SAVE THE DATE FOR 2026:
September 15-16
Dallas-Fort Worth Airport
CEMA’s Fall Meeting Is Moving to Dallas/Fort Worth
Be a Part of the Excitement!
Where the leading companies in conveying and material handling meet to network, collaborate, and set the standards for the industry.
September 16-17 | Dallas-Fort Worth Airport, Hyatt Regency
Join us in September when CEMA welcomes members from across the industry for our 2025 Fall Meeting, as we celebrate the next phase of the Association’s growth. This year’s meeting will take place in a new location with fresh opportunities for engagement, connection, and collaboration. We’re excited to feature a special joint session highlighting:
- A timely Government Affairs update presented by CEMA President Tamara Thimmel of BEHAbelt USA.
- An introduction to CEMA’s new Association Management System, a flexible and dynamic system that better reflects CEMA’s recent growth, will simplify and elevate your CEMA experience, and allows the staff to focus on meeting the evolving needs of the Association.
In addition to these key updates, attendees will enjoy committee meetings, networking receptions, and strategic discussions that shape the future of our industry.
OTHER UPCOMING MEETINGS & TRADESHOWS
PERUMIN 2025
Convencion Minera
Sep 22 – 26 | Arequipa, Perú
CEMA will attend its first Latin American tradeshow in 2025 with a visit to PERUMIN to support our esteemed community of conveyor equipment manufacturers, and engineers in the region. We are excited about the opportunities for collaborating, networking, and growth. Plans are in the making for:
- Hosting a meeting of attending members and potential members;
- Valuable discussion groups to identify the interests and issues facing our industry partners, and ways CEMA can contribute.
Tentative 2026
Exponor
Early June | Antofagasta, Chile
2025 Fall Virtual
Engineering Conference
November 3-4 | Virtual
This Virtual Event is an opportunity to follow-up on projects, standards development, etc., from the June Engineering Conference that need input prior to the upcoming Section meetings at the 2026 Annual Meeting. Meetings are quick, efficient, and focused on results.
Live Translation
with captions available in over 40 languages!
2026 Annual Meeting
March 27-31 | Ponte Vedra Inn & Club
Join other leaders in the conveying industry for 4 days of connection, learning, and fun. CEMA’s Annual Meeting is a unique, member-only gathering — no vendors or consultants — featuring the always insightful Keynote Speaker Alex Chausovsky, exclusive industry statistics updates, and CEMA’s Annual 5K Fun Run / Walk and Golf Tournament.
- Network face-to-face and build relationships within the industry.
- Gain business insights and learn more about issues impacting the sector.
- Learn from peer-to-peer roundtable discussions, driven by attendees’ interests and issues.
2027 Information
Coming Soon!
2026 Engineering Conference
June 7 – 10 | Naples Grande Resort & Spa
Join us to be a part of developing and updating key CEMA engineering documents and standards, including working on:
- the upcoming 8th Edition of “Belt Conveyors for Bulk Materials” (AKA The Belt Book),
- a new edition of the Bucket Elevator Book, and
- review of eight ANSI/CEMA Standards, including
- No. 550 “Classification and Definitions of Bulk Materials,” and
- the entire 400 series on Unit Handling Conveyors.
