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Conference Calendar
2012
February
February 6 - 7
High Temperature Processing Symposium—Melbourne, Australia.
For info: Dr. M. Akbar Rhamdhani, Swinburne University. Tel: (61) 3 9214 8528. Fax: (61) 3 9214 8264. email: arhamdhani@swin.edu.au. web: www.swinburne.edu.au/engineering/htp/symposium.
February 7 - 9
Carbon Management Technology Conference—Orlando, FL.
For info: Carbon Management Technology Conf. Tel: (972) 952-9393. Fax: (972) 952-9435. email: hfreeman@carbonmgmt.org. web: www.carbonmgmt.org.
February 14 - 16
Aerocon Conference and Exhibition—Anaheim, CA.
For info: Aerocon. Tel: (310) 996-9413. email: aeroconinfo@ubm.com. web: www.canontradeshows.com/expo/aerocon.
February 15
Fundamentals of Titanium Workshop—Santa Fe Springs, CA.
For info: Carolyn Smith, International Titanium Association. Tel: (303) 404-2221. Fax: (303) 404-9111. email: csmith@titanium.org. web: www.titanium.org.
February 15 - 16
International Aluminium Summit – Middle East—Doha, Qatar, U.A.E.
For info: Usha Tharmalingam, Metal Bulletin Events. Tel: (44) 20 7779 8989. Fax: (44) 20 7779 8294. email: registrations@metalbulletin.com. web: www.metalbulletin.com.
February 26 - March 1
Materials Challenges in Alternative & Renewable Energy—Clearwater, FL.
For info: Dr. Jack G. Simon, The American Ceramic Society. Tel: (803) 642-9491. email: technology.access@yahoo.com. web: www.ceramics.org.
February 28 - March 3
METAV 2012—Düsseldorf, Germany.
For info: Christoph Miller, VDW. Tel: (49) 69-756081-59. Fax: (49) 69-756081-74. email: c.miller@vdw.de. web: www.metav.de.
March
March 2
The Science and Engineering of Hardcoat Anodizing—Cleveland, OH.
For info: Light Metals Industries. Tel: (617) 319-5204. email: info@lightmetalsindustries.com. web: www.lightmetalsindustries.com/seminar.
March 2 - 4
8th International Exhibition on Foundry Technology, Equipment and Supplies (IFEX 2012)—Bangalore, India.
For info: Institute of Indian Foundrymen. Tel: (91) 80-41632962. Fax: (91) 80-26396203. email: ifc.aff2012@gmail.com. web: www.ifexindia.com.
March 6 - 8
18th Bauxite & Alumina Seminar—Miami, FL.
For info: Usha Tharmalingam, Metal Bulletin Events. Tel: (44) 20 7779 8989. Fax: (44) 20 7779 8294. email: registrations@metalbulletin.com. web: www.metalbulletin.com.
March 11 - 15
TMS 2012—Orlando, FL.
For info: TMS Meeting Services. Tel: (724) 776-9000, x243. Fax: (724) 776-3770. email: mtgserv@tms.org. web: www.tms.org.
March 14 - 15
Direct Digital Manufacturing Fraunhofer Conference 2012—Berlin, Germany.
For info: Martina Creutzfeldt, Conference Secretariat. Tel: (49) 30 61-28-88-87. Fax: (49) 30 61-28-86-88. email: info@ddmc2012.org. web: www.ddmc2012.org.
March 14 - 15
Aerocon Conference and Exhibition—Fort Worth, TX.
For info: Aerocon. Tel: (310) 996-9413. email: aeroconinfo@ubm.com. web: www.canontradeshows.com/expo/aerocon.
March 14 - 15
Best Practices in Finishing Symposium & Minnesota Paint and Powder Coating Expo 2012—White Bear Lake, MN.
For info: Phil Ruggiero, Chemical Coaters Association International. Tel: (320) 230-6282. email: expo@umn.edu. web: www.ccatc.com/expo.htm.
March 14 - 16
North American Aluminum—Miami, FL.
