Oxygen Steelmaking Technology Committee meeting

6 November 2025 • Virtual

►Agenda (PDF)
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Arrangements

Virtual Meeting

 Thursday, 6 November 2025

All Times are Eastern USA Time (GMT -5:00)

1. Opening remarks (Matt Wilson)     08:00
2. Appoint minute-taker
3. Antitrust guidelines (Matt Wilson)
4. Membership and attendance (Aaron Strelbisky)
5. Review minutes of previous meeting (Matt Wilson)
6. AIST Staff Announcements (Brian Bliss)
7. Steel Industry Fatalities and Safety Roundtable (All attending)

• New in-plant Safety Procedures and Technology
• Recent Incidents or Near Miss Incidents and resulting Safety Improvements
• All members are encouraged to bring any safety-related improvements

1. Main agenda items
   • 2025 Charles Herty Award Review (Fernando Guerra) 
     • Paper Nominations for review
   • AISTech 2026 Session development (Dave Runner)
     • Selection of Abstracts 
     • Determine session structure (Due by 28 Oct) including session titles & session chairs - Inclusion of Smelting Furnaces Topic 
     • Review Session Chair instructions
     • Finalize call for papers for next year: 

BOF environmental controls, vessel slopping, secondary emissions, tapping practices and yield improvement, endpoint predictions, charge management, blast furnace/BOF strategies and coordination, plant culture and safety innovations, maintenance practices, planning and energy conservation.

• BOF Roundup 
• BOF Study Tour Options (Open Discussion on interest/options)
• Winter Meeting Plans 

1. Discussion items

Members to bring items of concern for discussion

1. Technical Discussion

Producers to prepare 5-10 minute presentations on each subject

1. Slag Splashing Programs
2. Hot Metal Desulphurization Practices
3. DRI/HBI Use in a BOF
4. Next meeting
5. Chair conclusion (Matt Wilson)
6. Adjourn     13:00