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TwitterReminderEuroslag2013www.asa-inc.org.au02connectionsMarch13AsofApril2012theASAintroducedaTwitterfeedtotheAssociationswebpageasapowerfulcommunicationtoolthatprovidesalmostinstantaneousinformationfromtheASAocetoyourlaptopiPadorphone.Oftendownplayedasasocialmediatoolforyoungergenerationswhowishtokeepup-to-datewiththeirfavoritecelebritythereisalsoanimportantfunctionforTwitterwithinourAssociationespeciallyamongstourmembers.AspartoftheAssociationyouhaveaccesstoregularupdatesonrelevantindustrynewssuppliedtotheASAoceonadailybasis.Thebeautyoftwitteristhatanytweetspostedhavealimitof140charactersensuringthatinformationisrenedtothecrucialfactsthatyouneedtoknowprovidingimportantnewswithoutimpingingonyourtimeconstraints.IfyoudontalreadyhaveaTwitteraccountitisafreeservicethatisopentothepublicandavailableatwww.twitter.com.Onceyouhavesetupyouraccountyoucanfollowasa_infowhichwillsubsequentlydisplayanytweetsonyourpageforyourperusal.AdditionallyifyouhaveaniPadorsmartphonethetwitterappisfreetodownloadmakingiteveneasiertoaccessindustrynews.IfyouhaveanyfurtherquestionsregardingTwitterpleaseemailresearchhbmgroup.com.au.The7thEuropeanSlagConferencewillbeheldinIJmuidenTheNetherlandsfrom9-11October2013.ThisyearsconferenceittitledDontwasteyoursecondaryresourceswithregistrationopenfrommidApril2013.SponsorsalsoincludeindustrystakeholderssuchasTataSteelHarscoMetalsHollandandPeltHooykaas.Weencourageourmemberstoattendinternationalconferencesastheyareavaluablesourceofinformationastotheissuesandtechnologiesbeingdevelopedinothercountries.TheyalsoprovideimportantnetworkingopportunitiesbyextendingthetiesoftheASAacrossourborders.Pleasevisittheirwebsiteforfurtherdetailsaswellasthedraftprogramwww.euroslag.comabout-usconferences