Register for these courses onsite at the registration desk. Space is limited so reserve your seat today.

• Biomimetic Materials Workshop
  Sunday, February 27 – San Diego Zoo
  This interdisciplinary workshop will offer the opportunity to present and discuss the latest studies and achievement in this area. This event will be held in the world famous San Diego Zoo with exciting animal encounters and behind the scene tour. [LEARN MORE]
  
  
• Casting and Solidifications of Metal Short Course
  Sunday, February 27, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  Presenter: John Campbell, professor emeritus, University of Birmingham, UK
  The course will update delegates on the latest techniques for the treatments of liquid metals and alloys, and the design of filling systems for castings to ensure the production of high quality, economic castings. [LEARN MORE]
  
  
• Lead-Free Solder Technology 2011
  Sunday, February 27, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
  This workshop is organized to serve as the industry roadmap for Pb free solder technology in high reliability and consumer electronic packaging and interconnections, with current industry needs and concerns serving as a driving force for research. [LEARN MORE]
  
  
• Proper Anode Baking Furnace Operations – How and Why
  Sunday, February 27, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  Presenter: Euel Cutshall, Anode Consultant for the Aluminum Industry
  This course will teach how open top ring furnace(s) should be operated to bake anodes properly and avoid these potential issues while minimizing fuel consumption. [LEARN MORE]
  
  
• Workshop on the Development of a Reference Self-Diffusion Mobility Database for the Pure Elements
  Thursday, March 3, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
  This workshop is aimed at both those interested in the development and use of multicomponent diffusion mobility databases for various alloy systems and those able to provide the needed diffusion mobility quantities either by experimental or computational methods.  [LEARN MORE]
  

Enjoy your lunch break in the exhibit hall where talks will be offered on a variety of topics of general interest to attendees.

These sessions are included as part of the full conference registration fee and all meeting attendees are invited to attend. Lunch is not provided, however daily boxed meals are available for pre-ordering at a discounted rate on the meeting registration form.

• MONDAY: Meeting of the Membership   [MORE INFO]
  Topic: "An Overview of TMS"
  This lunchtime session will review the overall status and financial health of TMS, membership within the society, and plans for the society's future.
• TUESDAY: Energy Management  [MORE INFO]
  Topic: "Things Your Mother Didn’t Teach You"
  This lunchtime workshop reviews the basics of implementing and/or improving energy management for industry, universities, laboratories, or for offices.
• WEDNESDAY: Materials Cyberinfrastructure [MORE INFO]
  Topic: "What it is, Why it’s Important, and Some Live Demonstrations"
  Five speakers and four live demonstrations of computer platforms on Materials Cyberinfrastructure will be presented.