9 a.m. EDT

1. Chair’s opening remarks – Sam Stone 
2. Appoint minute-taker
3. Antitrust guidelines
4. Membership and attendance
5. Review minutes of previous meeting 06-May
6. AIST Staff Announcements
7. Steel Industry Fatalities

Main agenda items

• AISTech session development

  • Selection of Abstracts (Due by 16 Sept) – (Handle via conference call if necessary)

  • Determine session structure (Due by 28 Oct) including session titles & session chairs

  • Review Papers Chair and Session Chair instructions

• Finalize AISTech call for papers for next year, the current PROGRAM TOPIC reads “♦ LONG PRODUCTS   Safety innovations with rolling mill operations; new equipment and technologies; new installations and revamp of existing facilities; process and auxiliary equipment, including gauging systems; shearing and handling equipment, guide systems, and control systems; process and product development; defect inspection and product quality; personnel development and training.”

BREAK     10:30 am

• Finalize committee roundup – Joe Kennedy

  • Edits must be in by Fri 23-Aug

  • review new Gerdau information upgrades

• Technology Training conference – Kevin Barbee and Andrew Schless

  • Long Products Rolling – A Practical Training Seminar

  • Location:  Ft. Wayne, Indiana

  • Date:  x-Feb-2025, TBD

Noon

Lunch

Discussion items

1. Study Tour planning

2 p.m.

Break

Next meeting

Chair Conclusion

3 p.m.

Adjourn