Social in Exhibit Hall |
| 4:00 PM | 5:00 PM | MST | Coal & Energy and M&E Underground Ventilation Committee Meeting |
| 4:00 PM | 6:30 PM | MST | Bulk Materials Handling Poster Session |
| 5:00 PM | 7:00 PM | MST | University of Utah Alumni Reception |
| 5:30 PM | 6:30 PM | MST | Certified Mine Safety Professional Reception |
| 5:30 PM | 6:30 PM | MST | Industrial Minerals & Aggregates Division Executive Committee Mentoring Meeting |
| 5:30 PM | 7:00 PM | MST | International Attendees Reception (by invitation only) |
| 5:30 PM | 7:30 PM | MST | Alumni Receptions |
| 7:00 AM | 5:00 PM | MST | Registration Open |
| 7:00 AM | 5:00 PM | MST | SME Bookstore Open |
| 7:00 AM | 9:00 AM | MST | SME Valuation Standards Committee Meeting |
| 7:00 AM | 9:00 AM | MST | Sustainable Development Committee Meeting |
| 7:30 AM | 8:30 AM | MST | Author's Coffee |
| 7:30 AM | 9:00 AM | MST | 2023 SME Annual Conference Program Committee Meeting |
| 7:30 AM | 9:30 AM | MST | SME/AIME Past Presidents Breakfast (by invitation only) |
| 7:30 AM | 5:00 PM | MST | Speaker Ready Room |
| 8:00 AM | 11:00 AM | MST | SME 2023 Annual Conference & Expo Exhibit Space Sales |
| 8:00 AM | 12:00 PM | MST | MPD Student Poster Contest |
| 8:30 AM | 10:00 AM | MST | Resources & Reserves Committee Meeting |
| 8:30 AM | 12:00 PM | MST | Education Sustainability Committee Meeting |
| 9:00 AM | 10:00 AM | MST | 2024 SME Annual Conference Program Committee Meeting |
| 9:00 AM | 11:30 AM | MST | Technical Sessions |
| 9:00 AM | 1:00 PM | MST | Exhibit Hall Open |
| 10:00 AM | 11:00 AM | MST | Distinguished Member Award Nominating Committee Meeting (closed) |
| 11:00 AM | 1:00 PM | MST | SME Registered Member Admissions Committee/SME Registered Member Ethics Committee Meeting |
| 11:30 AM | 1:00 PM | MST | Conference Luncheon in Exhibit Hall |
| 12:00 PM | 1:45 PM | MST | Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Division Lunch (ticketed) |
| 12:00 PM | 2:00 PM | MST | Mining & Exploration Division Lunch (ticketed) |
| 1:00 PM | 4:00 PM | MST | Minerals Education Coalition Committee Meeting |
| 1:00 PM | 8:00 PM | MST | Exhibitor Move-Out |
| 1:30 PM | 2:00 PM | MST | Jackling Lecture (during M&E Division Lunch) |
| 1:45 PM | 2:00 PM | MST | Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Division Business Meeting |
| 2:00 PM | 2:30 PM | MST | Mining & Exploration Division Business Meeting |
| 2:00 PM | 4:00 PM | MST | International Committee Meeting |
| 2:00 PM | 5:00 PM | MST | Technical Sessions |
| 2:15 PM | 3:30 PM | MST | Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Division Executive Committee Meeting |
| 2:30 PM | 3:30 PM | MST | Mining & Exploration Division Unit Committee Meeting |
| 3:00 PM | 5:00 PM | MST | Environmental Division Nominating & Planning Committee Meeting |
| 3:00 PM | 5:00 PM | MST | SME Strategic Nominating Committee Meeting (closed) |
| 5:30 PM | 7:00 PM | MST | SME Dinner VIP Reception (by invitation only) |
| 6:00 PM | 7:00 PM | MST | SME/AIME Awards Reception |
| 7:00 PM | 9:30 PM | MST | SME/AIME Awards Banquet (ticketed) |
| 9:30 PM | 12:00 AM | MST | President's Reception (by invitation only) |
| 7:00 AM | 12:00 PM | MST | Exhibitor Move-Out |
| 7:30 AM | 3:30 PM | MST | NIOSH Mining Mine Design Contract Review Meeting |
| 8:00 AM | 12:00 PM | MST | SME Board of Directors Meeting |
| 12:00 PM | 1:00 PM | MST | SME Board of Directors Meeting (closed) |