Upcoming Professional Development Events

May 6-10, 2019 • Athens, Greece

The 2019 Aluminum Cast Shop Science and Technology Course (Cast Shop 19) is an intensive five-day professional development opportunity focused on key cast shop processes for primary and secondary aluminum smelters. The course will teach participants ways to solve problems in their own cast shops, while demonstrating techniques used in plants around the world. This will enable attendees to achieve economic production of high quality products in a safe and environmentally friendly manner.

June 17-20, 2019 • The Rilano Hotel Hamburg • Hamburg, Germany

The 2019 TMS Control of Potline Scrubber & Fugitive Emissions for Aluminum Smelters Course (PSFE 2019) is solely focused on providing a complete, intensive overview of the latest techniques for controlling and reducing emissions from the aluminum smelting process.

August 14-17, 2019 • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

The only review course focused specifically on the Metallurgical and Materials Engineering PE Licensing Exam, this program will provide a review of exam specifications and knowledge areas and will provide practice and group work on sample problems

September 9 – 13, 2019 • Årdal, Norway

Improve efficiency and anode performance with your company at the 2019 Anode Technology for the Aluminum Industry Course (Anode 19)—a practical, operations-focused course from TMS. Building on the success of previous courses held in 2014 2015, and 2017, Anode 2019 will present practical topics in the development of anodes, such as rodding and fume control with an emphasis on operational aspects and theoretical lectures.

November 10-14, 2019 • Aluminium Bahrain Plant • Askar, Kingdom of Bahrain (Bahrain)

The TMS 2019 Industrial Aluminum Electrolysis Course: The Definitive Theory and Practice of Primary Aluminum Production (IAE 19) is a five-day professional development opportunity. The course is planned to be interactive in nature, comprised of lectures with open group discussions, lectures, and a smelter tour. The 2017 Industrial Aluminum Electrolysis course promotes the exchange of scientific and technological advancements in primary aluminum production to a worldwide audience.