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What’s Holding Your Team Back? Unlocking Talent Optimization with Agile & Inclusive Leadership
Presented by Samin Saadat
$20 Member | $45 Non-member | $5 SME Student Member
Is your team truly performing at its best? Or are unseen barriers, lack of alignment, or disengagement, preventing them from reaching their full potential? In today’s evolving workplace, success isn’t just about being agile or hiring diverse talent; it’s about talent optimization — ensuring every individual is in the right role, supported by inclusive leadership that fuels growth and innovation. Join us for an engaging session where we’ll uncover:
- How agile and inclusive leadership can unlock hidden team potential.
- The role of talent optimization in driving engagement and performance.
- Practical strategies to foster adaptability, collaboration, and trust.
- How to move beyond buzzwords to create a workplace where everyone thrives.
Meeting Details:
Location: Live Webcast
Starts: 6/5/2025 10:00 am MT
Ends: 6/5/2025 11:00 am MT
Contact SME
Email: cs@smenet.org
12999 E. Adam Aircraft Circle
Englewood, CO 80112
Phone: 720.738.4085
Fax: 303.973.3845
Effective Governance and Management Systems for Tailings
Presented by Chad LePoudre
Sponsored by Newmont and Freeport-McMoRan
$20 Member | $45 Non-member | $5 SME Student Member
The failure of governance and management systems have been identified as a primary cause of tailings dam failures, yet much focus by industry is on the technical issues instead. The SME Tailings Management Handbook included a chapter on Tailings Management Systems, authored by D. Chad LePoudre and Kim Morrison. This webinar is a summary of that chapter, with additional information regarding governance, how governance and management systems may be defined, and how a qualified tailings practitioner can influence these processes. Finally, the webinar will provide information regarding measurement of effectiveness of governance and systems, using assurance activities such as a Tailings Governance Review.
Meeting Details:
Location: Live Webcast
Starts: 6/10/2025 2:00 pm MT
Ends: 6/10/2025 3:00 pm MT
Contact SME
Email: cs@smenet.org
12999 E. Adam Aircraft Circle
Englewood, CO 80112
Phone: 720.738.4085
Fax: 303.973.3845
Can We Predict the Likelihood of Injury? Research Says Absolutely!
Presented by Terry Weston
$20 Member | $45 Non-member | $5 SME Student Member
Over the past half-century, rules, regulations, and compliance training have significantly reduced injury rates. However, Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows that progress has stalled. Addressing unsafe acts and the worksite culture that allows them remains challenging. Recent research links individuals' inherent traits to their injury risk and connects frontline leadership to crew injury rates. In this workshop, we will explore this research in depth, offering insights into the root causes of workplace injuries and providing safety professionals with the "why" they have been seeking to further reduce incidents and improve workplace safety culture.
Meeting Details:
Location: Live Webcast
Starts: 6/26/2025 10:00 am MT
Ends: 6/26/2025 11:00 am MT
Contact SME
Email: cs@smenet.org
12999 E. Adam Aircraft Circle
Englewood, CO 80112
Phone: 720.738.4085
Fax: 303.973.3845
How Can You Plan Cost-Effective and Sustainable Geotechnical Investigations for Tunneling Projects?
Presented by Rajat Gangrade
$20 Member | $45 Non-member | $5 SME Student Member
Tunneling projects are inherently complex and fraught with risks—many of which stem from inadequate geotechnical investigations. This webinar, How Can You Plan Sustainable Geotechnical Investigations for Tunneling Projects?, delves into the critical role that comprehensive, well-planned site investigations play in ensuring the success and sustainability of tunnel construction.
Participants will explore the real-world consequences of insufficient geotechnical data, including increased project costs, delays, and safety hazards. The session will highlight how cutting-edge data analytics and real-time ground modeling are transforming the accuracy and reliability of geotechnical investigations, enabling engineers to make informed decisions as conditions evolve. Attendees will also gain insights into the future of geotechnical data management, focusing on digital delivery systems and streamlined information exchange that support collaborative, efficient project execution.
Finally, the webinar will present actionable strategies for designing focused, risk-based geotechnical investigations—helping project teams mitigate uncertainties and optimize resources. Whether you are a project manager, geotechnical engineer, or tunneling specialist, this session will provide you with practical knowledge and forward-thinking approaches to reduce risks and drive successful outcomes in your tunneling projects.
