May 2008

May 4–7
RadTech UV&EB Tech. Expo & Conf.: Chicago, Ill. Contact RadTech – the Assn. for UV & EB Tech., Chevy Chase, Md.; tel: 240/497-1243; fax: 240/209-2337; Web: www.uveb2008.com.

May 5–7
4th Biennial Intl. Conf. on Diamond, Cubic Boron Nitride, and Their Applications (Intertech 2008): Orlando, Fla. Contact Terry Kane, exec. dir., Industrial Diamond Assn., Columbus, Ohio; tel: 614/797-2265; fax: 614/797-2264; e-mail: tkane-ida@insight.rr.com; Web: www.intertechconference.com.

May 5–7
19th Ann. Adv. Semiconductor Mfg. Conf. (ASMC): Cambridge, Mass. Contact Semiconductor Equipment & Matls. Intl., San Jose, Calif.; tel: 408/943-6900; fax: 408/428-9600; Web: www.semi.org/asmc2008.

May 5–8
Iron & Steel Tech. Conf./Expo (AISTech 2008): Pittsburgh, Pa. Contact Assn. for Iron & Steel Tech., Warrendale, Pa.; tel: 724/776-6040; fax: 724/776-1880; e-mail: info@aist.org; Web: www.aist.org.

May 6–9
9th Intl. Conf. on Hot Isostatic Pressing 2008 (HIP’08): Huntington Beach, Calif. Contact Dennis Poor, conf. committee chair, Kittyhawk Products; tel: 714/895-5024; e-mail: dpoor@kittyhawkinc.com; Web: www.hip2008.com.

May 7–9
European Conf. on Heat Treatment 2008 — Innovation in Heat Treatment for Industrial Competitiveness: Verona, Italy. Contact Associazione Italiana di Metallurgia, Milano, Italy; tel: +39 02 7602 1132; fax: +39 02 7602 0551; e-mail: aim@aimnet.it; Web: www.aimnet.it/echt2008.htm.

May 13–16
9th Intl. Aluminum Extrusion Tech. Seminar & Expo (ET ’08): Orlando, Fla. Contact Extrusion Tech. for Aluminum Profiles Foundation, Wauconda, Ill.; tel: 847/526-2010; fax: 847/526-3993; e-mail: mail@etfoundation.org; Web: www.et08.org.

May 17–20
112th Metalcasting Congress: Atlanta, Ga. Contact Amer. Foundry Soc., Schaumburg, Ill.; tel: 800/537-4237; fax: 847/824-7848; Web: www.afsinc.org.

May 18–20
65th Ann. World Magnesium Conf.: Warsaw, Poland. Contact Intl. Magnesium Assn., Wauconda, Ill.; tel: 847/526-2010; fax: 847/526-3993; e-mail: info@intlmag.org; Web: www.intlmag.org.

May 18–21
22nd Santa Fe Symp. on Jewelry Mfg. Tech.: Albuquerque, N.M. Contact The Santa Fe Symp., Albuquerque, N.M.; tel: 800/952-6222 or 505/839-3249; fax: 505/839-3248; e-mail: marketing@tbg.riogrande.com; Web: www.santafesymposium.org.

May 18–22
SAMPE 2008: Long Beach, Calif. Contact Soc. for the Advancement of Matl. & Process Engrg., Covina, Calif.; Web: www.sampe.org.

May 20–22
7th Intl. Friction Stir Welding Symp.: Kobe, Japan. Visit www.twi.co.uk, or e-mail rachel.wall@twi.co.uk or philip.threadgill@twi.co.uk.

May 20–22
Rapid 2008 Conf. & Expo: Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Contact Soc. of Mfg. Engrs., Dearborn, Mich.; tel: 800/733-3976; Web: www.sme.org/rapid.

May 26–28
Intl. Conf. on New Developments in Metallurgy & Applications of High Strength Steels: Buenos Aires, Argentina. For more information, visit the event’s website: www.steelconfbsas08.com.

June 2008

June 1–5
15th Intl. Conf. on Textures of Matls. (ICOTOM 15): Pittsburgh, Pa. Cosponsored by ACerS and TMS. Contact Megan Mahan, mktg. dir., Amer. Ceramic Soc., Westerville, Ohio; tel: 614/794-5894; e-mail: mmahan@ceramics.org; Web: www.ceramics.org.

