The objective of the UCA of SME is to produce the best professional products available to the industry through its publications, the George A. Fox Conference, The North American Tunneling conference, and The North American Tunnel Demand Forecast. Additionally, members will have complete access to all SME products and services including the RETC, Mining Engineering magazine, SME short courses and topical conferences, more than 100 other publications and proceedings, web and career services, and much more. The volunteers provide critical industry and technical knowledge to provide premier educational and professional development opportunities for practitioners across the globe.
UCA CALL FOR NOMINATIONS - EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The UCA Division is seeking recommendations and nominations from all UCA members for interested individuals to serve on the UCA Executive Committee beginning with the 2011 Executive Committee. If you would like to nominate someone for consideration please forward your recommendation to Mary O'Shea (oshea@smenet.org) at SME Headquarters by November 1.
CALL FOR PHOTOS and SPONSORS for the 2011 UCA of SME Calendar!
This 18 month calendar will be filled with lots of great industry images from projects around the world. Send in your photos today!
Sponsorship is available for the 2011 Calendar. Click here for full details about the calendar and sponsorship opportunities.
UCA CALL FOR AWARD NOMINATIONS
The Underground Construction Association will present the UCA awards at the 2011 Rapid Excavation and Tunneling Conference in San Francisco, California. The awards are Outstanding Individual, Project of the Year, Outstanding Educator and the Lifetime Achievement Award. The nominations for the awards will be reviewed by the UCA Executive Committee during the January UCA Executive Committee meeting. The committee will vote and approve award nominees. The recipients' photos and bios will appear in the March issue of T&UC.
Guidelines and nomination forms are available at: http://uca.smenet.org/awards/
Please submit your nominations by January 4, 2011 to Mary O'Shea at: oshea@smenet.org
UCA of SME is proud to present our Corporate and Sustaining Members
The UCA of SME is proud to present our esteemed Corporate and Sustaining Members. Feel free to click on the links to find out more about the products and services of these companies. Do you want to be listed on this page? Contact Billie Emas at emas@smenet.org to find out how you can become a Corporate or Sustaining Member.
The SME Photo Contest is now open!
UCA of SME members may enter up to 3 images so send us your best shots! Theme: Heavy Equipment in Mining. The winning image will appear on the cover of the 2011 April edition of Mining Engineering Magazine. Contest deadline is December 31, 2010.
ITA Croatia has issued a CALL FOR PAPERS!
The Croatian Association for Tunnelling and Underground Structures invites you to the 1st Scientific Symposium on Tunnels and Underground Structures in South-East Europe, "Using Underground Space". This conference will be held at the Hotel-Congress Center LaChroma Valamar, April 7-9, 2011 in Dubrovnik, Croatia. Click here for full details regarding the deadline of submissions.
2010 SME Annual Meeting Recorded Sessions - Now Available! Sessions Available: SME Keynote session * This is my Mine * Gaudin/Flotation Frontiers I * Hot Topcis/Plant Operators * Geology IV Rare Earths * MEMS Mining in Uncertain Times * Best of Ground Control * Bulk Materials Handling * UCA Rock Tunnels * Murray Symposium * Aggregate Mine and Plant Optimization
NEW UCA of SME Membership Brochure!
The purpose of the UCA of SME is to provide professional development, technical information, and networking opportunities to members tackling some of the greatest challenges in the underground construction and tunneling industry. Read more...
ITA 35th Newsletter
The International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association would like to share their latest news, meetings and publications with the members of UCA.
