Maintenance & Reliability Technology Committee Meeting

24–25 February 2025 • Holiday Inn Express Portland-Jantzen Beach • Portland, OR, USA

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

Tour of  EVRAZ Facility

Hotel Arrangements

Holiday Inn Express Portland-Jantzen Beach
2300 North Hayden Island Drive, Portland, OR 97217
Reserve by 30 January for AIST Room Rate of $109

For reservations, book online 

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

 If you plan on arriving on Sunday, please let me know.  We may plan a separate winery tour on Monday early afternoon prior to the tour.

Monday, 24 February

OPTIONAL and fee of $75         3:00 p.m.

Meet at Ponzi Winery for a backstage tour of the process, pumps, filtration, etc.

Tuesday, 25 February

Carpool to EVRAZ Portland- meet in lobby at 7:40 a.m.

1. Chair’s opening remarks       8:00 a.m.
2. Appoint minute-taker
3. Antitrust guidelines
4. Membership and attendance
5. Review minutes of previous meeting
6. AIST Staff Announcements
7. AIST Steel Industry Fatalities
8. Main agenda items
   • Finalize AISTech sessions
     • Papers due to AIST (17 February)
     • Author Registration deadline (5 March)
     • Presentation Draft Due into AIST (17 March)
     • Re-emphasize the role of Session Chair and Papers Chair
   • Nominations for committee officers
     • Chair- Terry Adams, Cleveland-Cliffs Rockport
     • Vice Chair-Mike Allega, The Timken Co.
     • Spec. Conference Chair- Landon Woody, Nucor-Yamato Steel
     • Papers Chair-Chad Asgaard, Cleveland Cliffs Cleveland
   • Technology Training conference -finalize program.
     • San Antonio 2025
   • Update from liaisons—Digital Transformation Subcommittee, Decarbonization, Young Professionals (if applicable)

 Discussion items

1. Lube Manual/ Subcommittee
   1. Need to designate someone or a committee to be the keeper of this moving forward.
2. Carol Ann Yates Award Nominations- Past recipients
3. RAA submissions-??
4. Present the Silver Reliability Achievement Award to EVRAZ Portland
5. EVRAZ Portland to give presentation of award submission.

1. Next meeting- AISTech May 2025
2. Lunch
3. Tour EVRAZ Facility
4. Chair conclusion
5. Adjourn                       4:00 p.m.

Carol Yates Past Winner: