The ability to connect with your colleagues from around the world is a key component of every TMS annual meeting. That’s why we’ve developed five technical networking sessions for TMS2021 Virtual, where individuals can gather based on technical interests. The format will be the same for each Networking Session, so choose the one that works best for your schedule. Other networking opportunities include a virtual installment of the popular TMS Diversity and Inclusion Breakfast, a series of technical division awards and lectures, poster sessions, student events, and more. Browse the events below and schedule some time to network.
Monday, March 15, 2021
TMS2021 Exhibition
Date: March 15, 2021
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. EDT
Visit our virtual exhibition, where you can browse exhibit booths and arrange meetings with representatives from exhibiting companies. You can also visit the TMS Member Welcome Center to receive answers to your TMS-related questions.
SMD/FMD Awards Ceremony & Lecture
Date: March 15, 2021
Time: Noon to 1:30 p.m. EDT
Join colleagues who share your technical interests in the TMS Structural Materials Division (SMD) and Functional Materials Division (FMD) for this special award ceremony, featuring an invited lecture by Rajiv Mishra, University of North Texas. Learn more.
It’s not all Zoom and Gloom Student Trivia Competition
Date: March 15, 2021
Time: 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. EDT
Mark your calendars and plan to join us for this fun student trivia competition. There is no registration required, and you don't need a team to compete. Just try to correctly answer as many of the 30 multiple-choice questions as you can. The top three scores will receive prizes.
Poster Session I and Student Poster Competition
Date: March 15, 2021
Time: 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. EDT
Browse posters submitted by professionals in a variety of topic areas, view entries in the student poster competition, and submit questions to poster presenters during the Monday evening poster session.
Networking Session I
Date: March 15, 2021
Time: 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. EDT
Connect with your TMS colleagues around the world at this interactive virtual networking session. This event will be divided into 14 breakout rooms based on technical interests, and a designated TMS member will act as a host for each room. Take this opportunity to meet with other individuals who are participating in your technical sessions. No advance registration is required.
Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Networking Session II
Date: March 16, 2021
Time: 7:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. EDT
Connect with your TMS colleagues around the world at this interactive virtual networking session. This event will be divided into 14 breakout rooms based on technical interests, and a designated TMS member will act as a host for each room. Take this opportunity to meet with other individuals who are participating in your technical sessions. No advance registration is required.
TMS2021 Exhibition
Date: March 16, 2021
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. EDT
Visit our virtual exhibition, where you can browse exhibit booths and arrange meetings with representatives from exhibiting companies. You can also visit the TMS Member Welcome Center to receive answers to your TMS-related questions.
LMD Awards Ceremony & Special Lecture
Date: March 16, 2021
Time: Noon to 1:30 p.m. EDT
Join colleagues who share your technical interests in the TMS Light Metals Division (LMD) for this special award ceremony, featuring an invited lecture by Mark Easton, RMIT University. Learn more.
EPD/MPMD Awards Ceremony & Special Lecture
Date: March 16, 2021
Time: Noon to 1:30 p.m. EDT
Join colleagues who share your technical interests in the TMS Extraction & Processing Division (EPD) and Materials Processing & Manufacturing Division (MPMD) for this special award ceremony, featuring an invited lecture by Richard Russell, NASA. Learn more.
Student Career Forum
Date: March 16, 2021
Time: 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EDT
Join us to hear from early-career professionals, as they offer advice and share stories of how they arrived at their current positions. Then find answers to your questions during the live Q&A portion of the session.
Poster Session II
Date: March 16, 2021
Time: 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. EDT
Browse posters submitted in a variety of topic areas and submit questions to poster presenters during the Tuesday evening poster session.
Networking Session III
Date: March 16, 2021
Time: 10:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. EDT
Connect with your TMS colleagues around the world at this interactive virtual networking session. This event will be divided into 14 breakout rooms based on technical interests, and a designated TMS member will act as a host for each room. Take this opportunity to meet with other individuals who are participating in your technical sessions. No advance registration is required.
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Networking Session IV
Date: March 17, 2021
Time: 7:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. EDT
Connect with your TMS colleagues around the world at this interactive virtual networking session. This event will be divided into 14 breakout rooms based on technical interests, and a designated TMS member will act as a host for each room. Take this opportunity to meet with other individuals who are participating in your technical sessions. No advance registration is required.
TMS2021 Exhibition
Date: March 17, 2021
Time: 10:00 a.m. to Noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EDT (Closed from noon to 1:00 p.m. during plenary session).
Visit our virtual exhibition, where you can browse exhibit booths and arrange meetings with representatives from exhibiting companies. You can also visit the TMS Member Welcome Center to receive answers to your TMS-related questions.
Young Professional Workshop on Preparing a Winning Application Package
Date: March 17, 2021
Time: 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EDT
At this popular annual meeting session, instructors with backgrounds at national laboratories, universities, and industry share their experiences in obtaining and/or recruiting entry-level positions (postdocs, tenure-track faculty positions, etc.) View their presentations and then join in a live Q&A session. No pre-registration is required; just mark your calendars and plan to join us.
Poster Session III
Date: March 17, 2021
Time: 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. EDT
Browse posters submitted in a variety of topic areas and submit questions to poster presenters during the Wednesday evening poster session.
TMS-AIME Awards Ceremony
Date: March 17, 2021
Time: 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. EDT
Celebrate the extraordinary accomplishments of minerals, metals, and materials scientists and engineers from around the world at the TMS-AIME Awards Ceremony. At this virtual gala open to all TMS2021 Virtual attendees, TMS and the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers (AIME) will recognize distinguished achievements by leaders in their field, early career professionals, and students. Learn More.
Thursday, March 18, 2021
TMS2021 Exhibition
Date: March 18, 2021
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. EDT
Visit our virtual exhibition, where you can browse exhibit booths and arrange meetings with representatives from exhibiting companies. You can also visit the TMS Member Welcome Center to receive answers to your TMS-related questions.
Annual Meeting of the Membership and Open Board of Directors Meeting
Date: March 18, 2021
Time: 11:00 a.m. to Noon EDT
All TMS members are invited to participate in the 2021 TMS Meeting of the Membership and Open Board of Directors meeting held during TMS2021 Virtual.
TMS Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Networking Table Talks
Date: March 18, 2021
Time: Noon to 1:30 p.m. EDT
Join your colleagues for a live, virtual version of the popular TMS Diversity and Inclusion Breakfast. Choose a topic and then join other TMS members around your “table” for a relaxed, facilitated discussion, sharing perspectives and learning from each other along the way. This event is included in your TMS2021 Virtual registration, but space is limited and participation will be available on a first come, first-served basis. Scheduled table topics include: Cultivating Inclusion in TMS; DEI Best Practices for Outreach; Managing Expectations in Workplace Interactions; Managing Mental Health During Physical, Social, and Emotional Isolation; Moving Beyond Imposter Syndrome; Overcoming Anxiety in the Workplace; Strategies for Ensuring Virtual Accessibility; and Working in a Virtual Reality.
Networking Session V
Date: March 18, 2021
Time: 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. EDT
Connect with your TMS colleagues around the world at this interactive virtual networking session. This event will be divided into 14 breakout rooms based on technical interests, and a designated TMS member will act as a host for each room. Take this opportunity to meet with other individuals who are participating in your technical sessions. No advance registration is required.