Your link to the international materials, metals and minerals community

MISSION

Our mission is to promote and facilitate communication and cooperation among the worldwide materials, metals and minerals societies and institutes to the benefit of their members and the enhancement of the profession and industries associated with them.

In achieving our mission, we shall:

• Provide a forum through our annual meeting for the discussion and exchange of information on issues and opportunities among our member bodies

• Provide a network for communication, visiting speakers, and exchange among our member bodies

• Provide for the coordination of conferences, publications, electronic communication, continuing education, student activities and, where appropriate, membership affairs and services between and among the member societies and institutes in order to make optimal use of their resources

• Provide reciprocal arrangements for advertising conferences and publications in each other's journals

• Provide for synergistic interaction between engineers and scientists and educators within the minerals, metals and materials field worldwide