Metalcasting Congress 2027 Schedule at a Glance
Tuesday, April 20, 2027
7 a.m. – 8 a.m.
AUTHOR CHAIR BREAKFAST
7 a.m. – 5 p.m.
REGISTRATION OPEN
7 a.m. – 5 p.m.
AFS BOOKSTORE OPEN
8 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.
TECHNICAL & MANAGEMENT SESSIONS
8 – 10 a.m.
PREVIEW: INTRODUCTION TO SUPERVISOR DEVELOPMENT
Jim White
Expert Consultant
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
EXHIBITOR SETUP
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
TBA
11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP AWARDS LUNCHEON
1:30 – 3:30 p.m.
PREVIEW: METALCASTING FOR PURCHASING PROFESSIONALS (NEW)
Jim White
Expert Consultant
6 – 10 p.m.
ANNUAL AFS RECEPTION AND BANQUET
Wednesday, April 21, 2027
7 – 8 a.m.
AUTHOR CHAIR BREAKFAST
7 a.m. – 5 p.m.
REGISTRATION OPEN
7 a.m. – 5 p.m.
AFS BOOKSTORE OPEN
7:30 – 9 a.m.
WOMEN IN METALCASTING BREAKAST
8 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.
TECHNICAL & MANAGEMENT SESSIONS
8 – 10 a.m.
THE 10-STEP METHOD FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION PART I
Patrick Kluesner
Expert Consultant
9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
EXHIBITS OPEN
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
2027 HOYT MEMORIAL LECTURE: INTEGRATED COMPUTATIONAL MATERIALS ENGINEERING AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR A SUSTAINABLE METALCASTING INDUSTRY
Dr. Alan A. Luo
Professor, Integrated Systems Engineering | Ohio State University
11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
AFS PAST PRESIDENT’S LUNCHEON
1:30 – 3:30 p.m.
THE 10-STEP METHOD FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION PART II
Patrick Kluesner
Expert Consultant
4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
EXHIBIT FLOOR RECEPTION
5 – 6 p.m.
AFS YOUNG PROFESSIONALS RECEPTION
6 – 9 p.m.
ALUMNI DINNER
Thursday, April 22, 2027
7 a.m. – 8 a.m.
COPPER BREAKFAST
7 a.m. – 8 a.m.
AUTHOR CHAIR BREAKFAST
7 a.m. – Noon
REGISTRATION OPEN
7 a.m. – Noon
AFS BOOKSTORE OPEN
8 – 10:15 a.m.
TECHNICAL & MANAGEMENT SESSIONS
8 – 10 a.m.
PREVIEW: PRACTICAL ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION FOR FOUNDRIES (NEW)
Brandon Vaillancourt
ATD Engineering & Machine
9 a.m. – Noon
EXHIBITS OPEN
Noon
METALCASTING CONGRESS 2027 CONCLUDES