TMS Fall Meeting '98: General Information

CONTENTS
Dates and Location Registration Attention Nonmember Registrants Policies Publication Sales Technical Sessions Poster Session Authors' Coffee/Slide Preview Area Symposia Organizers Workshop Hotel Business Services

DATES AND LOCATION

The TMS Fall Meeting '98 will take place in Rosemont, Illinois, at the O'Hare Hilton Hotel, located at the Chicago O'Hare International Airport the hotel is the TMS headquarters for the event. All technical sessions, conference registration, and sleeping rooms will be located here. For more detail, view the Rosemont area map and the O'Hare Hilton floor plan. Regular shuttle service will be available between the O'Hare Hilton and the Rosemont Convention Center. A shuttle service schedule will be placed in the hotel lobbies and the convention center lobby.

REGISTRATION

All registration fees include admittance to all TMS programming at the O'Hare Hilton Hotel and admittance to the Materials Solutions Exposition at the Rosemont Convention Center. You may choose to pay an additional $50 bridge fee in order to also attend ASM International's Materials Solutions Conference and the ASM Heat Treating Society Conference and Expo being held concurrently at the Rosemont Convention Center.

REGISTRATION FEES
TMS/AIME Member--$395 Nonmember Author--$395 Nonmember--$495 Student Member--FREE Student Nonmember--$25 Retired Member--$175 Bridge Fee--$50

Badges are required for admittance to all technical sessions and social functions. Badges can be picked up starting Sunday, October 11, at 12:00 noon at the registration area in the Grand Ballroom Lobby Level of the O'Hare Hilton Hotel. Registering students must attach a copy of their current student ID card to their registration form. Any further questions should be directed to:

Confirmations will be mailed to all processed registrants. Advance registrant packets will be available for pickup during registration hours at the Registration Desk located at Lobby Level, Grand Ballroom, O'Hare Hilton. There will be a $5 processing fee for reprinting a new badge.

On-Site Registration: Registration at the O'Hare Hilton Hotel will take place in the Grand Ballroom, Lobby Level, during the following hours:

• Sunday, October 11, 12:00 noon-7:00 p.m.
• Monday, October 12, 7:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
• Tuesday, October 13, 7:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
• Wednesday, October 14, 7:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
• Thursday, October 15, 7:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.

ATTENTION: ALL NONMEMBER REGISTRANTS

Nonmember Registrants: All non-member registrants of the TMS Fall Meeting '98 automatically receive a one-year complimentary associate membership in TMS. The applicable dues fee will be paid from your non-member registration fee. Associate members receive all of the same benefits as members, including a subscription to the monthly journal JOM, discounts on TMS publications and conference fees, inclusion in, and access to, the Society's Membership Directory on TMS OnLine via the World Wide Web, plus an array of other personalized membership benefits and services. Shortly after the meeting, you will receive your membership card and new member packet, along with a postal card asking for additional vital information for our records, such as birthdate, education, and work experience. Your associate membership will be activated upon completion of your registration form and payment of the non-member registration fee. Special bonus: All new TMS members processed during the TMS Fall Meeting '98 will be entered in a drawing after the meeting for complimentary week-end lodging during the 128th TMS Annual Meeting in San Diego, California, February 28-March 4, 1999. NOTE: These special offers to nonmember meeting registrants are extended to first-time TMS members only.

POLICIES

Americans with Disabilities Act: TMS strongly supports the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) which prohibits discrimination against, and promotes public accessibility for those with disabilities. In support of and compliance with this Act, we ask that those requiring specific equipment or services contact the TMS Meeting Services Department, at telephone (724) 776-9000, ext. 232, in advance.

Tax Deduction: An income-tax deduction is allowed for expenses for education. Allowable deductions include registration fees, travel, meals, and lodging, if undertaken to maintain and improve professional skills. Applies to U.S. registrants only. (Treas. Reg. 1.162-5).

Audio/Video Recording Policy: The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) reserves the rights to any audio and video reproduction of all presentations at every TMS-sponsored meeting. Recording of sessions (audio, video, still-photography, etc.) intended for personal use, distribution, publications, or copyright without the express written consent of TMS and the individual authors is strictly prohibited. Contact the TMS Technical Programming Department to obtain a copy of the waiver release form.

Distribution of Complimentary Concurrent Proceedings to Primary Authors: For all primary authors, as designated by each proceedings editor, the distribution of concurrent complimentary copies of the conference proceedings will occur only at the meeting site. A ticket must be presented at the designated distribution desk, located at the TMS Publications Sales area on the Mezzanine Level of the hotel. These tickets will be distributed with the authors' registration packets to those individuals designated by the editor as the primary author. TMS will accept no responsibility to provide complimentary author copies after the conference. Prior arrangements for shipping may be made and a fee of $10.00 per book must be paid in advance.

PUBLICATION SALES

TECHNICAL SESSIONS

POSTER SESSION

AUTHORS' COFFEE/SLIDE PREVIEW AREA

SYMPOSIA ORGANIZERS WORKSHOP

HOTEL BUSINESS SERVICES