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FEATURE A D V A N C E D M A T E R I A L S & P R O C E S S E S | N O V E M B E R / D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 9 5 6 6 H T EAT HIGHLIGHTS HEAT TREAT 2019: PHOTO GALLERY OF EVENT HIGHLIGHTS Every two years, the ASM Heat Treating Society Confer- ence & Exposition team puts on a must-attend event for the industry. The 2019 meeting held in Detroit, on October 15-17 was no exception. Withnearly 5200 attendees,more than 100 oral and poster presentations, and over 330 booths to visit, the opportunities to learn and network were in abundance. The event included Fluxtrol-sponsored competition-based award and recognition programs for young innovative scien- tists and also for post-doctoral professors. Another highlight was a first-time Women in Manufacturing Networking Break- fast that is sure to become a tradition. Planning is already un- derway for the next top-notch Heat Treat event in St. Louis, to be held September 15-17, 2021. Heat Treat 2021will be co- located with IMAT 2021. Professional acrobat Blake Wallenda performed a headstand during his high-wire act that wowed the crowd at Tuesday’s welcome reception with exhibitors. Daniel W. McCurdy gives his acceptance speech after receiving the 2019 HTS George H. Bodeen Heat Treating Achievement Award. McCurdy is president, Automotive & General Industrial HT – North America & Asia, Bodycote. Olga Rowan and Rob Goldstein are recognized during the HTS general membership meeting for their service on the Heat Treat 2019 Organizing Committee as vice-chair and co-chair, respectively. Keeping with a recent torch-passing tradition, incoming HTS President Eric Hutton, left, accepts an HTS hat and pin from outgoing HTS President JimOakes. Rob Madeira, left, receives a service award fromHTS President JimOakes for his leadership as Expo co-chair for Heat Treat 2019. Ben Bernard also served as co-chair.