Washington, DC Section

January 2010

Speaker: Gerald H. Luttrell, Professor of Mining and Minerals Engineering at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Subject: Implications of Constant Incremental Quality on Fine Coal Dewatering Circuitry
When: Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Where: PIER 7 Restaurant, 650 Water Street, SW, Washington, DC

February 2010

Speaker: Jim Hedrick, Consultant
Subject: Rare-Earth Industry Overview and Defense Applications
When: Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Where: PIER 7 Restaurant, 650 Water Street, SW, Washington, DC

Meeting cost:  $22.00 for Washington, DC Section members
$27.00 for non-members

Also, please pay your annual membership fee of $25 at the meeting, or mail to the address below. The application is attached below so you can fill it out before the meeting.
APPLICATION

Please send your RSVP and entrée choice before 5:00 pm, Friday, October 9, 2009
Contact:  Lee Bray, Secretary-Treasurer,
at 703-648-4979 or lbray@usgs.gov

March 2010

Speaker: Jeff Hopkins, Adviser, Economic and Environmental Policy Rio Tinto
Subject: TBAs
When: Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Where: PIER 7 Restaurant, 650 Water Street, SW, Washington, DC

April 2010

Speaker: Luke Popovich, VP, External Communications, National Mining Association
Subject: “The Demise of Cap and Trade – and What May Replace It”
When: Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Where: PIER 7 Restaurant, 650 Water Street, SW, Washington, DC

May 2010

Speaker: Jim Jolly
Subject: 2010 Hoover Award Recipient
When: Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Where: PIER 7 Restaurant, 650 Water Street, SW, Washington, DC

September 2010

Speaker: Mr. François M.J. Lampietti
Subject: Another Look at Resources on the Sea Floor
When: Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Where: PIER 7 Restaurant, 650 Water Street, SW, Washington, DC

Please take a moment and renew your Section membership for 2010–11 by completing the attached membership application form and mailing it to the new secretary-treasurer or bring it to the meeting next Tuesday to receive the members price for lunch.

SECTION APPLICATION

October 2010

Speaker: Jim Hedrick, Consultant
Subject: Rare-Earth Industry Overview and Defense Applications
When: Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Where: PIER 7 Restaurant, 650 Water Street, SW, Washington, DC

Meeting cost:  $23.00 for Washington, DC Section members
$28.00 for non-members

November 2010

Speaker: Paul Bateman, International Cyanide Management Institute
Subject: The International Cyanide Management Code - a Voluntary Program of Best Practice for the Gold Mining Industry
When: Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Where: PIER 7 Restaurant, 650 Water Street, SW, Washington, DC

December 2010

Holiday Dinner, December 3rd
Fort Meyer Officers Club
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