Calendar of events.

October

October 20 24--65th World Foundry Congress, Kyongiu, Korea.

OCTOBER 21-22--AFS Marketing of Castings Conference, Embassy Suites Hotel O'Hare, Rosemont, Illinois.

November

November 4-8--The American Society for Nondestructive Testing, Fall Conference

November 6-9--Steel Founders' Society of America, National T&O Conference, Hotel Inter-Continental, Chicago.

November 7-9--Foundry Educational Foundation, College Industry Conference, The Drake Hotel, Chicago.

November 12-15--AFS OSHA Compliance Seminar, AFS Headquarters, Des Plaines, Illinois.

November 13-15--Casting Industry Suppliers Assn., Business Meeting, Doubletree O'Hare, Rosemont, Illinois.

November 27-29--Shanghai Metal Expo, INTEX, Shanghai, China.

January

January 22-24--MS Labor Relations & Human Resource Conference, Bahia Mar Beach Resort, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

February

February 1-2--Non-Ferrous Founders' Society, Summit Conference, Saddlebrook Resort, Wesley Chapel, Florida.

February 6-7--MS Southeast Regional Conference, Crown Reef at South Beach Resort, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

February 13-14--MS Wisconsin Regional, The Pfister Hotel, Milwaukee.

February 27-March 1--MS International Conference on Iron Melting, Sheraton World Resort, Orlando, Florida.

March

March 3-6--Society of Automotive Engineers, 2003 World Congress, Cobo Center, Detroit.

March 14-15--MS Northwest Regional Conference, West Coast Hotel, Seattle.

March 23-25--Casting Industry Suppliers Assn., Spring Conference, Sheraton El Conquistador, Tucson, Arizona.

March 30-April 1--MS Metalcasting Industry Government Affairs Conference, J.W. Marriott Hotel, Washington, D.C.

April

April 9-12--AFS Texas Regional Conference, Adam's Mark HotelRiverwalk, San Antonio.

April 26-29--AFS 107th Casting Congress, Milwaukee.

May

May 20-21--AFS Environmental 101 Seminar, Northbrook Hilton, Northbrook, Illinois.

June

June 16-21--GIFA 2003, 10th International Foundry Trade Fair with the World Foundrymen Organization, Dusseldorf, Germany.

August

August 10-12--Casting Industry Suppliers Assn., Summer Meeting, The Lodge at Vail, Vail, Colorado.

August 17-20--AFS 15th Environmental, Health and Safety Conference, Holiday Inn Select North at the Pyramids, Indianapolis.

September

September 12-l7--Steel Founders' Society of America, Annual Meeting, Ritz Carlton, Amelia Island, Florida.

September 15-18--North American Die Casting Assn., 22nd International Die Casting Congress and Exposition, Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis.

September 20-23--Non-Ferrous Founders Society, Annual Meeting, Doral Resort & Spa, Miami.

October

October 2-4--FundiExpo '03, Monterey, Mexico.

October 20-23--Ductile Iron Society's 2003 Keith Millis World Symposium on Ductile Iron co-Sponsored by MS, Crowne Plaza Resort, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.

November

November 13-15-Foundry Educational Foundation (FEF), College Industry Conference, The Drake Hotel, Chicago.

CMI Courses


October 15-16   Induction Melting                 Montreal, QE
                Operations (21-03)
October 15-17   Foundry Sand Test Procedures           AFS
                Workshop (20-03)
October 22-24   Analysis & Reduction             Chattanooga, TN
                of Casting Defects (22-03)
October 22-25   Metallurgy of Gray &                   AFS
                Ductile Iron (17-03)
October 29-31   Practical Metallurgy of                AFS
                Aluminum Casting Alloys (23-03)
October 29-31   Foundry Sand Systems                   AFS
                Maintenance (24-03)
November 5-8    Gating & Riser Design-                 AFS
                Cast Iron (25-03)
November 12-14  Induction Melted Steel                 AFS
                Processing (26-03)
November 13-14  Foundry Leadership                     AFS
                Skills Workshop (27-03)
November 19-21  Cost Effective Casting                 AFS
                Design (28-03)
December 3-5    Fundamentals of Cupola                 AFS
                Melting for Operators (31-03)
December 3-6    Gating & Riser Design--                AFS
                Nonferrous (30-03)
December 10-11  Inoculation Principles of              AFS
                Gray & Ductile Iron (32-03)