IMPORTANT DATES

Abstracts Available for Review | 15 August

Conference Planning Committee Meeting | 20 August

Papers Chair Abstract Selection Due | 16 September

Session Layout Due |  28 October

Invitation to Session Chairs & Selected Authors  | 18 November

Conference Planning Committee Meeting  | 10 December

Acceptance Due from Invited Authors | 3 January

Conference Planning Committee Meeting | 11 February 

Paper Due to AIST | 17 February

Papers Available for Review | 17 February

Author & Session Chair Registration Deadline | 5 March

Presentation Draft Due to AIST | 17 March

Conference Planning Committee Meeting | 10 April 

AISTech 2025 | 5-8 May

Paper Chair Role

This position is a leadership role consisting of the development of sessions and the management of session chairs. This role also includes membership in the Board of Director’s Conference Planning Committee (CPC.) Participation in the CPC meetings is highly recommended and can be in person or by conference call. The role of Papers Chair is to ensure authors are in compliance with paper and PowerPoint submissions and to ensure registration to avoid no shows. The Papers Chair is also responsible to coordinate the selection of the Best Paper Award winner.

Commercialism Policy

Papers and presentations delivered at AIST-sponsored forums are intended to be technical in nature, with solutions supported by verifiable data. Commercially motivated commentary or endorsement of specific brands or companies is not acceptable. Each paper/ presentation will be peer reviewed by forum organizers to ensure compliance with this policy. If the paper/presentation is deemed to be in violation, the author/presenter will be notified by the forum organizer(s) and given the opportunity to revise the content or to withdraw the paper/presentation. To preserve and protect the interests of AIST, forum organizers will have the authority and the responsibility to stop any paper/presentation they determine to be in violation of this policy. Adherence to the Commercialism Policy should include minimization of references to product branding in the paper/presentation and utilization of the provided AIST presentation templates.

Anti-Harassment Policy

The Association for Iron and Steel Technology (AIST) is dedicated to providing harassment-free events for everyone, regardless of age, race, religion, disability, gender, gender identity or sexual orientation. We do not tolerate harassment in any form of anyone attending an AIST event.

Harassing behaviors include: offensive verbal comments related to age, race, religion, disability, gender, gender identity or sexual orientation; the use or display of sexual images, activities or commentary in public spaces; deliberate intimidation; stalking or following; harassing photography or recording; sustained disruption of events; or inappropriate physical contact.

Participants asked to stop any harassing behavior are expected to comply immediately. Participants violating this policy may be sanctioned or expelled from the event or the membership at the discretion of the AIST leadership.