Bylaws of the Mineral and Metallurgical Processing Division

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1 Bylaws of the Mineral and Metallurgical Processing Division Updated

2 BYLAWS MINERAL AND METALLURGICAL PROCESSING DIVISION Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc. Article I Name and Object Section 1. This Division shall be known as the Mineral and Metallurgical Processing Division (MPD) of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration, Inc (SME). The official abbreviation of the Division s name shall be MPD. The Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc. is hereinafter referred to as SME. Section 2. The object of MPD shall be to furnish a medium of cooperation among those interested in the basic unit processes and unit operations of mineral and metallurgical processing; and to promote the advancement of mineral and metallurgical technology through meetings for professional intercourse, and to stimulate the preparation, reading, discussion, and circulation of papers connected therewith. Article II Members Section 1. Any member of the Society of any class and in good standing may become a member of this Division by indicating his/her choice on the membership application form, or by written communication to the Society that he/she desires to be classified as a member of MPD and to receive publications of MPD. Article III Finances Section 1. There shall be no dues for MPD but voluntary contributions may be solicited subject to approval of SME. Section 2. The disbursement of funds received by MPD shall be authorized by the MPD Executive Committee. Section 3. Disposal of funds on dissolution. On the dissolution of MPD, all funds remaining after payment of its debts and obligations shall be turned over and paid to an organization exempted under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of This section of the Bylaws is not amendable during the existence of MPD. Article IV Meetings Section 1. MPD shall meet as a regular and integral part of the Annual Meeting of SME, and at such other times and places as may be determined by the MPD Executive Committee. Section 2. The Annual Meeting of the MPD Executive Committee shall be held during the Annual Meeting of SME. 1

3 Section 3. A business meeting of MPD may be convened by order of the MPD Executive Committee, and business may be transacted not inconsistent with these Bylaws or with the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of SME, provided notice has been sent to the members of MPD through the mail or through notice published in MINING ENGINEERING at least one month in advance. Section 4. On petition of twenty-five or more members of MPD, the MPD Executive Committee shall call a business meeting of MPD within a reasonable time after receipt of such petition. Section 5. For the transaction of business at a meeting of MPD, the presence of not less than twenty-five members of MPD shall be necessary. Article V Government Section 1. The officers of MPD shall consist of a Chair, Associate Chair, two Regional Vice Chairs, and a Secretary-Treasurer to be nominated and elected as provided hereinafter in Article VIII. Section 2. At times other than regular or special meetings of MPD, the business affairs of MPD shall be conducted by the MPD Executive Committee, subject to the Bylaws of SME. The MPD Executive Committee shall consist of: a) Division Chair b) Associate Division Chair c) First Regional Vice Chair d) Second Regional Vice Chair e) Secretary-Treasurer f) Membership Coordinator g) Technical Program Coordinator h) Division Past-Chair i) Technical content Advisor (n/v) j) Current Outstanding Young Engineer Award in Memory of Dr. Subhash Chander, MPD Past Chair Recipient (n/v) k) Past Outstanding Young Engineer Award in Memory of Dr. Subhash Chander, MPD Past Chair Recipient (n/v) l) MPD Klimpel Scholarship Recipient (n/v) At meetings of the MPD Executive Committee, the presence of four of its voting members shall constitute a quorum. Each of these members of the Executive Committee (including the non-voting members) are encouraged and invited to attend the mid-year MPD meeting. The MPD Executive Committee shall also advise and consult with the MPD Chair from time to time as required. Members of the MPD Executive Committee must be members, in good standing, of SME. Section 3. The duties of the MPD Executive Committee shall be to decide all questions of policy concerning MPD provided that, in all cases, the Bylaws of MPD and SME are followed. When any officer fails to perform his/her duties or when any committee fails to perform the duties assigned to it, the MPD Executive Committee shall take such measures as it deems advisable. However, new or replacement officers of the MPD Executive Committee shall be selected by the Nominating Committee (Article VIII, section 7). 2