For info: CRU Group. Tel: (44) 20 7903 2000. email: customer.services@crugroup.com. web: www.crugroup.com.
March 14 - 16
ESAFORM Conference 2012—Erlangen, Germany.
For info: Dr. Sami Chatti, Technische Universitat Dortmund. Tel: (49) 231 755 7852. Fax: (49) 231 755 2489. email: sami.chatti@iul.tu-dortmund.de. web: www.lft.uni-erlangen.de/ESAFORM.
March 15 - 17
AEC Annual Meeting—Scottsdale, AZ.
For info: AEC. Tel: (847) 526-2010. Fax: (847) 526-3993. email: mail@aec.org. web: www.aec.org.
March 20 - 22
FABTECH Canada 2012—Toronto, Canada.
For info: Janine Saperson, Society of Manufacturing Engineers. Tel: (905) 752-4415. Fax: (905) 479-0113. email: jsaperson@sme.org. web: www.fabtechcanada.com.
March 21
The Science and Engineering of Hardcoat Anodizing—Wichita, KS.
For info: Light Metals Industries. Tel: (617) 319-5204. email: info@lightmetalsindustries.com. web: www.lightmetalsindustries.com/seminar.
March 21
10th Global Foundry Sourcing Conference 2012—Shanghai, China.
For info: Suppliers China Co., Ltd. Tel: (86) 532-8380 5316. Fax: (86) 532-8380 5156. email: info@fsc86.com. web: en.fsc86.com.
March 27 - 29
WESTEC 2012—Los Angeles, CA.
For info: Society of Manufacturing Engineers. Tel: (800) 733-4763. web: www.westeconline.com.
March 28
Non-Ferrous Alliance Environment Forum—West Bromwich, UK.
For info: ALFED. Tel: (44) 121 601 6363. Fax: (44) 870 138 9714. email: alfed@alfed.org.uk. web: www.alfed.org.uk.
April
April 1 - 3
Aluminum Association Spring Meeting—Napa, CA.
For info: The Aluminum Association Inc. Tel: (703) 358-2960. Fax: (703) 358-2961. web: www.aluminum.org.
April 3 - 5
3rd International Conference and Exhibition “Aluminium-21/Casting”—Saint Petersburg, Russia.
For info: Gayane Bagdasaryan, Alusil-MVT. Tel: (7) 495 785 20 05. email: gbagdasaryan@alusil.ru. web: www.alusil.ru.
April 12 - 13
2nd International Workshop on Metal Recovery from Mining Waste—Santiago, Chile.
For info: Armando Valenzuela, AL Prospects. email: avalenzuela@alprospecta.cl. web: www.m2r2.expomin.cl.
April 15 - 19
ISRI Convention & Exposition—Las Vegas, NV.
For info: Nancy Reynolds, Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc. Tel: (202) 662-8544. email: nancyreynolds@isri.org. web: www.isri.org.
April 17 - 20
116th Metalcasting Congress—Columbus, OH.
For info: American Foundry Society. Tel: (847) 824-0181. Fax: (847) 824-7848. web: www.afsinc.org.
April 18 - 21
Metef-Foundeq—Verona, Italy.
For info: Alfin-Edimet Spa. Tel: (39) 030 9981045. Fax: (39) 030 9981055. email: info@edimet.info. web: www.metef.com.
April 22 - 25
5th International Brazing and Soldering Conference (IBSC 2012)—Las Vegas, NV.
For info: ASM International. Tel: (800) 336-5152. Fax: (440) 338-4634. email: memberservicecenter@asminternational.org. web: www.asminternational.org.
April 23 - 25
China Aluminum Outlook Conference—Miami, FL.
For info: Patricia Martinez, Harbor Intelligence Group. Tel: (210) 568-7705. Fax: (480) 287-9580. email: patricia.martinez@askharbor.com. web: www.harboraluminum.com/conference_china/introduction.php.
April 23 - 27
70th World Foundry Congress—Nuevo León, Mexico.
