10:00 am EST

1. Chair’s opening remarks 
2. Appoint minute-taker
3. Antitrust guidelines
4. Membership and attendance
5. Review minutes of previous meeting
6. AIST Staff Announcements
7. AIST Steel Industry Fatalities

Main agenda items

• Finalize AISTech sessions

  • Papers due to AIST (15 April)

  • Author Registration deadline (1 May)

  • Presentation Draft Due in to AIST (15 May)

  • Re-emphasize the role of Session Chair and Papers Chair

  • Discuss alternate chairs if Covid-19 or other issues prevent last minute attendance of primary Chairs.

• Nominations for committee officers

• Technology Training conference (if applicable)

• Discuss AIST Digital Transformation Subcommittee

• Young professional recruitment subcommittee

Discussion items

1. Discuss the permanent addition of project presentations or roundtable discussions to the committee meeting

   1. Informal so as to minimize preparation required

   2. To make attendance more than just “business as usual”

   3. To promote education of some less experienced members

   4. Topic and selection procedure

      1. Perhaps a paper presented (or slated to be presented) at AISTech?

2. Addition of any other Agenda items to make committee meetings something more members would want to attend.

Next meeting

Chair conclusion

Adjourn