June 1–5
2nd Intl. Conf. on Steels in Cars & Trucks: Wiesbaden, Germany. Organized by Steel Inst. VDEh. Contact Markus Bau, TEMA Technologie Mktg. AG, Aachen, Germany; tel: +49-241-88970-57; fax: +49-241-88970-42; e-mail: bau@sct2008.de; Web: www.sct2008.com.

June 1–5
1st African InterQuadrennial ICF Conf. of Fracture (AIQ-ICF): Algiers, Algeria. Approved by Intl. Congress on Fracture (ICF). Contact Dr. Mimoun Elboujdaini, CANMET Matls. Tech. Lab., Ottawa, Ontario (ICF12 chair, AIQ-ICF2008 cochair); tel: 613/995-3971; fax: 613/992-8735; e-mail: melboujd@nrcan.gc.ca; Web: www.aiq-icf2008.org.

June 2–4
Intl. Thermal Spray Conf. & Expo (ITSC 2008): Maastricht, Netherlands. Organized by DVS, TSS, and IIW. Contact Cust. Srvc. Ctr., ASM Intl., Matls. Park, Ohio; tel: 800/336-5152 (ext. 0) or 440/338-5151 (ext. 0); fax: 440/338-4634; e-mail: customerservice@asminternational.org; Web: www.asminternational.org.

June 2–6
8th Intl. Conf. on Trends in Welding Res.: Pine Mountain, Ga. Cosponsored by ASM and AWS. Contact Cust. Srvc. Ctr., ASM Intl., Matls. Park, Ohio; tel: 800/336-5152 (ext. 0) or 440/338-5151 (ext. 0); fax: 440/338-4634; e-mail: customerservice@asminternational.org; Web: www.asminternational.org.

June 8–12
World Congress on Powder Metallurgy & Particulate Matls. (PM2008 World Congress): Washington, D.C. Contact Metal Powder Industries Fed. (MPIF)/APMI Intl., Princeton, N.J.; tel: 609/452-7700; fax: 609/987-8523; e-mail: info@mpif.org; Web: www.mpif.org.

June 8–12
7th Intl. Conf. on Tungsten, Refractory & Hardmaterials: Washington, D.C. Colocated with PM2008. Contact Metal Powder Industries Fed. (MPIF)/APMI Intl., Princeton, N.J.; tel: 609/452-7700; fax: 609/987-8523; e-mail: info@mpif.org; Web: www.mpif.org.

June 9–12
MRS Intl. Matls. Res. Conf. (IMRC 2008): Chongqing, China. Contact Matls. Res. Soc., Warrendale, Pa.; tel: 724/779-3003; fax: 724/779-8313; e-mail: info@mrs.org; Web: www.mrs.org/imrc2008.

June 15–18
Intl. Conf. on New Developments in Advanced High-Strength Sheet Steels: Orlando, Fla. Contact Assn. for Iron & Steel Tech., Warrendale, Pa.; tel: 724/776-6040; fax: 724/776-1880; e-mail: info@aist.org; Web: www.aist.org.

June 23–26
MicroScience 2008 Intl. Conf. & Exhibition: London, U.K. Organized by the Royal Microscopical Soc. Contact Rob Flavin, exec. dir, RMS; +44 (0) 1865 254760; e-mail: rob@rms.org.uk; Web: www.microscience2008.org.uk.

June 23–26
19th AeroMat Conf. & Expo (AeroMat 2008): Austin, Texas. Contact Cust. Srvc. Ctr., ASM Intl., Matls. Park, Ohio; tel: 800/336-5152 (ext. 0) or 440/338-5151 (ext. 0); fax: 440/338-4634; e-mail: customerservice@asminternational.org; Web: www.asminternational.org.

June 24–26
24th Symp. on Effects of Radiation on Matls.: Denver, Colo. Sponsored by ASTM Intl. Committees E10 & C26. Event website: www.astm.org/meetings/commit/e10symp0608.html.

June 24–26
2nd Intl. Trade Fair for Lightweight Design (euroLITE 2008): Salzburg, Austria. Visit www.eurolite-expo.eu.

July 2008

July 6–11
18th Ann. Intl. Offshore & Polar Engrg. Conf. (ISOPE-2008): Vancouver, British Columbia. Contact Intl. Soc. of Offshore & Polar Engrs., Cupertino, Calif.; tel: 650/254-1871; fax: 650/254-2038; e-mail: meetings@isope.org; Web: www.isope.org.

August 2008

September 2008

Sept. 7–12
19th Intl. Forging Conf. (IFC 19): Chicago, Ill. Contact George Mochnal, Forging Industry Assn., Cleveland, Ohio; tel: 216/781-6260; fax: 216/781-0102; e-mail: info@ifc2008.com; Web: www.ifc2008.com.