4 Article VI Officers and Their Duties MPD officers shall be nominated and elected as provided hereinafter in Article VIII. Section 1. The Chair, Associate Chair, First Regional Vice Chair, Second Regional Vice Chair, and Secretary-Treasurer shall serve for one year each, or until their successors are elected and have qualified. The duties of the Chair, or of the Associate Chair during the absence or incapacity of the Chair, are as follows: 1) Preside at all executive and business meetings of MPD. 2) Appoint all necessary committees and representatives not provided in the Bylaws. 3) Preside at opening session of all MPD Meetings. 4) Transact all business of MPD not specifically delegated to other officers by the Bylaws. 5) Represent MPD in all SME meetings. 6) Preside at the annual MPD luncheon. 7) Take care of all other business of MPD. Section 2. The Associate Chair shall serve as MPD Program Chair, and shall select presiding officers for all technical sessions. Section 3. The Regional Vice Chairs shall have general duties of promoting the welfare and activity of MPD in the area assigned to them and carry out duties assigned by the MPD Chair. The First Regional Vice Chair shall serve as Vice Chair of the MPD Program Committee, accepting duties as assigned by the MPD Program Committee Chair (see Article VII, Section 6). The Second Regional Vice Chair shall serve as MPD representative on the SME MINING ENGINEERING Committee for a three-year term. Section 4. The Secretary-Treasurer shall be the Secretary of the Executive Committee and shall perform such duties as assigned by the Executive Committee. He/she shall also edit and publish the MPD Fine Grind column in MINING ENGINEERING under the direction of the Division Chair. Section 5. The annual term of office for Officers of the Mineral and Metallurgical Processing Division shall start at the close of the Annual Meeting of the Society and shall terminate at the close of the next Annual Meeting of the Society. Article VII Committees Section 1. In addition to the MPD Executive Committee, as provided in Article V, there shall be nine Standing Committees as follows: a) Nominating Committee b) Membership Committee c) Program Committee d) Scholarship Committee e) Arthur F. Taggart Award Committee f) Antoine M. Gaudin Award Committee 3

5 g) MPD Outstanding Young Engineer Award in Memory of Dr. Subhash Chander, MPD Past Chair Committee h) Milton E. Wadsworth Extractive Metallurgy Award Committee i) Minerals and Metallurgical Processing Journal (MMPJ) Oversight Committee Section 2. There shall be five Technical Committees as follows: a) Comminution Crushing, grinding, size classification, microwave fracturing, blast fragmentation, instrumentation and process control, particle-size measurement and materials handling in comminution. b) Plant Design Process-plant operations descriptions and practices, maintenance practices, process improvement and optimization, process instrumentation and control, plant-engineering design, plant construction, process-selection and flow-sheet design, and process economics. c) Physical Separations Gravity concentration, electrical and magnetic separation, ore sorting, solid-liquid separation other selective physical separations, and materials handling in separation processes d) Flotation Flotation fundamentals and principles, machine design and hydrodynamics, innovative separation schemes, reagent and flotation chemistry, scale up, bubble-particle interactions and froths, water chemistry and efficiency, gangue and penalty element control, coarse and fine particle recovery. e) Chemical Processing Hydrometallurgical processing (including leaching, precipitation, ion-exchange, solvent extraction, electrowinning, electrorefining, crystallization) and pyrometallurgical processing (including pyrolysis, roasting calcinations, reduction, smelting and fire refining) and metallurgical-processing fundamentals and principles. c) Remediation and Secondary Processing Environmental control and waste management, by-product(s) recovery, tailing disposal, tailing treatment, reagent recovery/removal/detoxification, and secondary treatment of materials. d) Research and Characterization Mineral processing fundamentals and principles, metallurgical-processing fundamentals and principles, scientific research and development, process mineralogy and material characterization. e) Separation Gravity concentration, flotation, electrical and magnetic separation, ore sorting, solid-liquid separation, hydrometallurgical processing (including leaching, precipitation, ion-exchange separation, electrowinning, electrorefining, crystallization), pyrometallurgical processing (including pyrolysis, roasting calcinations, reduction, smelting and fire refining) and other selective physical, physico-chemical and chemical separations, and materials handling in separation processes. Formatted: Font: 11 pt Section 3. The MPD Executive Committee may establish additional Technical Committees, and may also eliminate existing Technical Committees. The Chair of each technical committee must be a member, in good standing, of the Society. Section 4. Nominating Committee (Article VIII, Section 3). 4

