Noon

1. Chair’s opening remarks—Chase Ault
2. Appoint minute-taker—C. Ault
3. Antitrust guidelines— C. Ault
4. Membership and attendance—Anna Voss
5. Review minutes of previous meeting— C. Ault
6. AIST Staff Announcements—A. Voss

Main agenda items

• Technology Committee award

  • Ladle & Secondary Refining Best Paper Award

  • “Slag-Based Nitrogen Removal From Third-Generation Advanced High-Strength Steel” Panwen Su, P. Chris Pistorius

• Review & Approve Mission Statement

  • To advance technical development of liquid steel handling and secondary refining through improved safety, quality, and productivity.

• Discuss Nominations for Board of Director Level Awards—Distinguished Member and Fellow, Sendzimir Award, Fairless Award and Steelmaker of the Year nominations

• Develop committee objectives for next year

  • Meeting Locations

    • Thursday 5 October 2023 Tempe, Ariz., USA co-located with Secondary Steelmaking Refractories—A Practical Training seminar with tour of CMC Arizona

    • What are the Technical Topic to be discussed and possible presenters

  • Potential Conferences/Webinars etc.

    • Secondary Steelmaking Refractories—A Practical Training seminar

    • 3-5 October 2023— Tempe, Ariz., USA with tour of CMC Arizona

• Elect New Officers—current nominations listed below

  • Chair: Valoree Varick, SDI Columbia City

  • Vice Chair: Korey Scala, Harbison Walker

  • Papers Chair: Judy Li, Cleveland Cliffs

  • YP Chair: Andrea Aller

  • Decarbonization Liaison: OPEN, not required to be filled

  • Digitalization Liaison: OPEN, not required to be filled

  • Education Chairs: Jimmy Barrett, Allied Mineral Products

• Present Chair Plaque to Chase Ault for his year of service to the Ladle & Secondary Refining Technology Committee—Valoree Varick

Discussion items

• a.    Any additional discussion items please inform Chase Ault

Next meeting
Thursday 5 October 2023 Tempe, Ariz., USA 

Chair conclusion—V. Varick

1:30 p.m.

Adjourn