MER Society 2016 Year End Report
1 . Introduction
The “ MER Society 2016 Year End Report ” is written to provide an overview and summaries of activities , advances and milestones reached during the 2016 Calendar year . This report will also reach back a few years , as applicable , to provide information to support and further illustrate progress and change over time . Links to websites and webpages are provided for convenience , further follow‐up and report brevity . We can also , be contacted by email at MERS @ cim . org
Since this report will also be reaching back a few years , the MER Society Chairs were
JoAnne Boucher from May 2013 to April 2015 while André Lemay was elected to the Chair ’ s role for the period of May 2015 to April 2017 . Back in 2013 the then Executive Committee had worked over the past few years on rebranding and a new society name . In May 2013 the “ Maintenance Engineering and Reliability ( MER )” Society name was announced as JoAnne moved to the Chair ’ s role . This milestone marked the beginning of continuous change throughout JoAnne ’ s leadership and continues today under André ’ s leadership .
2 . About Us
The CIM Maintenance , Engineering and Reliability Society ( MER ) is composed of professionals from mining companies and other related mining sector organizations . MER provides a forum for new and proven ideas , best practices , and leadership to add value and sustainability in the mining sector . We serve as a resource , networking and support body for the all in the mining sector including students in professional schools and all those starting in their fields . We promote improvement of maintenance , engineering and reliability standards , best practices and innovation . We recognize and award excellence in maintenance , engineering and reliability
Visit the MER Society webpages within the CIM website for more complete information : https :// www . cim . org / en / Societies‐and‐Branches / Societies / Maintenance‐Engineering‐and‐ Reliability‐Society / Vision‐Mission . aspx
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