Transportation & Logistics and Material Handling Technology Committees Joint Meeting

4–5 November 2025Quail Ridge Conference Center & Lodge • Louisville, MS USA

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

Arrangements 

Lake Tiak-O’Kata 

  • Located at 213 Smyth Lake Road, P.O. Box 160 Louisville, MS  39339
  • For reservations, call 888-845-6151 and ask for Taylor Forklift Rate

OR

Quail Ridge Conference Center & Lodge 

    • Located at 10960 MS-397, Louisville, MS  39339
    • For reservations, contact Hal Nowel at hal_nowell@taylorbigred.com for a discounted Taylor Forklift Customer Rate

Tuesday, 4 November 2025 @ Quail Ridge Lodge           

  1. Chair’s opening remarks ~ John Marsh      9:00 a.m.  
  2. Appoint minute-taker
  3. Antitrust guidelines
  4. Membership and attendance
  5. Review minutes of previous meeting
  6. AIST Staff Announcements
  7. Main agenda items
    • Review 2025 Steel Industry Fatalities followed by a safety roundtable discussion
    • AISTech session development 
      • Selection of Abstracts (Due Sept. 16)
      • Determine session structure (Due by 28 Oct) including session titles & session chairs
      • Review Papers Chair and Session Chair instructions
    • AIST Leadership Conference – Solicit any discussion items/concerns from the TC to be discussed at the LDC
    • MHTC representatives for the LDC
    • Discuss future Specialty Training Conference
  8.  Discussion items

 Contact John Marsh (John.marsh@nucor.com) if you are interested in making a presentation at the meeting.

  1.  Next meeting ~ TBD
  2. Chair conclusion 
  3. Adjourn      5:00 p.m.

 Wednesday, 5 November 2025

Tours of Taylor Machine and Terberg Taylor Americas from 8:00 a.m. to 3 p.m.

 Adjourn @ 3:00 p.m.