Meeting Details:
Location: Live Webcast
Starts: 7/15/2025 10:00 am MT
Ends: 7/15/2025 11:00 am MT
Contact SME
Email: cs@smenet.org
12999 E. Adam Aircraft Circle
Englewood, CO 80112
Phone: 720.738.4085
Fax: 303.973.3845
Leading for Innovation: Building Psychological Safety in Mining Teams
Presented by Samin Saadat
$20 Member | $45 Non-member | $5 SME Student Member
The mining industry’s fast-paced and high-stakes environment requires leaders to foster a culture of psychological safety to drive innovation and effective problem-solving. Studies show that teams with high psychological safety report a 30% improvement in collaborative problem-solving and a 50% increase in engagement compared to those without. Leaders who prioritize this aspect can unlock their teams’ potential to explore new ideas and strategies that directly impact operational efficiency and bottom-line results.
This session will equip mining industry leaders with practical tools to cultivate psychological safety in workplace conversations. Specific topics will include methods for building trust, strategies for effectively giving and receiving feedback, and techniques for conducting collaborative problem-solving meetings.
Through a combination of scientific insights and reflective questions, this session will illustrate how psychologically safe teams foster engagement and are more resilient and adaptable when facing complex challenges.
Meeting Details:
Location: Live Webcast
Starts: 8/7/2025 10:00 am MT
Ends: 8/7/2025 11:00 am MT
Contact SME
Email: cs@smenet.org
12999 E. Adam Aircraft Circle
Englewood, CO 80112
Phone: 720.738.4085
Fax: 303.973.3845
Digital First Tunneling: Transforming Data into Decisions
Presented by Rajat Gangrade & Amanda Wachenfeld
$20 Member | $45 Non-member | $5 SME Student Member
Mapping out an efficient digital workflow to optimize design procedures and best utilize the available data is a challenge for geotechnical and tunneling professionals, especially in North America. This webinar aims to provide the participants with practical insights into implementing a “digital first” strategy that supports active risk management throughout tunnel project lifecycle. The session will highlight key aspects of the strategy – intelligent geotechnical data management, best practices for data analytics and visualizations, 3D digital ground models, ground uncertainty characterization, and robust data preservation practices. The webinar will provide attendees with actionable steps for implementing digital workflows that transform fragmented data into cohesive knowledge systems supporting informed decision-making. Actual case studies demonstrating how these approaches have reduced costs, minimized risks, and improved stakeholder communication on major tunneling projects will be presented. The takeaways are expected to empower the attendees to champion digital transformation in their own tunnel projects, driving better outcomes for all stakeholders.
Meeting Details:
Location: Live Webcast
Starts: 8/12/2025 10:00 am MT
Ends: 8/12/2025 11:00 am MT
Contact SME
Email: cs@smenet.org
12999 E. Adam Aircraft Circle
Englewood, CO 80112
Phone: 720.738.4085
Fax: 303.973.3845
Applications of Flow Reversal Reverse Osmosis (FR-RO) in Resisting Calcium Sulfate Scaling & Its Relevance to the Mining Sector
Presented by Max Finder
$20 Member | $45 Non-member | $5 SME Student Member
Calcium sulfate (gypsum) scaling remains one of the most persistent challenges in high-recovery reverse osmosis (RO), particularly in sulfate-rich waters typical of mining operations. Conventional RO systems are limited by gypsum solubility, often requiring conservative recoveries and aggressive chemical pretreatment to avoid scale formation—leading to high operational costs and complex brine handling.
Flow Reversal Reverse Osmosis (FR-RO) offers a breakthrough by periodically reversing the direction of concentrate flow through the membrane array. This disrupts the development of localized supersaturation zones and prevents stable crystal growth, allowing the system to operate at higher recovery rates with reduced antiscalant dosing and less frequent cleanings.
This presentation introduces the principles of FR-RO and presents case studies from industrial and pilot-scale deployments treating high-sulfate waters where gypsum scaling was effectively controlled. The scaling conditions in these installations closely mirror those found in mine-impacted waters. The relevance of FR-RO to mining applications—such as water reuse, tailings water treatment, and ZLD integration—will be explored, with emphasis on how this technology enables cost-effective, high-recovery solutions under scaling-prone conditions.
FR-RO represents a promising tool for mining operations seeking to improve water efficiency and reduce the footprint of water treatment systems.
Meeting Details:
Location: Live Webcast
Starts: 9/11/2025 2:00 pm MT
Ends: 9/11/2025 3:00 pm MT
Contact SME
Email: cs@smenet.org
12999 E. Adam Aircraft Circle
Englewood, CO 80112
Phone: 720.738.4085
Fax: 303.973.3845
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