Midwest Member Chapter
Holiday Dinner Dance
Saturday, 6 December 2026 • Blue Chip Casino Hotel and Spa • Michigan City, Ind., USA
Schedule of Events
5:30–6:0 p.m. Social Hour
6:30–7:30 p.m. Dinner
5:30–11 p.m. Cash Bar
7:30–11 p.m. Networking and Dancing
Pricing
US$150 per person (includes 2 drink tickets)
US$1,400 company sponsored table of 10
US$100 drink tickets (quantity 10)
Non-members and guests welcome.
Reservations are required.
Register online by 21 November 2025. No cancellations or refunds after this date.
Proceeds from this event fund continuing education programs and AIST Midwest Member Chapter scholarships.
Additional Information
This year, all bar locations for the entire evening will be "cash" bars and will accept cash, credits cards and pre-purchsed drink tickets. Two (2) drink tickets will be included with each dinner reservation and will also be available for pre-purchase in lots of 10 during the registration period.
Drink tickets can be picked prior to and during the social hour by the entrance to the ballroom.
This will allow for more convenient bar locations and should reduce lines since the "free" drinks (drink tickets included with dinner reservations) will be available at any time and not just during the social hour.
Hotel Information
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Blue Chip Casino Hotel & Spa at the AIST group rate of US$191 or US$221 per night depending on your room selection (includes US$12 resort fee, excludes taxes).
Please make your reservations online or by calling +1.888.879.7711 by 14 November 2025 and request the AIST group rate. Please mention group code AIST25G when reserving your room.
Bring Your Own Young Professional (BYOYP) Program
AIST recently launched the Bring Your Own Young Professional (BYOYP) program to encourage our members to help boost the next generation’s involvement in AIST and the steel industry. If you are an AIST member and are bringing a Young Professional (age 30 and under) to the conference, you can receive a free gift. All you have to do is enter their contact information on the registration form when you sign up for the conference. Find out more information about the program here.