Hello everyone,
I'm interested in joining a mining professional organization (e.g. IOMMM, CIM, SME, AUSIMM or SAIMM).
Since that would be a longer-term commitment, what approach should I take to thinking about when it comes to membership in any of these associations? What are your experiences, have any of you switched organizations or are any of you based outside the regional focus of your organization (e.g. AUSIMM = Australasia)? Or does/should the choice boil down to geography only?
Looking forward to your comments,
Fred
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CIM has student rates, so it's not as much of a commitment (plus, you've got the exchange rate in your favour if you're dealing in Euros). It also runs a mentorship program.
To get an idea of what type of content you'll get, you can take a look at CIM Magazine (registration is free and it allows you to read the articles).
Additionally, CIM recently launched a learning portal: CIM Academy.
I'm not saying join CIM, but most professional organizations will likely have student memberships, because they want you to join up with them early and stay for life. If you express an interest as a student, odds are good you'll find somebody interested in taking you under their wing and introducing you to the organization.
Hello Fred,
I have been a member of a professional mining membership organisation for over twenty years. I would choose one based partly (or largely) on geography. If you are in the USA, then the SME. If you are in Australia, then the AusIMM.
Why I suggest this is because of the networking side of life. It is one of the important aspects of being a member, is the connection. And I would think that the connection would be more relevant as to where you are, and less so on the actual organisation.
Cheers.
Hi Richard,
thank you for your answer and perspective.
The reason why I asked the question is because to me, the choice is not that clear. I'm continental Europe-based right now, where national organizations dominate and IOM3 and the others are virtually unheard of. For me, it's as much about long-term commitment and networking as it is about "freedom of movement".
I think I'll sit on this question a while longer until I graduated - after all, what's one more year versus 20? :-)
Best,
Fred
Hi, Frédéric Klose Why do you need this?