A world-class technical program is planned for UNITECR 2005 in Orlando, Florida USA

This international event is vital for refractories manufacturers, users, technologists, and scientists to exchange information on the latest advances, applications, and successes in refractories. “This year's technical program is broad-ranging and diverse making it truly outstanding. We have solicited participation from leading experts in all areas of the refractories industry,” said Dr. Jeff Smith, UNITECR Technical Program Chairperson.

Highlights of the UNITECR 2005 Technical Program include:

• Steelmaking Refractories — featuring numerous paper presentations by representatives from major international steel companies.
  
• Castable Technology — focusing on the latest technical developments in this critical and evolving domain of refractories presented by industry experts and leaders.
  
• Worldwide Raw Materials Presentations and Discussion — exploring global raw materials supply and demand, moderated by Charles E. Semler of Semler Materials Services.
  
• Robert E. Moore Memorial Education Symposium — two sessions devoted to sharing global perspectives on the status of Refractories education around the world.
  
• Six Additional Special Symposia — covering wide-ranging aspects of refractory technology and industrial applications.

For more than 16 years, UNITECR has been held biennially on a rotational basis in each country of the founding members. This organization has played an important role internationally to foster the exchange of technical information concerning refractories. The UNITECR founding members are The American Ceramic Society (ACerS), the German Refractory Association (GRA), the Association Latinoamericana de Fabricantes de Refractarios (ALAFAR), and The Technical Association of Refractories, Japan (TARJ).

For more information about UNITECR, visit http://www.unitecr.org.

The American Ceramic Society (ACerS) is an international association of scientists, engineers, industrialists, potters, and artists who are active in the creation of new products, applications, and research regarding ceramics and related materials. ACerS provides members and subscribers in 80 countries with The Journal of The American Ceramic Society and the International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology along with other publications, meetings, and online technical information. Learn more at www.ceramics.org.