2025 Annual Conference
EMA’s 2025 Annual Conference will be held May 5-8. Make plans to join us for an exciting three days of industry networking, educational opportunities, and association business.
EMA’s 2025 Annual Conference will be held May 5-8. Make plans to join us for an exciting three days of industry networking, educational opportunities, and association business.
Early-bird registration: $924 (ends February 14, 2024)
Registration: $999
Cancellation Policy:
Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel and Spa on Del Monte Golf Course
1 Old Golf Course Road
Monterey, CA 93940
Room cutoff date: April 8, 2025
Join your industry colleagues for an afternoon off Monterey’s coast for a whale watching excursion. Monterey Bay serves as the feeding grounds for multiple whale and dolphin species including humpback whales, orcas, the mighty blue whale (the largest animal to inhabit the earth), Risso’s dolphins, northern right whale dolphins, and Pacific white-sided dolphins.
When: Wednesday, May 7, 1:00-5:30 p.m.
Cost: $160, inclusive of transportation to and from the wharf and snacks and drinks on board the boat.
Sign-up during the registration process. Email Jenny Martin with questions.
Registration
4:00 p.m.
Silica Compliance Task Force Meeting
4:00 – 5:30 p.m.
Associate Member Section Meeting
5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Hospitality Suite
8:00 – 11:00 p.m.
Registration
7:00 a.m.
Breakfast
7:00 – 8:00 a.m.
Educational Workshop Sessions
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Lunch
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Mineral Section Meetings
1:00 – 3:30 p.m.
(Salt, Calcium Carbonate, Clays, Sodium Carbonate, Diatomite/Perlite)
Minerals Section Meetings
3:30 – 5:00 p.m.
(BGEM, Bentonite/Barite, Talc/Wollastonite, Industrial Sand)
Reception
5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Hospitality Suite
8:00 – 11:00 p.m.
Registration
7:00 a.m.
Breakfast
7:30 – 8:45 a.m.
Board of Directors Meeting
8:45 a.m. – 10:30 p.m.
Committee Meetings
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Environmental Affairs, Technical & Operations, Communications)
Lunch
12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Whale Watching Networking Activity
1:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Reception
5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Hospitality Suite
8:00 – 11:00 p.m.
Registration
7:30 a.m.
Breakfast
7:45 – 8:30 a.m.
MSHA/EMA Safety Awards
8:30 – 9:30 a.m.
Committee Meetings
9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Safety & Health, Transportation
Meeting Adjourns
12:00 p.m.
Please email EMA’s AVP of Communications, Jenny Martin if you are interested in purchasing a sponsorship.