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In light of recent health concerns, we will be postponing our in-person Dinner Meetings.
​Please see below for more information below on how to stay connected with us!

Upcoming Online Meeting

Thursday, 21 January 2021 from 12:00 Noon to 1:00 PM
SPONSOR: Golder
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PROGRAM:  Virtual Tour of the Alfie Norville Gem & Mineral Museum 
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SPEAKER: :  Eric Fritz, Museum Manager, Alfie Norville Gem & Mineral Museum

SPEAKER BIO:  Eric Fritz, FGA, DGA is the manager of The University of Arizona Gem and Mineral Museum.  The current role is to develop and transition the existing museum to the historic Pima County Courthouse facility.  Eric will interface with the University, Pima County and the architects to build a world-class facility for the collections as well as a research arm for mineralogy and gemology research.
 
Prior to this role, he was Manager-North America for Gem-A, the Gemmological Association of Great Britain, holding both colored stone and diamond designations.  Lab instruction, seminars, and workshops are provided to students, and the gem and jewelry industry.  Eric has a degree in Zoology from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.  The Zoology degree leads to a passion for pearls and other organic gem materials, which are Eric’s specialty.  As a youth, he collected shells on the seashore and noticed at an early age the ability for pearl formation as a free pearl or as a protrusion of the shell, what we now refer to as Mabe or blister pearls.  An obsessive shell collection now resides beside the minerals and gemstones

​RSVP:
A Zoom meeting link will be sent to those who complete the quick registration form by clicking HERE
  
As always, guests and spouses are welcome to attend our meetings.

​JOIN ZOOM MEETING:
Meeting ID: 635 393 9683
Passcode: QQE7eN
 
AGENDA:
1. Welcome – 5 minutes
2. Safety Share – 5 minutes
3. Sponsor Overview by Stantec – 5 minutes
4. Resolution Copper Update by Damian Sherlock – 30 minutes
5. Questions and Answers Session – 15 minutes

Linked In

While in-person meetings remain on hiatus, we can stay connected on our LinkedIn group page! To join the group, visit https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13842347/.
  

Poetry Contest

During this time,we are pausing our poetry contest submissions. Feel free to keep them handy for future use and to compete for fame and a fabulous prize! Send us your limerick or feel free to post it yourself on the LinkedIn group page. Stay tuned for more creative challenges this year!
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SME Golf Tournament - Volunteers Needed!

WHAT: SME Foundation Benefit Golf Tournament 
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WHEN: Friday, October 2, 2020

DETAILS: We need 8-10 volunteers at the course!

You can volunteer for the entire 10 hours or it could be split from 6:30 am-10:00 am; 10:00 am-4:30 pm

HOW: If anyone is interested in volunteering they can sign-up as a volunteer on the SME Foundation golf webpage www.smefgolfing4good.com 

Be a Speaker!

Are you working on an exciting project? Do you want to share your story with the SME Maricopa Group? If so, please reach out to any board member with a small abstract on what you would like to talk about, and we will review and get you set up for a meeting date in the next calendar year!

2019–2020 Officers

Chair
Allan Schappert
Stantec

allan.schappert@stantec.com
 

Immediate Past Chair​
Will Wilkinson
W. H. Wilkinson, L.L.C.​
whwilkinson70@gmail.com

Vice Chair
Ian McMullan
Elim Mining
imcmullan@elimmining.com

Treasurer
Wilhelm Greuer
Stantec
wilhelm.greuer@stantec.com

Secretary & Communications
Danielle Taran
Granite Construction
danielle.taran@gcinc.com
Program Chair
Mark Adams
Agate

mark.adams@agateinc.com

Public Relations Chair
Nicolette Taylor
Stantec

nicolette.taylor@stantec.com
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Industry Liaison
Robert Livermore
Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc.
rlivermore@cecinc.com
602-644-2163

Faculty Liaison
Donald M. Burt,Ph.D.
Arizona State University
dmburt@asu.edu
480-965-6180

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