6 Section 5. The Membership Committee shall consist of a Chair, Vice Chair and five or more other members. It shall be the duty of this Committee to encourage and solicit applications for membership in SME and MPD in accordance with SME Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation and to cooperate with the SME Membership Committee. The Chair and Vice Chair shall be nominated and elected in the same manner and at the same time as the other MPD Standing Committee Officers. The Chair shall serve for a period of two years and shall also serve as MPD representative on the SME Membership Committee. The Committee Chair shall appoint the Committee members with advice and approval of the MPD Chair. Section 6. The Program Committee shall consist of the MPD Associate Chair, who shall head the Committee, First Regional Vice Chair, the Technical Content Advisor and the Chairs of all Technical Committees responsible for technical papers. It shall be the duty of this Committee to secure papers for presentation at the meetings, and to arrange the programs for the presentation of said papers at all meetings of MPD. It shall also be the duty of the Program Committee to Judge and select a winner of the Student Poster Session to be held at the MPD luncheon. The winner of the Student Poster Session will be awarded a scholarship of a value determined and ratified by the MPD Executive Committee. The Chair of the MPD Program Committee shall serve as a member of the SME Program Committee. Section 7. The Scholarship Committee shall consist of a Chair, Vice Chair, and five other members. The Scholarship Committee shall review all applications for the MPD Scholarship and select the first place winner and runners-up. The Chair and Vice Chair shall be nominated and elected in the same manner and at the same time as the other MPD Standing Committee Officers. The Chair shall serve for a period of two years. Section 8. Each Technical Committee shall consist of a Chair, Chair-Elect, and three or more additional members so as to cover all subspecialties represented by the Technical Committee. Not more than two members shall be from the same geographical area. The duties of the Technical Committees are to advise the Program Committee in regard to interesting trends and developments, and to secure appropriate technical papers for programs and/or publications. These Committees shall also assist Local Sections in securing papers for local and regional meetings when requested by Local Section Chairs or Program Committees. The Chair and Chair-Elect shall be nominated and elected in the same manner at the same time as the other MPD Standing Committee Officers. The Committee Chair shall appoint the committee members with the advice and approval of the Chair of the Division. The Chair shall serve for a minimum period of two years. Section 9. The Arthur F. Taggart Award Committee shall consist of a Chair and five other members. Each year, two new members shall be appointed by the MPD Chair to serve a three-year term. The Committee Chair shall be appointed for a one-year term from one of the two outgoing members. New members will be appointed by the MPD Chair to fill vacancies caused by the retirement of the Committee Chair or for any other reason. The Chairman of the award committee is responsible for sending a Thank You letter to the award sponsor immediately following the official selection of the recipient (November). In March, the Committee Chairman is responsible for sending another Thank You letter to the award sponsor including a picture of the recipient at the moment of receipt. If a member of the Committee is nominated to receive the Award while holding office on the Committee, he/she shall either resign from the Committee or remove his/her name from further consideration for the Award during the year of nomination. It shall be the responsibility of the Committee 5

7 Chair to implement this policy. In case of resignation of a Committee member, the MPD Chair shall appoint a past MPD Chair as his/her replacement. 6

8 The duty of the Committee is to select each year a paper by an SME member or members published in SME media which, in the opinion of the Committee, represented the most notable contribution that year to the science or technology of mineral processing. The rules and procedures governing the selection of the paper, together with the award presented, may be somewhat flexible, but must have the approval of the MPD Executive Committee. Recommendation for approval by the Executive Committee will require a majority vote of the award committee. The award shall be presented at the MPD Plenary Award Session following his/her lecture. Section 10. The Antoine M. Gaudin Award Committee will consist of a Chair and six other members. Each year, two new members shall be appointed by the MPD Chair to serve a three-year term, one of whom shall be the most recent Gaudin Award winner. The Committee Chair shall be appointed for a one-year term from one of the two outgoing members. Should a situation arise that one of the members could not serve on the Committee, the MPD Chair, upon consultation with the MPD Executive Committee, shall appoint a substitute for a one-year term. Best candidates for such one-year terms are those who served on the Committee in the most recent past. The Chairman of the award committee is responsible for sending a Thank You letter to the award sponsor immediately following the official selection of the recipient (November). In March, the Committee Chairman is responsible for sending another Thank You letter to the award sponsor including a picture of the recipient at the moment of receipt. If a member of the Committee is nominated to receive the Award while holding office on the Committee, he/she shall either resign from the Committee or remove his/her name from further consideration for the Award during the year of nomination. It shall be the responsibility of the Committee Chair to implement this policy. In case of resignation of a Committee member, the MPD Chair shall appoint a past MPD Chair as his/her replacement. The Gaudin Award shall be for scientific or engineering contributions that further the understanding of the technology of mineral processing. Eligible areas for contributions are comminution, classification, thickening, electrical and magnetic separation, froth flotation, flocculation and sedimentation, agglomeration, particulates, hydrometallurgy, and other related mineral processing operations. Any member of SME is eligible to submit a nomination for the Gaudin Award. A nomination must be resubmitted for consideration each subsequent year (if desired) if the nominee was not selected as the award recipient in a given year. The recipient of the Award need not be a member of SME. No distinction as to race, creed, sex, or nationality is to be made. The selection of the awardee will require a majority vote of the selection committee. The award will be presented at the MPD Plenary Award Session at which time he/she will be presented with a silver medal and plaque. Recipients of the Gaudin Award are also eligible to receive the Richards Award. Section 11. The MPD Outstanding Young Engineer Award, recognizes significant contributions of a young individual within the Mineral Processing-Extractive discipline. The award shall consist of a plaque, appropriately engraved with the name of the Award and the name of the recipient. Election to this honor is by the MPD Executive Committee. Eligibility Nominees for the MPD Outstanding Young Engineer Award in Memory of Dr. Subhash Chander, MPD Past Chair must: 1. be a graduate engineer actively working in a Mineral Processing-Extractive discipline; 2. be a member of MPD/SME; 3. be less than 36 years of age before January 1 st of the year the award is presented. 7

