Upper Peninsula Section Fall Meeting and Conference

When:  Nov 9, 2017 from 08:30 AM to 05:00 PM (ET)
Associated with  Upper Peninsula SME Section

​​2017 Upper Peninsula Section Fall Meeting and Conference

Ramada Inn - Hancock, MI


Please join us for a day of technical sessions and the annual meeting of the SME UP Section.


MEETING & CONFERENCE OVERVIEW
  8:30 am - Registration Begins / Continental Breakfast
  9:30 am - Opening Message and Sessions Begin
12:30 pm - Lunch / Annual Section Meeting
  5:00 pm - Closing Message

TECHNICAL SESSIONS
09:45 – 10:15    Back Forty Project Update, Jeff Lynott, Aquila Resources
10:15 – 10:45    Human-Centered Monitoring for Workload and Fatigue Detection, Ye Sun, Mechanical Engineering Dept., Michigan Tech
10:45 – 11:00  Coffee Break
11:00 – 11:30    Highland Copper Project Updates, Joe Strapko, Highland Copper
11:30 – 12:00    Fiber Reinforced Polymer Rebar: Benefits and Uses, Eric Kiilunen
12:00 – 12:30    Grade and volume uncertainty analysis for a copper deposit using multiple point geostatistics and sequential Gaussian situation, Fanteri Aji Dharma Suparno, Geological and Mining Engineering and Science, Michigan Tech
12:30 –   2:15  Lunch / Annual Section Meeting / Mine Fund Awards & Update 
2:15 –   2:45      Michigan Mining in the 21st Century, Emanuel Z. Manos, Detroit Salt Company
2:45 –   3:15      Numerical Modeling of Gas Emissions and Cave Ventilation in Block Caving Mines, Purushotham Tukkaraja, Mining Engineering & Management, South Dakota school of Mines and Technology
3:15 – 3:30  Coffee Break
3:30 –   4:00      Mine Cleanup:  a Review of Remediation Technologies for Mining and Mineral Processing Sites, Nathan Manser, Engineering Fundamentals, Michigan Tech
4:00 –   4:30      Directional Drilling for Eagle East Discovery, Cody Suits,  Eagle Mine
4:30 –   5:00      SME Michigan Tech Student Chapter Update, Taylor Pitlik, Undergraduate Student, Michigan Tech 

Professional Development Hour Credits
A signed Certificate of Attendance will be provided to all attendees upon request.  Please keep a copy of the agenda, noting sessions you attended, along with this certificate as your documentation for professional education requirements.  Agendas will printed and available at registration.

UPPER PENINSULA SECTION ANNUAL MEETING
  • Current Officers' Reports and Section Status
  • Review of 2018 Officer Nominations
  • Voting for 2018 Section Officers
If you or someone you know is interested in being a local chapter officer, please submit names and contact information to:
Snehamoy Chaterjee
UP Section Secretary
schatte1@mtu.edu
Nominations are open for all positions, including Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, and Outreach Officer


MINE FUND SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS & UPDATE

  • MTU Student Scholarship Awards
  • Mine Fund Update

REGISTRATION
Registration Fees:
SME Members:                               $60
Non-Members:                                $65
Students:                                         Free
Retired SME Members:                  $35   (Please use the Spouse/Guest Option)

Late Registration will be an additional $10 per person, starting the day before the event.

Once registered, you may pay online with credit card via PayPal or indicate you will pay at the door with Check, Cash, or Credit Card.  Pre-registration rates will be honored for in person payments, as long as you have registered online by November 8, 2017.

If paying by check, please make the payment out to:  UP Section SME
Checks can be brought to the conference or mailed to:
UP Section SME
c/o Karla Kramer
195 Forest Hills Dr
Marquette, MI 49855

For more information or any questions, please contact:
Karla Kramer - UP Section Treasurer
karla.d.kramer@gmail.com
(708) 926-1763​​​
OR
Snehamoy Chaterjee - UP Section Secretary
schatte1@mtu.edu
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Location

Ramada Inn - Hancock, MI
99 Navy St
Hancock, MI 49930
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Contact

Karla Kramer
(708) 926-1763
karla.d.kramer@gmail.com