Tuesday, September 28th

8:30am - 12:00pm In-Person Graceland Tour (Meet in Hotel Lobby)

12:30pm - 1:15pm Registration Conference Foyer

1:15pm - 5:15pm Technical Sessions, Grand Ballroom Salon A

• 1:15pm - Transportation/Infrastructure Public Policy and Steel Industry Update
  Robert J. Wills, P.E. - American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI)
• 2:15pm Turning Down the Heat on Cleaning
  Andrew Bennison - TIB Chemicals AG
• 2:45pm Research on Abrasive Blasting Before HDG
  Alana Fossa - American Galvanizers Association (AGA)
• 3:15pm - 3:30pm Break
  Sponsors: Zaclon LLC and Vickery Transportation
• 3:30pm Current Safety and Environmental Trends for the Galvanizing Industry
  Dan Charpie, Steve Zink, Brian Place and Chris Borgen - Marsh & McLennan Agency
• 4:15pm Abrasive Non-Ferrous Metal Cutting for Reclamation and Demolition
  Jim Dvoratchek - Hard Rock Concrete Cutters
• 4:45pm Effect of Micro-Environments on Corrosion Rates – Practical Considerations for Residential Construction
  David Harrison - Galvanizers Association of Australia (GAA)

6:00pm - 7:30pm MarketPlace Reception, Salon B

Wednesday, September 29th

8:30am - 9:00am - MarketPlace Breakfast, Salon B

9:00am - 12:00pm - Technical Sessions, Grand Ballroom Salon A

• 9:00am - HDG Industry Updates – Steel Utility Pole Coalition (SUPC) and Rebar Focus Group (RFG)
  Jeff Suda, Steel Utility Pole Coalition and John Roy, Connecticut Galvanizing
• 9:30am - Basics of Steel Metallurgy
  Reddy Vantari - Nucor Skyline
• 10:00am - AGA Personal Protective Clothing Study
  Christine Kleen - American Galvanizers Association (AGA)
• 10:15pm - 10:30am MarketPlace Break, Salon B
• 10:30am - Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Performance and Waste Minimization
  Sally Buck - Valmont Coatings
• 11:00am - 10 Things to Know About Combustion
  Jared S. Kaufman, P.E. - CIC Pittsburgh
• 11:30am - Transformative Studies in the Batch Galvanizing Industry – Part II
  Bernardo Duran - International Zinc Association (IZA)

12:00pm - 12:45pm - Lunch, Southeast Dining Room

1:00pm - 5:00pm In-Person Galvanizing Plant Tours (Meet at Registration Table)

• V&S Memphis Galvanizing, Wire-Bond Memphis

Thursday, September 30th

8:30am - 9:00am - Breakfast, Salon B

Sponsor: Western Technologies, Inc.

9:00am - 12:00pm - Technical Sessions, Grand Ballroom Salon A

• 9:00am - Rope & Chain: Hoists in the Galvanizing Industry
  Philipp Roth - Scheffer Krantechnik GmbH
• 9:30am - Big Bend Galvanizing (Monnig Industries): Virtual Plant Tour
  Ryan Monnig - Monnig Industries, Inc.
• 10:00am - Typical Kettle and Failures and How to Prevent Them
  André Gómez - W. Pilling
• 10:30am - 10:45am Break
  Sponsors: Zaclon LLC and Vickery Transportation
• 10:45am - Systems to Control Emissions in Galvanizing Plants
  Michael W. Patterson - Western Technologies, Inc.
• 11:15am - HDG Industry Research Updates
  Thomas J Langill, Ph.D. - American Galvanizers Association (AGA)