AISTech 2012

AISTech 2012 — The Iron & Steel Technology Conference and Exposition was held 7–10 May at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Ga. More than 5,200 attendees from 40 countries benefited from the networking and educational opportunities made available through what each year is the largest gathering of steel industry personnel in the world. The program included a world-class industry conference and exposition, highlighted by the annual AIST Foundation Golf Classic, the J. Keith Brimacombe Memorial Lecture, the President’s Award Breakfast and the Town Hall Forum.

Total attendance: 5,228
Student Attendees: 104
Technical Sessions: 81
Technical Presentations: 400
Total exhibiting companies: 470
Brimacombe Memorial Lecture Attendees: 350
International Alliance Lecture: 230
President's Award Breakfast Attendees: 1,100
Town Hall Forum Attendees: 970
Countries represented: 40