For info: Kara Lotto-Swagart, E.J. Krauss & Associates, Inc. Tel: (301) 493-5500 x3306. Fax: (301) 493-5705. email: swagart@ajkrauss.com. web: www.wfc2012.com.
April 24 - 26
V International Aluminum Congress & EXPOALUMINIO 2012—Sao Paulo, Brazil.
For info: Associacao Brasileira do Aluminio (ABAL). Tel: (55) 11 5904-6450. email: eventos@abal.org.br. web: www.abal.org.br/english/congressoexpo/info.asp.
April 29 - May 4
Solidification Course 2012—Les Diablerets, Switzerland.
For info: Calcom ESI. Tel: (41) 21 693 2918. Fax: (41) 21 693 4740. email: soldification.course@esi-group.com. web: www.calcom.ch.
April 30 - May 2
17th World Aluminium Conference—Abu Dhabi, UAE.
For info: CRU Group. Tel: (44) 20 7903 2444. Fax: (44) 20 7903 2432. email: conferences@crugroup.com. web: www.crugroup.com/events/aluminium2012.
May
May 2 - 3
Aerocon Conference and Exhibition—Charlotte, NC.
For info: Aerocon. Tel: (310) 996-9413. email: aeroconinfo@ubm.com. web: www.canontradeshows.com/expo/aerocon.
May 7 - 9
ASTM Meeting – Light Metals and Alloys—Phoenix, AZ.
For info: Betty Schultz, ASTM International. Tel: (610) 832-9701. Fax: (610) 832-9555. email: bschultz@astm.org. web: www.astm.org.
May 8 - 11
National Manufacturing Week (NMW) 2012—Sydney, Australia.
For info: Guy Freebody, Reed Exhibitions. Tel: (61) 02 9422-2568. email: guy.freebody@reedexhibitions.com.au. web: www.nationalmanufacturingweek.com.au.
May 14 - 18
Aluminium Rolling Technology Course—Banbury, UK.
For info: Kyle Smith, Innoval Technology. Tel: (44) 1295 702827. Fax: (44) 7793 632986. email: kyle.smith@innovaltec.com. web: www.innovaltec.com/rolling_tech.htm.
May 15 - 16
Iran International Aluminium Conference (IAC 2012)—Tehran, Iran.
For info: Dr. M.R. Aboutalebi, Iran Aluminium Research Center. Tel: (98) 21-77240502. Fax: (98) 21-77240503. email: iiac@iust.ac.ir. web: www.iiac.ir.
May 15 - 18
ET ’12 – Tenth International Aluminum Extrusion Seminar & Exposition—Miami, FL.
For info: ET Foundation. Tel: (847) 526-2010. Fax: (847) 526-3993. email: mail@etfoundation.org. web: www.et12.org.
May 20 - 22
69th Annual World Magnesium Conference—San Francisco, CA.
For info: International Magnesium Association. Tel: (847) 526-2010. Fax: (847) 526-3993. email: info@intlmag.org. web: www.imaworldconference.org.
May 22 - 24
International Aluminum Raw Materials Conference—Qingdao, China.
For info: AZ China Limited. Fax: (86) 5907 0275. email: registrations@az-china.com. web: www.conference.az-china.com.
May 23 - 25
METAL 2012 – 21st International Conference on Metallurgy and Materials—Brno, Czech Republic.
For info: Katerina Sanetrnikova, Tanger Ltd. Tel: (420) 595-227-121. Fax: (420) 595-227-110. email: info@metal2012.com. web: www.metal2012.com.
May 30 - June 1
2012 World Recycling Convention & Exhibition—Rome, Italy.
For info: Bureau of International Recycling. Tel: (32) 2 627 57 70. Fax: (32) 2 627 57 73. web: www.bir.org.
June
June 3 - 5
2012 SME Annual Conference—Cleveland, OH.
For info: Society of Manufacturing Engineers. Tel: (313) 425-3000. web: www.sme.org.
June 3 - 7
13th International Conference on Aluminum Alloys (ICAA-13)—Pittsburg, PA.
