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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.

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Registration

Early-bird registration: $924 (ends February 14, 2024)
Registration: $999

Cancellation Policy:

  • Cancel by April 14: full refund
  • Cancel by April 21: 25% refund
  • No cancellations after April 21

Hotels

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

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Whale Watching

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.

Agenda

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.

Sponsorships

Please email EMA’s AVP of Communications, Jenny Martin if you are interested in purchasing a sponsorship.

  • logo on the EMA website
  • recognition on EMA social media channels
  • one insert leave-behind in conference registration materials
  • signage during conference sessions and receptions
  • pull-up banner at conference registration
  • logo on the EMA website
  • recognition on EMA social media channels
  • signage during conference sessions and receptions
  • signage during session
  • one leave-behind at each seat
  • logo on EMA website
  • signage on boat
  • opportunity to have leave-behind
    and giveaways
  • complete takeover of the hospitality
    suite
  • table-top exhibit near registration desk