That question is answered in the next SME (FREE) webinar:
SME's government affairs programs: Wading into the deep end of the public policy pool
Tuesday, April 22, 2014 9:00 am Mountain Time
SME's Government and Public Affairs Committee was developed to provide relevant, fact-based, nonpartisan professional information to government officials involved in public policy to help them make informed decisions that impact the mining industry. This presentation will provide specific details of SME's government relations programs that help raise the profile of SME in Washington, D.C. as the technical resource for the mining industry.
You will learn:
- What SME can and cannot do with regards to lobbying and influence in the legislative and regulatory arenas.
- How SME affects mining public policy in Washington, D.C.
- What fact-based, technical resources are available to you to respond to your own media and local government inquiries regarding mining issues.
- Current legislation/regulation affecting mining.
Presented by:
John Hayden, PG, REM, SME Deputy Executive Director - Government Relations and Public Affairs. He has spent the last 28 years in the mining industry as a geologist, environmental manager, safety and health professional, public affairs, communications and government relations liaison.
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