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www.asa-inc.org.auconnectionsNOVEMBER1105TheConcreteInstituteofAustraliax19s25thBiennialConferencewasheldinPerthWesternAustraliafromWednesday12OctobertoFriday14October2011.TheTechnicalProgramwashighlightedbyanInvitedSpeakerplenarysessiononeachconferenceday.ThethreespeakerswereProfessorRavindraGettuIndianInstituteofTechnologyMadrasIndia.ProfessorGettuisawidelyrecognisedauthorityonconcreteasamaterialwithinterestsinavarietyofconcreteperformancecharacteristicsandalsoinaspectsofsustainability.LindaFiggCEOFiggEngineeringGroupTallahasseeFloridaU.S.A.TheFiggGroupisarelativelysmallbuthighlyinLuentialconsultingKrmspecialisinginbridgeengineeringwithaportfolioofinspirationalstructureswhichhaverealisedthecompanyx19sphilosophyofx18creatingbridgesasartx19.MartinClarkeCEOBritishPrecastLeicesterU.K.BritishPrecastisavibrantorganisationwhichcoversallaspectsofprecastandinparticularisveryfocussedonsustainabilityissuesandtheroleprecastconcretewillplayinthefuture.MrClarkebroughtaBritishandEuropeanperspectivetoourconference.TheAssociationspresenceagaingeneratedmuchinterestamongstthedelegatesandprovidedanexcellentopportunitytocommunicateandengagewithusersofSlag.DuringthethreedaysoveronehundredandKfty150ASAUSBx19sweredistributedpre-loadedwiththeAssociationspublishedTechnicalInformationinclusiveoftherecentlyproducedReferenceDatasheets.ThevariousassociatedsocialeventsculminatedattheGalaDinnerontheFriday.TheConcreteInstituteGalaDinnerinPerthhasbecomeaverypopularannualeventandin2011itwasincorporatedintotheBiennialConference.ThismadeforareallyspecialnightasitfeaturedtheConcreteInstituteofAustralia-Concrete2011ConferenceNovemberisnotthetimewhenwefromdownunderwouldgenerallyconsiderembracingtheNorthernHemispherex19swinters.Howevertheorganisershavegivenustheassurancethatx18despiteitscoolclimateyouareassuredofawarmwelcomeinHelsinkiTheconferencewilltakeplaceintheheartofScandinaviax19sironsteelbeltandwillbeclosetotheheadquartersofanumberoftheworldx19slargestproducersx19.TheyconKdentlypredicttherewillbe120delegatesfrom30countriespresent.EventssuchastheGlobalSlagConferenceprovideformuchmorethaninformationaboutslagandprocessingandmarketing.TheconferenceprovidesaplatformforbuildingnetworksandcreatinganenvironmentwherepractitionersandresearchersmeetsparkingtheopportunitiesfornewinitiativesandseekinganswerstocommonquestionsindiMerentpartsoftheworld.ItwasinthisenvironmentthatthenetworkofIronandSteelSlagassociationsconnectedatthe2010ConferenceinSydneyAustralia2010.MainthemesoftheConferenceincludeMakingthemostoftherecoverySlagandSustainabilitySurvivingtheSlagcrisisGrowingmarketshareHelsinkihasbeendescribedasapocketsizedmetropolis.TheThefollowingkeypapersarealreadylistedforpresentation.Globalslagoverviewx19CharlesZeynelZAGInternationalx18LatestdevelopmentsinsteelandslagproductionintheUSandregulatorytrendsx19KarenKigginsNationalSlagAssociationx18SlagmarketsandusageintheUSx19TimStanKeldTubeCityIMSandNSAMarketingCommitteeChairmanx18UseofsteelslagsinNorthAmericax19BillStanleyZAGInternationalx18StrategiesForMarketingGGBSx19ConorOx19RiainEcocemMaterialsLtdx18P84needlefeltblendsasproblemsolversinmillKltersx19Dr.StefanoSantorsolaIng.GeorgRathwallnerEvonikFibresGmbHx18Long-termchangesinphysicalandchemicalcharacteristicsofHydratedsolidsofironandsteelmakingslagx19YotaroInoueJFESteelCorporationx18Gebr.PfeiMerverticalrollermillMVRNewlevelsofslaggrindingx19Dr.Ing.YorkReichardtGebr.PfeiMerAGx18Optimisationofheattreatmentconditionsofrecyclingofsteelslagasco-additiveinclaybricksx19Engr.KhurramShahzadAyubUniversityofGujaratPakistanx18Drygranulationofthemoltensteelmakingslagbyusingtheverticalmultidrumatomizerx19SungukRyuandHeungsooParkResearchInstituteofIndustrialScienceTechnologyRepublicofKoreax18CharacterizationofSlag-RecdrygranulatedEAFslagx19M.GelKG.CornacchiaR.RobertiUniversitdegliStudidiBresciaM.SvaneraF.UbertoASOSiderurgicaFulldetailsareavailableonlineattheGlobalslagwebsitehttpwww.propubs.comeventsglobal-slagx10x10ASAx10boothx10atx10Concretex102011x10withx10Alisonx10Fitzgeraldx10Craigx10Heidrichx10andx10Kyliex10Dalx10SantoHelsinkiisthevenueforthe2011GlobalSlagConference