Sept. 8–11
SAMPE Fall Tech. Conf.: Memphis, Tenn. Contact Soc. for the Advancement of Matl. & Process Engrg., Covina, Calif.; Web: www.sampe.org.

Sept. 8–13
Intl. Mfg. Tech. Show (IMTS 2008): Chicago, Ill. Contact Assn. for Mfg. Tech., McLean, Va.; tel: 800/828-7469; fax: 703/827-5250; Web: www.imts.com.

Sept. 14–18
11th Intl. Symp. on Superalloys (Superalloys 2008): Champion, Pa. Contact TMS Mtg. Srvcs., Warrendale, Pa.; tel: 724/776-9000, ext. 243; fax: 724/776-3770; e-mail: mtgserv@tms.org; Web: www.tms.org.

Sept. 21–25
Intl. Conf. on Shape Memory & Superelastic Technologies (SMST-2008): Stresa, Italy. Sponsored by the Intl. Organization on Shape Memory & Superelastic Technologies (SMST), an ASM affiliate soc. Contact Cust. Srvc. Ctr., ASM Intl., Matls. Park, Ohio; tel: 800/336-5152 (ext. 0) or 440/338-5151 (ext. 0); fax: 440/338-4634; e-mail: customerservice@asminternational.org; Web: www.asminternational.org/shape08

Sept. 22–26
Intl. Conf. on Aluminium Alloys (ICAA 11): Aachen, Germany. Sponsored by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Materialkunde e.V. (DGM). Contact conf. ofc., DGM, Frankfurt, Germany; tel: +49-69-75306 747; fax: +49-69-75306 733; e-mail: icaa11@dgm.de; Web: www.dgm.de/icaa11.

Sept. 29 – Oct. 1
EuroPM2008 Intl. Conf. & Exhibition: Mannheim, Germany. Contact European Powder Metallurgy Assn., Shrewsbury, U.K.; tel: +44 (0) 1743 248899; fax: +44 (0) 1743 362968; Web: www.epma.com.

October 2008

Oct. 6–9
Matls. Sci. & Tech. 2008 Conf. & Exhibition (MS&T’08): Pittsburgh, Pa. Organized by ACerS, AIST, ASM, and TMS. Contact Cust. Srvc. Ctr., ASM Intl., Matls. Park, Ohio; tel: 800/336-5152 (ext. 0) or 440/338-5151 (ext. 0); fax: 440/338-4634; e-mail: customerservice@asminternational.org; Web: www.asminternational.org or www.matscitech.org.

Oct. 6–8
Fabtech Intl. & AWS Welding Show: Las Vegas, Nev. For more information, contact Adrienne Zalkind, Amer. Welding Soc. (800/443-9353, ext. 416; azalkind@aws.org); Jackie McBain, Fabricators & Manufacturers Assn. Int. (815/227-8270; jackiem@fmafabtech.com); or Jennifer Dallos, Soc. of Mfg. Engrs. (313/425-3162; jdallos@sme.org). Web: www.sme.org/fabtech.

October 9-10
Miami, Florida - Seminars For Engineers USA, a division of Sensor Products Inc. USA, announces in association with BTG Composites LLC, its 2008 Composite Materials Design, Testing and Fabrication seminar. The seminar focuses on composite design methodologies, NDT/NDI methods for locating composite defects, advanced manufacturing technologies, test methods and standards and failure criteria. www.seminarsforengineers.com.

Oct. 19–22
12th World Conf. & Expo on Investment Casting: Dallas, Texas. Contact Investment Casting Inst., Montvale, N.J.; tel: 201/573-9770; fax: 201/573-9771; e-mail: ici@investmentcasting.org; Web: www.investmentcasting.org.

Oct. 21–25
20th Intl. Sheet Metal Working Tech. Exhibition (EuroBLECH 2008): Hannover, Germany. Contact Mack Brooks Exhibitions Ltd., St. Albans, Herts, U.K.; tel: +44 (0)1727 814400; fax: +44 (0)1727 814401; e-mail: info@euroblech.com; Web: www.euroblech.com.

Oct. 27–28
Cleaning Symp. – Developments & Applications in the Surface Cleaning of Steels & Other Alloys: Worcester, Mass. Sponsored by the ASM Heat Treating Soc. Contact Cust. Srvc. Ctr., ASM Intl., Matls. Park, Ohio; tel: 800/336-5152 (ext. 5900) or 440/338-5151; fax: 440/338-4634; e-mail: customerservice@asminternational.org; Web: www.asminternational.org.

