AGENDA

Location: University of Wyoming, Laramie

8:00 AM: Busses depart Laramie Holiday Inn for Energy Innovation Center, University of Wyoming

8:30-9:15 AM: Welcome, Introduction, and Goals for the CMLA

9:15-10:45 AM: Strengths of the Cohort Sallie Greenberg, Sallie Greenberg Consulting

10:45-11:15 AM: Break

11:15-12:15 PM: Workshop/presentation

12:15-1:45 PM: Lunch (on campus options)

1:45-2:30 PM: Landscapes, Communities, and Critical Minerals Development Justin Loyka, The Nature Conservancy

2:30-2:45 PM: Break

2:45-4:30 PM: Lightning talks from member of the CMLA cohort

4:30-5:00 PM: Introduction to group project

5:00 PM: Busses depart for Laramie Holiday Inn

6:00 PM: Welcome dinner at Rib and Chop, Laramie 

Location: University of Wyoming, Laramie

8:00 AM: Busses depart Laramie Holiday Inn for Energy Innovation Center, University of Wyoming

8:15-11:00 AM: Workshops/presentations National Energy Technology Laboratory/DOE US Geological Survey

11:00-11:45 AM: Tribal Opportunities, Considerations, and Developments Jessica Eagle-Bluestone, Geothermal Rising

11:45-1:00 PM: Lunch Sponsored by Southern Company

1:00-2:00 PM: Critical Minerals Leadership Sallie Greenberg, Sallie Greenberg Consulting

2:00-2:15 PM: Break

2:15-3:15 PM: Geopolitics of Sustainable Supply Chains Melissa Sanderson, Board member of American Rare Earths and the Critical Minerals Institute; Career Member of U.S. Foreign Service

3:15-4:15 PM: Critical Minerals Case Studies in Wyoming UW School of Energy Resources Minerals Team

4:15-4:30 PM: Break

4:30-5:15 PM: Fireside Chat: Utilization of Waste Streams Nortey Yeboah, Southern Company Fred McLaughlin, University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources  

5:30 PM: Busses depart for Laramie Holiday Inn Dinner on own; grocery store and restaurant options available within walking distance 

Location: University of Wyoming, Laramie

8:15-10:15 AM: Workshops/presentations (Laramie Holiday Inn) Charles Sims, University of Tennessee Melissa Sanderson, Board member of American Rare Earths and the Critical Minerals Institute; Career Member of U.S. Foreign Service

10:15-10:45 AM: Bus transport from Holiday Inn to Energy Innovation Center, University of Wyoming

10:45-11:45 AM: University of Wyoming 3D Visualization Center: Drone and hyperspectral capabilities James Amato, University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources  Kyle Summerfield, University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources

11:45-1:00 PM: School of Energy Resources Distinguished Speaker Series (lunch provided)

1:15-2:45 PM: Coal core workshop Cole Messa, University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources Tyler Brown, University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources

2:45-3:00 PM: Break

3:00-5:00 PM: Workshops/presentations Dinner on own; grocery store and restaurant options available within walking distance 

Location: University of Wyoming, Laramie

9:00 AM: Busses depart Laramie Holiday Inn for Energy Innovation Center, University of Wyoming

9:15-10:15 AM: Place-based relevance of Critical Minerals Development and Community Engagement Selena Gerace, University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources  Scott Quillinan, University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources  

10:15-12:00 PM: Workshops/presentations

12:00-1:30 PM: Lunch (TBD) Afternoon group activity such as optional hike at Vedauwoo  Dinner on own; grocery store and restaurant options available within walking distance 

Location: Travel to northeast Wyoming 

8:00 AM: Busses depart Laramie Holiday Inn with lunch stop in Newcastle, Wyoming

2:00-5:00 PM: Visit to Devils Tower (hiking options)

5:00 PM: Group dinner near Devils Tower Busses depart for Gillette, Wyoming Accommodations: Gillette Holiday Inn 

Location: Gillette, WY 

8:30 AM: Busses depart Gillette Holiday Inn for Dry Fork Mine

9:00-12:00 PM: Dry Fork Mine Tour

12:00 PM: Busses return to Gillette Holiday Inn for group lunch

1:00-3:00 PM: Workshops/presentations Workforce development

3:00-5:00 PM: Group presentations and discussion Dinner on own in Gillette 

Location: Gillette, WY; Travel to Laramie 

8:00 AM: Busses depart Gillette Holiday Inn  

9:00-12:00 PM: Visit to Rare Element Resources Core Repository and Resource Area Paul Bonifas, Rare Element Resources

12:00-5:00 PM: Bus transport to Laramie with lunch stop in Newcastle

6:00 PM: Group dinner Accommodations: Laramie Holiday Inn 

Bus to Denver; Participants fly from Denver