Transportation & Logistics and Material Handling Technology Committees Joint Meeting

4–5 March 2026 • Hilton Garden Inn Ontario/Rancho Cucamonga • Ontario, CA, USA

►Agenda (PDF)
►Register or contact ldlugopolski@aist.org

Hotel Arrangements

Hilton Garden Inn Ontario/Rancho Cucamonga
11481 Mission Vista Drive
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
Reserve by 3 February for AIST Room Rate of $179
For reservations, book online

 AIST technology committee members are asked to print out the latest revised meeting agenda from our website one week prior to this meeting.

 Wednesday, 4 March 2026 – Meeting at Hilton Garden Inn Ontario/Rancho Cucamonga

 Breakfast      8:00 am

 Chair’s opening remarks     9:00 a.m.                                                                                

  1. Appoint minute-taker
  2. Antitrust guidelines
  3. Membership and attendance
  4. Review minutes of previous meeting
  5. AIST Staff Announcements
  6. Main agenda items
    • Finalize AISTech sessions
      • Papers due to AIST (17 February)
      • Author Registration deadline (5 March)
      • Presentation Draft Due in to AIST (17 March)
      • Re-emphasize the role of Session Chair and Papers Chair
      • Nominations for committee officers 

MHTC Officers:
Chair 
Vice Chair 
Papers Chair 
Education Chair 

TLTC Officers:
Chair
Vice Chair 
Papers Chair 
Education Chair 

  • Fall 2026 committee meetings
  • Update from Digital Transformation Subcommittee Liaison 
  • Update from Decarbonization Liaison
  • Update from Young Professional subcommittee
  1. Presentations

Please contact John Marsh or Matt Moore if you are interested in doing a presentation.

  1. Discussion items

Preparations for AAR joint meeting on Thursday morning to be held at: 8:00 a.m.

  1. Next meeting

Joint meeting at AISTech 2026 in Pittsburgh, PA

  1. Chair conclusion
  2. Adjourn   5:00 p.m.

Thursday, 5 March 2026 – Meeting at Hilton Garden Inn Ontario/Rancho Cucamonga

Breakfast  7:00 am

Joint AIST and AAR OTLR meeting   8:00 am

Meeting Location:

Hilton Garden Inn Ontario/Rancho Cucamonga
11481 Mission Vista Drive
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730

Lunch   Noon

Tour:   California Steel Industries (CSI)  1:00 pm

1 California Steel Way, Fontana, CA

  • Meet in main administration building at 1 pm. Carpool if possible.
  • PPE requirements:
    1. Long pants
    2. Hard soled, closed toed shoes
    3. Hard hat, safety glasses, hearing protection, and hi-vis jacket provided by CSI

Adjourn          5:00 pm