Midwest Member Chapter
Dinner Meeting
Tuesday, 13 January 2026 • Avalon Manor • Merrillville, Ind., USA
Panel Discussion
From Data to Decisions: Transforming Environmental Compliance in the Steel Industry
Panelists
♦ Robert Browne, NLMK, Vice President Health, Safety, and Environment
♦ Joseph Hanning, U. S. Steel – Gary Works, Director Environmental Control
♦ Thomas Maicher, Cleveland-Cliffs Burns Harbor, Area Manager Environmental
♦ Johannes Olind, Tetra Tech, Project Manager
Moderator
♦ Kay Nelson, Northwest Indiana Forum, Environmental Affairs Director
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.