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65th Annual Convention Program
JULY 21 - 23, 2021 | THE CAM-
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 2021 Changes & Challenges: What Comes Next?
9:00 – WMA Board of Directors Meeting (L&H Industrial) 11:00 – 2:30 Registration 1:30 – Annual WMA Golf Tournament – Bell Nob Golf Course 5:00 – Mining Associates of Wyoming Annual Function (Drinks and Heavy Hors d’oeuvres) – Bell Nob Golf Course THURSDAY, JULY 22, 2021
7:00 - Breakfast - Cam-Plex 7:30 – 1:00 Registration 7:50 to 8:00 - Welcome Mrs. Louis Carter-King - Mayor of Gillette 8:00 to 8:15 - Convention Opening
Mr. Travis Deti - Executive Director - Wyoming Mining Association 8:15 to 8:45 - “A View from Washington”
Mr. Ryan Jackson - Senior Vice President of Government and Political Affairs - National Mining Association 8:45 to 9:15 - “Securing America’s Supply Chain Must Begin with Strengthening the Minerals Industry”
Mr. Chris Greissing - President - Industrial Minerals Association – North America 9:15 to 9:45 - “Domestic Uranium – A Key Component of America’s Clean Energy Future & National Security”
Mr. Landon Stropko - Co-Chair for Energy - Invariant Government Relations 9:45 to 10:15 Coffee Break - Cam-Plex 10:15 to 10:45 - “The Road Ahead: Legal Challenges Facing the Mining Industry Under the Biden Administration”
Mr. Andrew Emrich - Partner - Holland and Hart
10:45 to 11:15 - “UW School of Energy Resources: Driving Technology and Policy Innovation”
Ms. Holly Krutka, PhD - Executive Director - University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources 11:15 to 11:45 - “Building the Mining Workforce with CTE Students”
Mr. Rob Hill - Chairman - Wyoming SkillsUSA
12:00 WMA Presidents Lunch – Cam-Plex “US Energy and Climate Policy: Implications for National Security and America’s Industrial Base”
Mr. David Gattie, PhD - Associate Professor of Engineering - University of Georgia 6:00 – Cocktail Hour & Silent Auction - Cam-Plex 7:00 - Annual WMA Dinner - Cam-Plex Salesman of the Year Awards WMA Peck Community Achievement Award Special Award – The Honorable Michael B. Enzi, US Senator (Retired) Door Prizes and Silent Auction 8:00 - 11:00 - WMA Casino Party FRIDAY, JULY 23, 2021
8:00 – Breakfast - Cam-Plex 9:00 to 9:30 - “Wyoming: Where Mining Matters”
The Honorable Randall Luthi - Chief Energy Policy Advisor - Governor Mark Gordon 9:30 to 10:00 - “2021 Changes to the Mining Regulatory Framework”
Mr. Todd Parfitt - Director - Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality 10:00 to 10:30 Coffee Break - Cam-Plex 10:30 to 11:00 - “The Wyoming Energy Strategy”
Mr. Glen Murrell, PhD - Executive Director - Wyoming Energy Authority 11:00 to 11:30 - “Exploration Opportunity in Wyoming”
Ms. Erin Campbell, PhD - Director and State Geologist - Wyoming State Geological Survey 11:45 – Safety and Reclamation Awards Luncheon Guest Speaker The Honorable Mark Gordon - Governor of Wyoming WMA Safety Awards WMA Safe Sam Award MAW Safety Awards State of Wyoming Reclamation Awards Lifetime Achievement Award: Phillip Dinsmoor