9 4. have made a significant contribution to the industry in either: academics, research, operations, design, or engineering/construction. 8

10 Nominations All nominations for the MPD Outstanding Young Engineer Award in Memory of Dr. Subhash Chander, MPD Past Chair shall be made in writing by at least three (3) members of SME. All nominations must be made using the following format: I. List of Sponsors (Minimum Three) II. Qualifications of Nominee (basis for nomination) III. List of Publications and Presentations IV. Professional Activities V. Organizations and Honors VI. Letters in Support of Nomination The MPD Outstanding Young Engineer Award in Memory of Dr. Subhash Chander, MPD Past Chair nominating committee must be members of the MPD Executive Committee, including the Past Chair, who will coordinate the solicitation of nominations, the evaluation of their qualifications, and the recommended finalists. There will be no less than two recommended finalists nor more than five. The final selection will be made by mail ballot, polling all members of the MPD Executive Committee. Nominees may be candidates for a period of three years. A copy of the petition for nomination will be forwarded to the Committee Chair or a member of the Committee no later than July 1 of the year prior to the award. Each nomination must be in sufficient detail to enable the Committee to pass judgment on the candidate s worthiness to receive the Award. Section 12. The Milton E. Wadsworth Extractive Metallurgy Award Selection Committee will consist of seven MPD members. Each year, two new members shall be appointed for a three-year term, one of whom shall be the most recent Wadsworth Award winner. The Committee Chair shall be appointed for a one-year term from one of the two outgoing members. The Chairman of the award committee is responsible for sending a Thank You letter to the award sponsor immediately following the official selection of the recipient (November). In March, the Committee Chairman is responsible for sending another Thank You letter to the award sponsor including a picture of the recipient at the moment of receipt. If a member of the Committee is nominated to receive the Award while holding office on the Committee, he/she shall either resign from the Committee or remove his/her name from further consideration for the Award during the year of nomination. It shall be the responsibility of the Committee Chair to implement this policy. In case of resignation of a Committee member, the MPD Chair shall appoint a past MPD Chair as his/her replacement. The Milton E. Wadsworth Extractive Metallurgy Award shall be given for a distinguished contribution that advances our understanding of the science and technology of non-ferrous chemical metallurgy. Areas eligible for consideration include, chemical thermodynamics, phase equilibria, chemical kinetics, transport phenomena, and other phenomena occurring in metallurgical processes such as hydrometallurgy, pyrometallurgy and electrometallurgy. Any member of SME can submit a nomination for the Milton E. Wadsworth Extractive Metallurgy Award. A nomination submitted for consideration is valid for up to three years, if the nominee was not selected as the recipient in a given year. 9

