During the week of March 14-18, 2004, at the 133rd Annual Meeting & Exhibition of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS), you can join more than 3,500 science and engineering professionals, representing more than 60 different countries, who will come together for the opportunity to add to their own store of knowledge by capitalizing on the expertise and experience of their colleagues. More than 200 sessions and 1,500 individual presentations are scheduled. Whether your technical interests lie in precious metal extraction, aluminum processing, high-temperature superconductors, or just about any other materials field or metallurgical discipline, you will find programming that addresses your most pressing needs.

This year's meeting will feature programming by the Electronic, Magnetic & Photonic Materials Division; Extraction & Processing Division; Light Metals Division; Materials Processing & Manufacturing Division; Structural Materials Division; TMS Education Committee; TMS Public & Governmental Affairs Committee; the National Science Foundation; International Magnesium Association; International Titanium Association; and Materials Science Critical Technologies Sector of ASM International.

The TMS 2004 Annual Meeting & Exhibition continues to gain recognition as the preferred international forum for the timely presentation of scientific research, technological advances, and new product developments across the spectrum of metals and advanced materials. In fact in 2003, its 132nd year, the TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition set a new high with more than 1,900 individual presentations by some of the most innovative materials scientists and engineers representing more than 60 countries.

For 2004, in Charlotte, North Carolina, even bigger things are expected for the 133rd annual event. A total of 54 different symposia are planned—another new high. But quantity will not be the focus in Charlotte. The overall quality and relevance of the program to today’s most dynamic materials issues, will make the TMS 2004 Annual Meeting & Exhibition a must attend for every member of the materials community.

The program will be comprised of six primary tracks:

• Advanced Materials
• Electronic Materials
• Extraction and Processing
• Light Metals
• Micro- and Nanoscale Technologies
• Physical Metallurgy

PLUS two special Hot-Topic Tracks—

• Building MSE Synergies – a unique menu of symposia designed to build linkages across materials systems, technologies, research approaches, and engineering practice.
  
  
• Materials Analysis: Understanding the Columbia Disaster – Building upon an article in the February 2004 issue of JOM, “Materials Analysis: A Key to Unlocking the Mystery of the Columbia Tragedy,” by Brian M. Mayeaux et al., the authors describe how their materials investigation of the Columbia remains helped to identify the cause of the shuttle’s disintegration.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:

TMS
Meeting Services
184 Thorn Hill Road
Warrendale, PA 15086 USA
Tel: (724) 776-9000 x243 • Fax: (724) 776-3700
Email: mtgserv@tms.org

or, complete the TMS Upcoming Meetings Mailing List Form to receive additional information about this meeting.

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

TMS wishes to acknowledge the generous support of the following organizations who are participating as Corporate Sponsors of the TMS 2004 Annual Meeting & Exhibition:

	Cytec Industries Inc. Coffee Break
	GE Water Technologies Badge Lanyards
	Harbison-Walker Refractories Co Attendee Information Desk Convention Center Directional Signs
	Permatech NASCAR Racing Simulator
	Solios Group Program Bags
	Sente Software Digital Camera Prize Drawing
	Jamegy Inc Coffee Break

2004 TMS ANNUAL MEETING PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Chairperson, Richard Wright Idaho National Engineering Lab Past Chairperson Dan J. Thoma Los Alamos National Lab EPD Representative Adrian C. Deneys Praxair Inc. EPD Representative Joel Patrick Kapusta Air Liquide Corp EMPMD Representative Antonios Gonis Lawrence Livermore National Lab EMPMD Representative C. Robert Kao National Central University EMPMD Representative K.N. Subramanian Michigan State University LMD Representative John J. Chen University of Auckland LMD Representative Jim McNeil Alcan Inc	MPMD Representative Thomas R. Bieler Michigan State University MPMD Representative James C. Foley Los Alamos National Lab MSCTS Representative James C. Earthman University of California MSCTS Representative Howard W. Sizek University of Dayton SMD Representative Dennis Dimiduk US Air Force SMD Representative Eric M. Taleff University of Texas Member-At-Large Rusty T. Gray, III Los Alamos National Lab Member-At-Large Fernand D. Marquis South Dakota School of Mines Member-At-Large John E. Smugeresky Sandia National Lab