TECHNICAL PROGRAM

Technical sessions will begin on Monday, February 18, 2002 and end on Thursday, February 21, 2002. Technical Sessions will be held at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center. The Final Technical Program (paper titles, authors, abstracts)--Posted on January 22, the program can be viewed, in portable document format, as a complete document (~5.2 Mb) or in single-day increments (Monday [~1.12 Mb], Tuesday [~1.21 Mb], Wednesday [~1.17 Mb], or Thursday [~623 kb]).

The Technical Program may also be viewed on-line through the TMS Personal Conference Scheduler. This site allows users to flexibly create and modify a completely personalized itinerary for society-sponsored conferences. Individuals interested in more information should visit pcs.tms.org for a hands-on experience.

KEYNOTE SESSION

For the meeting, a regionally minded keynote session has been assembled called Energy Issues in the Aluminum Industry. The speakers, representing a variety of commercial and public interests, will discuss energy supply, regulation, and other matters as pertains to current and future on aluminum production in the United States.

SPECIAL SESSION ON THE WORLD TRADE CENTER COLLAPSE

An exciting and timely presentation of invited presentations beginning with the question - Why? But, focusing on the structural materials answers and innovations that can minimize the chances of a reoccurrence of the September 11th disaster and generally improve the performance of existing and new structural building materials. The construction industry uses larger volumes of material than any other, and is a $40 trillion per year business worldwide. New technologies for better, more fire resistant, and more cost effective structures are a tremendous opportunity for materials science.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

The complete Calendar of Events is available for download in portable document format (and can be viewed using Adobe Acrobat). The Calendar of Events features the times, dates, and locations of administrative, technical committee, and other meetings.

Users may also create a fully-customized Calendar of Events by using the TMS Personal Conference Scheduler. This site allows users to flexibly create and modify a completely personalized itinerary for society-sponsored conferences. Individuals interested in more information should visit pcs.tms.org for a hands-on experience.

POSTER SESSION

A technical, noncommercial poster session will be held in conjunction with the 2002 Annual Meeting. Presentations will be displayed on 4x8-foot poster boards; no formal presentation is required. The Poster Session will begin on Monday, February 18 and remain in place through Wednesday, February 20 at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center on the South Level 6, West Lobby.

A PROGRAMMING BONUS

The 2001 TMS Fall Extraction and Process Metallurgy Meeting: Computational Modeling of Materials, Minerals, and Metals has been rescheduled from stand-alone specialty conference to integrated component of the 2002 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition.

COMMERCIAL MINI-SESSIONS

As a complement to the 2002 technical program, presentations featuring new technologies, equipment, and processes will be featured in the Mini-Commercial Sessions.

At these sessions you will have the opportunity to

• Learn of the latest techniques, products, and processes directly from suppliers
• Receive more detailed information on products and services that are displayed in the exhibit
• Identify the companies who provide solutions for your most pressing needs.

The mini-sessions will be held Monday, February 18, 2002 and Tuesday, February 19, 2002