11 The award shall consist of a plaque, appropriately engraved with the name of the award, the name of the recipient, and the citation which describes the achievement upon which the award is based. The award will be presented at the MPD Plenary Award Session at the Annual SME Meeting following his or her lecture. The recipient of the award need not be a member of SME. No distinction will be made as to race, creed, sex, or nationality of the recipient. Section 13. The Minerals and Metallurgical Processing Journal (MMPJ) Oversight Committee consists of the MPD Associate Chair (chairs committee), Membership Coordinator, and Technical Program Coordinator. With the Editor in Chief, the MMPJ Oversight Committee will help formulate recommended Journal goals, programs and policies. Additionally, the Committee will periodically review, with the Editor in Chief, publication quality, goals and programs, policies to ensure that these are acceptable and being achieved. The MPD Executive Committee will have ultimate responsibility for reviewing publication performance and to consider recommendations made by the Editor in Chief and/or the Oversight Committee. The MMPJ Editorial Board shall consist of recognized specialists from both academia and industry, representing the various areas of MMPJ: size reduction, flotation, gravity separations, electrostatic/magnetic separations, classification, solid-liquid separation, process mineralogy, hydrometallurgy, pyrometallurgy, etc. Appointment nominations to the Editorial Board shall be made by the Editor in Chief in consultation with the Oversight Committee and approved by the Executive Committee. The Editorial Board appointments shall be for a 3-year term with the possibility of an additional 3-year term as recommended by the Editor in consultation with the Oversight Committee and approved by the MPD Executive Committee. Appointments to the Editorial Board shall be staggered to ensure continuity. More than one person may be appointed to the Editorial Board from a specialty area; however, the number of members must not total more than nine (9). Depending on MMPJ needs and member qualifications, members of the Editorial Board may be chosen from other SME Divisions. The Chair of the MMPJ Editorial Board shall be the Editor in Chief. The Editor in Chief will be appointed by the MPD Nominating Committee. The Editor in Chief will have a term limit of 3-years, with the opportunity for an additional 3-year appointment. Section 14. The Frank F. Aplan Award Committee will consist of a Chair and six other members. Each year, two new members shall be appointed by the MPD Chair to serve a three-year term, one of whom shall be the most recent Aplan Award winner. The Committee Chair shall be appointed for a one-year term from one of the two outgoing members. Should a situation arise that one of the members could not serve on the Committee, the MPD Chair, upon consultation with the MPD Executive Committee, shall appoint a substitute for a one-year term. Best candidates for such one-year terms are those who served on the Committee in the most recent past. The Chairman of the award committee is responsible for sending a Thank You letter to the award sponsor immediately following the official selection of the recipient (November). In March, the Committee Chairman is responsible for sending another Thank You letter to the award sponsor including a picture of the recipient at the moment of receipt. If a member of the Committee is nominated to receive the Award while holding office on the Committee, he/she shall either resign from the Committee or remove his/her name from further consideration for the Award during the year of nomination. It shall be the responsibility of the Committee Chair to implement this policy. In case of resignation of a Committee member, the MPD Chair shall appoint a past MPD Chair as his/her replacement. The Aplan Award shall be for the recognition of engineering or scientific contributions that further the understanding of the technology of coal and/or mineral processing. Eligible areas for contributions are all coal processing activities and benefaction efforts, comminution, classification, thickening, electrical and magnetic separation, froth flotation, flocculation and sedimentation, agglomeration, particulates, hydrometallurgy, and other related mineral processing operations. 10

12 Any member of SME is eligible to submit a nomination for the Aplan Award. A nomination must be resubmitted for consideration each subsequent year (if desired) if the nominee was not selected as the award recipient in a given year. The recipient of the Award need not be a member of SME. No distinction as to race, creed, sex, or nationality is to be made. The selection of the awardee will require a majority vote of the selection committee. The award will be presented at the MPD Plenary Award Session at which time he/she will be presented with the traditional AIME award. Recipients of the Aplan Award are also eligible to receive the Richards Award. Section 15. The James Douglas Gold Medal Committee will consist of a Chair and six other members. Each year, two new members shall be appointed by the MPD Chair to serve a three-year term, one of whom shall be the most recent James Douglas Gold Medal winner. The Committee Chair shall be appointed for a one-year term from one of the two outgoing members. Should a situation arise that one of the members could not serve on the Committee, the MPD Chair, upon consultation with the MPD Executive Committee, shall appoint a substitute for a one-year term. Best candidates for such one-year terms are those who served on the Committee in the most recent past. The Chairman of the award committee is responsible for sending a Thank You letter to the award sponsor immediately following the official selection of the recipient (November). In March, the Committee Chairman is responsible for sending another Thank You letter to the award sponsor including a picture of the recipient at the moment of receipt. If a member of the Committee is nominated to receive the James Douglas Gold Medal while holding office on the Committee, he/she shall either resign from the Committee or remove his/her name from further consideration for the Award during the year of nomination. It shall be the responsibility of the Committee Chair to implement this policy. In case of resignation of a Committee member, the MPD Chair shall appoint a past MPD Chair as his/her replacement. The James Douglas Gold Medal shall be for distinguished achievement in nonferrous metallurgy, including both the benefication of ores and the alloying and utilization of nonferrous metals.. Eligible areas for contributions are comminution, classification, thickening, electrical and magnetic separation (nonferrous), froth flotation, flocculation and sedimentation, agglomeration, particulates, hydrometallurgy, and other related nonferrous mineral processing operations. Any member of SME is eligible to submit a nomination for the James Douglas Gold Medal. A nomination must be resubmitted for consideration each subsequent year (if desired) if the nominee was not selected as the award recipient in a given year. The recipient of the Award need not be a member of SME. No distinction as to race, creed, sex, or nationality is to be made. The selection of the recipient will require a majority vote of the selection committee. The award will be presented at the MPD Plenary Award Session at which time he/she will be presented with the traditional AIME award. Recipients of the James Douglas Gold Medal are also eligible to receive the Richards Award. Article VIII Nominations and Elections of Officers and Committees Section 1. The officers of MPD shall be nominated and elected in the same manner as hereinafter provided. Section 2. Each year, MPD shall elect a Chair, Associate Chair, a Secretary-Treasurer, two Regional Vice Chairs, a Membership Coordinator, a Technical Program Coordinator, and the Chairs and Vice Chairs of each Technical Committee and each Standing Committee except of the Nominating Committee. MPD shall also elect each year such other representatives to SME Society Committees as required. 11

