NAM editor Donna Schmidt will be on hand with hundreds of other women in mining and supporters for the WIM USA National Conference in Elko, Nevada, April 10-13.
The conference will combine group meetings as well as keynote speakers, panel discussions, professional development workshops, networking opportunities, and even a large group of options for day-long mine tours in the northern Nevada mine country.
The 2024 meeting, hosted by Women in Mining’s Nevada chapter, will begin with a volunteer event on April 10 as well as an advisory council meeting. The day will end with a dinner and dance at a nearby location.
On April 11 at the Elko Convention Center, the national conference has a full day planned with a number of conference activities. After welcoming remarks by speaker Teryn Faiman, Caterpillar group President – Resources Industries Denise Johnson will offer a keynote address.
Presentations that day will include “Empowering Better Wellness,” “Future of Mining: A Panel Discussion,” a leadership keynote, “A Conversation for Change Fostering a Sustainable and Inclusive Workforce” and “DEIdeas: Sparking Actionable Change Through Collaborative Conversations.”
Attendees to the meeting can, on April 12, opt for a leadership discussion “Arrive and Thrive” and leadership workshop, “Courageous and Conscious Leadership,” or one of five mine tours. They include a surface, underground or metallurgy mine tour at Nevada Gold Mines, a tour of Marigold and Lone Tree or a tour at the Kinross Bald Mountain operation.
Saturday will wrap up the event with a WIM USA board meeting.