"Anodizing: The Optimal Finishing of the Future"
19th Technical Symposium
September 25 - 27, 2024
Please register by August 23, 2024
Le Saint-Sulpice
414 St. Sulpice Street
Montréal, Quebec, Canada, H2Y 2V5
All activities, speakers, and breakout session topics are subject to change.
ITINERARY
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
5:30 p.m. Cocktail Reception & Welcome Dinner
Thursday, September 26, 2024
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9:00 a.m.
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Optional guided walking tour of Montreal for spouse/partner guests. $20 USD per person.
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8:30-9:30 a.m.
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Breakfast and opening remarks
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9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
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Presenters: Jerome Fourmann, Peter Totaro, Costatino Cicerchia and Alessandro Savelli
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11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
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Lunch
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12:45 p.m.
1:45-3:45 p.m.
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Bus departs for factory tour
Factory tour of Sonaca. Tours will be conducted in small groups, with other attendees participating in a facilitated conversation while waiting for their tour.
Arrive back at hotel by 5:00.
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6:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
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Meet in hotel lobby to walk to dinner cruise
Optional dinner cruise on the St. Lawrence River. 5-course meal, $125 USD per person (taxes and service included). Cash bar.
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Friday, September 27, 2024
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8:30-9:15 a.m.
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Breakfast and announcements
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9:15-12:15 p.m.
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Presenters: Tej Patel, Frank Munk, Stephen Nataupsky, Depak Lad and Shawn Key
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12:15-1:30 p.m.
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Lunch and small group conversations
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1:30-1:45 p.m.
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Closing remarks |
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1:45-3:00 p.m.
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Open members meeting
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3:00-4:00 p.m.
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Board of Directors meeting
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SPEAKERS
- Costantino Cicerchia and Alessandro Savelli, GHA Europe
- Jerome Fourmann, Rio Tinto, "Metallurgical Extrusion Process"
- Frank Munk, MUNK GmbH, “Efficient Methods of Anodizing Hard Coat Using a Rectifier – Recent Improvements”
- Steven Nataupsky, Knobbe Martens, “Patents, Copyright, and Trademark Law”
- Tej Patel, Techevon LLC, “PFAS Replacements and Environmentally Friendly Finishes”
- Dipak Lad and Shawn Key, Ellsworth Adhesives, “LED-Curable Maskant for Anodizing”
- Peter Totaro, Hillock Anodizing, "Optimizing Internal Cathodes for Enhanced Hard Anodization of Aluminum"
SMALL GROUP CONVERSATION TOPICS
- What will anodizing look like in 20 years?
- Calculating truthful costs
- Succession planning in a family business
- Improving production planning