UNITECR 2022 Schedule of Events
| Tuesday, March 15, 2022 | Time | Location |
| UNITECR Founding members meeting (by invitation only) | 9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. | Lake Michigan; Eighth floor |
| Short Course and Exhibitor registration | 7:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Coat Check and Foyer; Third Floor |
| UNITECR 2022 FIRE Course: Corrosion of Refractories - CANCELLED | ||
| Refractory Optimization in Steelmaking short course (separate registration required) | 12:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Room 4K; Fourth Floor |
| UNITECR Founding & Principal Members meeting (by invitation only) | 9:30 a.m. –10:30 a.m. | Lake Michigan; Eighth Floor |
| Conference registration | 12:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. | Coat Check and Foyer; Third Floor |
| Speaker presentation upload - for Wednesday talks | 12:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. | Private Dining Rm #6, Third Floor |
| UNITECR DLM reception (by invitation only) | 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. | Joliet |
| Welcome event at Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago sponsored by RHI Magnesita | 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. | OFFSITE: Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago |
| Wednesday, March 16, 2022 | ||
| Conference registration | 7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Coat Check and Foyer; Third Floor |
| Speaker presentation upload - for Thursday talks | 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Private Dining Rm #6, Third Floor |
| Refractory Ceramics Division annual meeting | 7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. | Lake Erie; Eighth Floor |
| Speaker's breakfast sponsored by Christy Minerals | 7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. | Salon D; Lower Level |
| Opening session and keynote: Carol Jackson, CEO, HarbisonWalker | 8:40 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. | Williford ABC |
| Exhibits | 9:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. | Salon D; Lower Level |
| Technical sessions | 10:40 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. | Third Floor |
| Refreshment break sponsored by TRI | 10:00 a.m. – 10:40 a.m. | Third Floor Foyer |
| Theodore J. Planje Award sessions and award presentation | 10:40 a.m. – 12:20 p.m. 1:40 p.m. – 3:10 p.m. | Marquette |
| Lunch sponsored by Vesuvius | 12:20 p.m. – 1:40 p.m. | Salon D; Lower Level |
| Poster session setup - hang posters | 12:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Salon D; Lower Level |
| Refreshment break sponsored by TRI | 3:20 p.m. – 3:40 p.m. | Third Floor Foyer |
| Posters session featuring St. Louis Section/RCD networking session | 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. | Salon D; Lower Level |
| YPN Networking event sponsored by Imerys (registration required) | 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. | OFFSITE: Grant Park Bistro |
| Thursday, March 17, 2022 | ||
| Conference registration | 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Coat Check and Foyer; Third Floor |
| Speaker presentation upload - for Friday talks | 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Private Dining Rm #6, Third Floor |
| Speaker's breakfast sponsored by TARJ | 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. | Salon D; Lower Level |
| Plenary Session 1: Mike O'Driscoll, IMFORMED Industrial Mineral Forums & Research Ltd. | 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | Williford ABC |
| Refreshment break sponsored by Kyanite Mining | 9:00 a.m. – 9:20 a.m. | Third Floor Foyer |
| Technical sessions | 9:20 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Third Floor |
| Exhibits | 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Salon D; Lower Level |
| Lunch | 12:20 p.m. – 1:40 p.m. | Salon D; Lower Level |
| Refreshment break sponsored by Kyanite Mining | 3:20 p.m. – 3:40 p.m. | Third Floor Foyer |
| Women In Refractories Reception sponsored by Allied Mineral Products and Imerys | 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. | Boulevard A, Second Floor |
| UNITECR '22 Banquet sponsored by TRI | 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. | Grand Ballroom |
| Friday, March 18, 2022 | ||
| Speaker's breakfast | 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. | Private Dining Room #2, Third Floor |
| Conference registration | 7:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Coat Check and Foyer; Third Floor |
| Plenary II: Dana Goski, Allied Mineral Products, LLC | 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | Williford ABC |
| Technical sessions | 9:20 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Third Floor |
| Refreshment Break | 9:20 a.m. – 10:40 a.m. | Third Floor Foyer |
| Current as of March 1, 2022 |
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