Find the latest AIST and steel industry events, including annual conferences, training seminars and committee and chapter meetings.
Dates | Event | Event Type | Location | Organizer |
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5 - 7 Oct 2025 |
Annual Meeting |
Local Member Chapters | North Carolina | AIST Southeast Member Chapter |
6 - 9 Oct 2025 |
7th ESTADThe European Steel Technology and Application Days - ESTAD will take place for the seventh time after Paris 2014, Düsseldorf 2015, Vienna 2017, Düsseldorf 2019, Stockholm 2021 and Düsseldorf 2023. |
Other Industry Events | Italy | AIM – Associazione Italiana di Metallurgia |
7 - 9 Oct 2025 |
Specialty Melting, Refining and Casting – A Practical Training SeminarThis two-and-a-half-day seminar provides an overview of melting, refining, and solidification in stainless and specialty steel mills and foundries. |
Technology Training | Alabama | AIST Specialty Alloy & Foundry Technology Committee |
7 - 8 Oct 2025 |
The Making, Shaping and Treating of Steel: 101The making, shaping, and treating of steel are critical to product design, application, cost and performance. |
Technology Training | Alabama | AIST |
13 - 15 Oct 2025 |
World Steel Annual Meeting 2025 |
Other Industry Events | World Steel Association | |
13 - 16 Oct 2025 |
Hot Sheet and Plate Rolling Fundamentals - A Practical Training SeminarThe course covers fundamentals, metallurgical and quality requirements, equipment, rolling theory, control, rolls, temperature control, measurement, safety, maintenance and reliability, and new technology. |
Technology Training | Alabama | AIST Hot Sheet Rolling, Plate Rolling and Pipe & Tube Technology Committees |
13 Oct 2025 |
Dinner MeetingKeynote Speaker: David Stickler, CEO, Hybar LLC |
Local Member Chapters | PA | AIST Pittsburgh Member Chapter |
14 - 16 Oct 2025 |
Continuous Casting – A Practical Training SeminarThis informative program targets the heart of steelmaking: the frontline operator. |
Technology Training | Indiana | AIST Continuous Casting Technology Committee |
15 Oct 2025 |
Continuous Casting Technology Committee Meeting |
Committee Meeting | Indiana | AIST Continuous Casting Technology Committee |
20 - 23 Oct 2025 |
IMAT’25 |
Other Industry Events | Michigan | ASM |
21 - 23 Oct 2025 |
AIST Steel Forum 2025 |
Local Member Chapters | Bilbao | AIST European Member Chapter |
21 - 23 Oct 2025 |
Steelmaking Refractories – A Practical Training SeminarSecondary steelmaking refractory maintenance is vital to both productivity and safety in a meltshop and caster. |
Technology Training | Ohio | AIST's Ladle & Secondary Refining and Refractory Systems Technology Committees |
28 - 30 Oct 2025 |
Environmental Solutions: Water Systems ManagementEquipping attendees with new tools to better evaluate the effectiveness of their systems will be a primary goal of the course. |
Technology Training | Kentucky | AIST Environmental Technology Committee |
4 - 6 Nov 2025 |
Maintenance Solutions: Predict, Prevent, PerformThe conference is intended for maintenance, operations and engineering personnel. |
Technology Training | Texas | AIST Maintenance and Reliability and Lubrication and Hydraulics Technology Committees |
10 Nov 2025 |
Dinner MeetingJoint AWMI/AIST Chapter Meeting |
Local Member Chapters | PA | AIST Pittsburgh Member Chapter |
18 - 20 Nov 2025 |
2025 AIST Leadership ConferenceThis invitation-only event is open to all Member Chapter officers, Technology Committee officers, Board of Director (BOD) members and BOD standing committee officers. The conference objective is to enhance the value of participation in AIST activities and provide resources to help attendees grow as leaders in the association and the steel industry. |
Conference Exposition | Arizona | AIST |
26 - 28 Jan 2026 |
Project Management 101This seminar provides a comprehensive introductory overview of project management that focuses on development and delivery of project in an iron and steel mill environment. |
Technology Training | Florida | AIST's Project & Construction Management Technology Committee |
9 - 11 Mar 2026 |
Scrap Supplements & Alternative Ironmaking 10Development and application of alternative ironmaking processes to provide virgin iron units to the electric arc furnace (EAF) sector or hot metal-to-steelmaking vessels, or to process waste oxides in both blast furnace–based and EAF steel plants. |
Technology Training | Florida | AIST |
23 - 25 Mar 2026 |
Expo Acero |
Local Member Chapters | Veracruz | AIST Mexico Member Chapter |
4 - 7 May 2026 |
AISTech 2026AISTech 2026 — Steel's Premier Technology Event will feature technologies from all over the world that help steel producers to compete more effectively in today's global market. AISTech is a can't-miss event for anyone involved at any level of today's steel marketplace, providing perspective on the technology and engineering expertise necessary to power a sustainable steel industry. Wheter you present, attend or exhibit, take advantage of this opportunity to network with industry peers and discover ways to improve your productivity. |
Conference Exposition | Pennsylvania | AIST |