Ladle & Secondary Refining Technology Committee Meeting

19–20 February 2025 • Courtyard Birmingham Downtown at UAB • Birmingham, AL, USA

Tour of  Lhoist O’Neal Facility

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

Hotel Arrangements

Courtyard Birmingham Downtown at UAB
1820 5th Avenue South Birmingham, Alabama, USA, 35233
Reserve by 31 January for AIST Room Rate of $159
For reservations, book online

Wednesday 19 February 2025

  1. Continental Breakfast                                         7 a.m.
  2. Chair’s opening remarks—Korey Skala              8 a.m.
  3. Appoint minute-taker—K. Skala
  4. Antitrust guidelines—K. Skala
  5. Membership and attendance—Anna Voss
  6. Review minutes of previous meeting—K. Skala
  7. AIST Staff Announcements—A. Voss
  8. AIST Steel Industry Fatalities and Safety Discussion
  9. Main agenda items
    • Finalize AISTech sessions
      • Papers due to AIST NOW (17 February)
      • Author Registration deadline (5 March)
      • Presentation Draft Due into AIST (17 March)
        • Draft is due so that session chairs have time to review and make suggestions for final presentation
      • Review the role of Session Chair and Papers Chair
        • Any additional session chair volunteers?
    • Nominations for committee officers
      • Chair—Abhishek Bhansali, Nucor Berkeley
      • Vice Chair—need nomination 
      • Papers Chair—Judy Li, Cleveland Cliffs Research & Innovation Center 
      • Education Chair—Jimmy Barrett, Allied Mineral Products
    • Technology Training conference         
      • Steelmaking Refractories—A Practical Training Seminar
      • 7-9 October 2025
      • Cincinnati, OH
    • Update from liaisons—Digital Transformation Subcommittee, Decarbonization, Young Professionals
  • Lunch                                                                                                                 11:30
  • Carpool to Lhoist O’Neal facility for tour—leave by 12:30pm to arrive in Calera by 1pm, mine blast is at 3:18pm and we need time to check in and tour the facility before that happens.

Thursday 20 February 2025

  1. Continental Breakfast                                         7 a.m.
  2. Discussion items                                                 8 a.m.
  3. <meeting topic and presentations to be filled in by Committee Chair>
  4. Next meeting

AISTech 2025 Nashville TN

  1. Chair conclusion—K. Skala
  2. Adjourn                                                              11 a.m.