13 Section 3. The Nominating Committee shall be composed of five immediate Past Chairs, the Incumbent Chair, Incumbent Associate Chair, Incumbent First Regional Vice Chair and Incumbent Second Regional Vice Chair of the Division. The senior in line of service shall be the Nominating Committee Chair. Section 4. After the Nominating Committee has selected the slate of nominees, the Chair of the Nominating Committee shall, with the assistance of the Chair and Associate Chair, notify and obtain acceptance for each nominee. The Nominating Committee will make its first report to the MPD Executive Committee not later than April 15, with nominations for members of the MPD Executive Committee, Chairs and Chairs-Elect of all technical committees, nominee for Society Board of Directors and nominee for Standby Alternate Director. The Nominating Committee will make its second report to the MPD Executive Committee not later than July 15, with the remaining division nominations. The MPD Chair will report the nominations to SME Headquarters. Section 5. The list of nominees for MPD Officers, Society Director, and Standby Alternate Director shall be published in the July issue of MINING ENGINEERING. The names of the nominees thus published will be considered elected for the ensuing year except as provided for in Section 6. Section 6. Any 25 members of MPD may submit nominations for the positions referenced in Article V, Section 2, prior to September 1 of that year, and notice of the additional nominees for the position(s) shall then be published in the October issue of MINING ENGINEERING. If additional nominations are not received by September 1, the nominees are automatically elected to take office effective at the close of the next SME Annual Meeting. If additional nominations are received for any position, the individual to serve in that position shall be elected by a vote of the members of the MPD at the Annual Meeting. Section 7. If for any reason, an officer or member of the MPD Executive Committee resigns or can no longer serve, the MPD Nominating Committee shall select a successor. Article IX News Medium Section 1. MINING ENGINEERING shall be MPD s official medium for advice of meetings, nominations, amendments, etc. Article X Amendments Section 1. Proposals to amend these Bylaws shall be made in writing to the MPD Executive Committee and signed by at least ten members. Such proposals shall be considered by the MPD Executive Committee and announced to the members of MPD through the columns of MINING ENGINEERING, together with any comments or amendments made by the MPD Executive Committee thereon. The MPD Executive Committee shall provide proper vehicle for a vote of the membership of MPD on such proposals in an expedient manner from the date they are submitted to the MPD Executive Committee. If favored by a majority of the ballots cast, the amendments shall thereupon be submitted to the SME Board of Directors. Section 2. Article III, Section 3, Disposal of Funds on Dissolution may not be amended. 12

14 DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS MINERAL AND METALLURGICAL PROCESSING DIVISION SOCIETY FOR MINING, METALLURGY, AND EXPLORATION, INC. MPD CHAIR The MPD Chair, in general, has the overall duty of observing and guiding the activities of MPD and the MPD Executive Committee. He/she acts as counsel to any of its members and takes corrective action, should it be required, to assure all functions are being properly carried out. Although not primarily responsible, close coordination with the Associate Chair should be involved to assure the Annual and Regional/Topical Meeting Programs are on schedule. The MPD Chair acts as the central clearing point for all matters involving problems, suggestions, questions, and miscellaneous policy activity. He/she may act directly, if the course is clear, or refer the matter to the MPD Executive Committee for discussion. It is required by the MPD Bylaws to call a meeting of the MPD Executive Committee at least once during the year, preferably during the SME Annual Meeting, and on the day prior to the formal activities. Sunday morning will generally avoid conflicts with other meetings. It is generally good policy to send the SME Executive Director a copy of matters affecting the overall function of MPD. The MPD Chair establishes the date of the MPD luncheon with SME Headquarters. The Chair acts as Toastmaster introducing the head table guests and outgoing committee chairs. The luncheon guest speaker generally will be the Richards Award winner, and the MPD Chair requests him/her to so perform. Head table guests are jointly selected and invited by the MPD Chair and SME Headquarters. There is an established routine involved. Invitation letters will be written. The MPD Chair, in conjunction with SME Headquarters, establishes the time and place for the Annual Business Meeting and conducts this as his/her final official function. Publicity must be given this by announcements during the SME Annual Meeting sessions and, as a suggestion, through the Fine Grind report. Brush up on the Bylaws and Parliamentary Procedures. The MPD Chair works with SME Headquarters on details of the Scotch Nightcap. The MPD Chair attends the SME Program Meeting. He/she also attends the MPD Nominating Committee meeting; notice of time and place will be received. The MPD Chair will be one of 3 representatives to the NAEMC. The MPD Chair will organize monthly Executive Committee phone conferences. The entire Executive Committee of the MPD is required to participate. MPD ASSOCIATE CHAIR The MPD Associate Chair takes office at the Annual Meeting, and the first official assignment is attendance at the SME Program Meeting. This is in relation to his/her primary duty which is MPD Program Chair. The MPD Associate Chair, however, should start organizing the program and initiate correspondence with the MPD Technical Committee Chairs several months before assuming office. Both before the SME Annual Meeting and during the SME Program Meeting, the MPD Associate Chair should try to organize the joint sessions with other Divisions of SME, e.g., Coal Division, Environmental Division, Industrial Minerals Division, and Mining and Exploration Division, as well as other societies, if considered appropriate and enhances MPD programming. Joint programming with other societies will require approval by majority vote of the MPD Executive Committee. 13

