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3rd Announcement& Call for Papers

Venice (Italy) • 25-27 May 2016

11TH EUROPEAN ELECTRIC STEELMAKINGCONFERENCE & EXPO

2016

For any further information, please contact:

EEC 2016 ORGANIZING SECRETARIAT ASSOCIAZIONE ITALIANA DI METALLURGIA

P.le R. Morandi, 2 · 20121 Milano (Italy) tel. +39 0276021132 · fax +39 0276020551 e-mail: aim@aimnet.it

◗◗◗ Conference ChairmanGiuseppe Pasini - President of Feralpi Siderurgica

◗◗◗ Scientific & Steering CommitteeM. Alfonso - Riva Acciaio, ItalyL. Angelini - AIM Vice-President, ItalyS.J. Bastow - Outokumpu Stainless, United KingdomM. Bianchi Ferri - Tenova, ItalyL. Bianco - Ferriere Nord, ItalyE. Ceccaroli - SGL Group, ItalyG. Cozzi - Consultant, ItalyS. Fasolini - Deref, ItalyH.-P. Fauland - Böhler Edelstahl, AustriaG. Ferrario - Primetals, Italy M. Holmes - Tata Steel Speciality, United KingdomB. Kleimt - VDEh-Betriebsforschungsinstitut, GermanyH.-J. Krassnig - Primetals Technologies, AustriaK. Krüger - Helmut-Schmidt-University Hamburg, GermanyC. Mapelli - Politecnico di Milano, ItalyM. Martino - M3C, Italy G. Mignone - SMS Innse, ItalyE. Mocchetti - Graftech, ItalyS. Pari - SMS Innse, Italy F. Pastorino - 3PIGREC, Italy H. Pfeifer - RWTH Aachen University, GermanyC. Raggio - Tenova, Italy J. Schenk - Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria R. Sellan - Danieli, Italy D.G. Senk - RWTH Aachen University, GermanyL. Villa - Leali Steel, Italy

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◗◗◗ Organising CommitteeFederica Bassani - AIM, ItalyGuido Capoferri - Consultant, Italy - President of AIM Plastic Deformation Technical CommitteeSabrina De Donato - AIM, Italy Maurizio Fusato - Feralpi Siderurgica, Italy - President of AIM Safety & Environment Technical CommitteeAntonio Gozzi - Duferco, Italy - President of FederacciaiOttavio Lecis - AIM, ItalyFrancesco Magni - Danieli, Italy - President of AIM Steelmaking Technical CommitteeCarlo Mapelli - Politecnico di Milano, ItalyGabriele Rampinini - Forgiatura A. Vienna, Italy - President of AIM Forge Technical CommitteeAdriano Zambon - Aferpi, Italy

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◗◗◗ ScopeAIM, the Italian Society for Metallurgy, has the honor to host once more the prestigious Electric Steelmaking Conference & Expo, after the successful events of Florence (1986) and Venice (2002).The Conference, together with the exhibition, will be held in Venice at the magnificent Fondazione Cini on 25-27 May 2016.Nowadays, the fraction of the total world steel production coming from electric arc furnaces is up to 35% and we witness a non-stop technical development of the electric arc process and its auxiliary equipment. All these trends require a better cooperation of steelmaking operators in focusing the attention on increase of productivity, decrease of environmental impact and improvement of steel quality. Moreover, the coupling of such technology with new plant based on direct reduction of iron ores make electric furnace an interesting facility not only for a production route based on steel scrap recycling but also for a flexible exploitation of mineral resources. The 11th European Electric Steelmaking Conference & Expo aims at providing a forum for information transfer of the latest techniques and applications in electric furnace steelmaking and at bringing together steel producers, research and academics active in steelmaking industries, energy production and plant supply concerns.

AIM is looking forward to welcoming you in the unique city of Venice!

◗◗◗ Conference venueThe Conference will be held at the Giorgio Cini Foundation, that is located on the Island of San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice. (www.cini.it).

