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CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

AUGUST 24 - 27, 2003, VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA

The conference schedule is preliminary; exact times and locations will be announced at a later date. Most of the conference activities start Sunday, August 24 to Wednesday, August 27, 2003 (with the exception of the Short Courses and the Industrial tours).


Friday, August 22, 2003
7:00  -  8:30 Short Course Registration (Junior Ballroom Foyer)
8:00  -  17:00 Course: Hydrometallurgy (Junior Ballroom D)
12:00  -  13:30 Short Course Lunch (Junior Ballroom C)

Saturday, August 23, 2003
7:00  -  8:30 Short Course Registration (Junior Ballroom Foyer)
8:00  -  17:00 Course: Hydrometallurgy (Junior Ballroom D)
8:00  -  17:00 Course: Corrosion and its Control (Orca)
11:00  -  14:00 COM 2003 Organizing Committee Meeting (Finback)
12:00  -  13:30 Short Course Lunch (Junior Ballroom C)
12:00  -  15:00 MetSoc Executive Committee Meeting (Constellation Suite)
12:00  -  15:00 Volunteer Training Session (Parksville)
15:00  -  17:00 MetSoc Pre-Board Meeting (Constellation Suite)
18:00  -  22:00 MetSoc Pre-Board Dinner (Constellation Suite)
Sunday, August 24, 2003
8:00  -  17:00 Course: Hydrometallurgy (Junior Ballroom D)
8:00  -  17:00 Course: Corrosion and its Control (Orca)
8:00  -  17:00 MetSoc Board Meeting (Port Alberni)
10:00  -  16:00 Metals 2003 Trade Show Set-up (Pavilion Ballroom)
12:00  -  15:00 Volunteer Training Session (Parksville)
12:00  -  13:30 Short Course Lunch (Junior Ballroom C)
12:00  -  20:00 Internet Café / Presentation Previewing Room (Junior Ballroom A & B)
12:00  -  20:00 Bookstore (Junior Ballroom A & B)
14:00  -  17:00 Workshop on Access to National Facilities for Materials Research (Finback)
15:00  -  20:00 Registration (Junior Ballroom Foyer)
17:00  -  19:00 Metals 2003 Trade Show (Pavilion Ballroom)
17:00  -  19:00 Opening Reception (Pavilion Ballroom)
17:30  -  23:00 Light Metals Section Executive Committee Meeting/Dinner (Vancouver)
Monday, August 25, 2003
7:00  -  9:00 Companions Breakfast (Constellation Suite)
7:00  -  8:30 Presenter's Breakfast (Grand Ballroom D)
9:00  -  16:00 Companions Program
7:00  -  18:00 Internet Café / Presentation Previewing Room (Junior Ballroom A & B)
7:00  -  18:00 Bookstore (Junior Ballroom A & B)
7:30  -  17:00 Registration (Junior Ballroom Foyer)
8:00  -  16:00 Poster Session (Pavilion Ballroom)
8:00  -  16:00 Metals 2003 Trade Show (Pavilion Ballroom)
9:00  -  12:10 General Plenary Session (Grand Ballroom A & B)
14:00  -  17:00 Technical Program (see Technical Program Schedule for Breakdown of rooms)
17:00  -  19:00 Industry-Student Mixer (by invitation only) (Gulf Islands BCD)
18:00  -  23:00 Hydrometallurgy Dinner Cruise
Tuesday, August 26, 2003
7:00  -  9:00 Companions Breakfast (Constellation Suite)
7:00  -  8:30 Presenter's Breakfast (Grand Ballroom D)
7:00  -  18:00 Internet Café / Presentation Previewing Room (Junior Ballroom A & B)
7:00  -  18:00 Bookstore (Junior Ballroom A & B)
7:30  -  17:00 Registration (Junior Ballroom Foyer)
9:00  -  16:00 Companions Program
8:00  -  17:00 Technical Program (see Technical Program Schedule for Breakdown of rooms)
12:00  -  14:00 Hydrometallurgy Section Lunch (Pavilion Ballroom D)
12:00  -  14:00 Iron & Steel Section Lunch (Port Alberni)
12:00  -  14:00 Non-ferrous Pyrometallurgy Section Lunch (Port McNeil)
12:00  -  14:00 Historical Metallurgy Committee Lunch (Pavilion Ballroom A)
12:00  -  14:00 Management Committee Lunch (Beluga)
12:00  -  14:00 Materials Performance & Integrity Section Lunch (Finback)
12:00  -  14:00 Material Science & Engineering Section Lunch (Orca)
12:00  -  14:00 Metals Fabrication & Processing Section Lunch (Port Hardy)
18:00  -  19:00 Awards Banquet Reception (Grand Ballroom Foyer)
18:00  -  19:00 VIP Awards Banquet Reception - by invitation only (Constellation Suite)
19:00  -  22:30 Awards Banquet (Grand Ballroom A & B)
22:30  -  24:00 Celebratory Reception - by invitation only (Constellation Suite)
Wednesday, August 27, 2003
7:00  -  9:00 Companions Breakfast (Constellation Suite)
7:00  -  8:30 Presenter's Breakfast (Grand Ballroom D)
7:00  -  16:00 Internet Café / Presentation Previewing Room (Junior Ballroom A & B)
7:00  -  16:00 Bookstore (Junior Ballroom A & B)
7:30  -  12:00 Registration (Junior Ballroom Foyer)
9:00  -  13:00 Companions Program
8:00  -  17:00 Technical Program (see Technical Program Schedule for Breakdown of rooms)
12:00  -  14:00 Hydrometallurgy Lunch in honor of Ian Ritchie (Grand Ballroom C)
12:00  -  14:00 Light Metals Luncheon - By Invitation Only (Grand Ballroom D)
18:00  -  23:00 Organizing Committee Dinner
Thursday, August 28, 2003
7:30  -  21:00 Industrial Tour 1: Cominco Trail Smelter and Refinery
8:00  -  16:30 Industrial Tour 2: CESL Pilot Plant and Canadian Autoparts Toyota