15 Duties of MPD Associate Chair - The MPD Associate Chair should prepare a slate of potential nominees of MPD Technical Committee Chairs for review by the MPD Executive Committee and for eventual input to the Nominating Committee. The MPD Associate Chair will chair the MMPJ Oversight Committee. The MPD Associate Chair should correspond with the MPD Technical Committee chairs in regard to their selection of members for their committees. The members are appointed by the MPD Technical Committee Chairs. The MPD Associate Chair should request periodic reports from the MPD Technical Committee Chairs as to the status of their programs for the SME Annual Meeting. If the reports are not forthcoming, then it is advisable to follow up by telephone call to the MPD Technical Committee chairs as to the status of the program. The MPD Associate Chair will act as coordinator between the MPD Program Chair and the other divisions with which the MPD is holding joint sessions. The MPD Associate Chair should utilize every effort to encourage the improvement of the quality of the papers presented. Better technical quality, verbal presentation, and visual aids should be encouraged. The MPD Associate Chair should send copies of correspondence relating to the programs to the First Regional Vice Chair and the SME Program and Publicity Manager, and should keep in close contact with the SME Program and Publicity Manager as to the magnitude of the program to insure that adequate space will be available for the program planned. The MPD Associate Chair should report, at frequent intervals, to all MPD Technical Committee Chairs on the progress of the total program. In addition to fulfilling requirements of good administration, this may serve to stimulate any laggards. The MPD Associate Chair should solicit MPD Technical Committee Chairs for their assignments for Session Chairs of the technical sessions. The deadlines for these selections are submitted by the SME Program and Publicity Manager. The MPD Associate Chair should follow up on technical committees in regard to completion of the program, submission of Authors Program Kits, including abstract and biography of the author and submissions of a preprint manuscript. During the SME Annual Meeting, the MPD Associate Chair should make every effort to attend the authors coffee, as many procedural matters can be discussed and settled between authors and the MPD Associate Chair. The MPD Associate Chair should attend the Scotch Nightcap at the Annual Meeting. The MPD Associate Chair should approve invitations, from a list submitted by SME Headquarters, to dignitaries invited to the MPD Reception prior to the MPD Luncheon. He/she should act as host during this reception, making sure that all guests are welcomed, introduced to each other, etc. The MPD Associate Chair makes the presentation of the Mill Man of Distinction Award to the retiring Chair at the MPD Luncheon. It is suggested that a copy of the citation be obtained about two weeks prior to the Luncheon in order to practice the presentation. The MPD Associate Chair introduces all incoming officers at the MPD Luncheon. The MPD Associate Chair will be one of 3 representatives to the NAEMC. MPD FIRST REGIONAL VICE CHAIR The MPD First Regional Vice Chair serves as Vice Chair of the MPD Program Committee. Copies of all correspondence regarding programming are received in case the MPD Program Chair needs support or is unable to carry out his/her duties. The MPD First Regional Vice Chair carries out other duties as may be assigned by the MPD Chair. The MPD First Regional Vice Chair will be one of 3 representatives to the NAEMC. 14