◗◗◗ VeniceVenice, “La Serenissima”, holds a mystical aura and is one of the most enchanting places in the world. Built on 117 small islands in a lagoon, Venice is a unique blend of water, art and romance with exquisite canals, charming bridges, magnificent palaces and churches, and world famous landmarks rising from the water’s surface up to sky. Whether skimming over a cozy canal on a gondola or strolling around its “calle”, visiting Venice is a magical experience for everyone. It is a treasure from the artistic and architectural point of view.

◗◗◗ Language The official language of the Conference will be English.

◗◗◗ Proceedings The full text of the accepted papers will be published in the form of electronic proceedings and issued to attendees on arrival at the Conference.

◗◗◗ Technical FocusThe Conference will cover the following aspects of the electric steelmaking industry, in particular: State of the art aspects • Operational results• Process control, automation and modelling• Metallurgical aspects• Quality aspectsRaw Materials• Scrap • DRI/HDRI/HBI• Pig ironEquipment• Consumables• Refractories• Auxiliary equipment• Maintenance• Injection• Electrodes• Robotics & Automatized OperationsFuture Trends - Innovative Furnaces Efficiency• Fast melting• Energy efficiency• Materials recovery• Heat recovery• Chemical energyEnvironment & Safety• Slag foaming and environmental impact• Emission trading• Safety aspectsMarket outlook

◗◗◗ Call for PapersAll contributions on the theme of the Conference as described previously are welcome. Prospective authors are invited to submit a tentative title and an abstract of 400 words (in English) by November 15, 2015 to the Organising Secretariat via the on-line system at: www.aimnet.it/eec2016.htm. The abstract should provide sufficient information for a fair assessment. Please do not send full papers, or include any figures, photograph or tables in your abstract.

◗◗◗ Important datesDeadline for submission of abstracts 15 November 2015Information on Acceptance 15 January 2016Opening of the online registration 15 January 2016Deadline for Full Paper Submission 7 March 2016

◗◗◗ Registration fees EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION FEES (by April 6, 2016)N.B: Speakers registration deadline: March 7, 2016

AIM MEMBER NON MEMBER

SPEAKER / SESSION CHAIR/ COMMITTEE MEMBER € 570,00 € 690,00

DELEGATE € 770,00 € 890,00

STUDENT FREE € 450,00

EXHIBITOR € 630,00 € 750,00

Accompanying person registration fee: 150 € (22% VAT included)(Includes only the welcome aperitif on May 24 and the social event on May 26.)

Conference Registration fees include admittance to technical sessions and to the exhibition, Conference bag with electronic proceedings, welcome aperitif on May 24, coffee breaks, lunches and the social event on May 26. For non-members the fee includes AIM Membership for the last three quarters of 2016 and for the year 2017.* Students will have to provide valid proof of student status. The social event on May 26 is not included in the student registration fee.

◗◗◗ Exhibition & Sponsorship opportunitiesAs an integral element of the event, EEC 2016 will feature an Exhibition that will enable excellent exposure for company products, technologies, innovative solutions or services. At this opportunity the Organizers will set an area strategically located. This area will be a focal point of the Conference, so that enough time will be available to guarantee a perfectly targeted potential customer’s environment.Companies interested in exhibiting and/or sponsoring the event may contact SIDERWEB (commerciale@siderweb.com) Tel: +39 0302540006 - Fax +39 0302540041.

◗◗◗ Background1st EEC - Aachen (Germany) - 19832nd EEC - Florence (Italy) - 19863rd EEC - Bournemouth (England) - 19894th EEC - Madrid (Spain) - 19925th EEC - Paris (France) - 19956th EEC - Düsseldorf (Germany) - 19997th EEC - Venice (Italy) - 20028th EEC - Birmingham (England) - 20059th EEC - Krakow (Poland) - 200810th EEC - Graz (Austria) - 2012