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SME sponsors young mining professionals for Emerging Leaders Alliance

By Jackie Dorr posted 08-16-2016 06:13 PM

  

The Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration Inc. (SME) is dedicated to providing continuing education essential for tomorrow’s leaders. SME is pleased to announce the sponsorship of eight members to attend the 9th annual Emerging Leaders Alliance (ELA) conference, November 9-12, 2016, in Falls Church, VA. The ELA is a partnership among engineering and science-based organizations that provides an interdisciplinary forum for high quality leadership training for young professionals, and advances the development of highly skilled leaders.

Representing SME in the Class of 2016 are:

• Manuel Montenegro, Mine Planning Graduate, MMG – Las Banbas, Lima, Peru
• Vasu Grande, Mining Engineer, NIOSH, Pittsburgh, PA
• Luis Felipe Velasquez, Technical Support Engineer, Ferreyros S.A., Lima, Peru
• Axel Gallegos Gutierrez, Mine Planning Engineer, Minera Yanaquihua S.A.C., Lima, Peru
• Joe Waite, Project Engineer, Lehigh Hanson, Inc., Irving, TX
• Jorge Loy Benitez, Support Engineer, SOMILOR S.A., Guayaquil, Guayas, Ecuador
• Mohammad Rezaee, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
• Marion King, Mine Engineer, Imerys, Lompoc, CA

During the three-day conference, attendees will undergo intensive training courses such as: Making the Transition from Technical to Management; Building Highly Productive Relationships That Matter; Performance Management; and Emotional Intelligence. The ELA has been supported by the United Engineering Foundation and organized by nine partner societies. For more information about the Alliance, visit http://emergingleadersalliance.org/.

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08-18-2016 10:59 AM

Thanks to SME for this golden opportunity! This time we'll be 4 South American SME members attending this important event. Looking forward to it!