Sunday, February 15:
Join colleagues and meet other attendees from 6 to 8 p.m. and kick off the start of TMS 2009 at one of these receptions:

• Biomaterials
• Characterization
• Lead-Free Solders
• Light Metals
• Magnesium
• Materials for High Temperature Applications
• Mechanical Behavior of Nanostructured Materials
• Microstructural Processes in Irradiated Materials
• Nanomaterials
• Near Net Shape Titanium
• Peirce-Smith Converting
• Synergies of Computational and Experimental Materials Science


Monday, February 16:
Attend this open reception being held from 5 to 6:30 p.m.:
• President’s Welcoming Reception
(sponsored by Pyrotek)

Tuesday, February 17:
Stop by the exhibit hall between 5 to 6 p.m.:
• Exhibit Hall Happy Hour Reception

Attend these Special Lectures  for unique perspectives on materials issues!  

• Aluminum Plenary Session
  Download the Aluminum Plenary flier for more details.
• Extraction & Processing Division Distinguished Lecture
  “The Hydrometallurgical Extraction and Recovery of High Purity Silver”
  by James E. Hoffmann, President, James E. Hoffmann and Associates Company
• Extraction & Processing Division/Materials Processing & Manufacturing Division Luncheon Lecture*+
• TMS/Acta Materialia Distinguished Lecture Series
• Light Metals Division Luncheon Lecture*+
  “Nano Approaches to Using Light Metals Magnesium and Aluminum in Hydrogen Storage”
  by Rajeev Ahuja, Uppsala University
• Women in Science Breakfast Lecture*
  “Women in Science and Engineering: A Personal Perspective”
  by Dawn Bonnell, Professor, University of Pennsylvania
• Young Leaders Tutorial Luncheon Lecture+
  “Atomistic and Mesoscale Modeling of Materials: Towards Predictive Tools for Materials Design”
  by Alejandro Strachan, Purdue University, Recipient of the TMS Early Career Faculty Fellow Award

Learn more about these practical Short Courses and Workshops:

• Alumina Refinery Fundamentals and Practice
• Aluminum Metal Treatment
• ANSWER Tutorial Series: Neutron and Synchrotron Scattering 101 for Structural Materials Researchers
• Direct Chill and Twin Roll Casting of Magnesium: Principles and Practice
• Green Materials and Processes for Managing Electronic Waste
• Greenhouse Gas Emissions
• Injection Phenomena in the PS Converter
• Lead-Free Solders Workshop

Join us for the 138th TMS & AIME Awards Presentation and Banquet on Tuesday, February 17.
Continuing the tradition, this special evening will include the installation of the 2009 TMS president, Ray D. Peterson, technology director of Aleris International Inc., Rockwood, Tennessee, and the deserved recognition of our award recipients. Order your tickets on the TMS 2009 Annual Meeting & Exhibition registration form.