For info: TMS Meeting Services. Tel: (724) 776-9000, x243. Fax: (724) 776-3770. email: mtgserv@tms.org. web: www.tms.org.
June 6 - 8
ALUMINIUM China—Shanghai, China.
For info: Lanny Zhang, Reed Exhibitions (China) Ltd. Tel: (86) 10 5933 9369. Fax: (86) 10-5933 9333. email: lanny.zhang@reed@reedexpo.com.cn. web: www.aluminiumchina.com.
June 11 - 13
2nd Aluminum Summit—New York, NY.
For info: Angela Churchill, American Metal Market. Tel: (412) 880-4991. Fax: (412) 765-3073. email: achurchill@amm.com. web: www.amm.com.
June 11 - 13
5th Aluminum Outlook Summit—Chicago, IL.
For info: Patricia Martinez, Harbor Intelligence Group. Tel: (210) 568-7705. Fax: (480) 287-9580. email: patricia.martinez@askharbor.com. web: www.harboraluminum.com/conference_2012/introduction.php?.
June 17 - 22
13th Modeling of Casting, Welding, and Advanced Solidification Processes 2012 (MCWASP XIII)—Pichl, Austria.
For info: Austrian Society for Metallurgy and Materials. Tel: (43) 3842 45 189. Fax: (43) 3842 402 2202. email: mcwasp2012@asmet.at. web: www.mcwasp2012.at.hm/.
June 18 - 21
Aeromat 2012—Charlotte, NC.
For info: ASM International. Tel: (800) 336-5152. Fax: (440) 338-4634. email: membersservicecenter@asminternational.org. web: www.asminternational.org.
June 21 - 22
Pyrometallurgy ’12—Cornwall, U.K.
For info: Dr. Barry Wills, Minerals Engineering International. Tel: (44) 7768 234 121. email: bwills@min-eng.com. web: www.min-eng.com/pyromet12.
June 23 - 26
Chemical Coaters Association International Annual Meeting—Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
For info: Anne Goyer, CCAI. Tel: (859) 356-1030. Fax: (859) 356-0908. email: aygoyer@one.net. web: www.ccaiweb.com.
June 26 - 28
4th International Conference and Exhibition “Aluminium – 21/Extrusion”—Petersburg, Russia.
For info: Anastasia Popova, Alusil-MVT. Tel: (7) 495 785 20 05. email: conference@alusil.ru. web: eng.alusil.ru/engExtrusion.
July
July 8 - 12
9th International Conference on Magnesium Alloys and their Applications—Vancouver, Canada.
For info: Blair Hiltz, International Conference Services Ltd. Tel: (604) 681-2153. Fax: (604) 681-1049. email: magnesium2012@icsevents.com. web: www.magnesium2012vancouver.com.
July 11 - 13
Indonesian International Steel & Aluminium Expo 2012—Jakarta, Indonesia.
For info: Secretariat. email: info@ina-sal.com. web: www.ina-sal.com.
September
September 10 - 14
International Foundry Fair (FOND-EX)—Brno, Czech Republic.
For info: Yvona Čechová, BVV Trade Fairs Brno. Tel: (420) 541 152 926. Fax: (420) 541-153-044. email: ycechova@bvv.cz. web: www.bvv.cz/en/fond-ex.
September 10 - 15
International Manufacturing Technology Show—Chicago, IL.
For info: The Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT). Tel: (800) 524-0475. Fax: (703) 893-1151. email: amt@amtonline.org. web: www.amtonline.org.
September 18 - 21
Metalurgia 2012—Santa Catarina, Brazil.
For info: Messe Brazil. Tel: (55) 047 3451-3000. Fax: (55) 047 3451-3001. email: feiras@messebrazil.com.br. web: feiras.messebrasil.com.br/metalurgia/noticia-5.htm.
September 18 - 21
11th International Conference on Fracture and Damage Mechanics (FDM2012)—Xi’an City, Shaanxi, China.
For info: Ferri M.H. Aliabadi, Imperial College. Tel: (44) 20759 45077. email: m.h.aliabadi@imperial.ac.uk. web: fdm.engineeringconferences.uk.