Oct. 28–30
6th Intl. Trade Fair for Industrial Parts Cleaning (parts2clean 2008): Stuttgart, Germany. Contact fairXperts GmbH, Neuffen, Germany; tel: +49 (0)7025 8434-0; fax: +49 (0)7025 8434-20; e-mail: info@fairxperts.de; Web: www.fairxperts.de.

November 2008

Nov. 2–6
34th Intl. Symp. on Testing & Failure Analysis (ISTFA/2008): Portland, Ore. Contact Cust. Srvc. Ctr., ASM Intl., Matls. Park, Ohio; tel: 800/336-5152 (ext. 0) or 440/338-5151 (ext. 0); fax: 440/338-4634; e-mail: customerservice@asminternational.org; Web: www.istfa.org or www.asminternational.org.

December 2008

Dec. 1–5
MRS Fall Mtg. & Exhibit: Boston, Mass. Contact Matls. Res. Soc., Warrendale, Pa.; tel: 724/779-3003; fax: 724/779-8313; e-mail: info@mrs.org; Web: www.mrs.org.

Dec. 7–10
3rd Intl. Conf. on Processing Matls. for Properties (PMP-III): Bangkok, Thailand. Contact TMS Mtg. Srvcs., Warrendale, Pa.; tel: 724/776-9000, ext. 243; fax: 724/776-3770; e-mail: mtgserv@tms.org; Web: www.tms.org.

2009 Events

April 2009

Apr. 7–10
113th Metalcasting Congress: Las Vegas, Nev. Contact Amer. Foundry Soc., Schaumburg, Ill.; tel: 800/537-4237; fax: 847/824-7848; Web: www.afsinc.org.

June 2009

June 23–25
Newcast Trade Fair & Forum: Düsseldorf, Germany. Contact Messe Düsseldorf GmbH, Düsseldorf, Germany; tel: +49 (0)211/4560-01; fax: +49 (0)211/4560-668; e-mail: info@messe-dusseldorf.de; Web: www.newcast.com.

June 28 – July 1
MPIF/APMI Intl. Conf. on Powder Metallurgy & Particulate Matls.: Las Vegas, Nev. Contact Metal Powder Industries Fed. (MPIF)/APMI Intl., Princeton, N.J.; tel: 609/452-7700; fax: 609/987-8523; e-mail: info@mpif.org; Web: www.mpif.org.

July 2009

July 12–17
12th Quadrennial Intl. Conf. on Fracture (ICF12): Ottawa, Ontario. Contact ICF12 Chair Dr. Mimoun Elboujdaini, CANMET Matls. Tech. Lab., Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; tel: 613/995-3971; fax: 613/992-8735; e-mail: melboujd@nrcan.gc.ca; Web: www.icf12.org.

November 2009

Nov. 15–18
Fabtech Intl. & AWS Welding Show: Chicago, Ill. For more information, contact Adrienne Zalkind, Amer. Welding Soc. (800/443-9353, ext. 416; azalkind@aws.org); Jackie McBain, Fabricators & Manufacturers Assn. Int. (815/227-8270; jackiem@fmafabtech.com); or Jennifer Dallos, Soc. of Mfg. Engrs. (313/425-3162; jdallos@sme.org).

2010 Events

May 2010

May 4–7
114th Metalcasting Congress: Schaumburg, Ill. Contact Amer. Foundry Soc., Schaumburg, Ill.; tel: 800/537-4237; fax: 847/824-7848; Web: www.afsinc.org.

November 2010

Oct. 27–Nov. 3
18th Intl. Trade Fair for Plastics & Rubber (K 2010): Düsseldorf, Germany. Contact Messe Düsseldorf N. Amer., Chicago, Ill.; tel: 312/781-5180; fax: 312/781-5188; e-mail: info@mdna.com; Web: www.mdna.com.

Nov. 2–4
Fabtech Intl. & AWS Welding Show: Atlanta, Ga.. For more information, contact Adrienne Zalkind, Amer. Welding Soc. (800/443-9353, ext. 416; azalkind@aws.org); Jackie McBain, Fabricators & Manufacturers Assn. Int. (815/227-8270; jackiem@fmafabtech.com); or Jennifer Dallos, Soc. of Mfg. Engrs. (313/425-3162; jdallos@sme.org).