16 MPD SECOND REGIONAL VICE CHAIR It is the duty of the MPD Second Regional Vice Chair to update the Duties and Responsibilities of the MPD Executive Committee Members Manual. It is advised that the incoming MPD Second Regional Vice Chair contact all members of the MPD Executive Committee for any changes in the previous year s manual. Other responsibilities of the MPD Second Regional Vice Chair include that of being on the SME MINING ENGINEERING Committee for a three-year term, attending the MPD Luncheon as well as the Scotch Nightcap, and the last being to become familiar with the job of the MPD First Regional Vice Chair through copies of letters which the latter sends out. MPD SECRETARY-TREASURER The MPD Secretary-Treasurer takes the position as the Secretary of the MPD Executive Committee and performs the duties assigned by the MPD Executive Committee. The term of office extends over a one-year period starting at the close of the Annual Meeting. The duties of the MPD Secretary-Treasurer are as follows: Fine Grind Articles - The MPD Secretary-Treasurer is responsible for authoring the Fine Grind column in MINING ENGINEERING. The column should be at least 900 words and should be submitted to the Editor of MINING ENGINEERING the first of each month preceding the date of publication. SME Annual Meeting Duties - The MPD Secretary-Treasurer confirms details with SME Headquarters for Scotch Nightcap arrangements. Mill Man of Distinction Plaque - The First-Past MPD Chair has the responsibility for composing the poem. The plaque must be signed by the MPD Associate Chair and the MPD Secretary-Treasurer. The plaque must be sent out for lamination. SME Staff will handle translation and making of the plaque. Annual Meeting Minutes - The MPD Secretary-Treasurer records and enters in the MPD Ledger the minutes of the Annual MPD Executive Committee and Business Meetings. Reports sent to the MPD Secretary from Technical and Standing Committee Chairs must also be entered in the Ledger. Taggart Award Plaque - SME Staff will handle the making of the plaque or plaques. Gaudin Award - SME Staff will handle the making of the medal and plaque. Outstanding Young Engineer Award in Memory of Dr. Subhash Chander, MPD Past Chair - SME Staff will handle the making of the plaque. MPD MEMBERSHIP COORDINATOR The primary responsibility of the MPD Membership Coordinator is to assist the MPD Chair in preparing a list of concerns of the MPD membership and identifying future directions the membership wishes MPD to pursue. Examples of such concerns might be future joint programming with other societies (e.g., TMS), increasing involvement of MPD membership in environmental areas, and involving MPDin world-wide symposia. At the beginning of his/her term, the MPD Membership Coordinator will prepare a list of activities in which MPD could play a role. This list should be prepared in consultation with the MPD Chair and selected MPD members. The MPD Membership Coordinator will then present this list at the next MPD Executive Committee Meeting for discussion and action. Any decisions made at this meeting will be communicated to the membership through Fine Grind. It is expected that the MPD Membership Coordinator will maintain close communications with the MPD unit/standing committees in order to learn the concerns and feelings of the members. One such mechanism for effective communication might be a written annual report from each MPD Technical and Standing Committee Chair to the MPD Membership Coordinator. The information in these reports would 15

17 then be conveyed by the MPD Membership Coordinator to the other members of the MPD Executive Committee. The MPD Membership Coordinator is a member of the MPD Executive Committee which meets on call of the MPD Chair. This meeting is held during the SME Annual Meeting usually on the day prior to formal activities. Additional duties of the MPD Membership Coordinator include attending the MPD Luncheon and sitting at the head table and attending the Scotch Nightcap, as well as becoming familiar with the duties of the MPD officers. The term of office for the MPD Membership Coordinator is one year. The holder of this office may be reappointed at the discretion of the Nominating Committee. MPD TECHNICAL PROGRAM COORDINATOR The primary responsibility of the MPD Technical Program Coordinator is to work with the MPD Associate Chair to make sure technical programming for the following year s annual meeting is successfully being carried out. Specifically, the MPD Technical Program Coordinator should work to ensure that the quality and attendance of the various unit sessions at the annual meeting are to the desired standards. The MPD Technical Program Coordinator should also make sure that abstract forms and preprints are prepared properly and are submitted on time. It is expected that the Technical Program Coordinator will work closely with the MPD Membership Coordinator to identify and address concerns related to the quality of the technical program. The MPD Technical Program Coordinator is a member of the MPD Executive Committeewhich meets on call of the MPD Chair. This meeting is held during the SME Annual Meeting usually on the day prior to formal activities. Additional duties of the MPD Technical Program Coordinator include attending the MPD Luncheon and sitting at the head table and attending the Scotch Nightcap, as well as becoming familiar with the duties of the MPD officers. The term of office for the MPD Technical Program Coordinator is one year. The holder of this office may be reappointed at the discretion of the Nominating Committee. Updated 11/08 16