September 19
11th Global Foundry Sourcing Conference 2012—Quingdao, China.
For info: Suppliers China Co., Ltd. Tel: (86) 532-8380 5316. Fax: (86) 532-8380 5156. email: info@fsc86.com. web: en.fsc86.com.
September 25 - 27
Materials Science Engineering (MSE 2012)—Darmstadt, Germany.
For info: DGM. Tel: (49) 69-75306 747. Fax: (49) 69-75306 733. email: mse@mse-congress.de. web: www.mse-congress.de.
September 30 - October 3
51st Annual Conference of Metallurgists (COM 2012)—Niagara Falls, ON, Canada.
For info: Brigitte Farah, Met Soc. email: metsoc@cim.org. web: www.metsoc.org/com2012.asp#.
October
October 7 - 10
Titanium 2012—Atlanta, GA.
For info: International Titanium Association. Tel: (303) 404-2221. email: conference@titanium.org. web: www.titanium.org.
October 7 - 11
Materials Science & Technology 2012 Conference & Exhibition (MS&T’12)—Pittsburgh, PA.
For info: TMS. Tel: (724) 814-3110. Fax: (724) 814-3111. web: www.matscitech.org.
October 9 - 11
ALUMINIUM 2012—Duesseldorf, Germany.
For info: Markus Jessberger, Reed Exhibitions Deutschland GmbH. Tel: (49) 211-90-191-183. Fax: (49) 211-90-191-193. email: markus.jessberger@reedexpo.de. web: www.aluminium-messe.com.
October 30 - November 1
Metallurgy India 2012 & Tube India International 2012—Mumbai, India.
For info: Gaby Schreiber, Messe Düsseldorf GmbH. Tel: (49) 211 4560 7762. Fax: (49) 211 4560 7740. email: schreiberg@messe-duesseldorf.de. web: www.messe-duesseldorf.de.
October 30 - November 1
2nd International Conference and Exhibition “Aluminium-21/Welding and Brazing”—Saint Petersburg, Russia.
For info: Gayane Bagdasaryan, Alusil-MVT. Tel: (7) 495 785 20 05. email: gbagdasaryan@alusil.ru. web: www.alusil.ru.
November
November 12 - 14
ASTM Meeting – Light Metals and Alloys—Atlanta, GA.
For info: Betty Schultz, ASTM International. Tel: (610) 832-9701. Fax: (610) 832-9555. email: bschultz@astm.org. web: www.astm.org.
November 12 - 16
Aluminium Rolling Technology Course—Banbury, UK.
For info: Kyle Smith, Innoval Technology. Tel: (44) 1295 702827. Fax: (44) 7793 632986. email: kyle.smith@innovaltec.com. web: www.innovaltec.com/rolling_tech.htm.
November 14 - 16
Greenbuild International Conference and Expo—San Francisco, CA.
For info: U.S. Green Building Council. Tel: (800) 795-1747. email: info@greenbuildexpo.org. web: www.greenbuildexpo.org.
2013
March
March 3 - 7
TMS Annual Meeting—San Antonio, TX.
For info: TMS Meeting Services. Tel: (724) 776-9000. Fax: (724) 776-3770. email: mtgserv@tms.org. web: www.tms.org.
April
April 9 - 13
ISRI Convention & Exposition—Orlando, FL.
For info: Nancy Reynolds, Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc. Tel: (202) 662-8544. email: nancyreynolds@isri.org. web: www.isri.org.
April 23 - 25
ALUMINIUM Dubai—Dubai, UAE.
For info: Tarek Ali, Reed Exhibitions. Tel: (971) 2 409 0349. Fax: (971) 2 444 3768. email: tarek.ali@reedexpo.ae. web: www.aluminium-dubai.com.
May
May 20 - 22
ASTM Meeting – Light Metals and Alloys—Indianapolis, IN.
For info: Betty Schultz, ASTM International. Tel: (610) 832-9701. Fax: (610) 832-9555. email: bschultz@astm.org. web: www.astm.org.