This year's meeting will feature programming by

• TMS Electronic, Magnetic & Photonic Materials Division
• TMS Extraction & Processing Division
• TMS Light Metals Division
• TMS Materials Processing & Manufacturing Division
• TMS Structural Materials Division
• TMS Education Committee
• MS Young Leaders Committee
• ASM International's Materials Science Critical Technologies Sector
• Aluminum Association
• International Magnesium Association

In addition to the technical programming highlights, you will have other opportunities to build on your knowledge base by taking advantage of special lectures, tutorial presentations, and short courses. Furthermore, the meeting will feature TMS 2003 International Metals & Materials Exhibition, which will provide you an opportunity for one-to-one information and hands-on examination of products and services that answer the needs of your organization. At least 200 exhibiting companies are expected to fill the exhibit hall.

2003 TMS ANNUAL MEETING PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Chairperson, Richard Wright Idaho National Engineering Lab Past Chairperson Dan J. Thoma Los Alamos National Lab EPD Representative Thomas P. Battle DuPont Co EPD Representative Adrian Deneys Praxair Inc EMPMD Representative Antonios Gonis Lawrence Livermore National Lab LMD Representative John J. Chen University of Auckland MPMD Representative James C. Foley Iowa State University	MPMD Representative Srinath Viswanathan Oak Ridge National Lab MSCTS Representative James C. Earthman University of California MSCTS Representative Howard W. Sizek Special Metals Corp 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 John E. Smugeresky Sandia National Lab
The organizers of the Yazawa International Symposium on Metallurgical and Materials Processing: Principles and Technologies wish to thank the following co-sponsors:
Society Co-Sponsors:
ASM International Asociacion Argentina de Materiales/Materials Research Society of Argentina Associacao Brasileira de Metalurgia e Materiais Associazione Italiana di Metallurgia Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Chinese Metals Society Czech Society for New Materials and Technologies Dansk Metallurgisl Selskab/Danish Metallurgical Society Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Materialkunde Federation of European Materials Societies Finnish Association of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers Institute of Materials (UK) Institution of Mining and Metallurgy Instituto Argentino de Siderurgia Instituto de Ingenieros de Minas de Chile Iron and Steel Institute of Japan Iron and Steel Society Japan Institute of Metals Korean Institute of Metals & Materials Metallurgical Society CIM Mining and Materials Processing Institute of Japan Non-ferrous Metals Society of China Slovak Metallurgical Society Slovensko drustvo za materiale/Slovenian Society of Materials Societe Francaise de Metallurgie et de Materiaux Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Company Co-Sponsors: Dowa Mining Co., Ltd. FLOGEN Technologies Inc. Furukawa Co., Ltd. Mitsubishi Materials Corp. Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd. Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd. Outokumpu Oyj, Finland Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. Independent Publishers: European Journal of Mineral Processing and Environmental Protection