Direct Reduced Iron Technology Committee Meeting

19 March 2025 • Boston Metal • Boston, MA, USA

►Agenda (PDF)
►Register or contact ldlugopolski@aist.org

Tour of  Boston Metal facility

Hotel Arrangements

Residence Inn Boston Woburn
300 Presidential Way Woburn, MA
When making reservation ask for Boston Metal rate 

For reservations, call 781-376-4000

Meet at Boston Metal 10 6^th Road Woburn, MA

1. Boston Metal & DRI Chair’s opening remarks       8:30 a.m.

Committee Business:

1. Appoint minute-taker
2. Antitrust guidelines
3. Membership and attendance
4. Review minutes of previous meeting
5. AIST Staff Announcements
6. Safety Discussion & review of AIST Steel Industry Fatalities
7. Main agenda items
   • Finalize AISTech sessions—Chris Pistorius
     • Session structure and countries/companies represented, how many cancellations has the DRI committee had
     • Papers submission deadline passed
     • Authors should all be registered by now or have been removed from program
     • Presentation Draft deadline passed
     • Review the role of Session Chair 
       • Review submitted author presentations
       • Meet speakers at Author/Chair Introduction meeting at 8am each day of AISTech—this is also where session chairs receive instruction folder for onsite information
   • DRI Best Paper
     • “Carbon-Negative Ironmaking Using Fast Pyrolysis Bio-Oil Gasification.”
       • Brian Jamieson, Jake Wilkins, Grace Connors, Subodh Adhikari, Victor Silva, Peter Reinhardt
     • Discussion about award rubric and grading
   • Nominations for committee officers
     • Chair
     • Vice Chair
     • Papers Chair
     • Membership Chair
     • Roundup Chair
     • Education Chair
     • Decarbonization Liaison
     • Young Professional Liaison
   • Review committee roundup—Richard Elliott 
   • Technology Training conference—Zane Voss
     • Scrap Supplements & Alternative Ironmaking
       • March 2026
       • Call for Abstracts to open 1 April
   • Update from Decarbonization Liaison—Vincent Chevrier
   • Update from Young Professional Liaison—Takshi Sachdeva
8. Next meeting

AISTech 2025

Tuesday 6 May 2025

Room 101A

BREAK       10:00am

Discussion items    10:30am 
      Boston Metal presentation and Q&A

 Lunch        Noon

1. Transport to Boston Metal 6 Gill Street facility                                                                            1:00pm
2. Tour Boston Metal facility       1:15pm
3. Conclusion & Group Photo     3:00pm
4. Adjourn                                   3:30pm