Plate Rolling Technology Committee Meeting

5 May 2025 • Music City Center, Room 103A • Nashville, TN, USA

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

1. Chair’s opening remarks, Jacob Lewis    <Noon>   
2. Appoint minute-taker
3. Antitrust guidelines
4. Membership and attendance
5. Review minutes of previous meeting
6. AIST Staff Announcements
7. Main agenda items
   • Discuss Norman D. Hodgson Outstanding Achievement Award – Jacob Lewis
   • Review Mission Statement “To promote advancement in safe plate rolling and quality practices, operating technologies and processing through information exchange.”
   • Approve Past Minutes 13 Feb
   • Discuss Hot Rolling and Plate Rolling Fundamentals - A Practical Training Seminar
   • Nominations for Board of Director Level Awards—Distinguished Member and Fellow, Sendzimir Award, Fairless Award and Steelmaker of the Year nominations
   • Develop committee objectives for next year
     • Meeting Locations
     • Technical Topic to be discussed and possible presenters
     • Conferences/Webinars
       • Elect Officers, 

• Chair – Jacob Lewis
• Vice Chair – Jacob Ecklund
• Papers Co-Chair – Joao Lino, Dengqi Bai 
• Membership Chair – Mike Robinson
• Education Co-Chair – Tanya Ros, Qiulin Yu

• Roundup Chair - Jennifer Grzyb 

• Young Professional Chair – Jacob Ecklund 
• Digital Transformation Liaison – Yufeng Wang 
• Decarbonization Liaison – Matt Druciak

• Present Chair Plaques

1. Discussion items
   <meeting topic and presentation to be filled in by Committee Chair>
   
   
2. Next meeting, T.B.D.
3. Chair conclusion
4. Adjourn        <1:30pm>