We take great pleasure in inviting you and your technical personnel to attend the 65^th Annual Technical and Operating Conference on December 8-10, 2011. Your T&O Committee is presenting a solid program of practical papers relating to most operating areas of your plant and operating issues.

We have attached a copy of the programs for the National Technical and Operating Conference and the Workshop. The program brings the most comprehensive review of SFSA members' experiences and the most up to date reviews of the research program. The program reflects the considerable effort by the T&O Committee and the members who are willing to share their experiences. We are confident that you will find this program to be of great value to you and your company. We look forward to seeing you in Chicago in December.

The Conference will be held at the Drake Hotel located on Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago and the format will be the Thursday, Friday and half-day Saturday. A Members' T&O Workshop has been scheduled on Wednesday afternoon, December 8, prior to the Conference.

The Conference registration fees are $900 for all three days including the Workshop or $830 for the Conference excluding the Workshop. However if you register and pay for the Conference by October 31, these prices are reduced to $830 and $780 respectively. Should you wish to register for single days the fee is $365 ($335 if paid by October 31) per day on Thursday and Friday, $300 ($265 if paid by October 31) for Saturday only or for the Workshop. The Conference fee also includes a USB drive containing the proceedings. To register for the Conference please use the enclosed form, note and observe the attached cancellation policy.

Also, please make sure to make your hotel reservations before November 7. The hotel must receive them no later than November 7 to guarantee accommodations and the special rate.

After reviewing the program we are certain that you will want your foundry to attend this Conference given for and by the steel casting industry. We look forward to your participation in December.

Malcolm Blair
VP Technology
Chairman/Secretary ISO TC17/SC11
Steel Founders' Society of America
780 McArdle Drive - Unit G
Crystal Lake
IL 60014
USA

Ph: +1 815 455 8240 ext 202
Cell: +1 815 245 4213
Fax: +1 815 455 8241
blairm@sfsa.org

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