A&O Shearman is a global law firm highly regarded in the mining and metals industry. Major, mid-tier and junior corporates, international financial institutions, private equity funds, other alternative financiers and governmental entities look to the firm for assistance on important and complex transactions.
SLR International Corporation is a global leader in environmental and advisory solutions, helping clients achieve their development and sustainability goals. For the mining industry, SLR provides services at all stages of project development from exploration and resource evaluation through scoping, pre-feasibility and feasibility studies, financing, permitting, sustainability and ESG assessments, construction, operation, closure and rehabilitation. SLR advises major mining companies, mid-caps, junior mining and exploration companies, financial institutions, governments, law firms, and individual investors on the technical, commercial, and sustainability aspects of mineral property investment and development.
Malk Partners is the foremost advisor to private market investors and their portfolio companies, guiding firms and management teams to protect and create value through environmental, social, and governance (ESG) management and impact investing.
The SME Foundation was established in 1991 as a Colorado-based nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. The Mission of the SME Foundation is to attract and leverage resources for a sustainable mining industry through education and outreach. The SME Foundation fulfills its mission by supporting projects that disseminate mining/mineral information and technology worldwide; encourage professional development; educate children, teachers, and the public about the significant role that the minerals industry plays in their everyday lives; build consensus for a strong, environmentally sound minerals industry in the United States and the world; and support of college-level students and programs meeting industry demands for engineers and researchers in the future. The SME Foundation's vision is to inspire the next generation to meet the needs of a mineral dependent future for a better world. This will be done by focusing on Outreach, Education and Fundraising. The SME Foundation functions to help raise funds for outreach programs for K-12 science classroom education, scholarships for students to study various mining engineering and geology fields and programs to inform the public about the importance of mining in everyday lives.
SME, Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration, Inc., is an association of 14,000+ geo-scientists and mining, mineral professionals located in 100+ countries. SME members include mining executives, engineers, geologists, metallurgists, educators, students and researchers. SME advances the worldwide mining and underground construction community through information exchange and professional development. SME is a member society of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers (AIME).
NY SME is a section of SME that encompasses the Tri-State area. Its members are given the opportunity to network with peers and hear valuable presentations through its activities. NY SME dates back to 1871 when a handful of mining engineers in New York City founded the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers (AIME). We invite you to learn more about SME and join us.
NY SME is proud to report that as a result of the success of CTMF 2023 and CTMF 2024, NY SME was able to make donations to the SME Foundation to support its efforts of helping students, teachers and professionals in the geosciences - a goal of ours from our very first year of CTMF in 2013. Thank you all - attendees, speakers, sponsors and media partners - who joined us, participated and supported our efforts along the way!
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