MEETINGS & EVENTS 2019
The D.C. Section of SME holds its monthly meetings beginning in September through May. Meetings are normally held the second Tuesday of each month unless circumstances dictate otherwise. The Section also participates in educational events, special field trips, and other social events.TUnless otherwise noted, all meetings begin 11:30 a.m. with reception and registration, followed by lunch at noon and oral presentation beginning at 12:30 p.m.
Meetings
November 2019 Meeting
Speaker: Michele McRae
Subject: Fluorspar – United States Consumption and Trade
When: Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Where: U.S. Department of Interior-Stewart Udall Building, Room
1548, 1849 C St. MW, Washington, DC (Use C St. Entrance)
Lunch:
Not Provided (You May Purchase/Bring Lunch from Cafeteria or Elsewhere in
Advance of Meeting)
Time: Reception, Socialize or
Bring in Lunch - 11:00-12:00; Presentation - 12:00-12:45
Meeting
Cost: None/Free
Please RSVP To: Ken Schuler,
gkschuler@verizon.com
October 2019 Meeting (New Venue and Format)
Speaker: Kevin Gottschalk, Mining Technical Director,
ChemTreat
Subject: Overview of Mineral Processing
Operations in Turkey
When: Wednesday, October 9, 2019
Where: U.S. Department of
Interior-Stewart Udall Building, Room 1548, 1849 C St. MW, Washington, DC
(Use C St. Entrance)
Lunch: Not Provided (You May
Purchase/Bring Lunch from Cafeteria or Elsewhere in Advance of Meeting)
Time: Reception, Socialize or Bring in Lunch - 11:00-12:00;
Presentation - 12:00-12:45
Meeting Cost: None/Free
Please RSVP To: Ken Schuler,
gkschuler@verizon.com
September 2019 Meeting (New Venue and Format)
Speaker: Adam Eckman, Associate General Counsel, National Mining Association
Subject: Mining Production, Challenges and Opportunities
When: Wednesday,
September 11, 2019
Where: U.S. Department of
Interior-Stewart Udall Building, Room 1548, 1849 C St. MW, Washington, DC
(Use C St. Entrance)
Lunch: Not Provided (You May Purchase/Bring Lunch
from Cafeteria or Elsewhere in Advance of Meeting)
Time:
Reception, Socialize or Bring Lunch - 11:00-12:00; Presentation -
12:00-12:45
Meeting RSVP/Cost: None/Free
May 2019
Speaker: Mark G. Ellis, President, Industrial
Minerals Association (2019 Herbert Hoover Award Recipient)
Subject:
Emerging Issues in Mine Safety and Health: What They Portend for the Mining
Industry
When: Wednesday, May 8, 2019
Where: Maggiano’s Little Italy
At Tysons Galleria, 2001 International Drive, Mclean, VA 22102
Choice:
Buffet
Time: Reception-11:30; Lunch-Noon; Presentation-12:30 - 2:30
RSVP: George Schuler, gkschuler@verizon.net, by Monday, May 6.
Meeting cost: $25.00 for Washington, DC Section members and guests
EVENT
FLYER (PDF)
April 2019
Speaker:
Christina M. Villega
Subject: A view from the field - Trends in African
Small-scale Mining
When: Wednesday, April 10, 2019
Where: Maggiano’s Little Italy At
Tysons Galleria, 2001 International Drive, Mclean, VA 22102
Choice: Buffet
Time: Reception-11:30; Lunch-Noon;
Presentation-12:30 - 2:30
RSVP: George Schuler,
gkschuler@verizon.net, by Monday, April 8
Meeting cost: $25.00 for
Washington, DC Section members and guests
EVENT
FLYER (PDF)
March 2019
Speaker: Dr. Andrew Gulley
Subject: China, the United
States, and Competition for Resources that Enable Emerging Technologies
When:
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Where: Maggiano’s Little Italy At Tysons Galleria,
2001 International Drive, Mclean, VA 22102
Choice: Buffet
Time:
Reception-11:30; Lunch-Noon; Presentation-12:30 - 2:30
RSVP: George Schuler,
gkschuler@verizon.net, by Friday, March 8.
Meeting cost: $25.00 for
Washington, DC Section members and guests
EVENT
FLYER (PDF)
Febuary 2019
Speaker: Priscilla P. Nelson
Subject: Assessing Resilience Impacts from
Integrated Above/Below Ground Urban Infrastructure
When: Wednesday,
February 13, 2019
Where: Maggiano’s Little Italy At Tysons Galleria, 2001
International Drive, Mclean, VA 22102
Choice: Buffet (see flyer)
Time:
Reception-11:30; Lunch-Noon; Presentation-12:30 - 2:30
RSVP: George
Schuler, gkschuler@verizon.net, by Friday, February 8.
Meeting cost:
$25.00 for Washington, DC Section members and guests
EVENT
FLYER (PDF)
January 2019
Speaker: Hendrick G. Van Oss, USGS (Retired)
Subject: Cement and the Environment – An
Inconvenient Chemistry
When: Wednesday, January 9, 2019
Where:
Maggiano’s Little Italy At Tysons Galleria, 2001 International Drive,
Mclean, VA 22102
Choice: Buffet (see flyer)
Time: Reception-11:30;
Lunch-Noon; Presentation-12:30 - 2:30
RSVP: George Schuler,
gkschuler@verizon.net, by Friday, January 4.
Meeting cost: $25.00 for
Washington, DC Section members and gests.
EVENT
FLYER (PDF)
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