OIP Committee will show how members can benefit from SME

摘要

During the longwall show last summer in Pittsburgh, PA, I ran into John Murphy and Michael Trevits, and we began a conversation about SME activities. I made my usual speech about the lack of participation from operating industry professionals in programs, participation, governance and other aspects of SME. And I am glad I did, because Murphy decided to initiate an ad hoc committee to do just that. A charter was written, and a committee was "volunteered." Of course, we had to have a new acronym — OIP.