About MEMS
MEMS
was founded in 1991 by Dr. William Vogely, of The Pennsylvania State University,
and a group of interested mineral economists from industry, academia, and
government. The purpose of the organization is to further the application
of economics, management, finance, and policy analysis to the issues of
the minerals and materials industries, including resource, energy, and
environmental issues.
Since its founding, MEMS has held at least
one professional meeting per year, has been co-sponsor of related meetings
with other international societies with interests in mineral resource problems,
and has published yearly Proceedings of the meetings.
Alternating between Eastern and Western
North America, the Society's annual meetings are watershed events for mineral
economics information, global insights, and professional networking.
The annual meetings are normally two-and-a-half day events adjoining a
weekend. Annual meetings have been held in Boulder and Denver, Colorado;
Washington
D.C.; Reno, Nevada; and Montreal and Ottawa, Canada.
The papers presented are published in the
MEMS Annual Meeting Proceedings which is made available for a small charge.
Many papers presented also find their way into one of the professional
journals as refereed publications. Attendance of the annual meeting
and full participation by members are vigorously encouraged.
MEMS has distinguished itself among other
professional societies by consistently having extremely high quality papers
presented at the annual meetings. Those participating as speakers
at recent luncheon and banquets reflect the quality and diversity of interests
of the annual meetings. A partial list of these speakers include:
Mr. Jaques Bougie, President and CEO of Alcan Aluminum Ltd; Dr. Paul Portney,
Senior Fellow, Resources for the Future; Mr. Timothy Snider, President
of Phelps Dodge Mining Company; Mr. Milton Ward, Chairman and CEO, Cyprus
Minerals Co; and Mr. Alfred Powis, former President, Chairman, and CEO
of Noranda Mines Ltd.
The paper sessions have investigated a
wide variety of relevant topics such as Socio-Economic Issues of Local
Impact of Mining, Managing Risk and Financial Performance, Mining Laws
and Property Rights, National Mineral Policies, Access to Minerals, Global
Environmental Issues, Trends in Global Metals Supply and Demand, and Application
of Economic Theory to Mineral Resource Problems. In addition, there
is a yearly student paper contest with cash awards.
|
