Continental Breakfast

(Hotel breakfast is included with reservations from 7 to 10 a.m. We will have a light continental breakfast at our meeting room)

Chair’s opening remarks – Justin Zwick

1. Appoint Minute-taker
2. Antitrust guidelines – Anna Voss
3. Membership and attendance – A. Voss
4. Introductions around the room
5. Review minutes of previous meeting – J. Zwick
6. AIST staff announcements – A. Voss
7. AIST Steel Industry Fatalities
8. AISTech Session Development – Bob LaRoy
   • Selection of abstracts (due by 16 September)
   • Determine session structure, including session titles (due by 28 October)
   • Review Session Chair instructions & get volunteers for AISTech 2027 in Nashville, TN
   • Review and make change to AISTech call for papers: 
     “Implementation of innovative safety programs and procedures; advances in energy efficiency, materials recovery, and heat recovery and their associated impact on greenhouse gas generation; advancements in workplace environmental factors, including gas cleaning and mitigation of greenhouse gas generation; process analysis and optimization, including new EAF technologies and advances in auxiliary systems such as arc regulation, oxygen and solids injection, and water-cooled components; EAF revamping projects and start-up experience with new equipment; raw materials, including scrap optimization, selection of alternative iron feed materials and yield maximization; associate development and training; EAF mechanical, hydraulic, and electrical maintenance, including primary, secondary and tertiary electrical components; artificial intelligence & digitalization.”
9. Technology committee award planning
   • Charles W. Briggs Award
   • John Bell Award
10. Finalize committee roundup—Rachel Schmidt & Lou Valentas
    • Final revisions due 4 November 2026
11. Modern Electric Furnace Steelmaking Training Seminar 2027 – Alex England & Arun Chockalingham
    • Memphis, TN with tour of Hybar or Big River Steel 2
    • Review program
12. Study Tour Planning – Aaron Strelbisky
    • North America
    • Turkey

Break

Discussion

1. DOE Energy Efficiency Programs

Lunch

Discussion Continued

1. Nucor Lexington startup; Kaleb Fitch
2. Supersonic Carbon Injection at CMC Alabama
3. Furnace Efficiency & Operations at SSAB Iowa; Tony Franks
4. Energy Improvements at Charter Steel; Sean Gilhooly & Brad Vandeboom
5. Next Meeting
   3 February 2027 in Memphis, TN 
   Co-located with Modern Electric Furnace Steelmaking—A Practical Training Seminar 
6. Closing Remarks – Jusin Zwick

Adjourn

Committee attendees are welcome to join the Globetrotters Welcome Reception from 4:30-6 pm, Seaside Vista, Second Floor of Black Drum Brewery