Long Products Technology Committee Meeting

6 September 2025 • Sheraton Birmingham Hotel • Birmingham, AL, USA

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

Arrangements

Sheraton Birmingham Hotel
2101 Richard Arrington Jr. Boulevard North
Birmingham, AL  35203

Please reserve your hotel room online by 14 August 2025 to secure the AIST discount rate of US$180 per night for single/double occupancy.

For reservations, call toll free: +1-800-325-3535  

 AIST technology committee members are asked to print out the latest revised meeting agenda from our website one week prior to this meeting.

Breakfast

  1. Chair’s opening remarks – Sam Stone <9:00 am EDT>
  2. Appoint minute-taker
  3. Antitrust guidelines
  4. Membership and attendance
  5. Review minutes of previous meeting
  6. AIST Staff Announcements
  7. Steel Industry Fatalities

 

BREAK     <10:30 am EDT>

 

  1. Main agenda items
    • AISTech session development –Rob Westropp
      • 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 2027-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.”

 

  • Finalize committee roundup – Joe Kennedy
    • Edits must be in by Fri 19-Sept

LUNCH      <Noon>

  • Technology Training conference – Andrew Schless
    • Long Products Rolling – A Practical Training Seminar
    • Location: Memphis, TN
    • Date: 23~26-Feb-2026
    • Tour: HyBar LLC
  • Study Tour planning - Spain – Dean Scheumann, Harold Marks
  1. Discussion items
  2. <meeting topic and presentations to be filled in by Committee Chair>
  3. Next meeting
  4. Chair conclusion

Adjourn