FEATURE ADVANCED MATERIALS & PROCESSES | SEPTEMBER 2023 38 UNLOCKING SUCCESS AT HEAT TREAT 2023: HOT TIPS FOR CONFERENCE ATTENDEES Heat Treat 2023 is upon us! This year’s theme is “Driving the Future of Thermal Processing,” and features 2.5 days of opportunities to bridge research and industry. Running from October 17-19 in Detroit, the conference and expo is co-located with ASM’s annual meeting, International Materials, Applications, and Technologies (IMAT) Conference and Expo, and continues the long-standing and successful co-location with AGMA’s Motion & Power Technology Expo. To prepare for the show, we asked the Heat Treat 2023 organizing committees to tell us what they were looking forward to and how they approach attending the Heat Treating Society Conference every year. What do you look forward to most every year? It’s hard for me to choose! The ASM Heat Treat conference is a perfect combination of interesting technical sessions and exhibitors, great student competitions, inspiring keynote speakers, and fun social events. I always enjoy catching up with acquaintances and making new connections. It’s really an excellent way to interact with the people driving this industry. — Andrew L. Banka, Airflow Science Corp. The grandeur of how metals are used and modified has always made me smile. — Rob Madeira, Inductotherm What is a “can’t miss” session for you? The opportunity to see the future at the Fluxtrol Student Research Competition. — Rob C. Goldstein, Fluxtrol I always look to the keynote sessions to see the different kinds of work going on and where the trends are likely to move. — Anonymous What’s new this year? A Future Leaders’ reception on Monday night will bring together student attendees and other emerging leaders within ASM. — Anonymous What do you get out of attending Heat Treat? Heat Treat 2023 provides a great forum for students and young professionals to interact with their contemporaries and worldwide experts on technical heat treat matters and social interaction. These interactions result in lifelong relationships and a great network devoted to the heat treating industry. — Bob Cryderman, Colorado School of Mines How will you prepare to attend Heat Treat 2023? I download the show app ahead of time, then add the sessions and networking events to my calendar. I can also look up who is registered to attend and reach out to them. It’s helpful to receive reminders and show notifications while I’m there. — Anonymous 2 GUEST EDITORIAL HEAT TREAT 2023 CORE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE: Andrew Banka Airflow Sciences Corp. Technical Program Chair Timothy De Hennis Boeing Research & Technology Expo Co-Chair Chuck Faulkner Quaker Houghton Expo Co-Chair Trisha Rouse General Motors Technical Program Vice Chair See the detailed Heat Treat 2023 Show Preview on page 14. Join us in Detroit for Heat Treat 2023, the largest gathering for heat treating professionals, materials experts, and industry leaders in North America.
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