International Society of Steel Institutes (ISSI)

Conference calendar of the International Society of Steel Institutes (ISSI)

2025

Date and place

Conference

ASIC 2025
9 – 12 March 2025
Orlando, FL
United States

3rd Auto­motive Steel Inter­na­tional Con­fer­ence
The Auto­motive Steel Inter­na­tional Con­fer­ence is organ­ized to bring together the inter­na­tional com­munity to focus on all of the latest devel­op­ments: new advanced steels, new steel pro­cessing methods and steel applic­a­tion tech­no­lo­gies to enable use of the new steels. Papers and present­a­tions will be from both domestic and inter­na­tional experts from the steel and auto­motive indus­tries plus academia.

https://www.aist.org/con­fer­ences-expos­i­tions/auto­motive-steel-inter­na­tional-con­fer­ence

  

EOSC-CTSI 2025
20 - 22 May 2025
Wien
Austria

10th European Oxygen Steelmaking Conference EOSC – The aim of the conference is to give the opportunity to experts from all over the world to exchange information and discuss about the state-of-the art technologies and developments in the field of Oxygen Steelmaking and the transition from BOF to EAF.
7th Conference on Clean Technologies in the Steel Industry CTSI – The conference provides a forum for researchers and steel manufacturers to review recent developments in environmental protection and efficiency in steelmaking focussing on environmental and energy aspects in iron and steelmaking.

www.eosc-ctsi2025.org

ICS 2025
2 - 5 July 2025
Seoul
Korean Republic

9th Inter­na­tional Congress on the Science and Tech­no­logy of Steel­making (ICS)

The Inter­na­tional Congress on the Science and Tech­no­logy of Steel­making provides a forum for academic and indus­trial researchers to present their work on topics in process metal­lurgy, par­tic­u­larly those related to steel pro­duc­tion, refining and casting. This meeting is aimed at creating an oppor­tunity for a tech­nical exchange at an inter­na­tional level among the numerous experts involved in steel­making.

https://www.ics2025.org/ 

SteelSim 2025
2 - 4 September 2025
Třinec
Czech Republic

11th Inter­na­tional Con­fer­ence on Mod­el­ling and Sim­u­la­tion of Metal­lur­gical Pro­cesses in Steel­making (SteelSim)

The main aim of the con­fer­ence STEELSIM 2025 is to present new know­ledge and trends in the optim­iz­a­tion of iron and steel pro­duc­tion using physical or numer­ical mod­el­ling, sim­u­la­tions, math­em­at­ical models, ther­mo­dy­namic cal­cu­la­tions, statical models and related methods.

steelsim2025.com

IRC
16 - 18 September 2025
Dallas
United States

The 13th Inter­na­tional Rolling Con­fer­ence (IRC) con­tinues the tra­di­tion of being the premier global event for rolling prac­ti­tioners, fol­lowing its pre­de­cessors in Italy (2022), Brazil (2019) and Austria (2016). IRC 2025 will be hosted in the U.S. and will gather the entire metals rolling com­munity, encom­passing flat and long product rolling, hot and cold rolling, and both ferrous and non-ferrous mater­ials.

https://www.aist.org/con­fer­ences-expos­i­tions/inter­na­tional-rolling-con­fer­ence

ESTAD
6 - 9 October 2025
Verona
Italy

The European Steel Tech­no­logy and Applic­a­tion Days – ESTAD will take place for the seventh time after Paris 2014, Düs­sel­dorf 2015, Vienna 2017, Düs­sel­dorf 2019, Stock­holm 2021 and Düs­sel­dorf 2023. 7th ESTAD 2025 will be hosted by AIM, the Italian Asso­ci­ation for Metal­lurgy, in cooper­a­tion with Siderweb – the Italian steel com­munity, in Verona – Italy on 6-9 October 2025. ESTAD was founded ten years ago with the aim of creating a flagship con­fer­ence bringing together steel man­u­fac­turers, sup­pliers, users, uni­ver­sities, research insti­tutes and plant engin­eers and has become a leading con­fer­ence for metal­lurgy and mater­ials tech­no­logy.

https://www.aimnet.it/estad2025/

2026

Date and place

Conference

EEC 2026
11 - 13 May 2026
Brescia
Italy

14th European Electric Arc Furnace Con­fer­ence (EEC)

(together with EMECR 2026)

The European Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) Con­fer­ence is an important event in the steel industry that focuses on the tech­no­lo­gies, innov­a­tions, and devel­op­ments sur­rounding electric arc furnaces. Electric arc furnaces are a key part of the steel pro­duc­tion process, using elec­tri­city to melt scrap steel and produce new steel. The con­fer­ence gathers pro­fes­sionals, industry leaders, and researchers from the steel and metal­lurgy sectors to discuss the latest trends, share know­ledge, and explore ways to improve energy effi­ciency, sus­tain­ab­ility, and safety in EAF oper­a­tions.

https://www.aimnet.it/eec2026/

EMECR2026
11-13 May 2026
Brescia
Italy

5th International Conference on Energy and Material Efficiency and CO2 Reduction in the Steel Industry (EMECR2026)

(together with EEC 2026)

https://www.aimnet.it/eec2026/

ESSC & DUPLEX
Spain

12th European Stainless Steel Conference Science & Market and the 8th European Duplex Stainless Steel Conference & Exhibition

ESSC & DUPLEX will focus on all the aspects of development, production technology (hot and cold rolling, heat treatment, etc.), welding, corrosion and applications of stainless steels and duplex stainless steels and it addresses delegates with both academic and industrial backgrounds. The results shall contribute to the advancement of existing and potential applications and will help to guide future development. The event will bring together developers, designers, manufacturers and users of stainless steel from industry and academia and will compare the present and future needs to satisfy these demands now or in the future.

Short and medium term perspectives of European stainless steel flat, long products, forgings and castings will be widely discussed during the Stainless Steel Market Outlook session. It is expected the presence of speakers representing the most important European stainless steel associations and reports coming from the big stainless steel companies.

TMP 2026
Austria

7th International Conference on Thermomechanical Processing of Steel (TMP)

ICRF
October 2026
Bergamo/Brescia
Italy

5th Inter­na­tional Con­fer­ence on Ingot Casting, Rolling and Forging (ICRF)

The purpose of ICRF is to provide a forum for present­a­tions on metal­lur­gical and tech­no­lo­gical devel­op­ments for ingot casting and pro­cessing, with areas of interest ranging from vacuum and remelt pro­cessing, through casting and refract­ories, forging and rolling, to heat treating and quality eval­u­ation.  Addi­tional topics include mod­el­ling, which has seen wide­spread applic­a­tion to all areas of devel­op­ment and pro­duc­tion, as well as the rise of Digit­al­iz­a­tion/Industry 4.0, which has started to trans­form the industry

GALVATECH
11 - 15 October 2026
Monterrey
Mexico

14th Inter­na­tional Con­fer­ence on Zinc Alloy Coated Steel Sheet (GAL­V­ATECH)

The GAL­V­ATECH con­fer­ence is the leading con­fer­ence on cutting-edge tech­no­lo­gies for the pro­cessing of coated steel sheets for the auto­motive, elec­trical appli­ance and con­struc­tion indus­tries..

Topics: New Gal­van­izing Lines with Advanced Tech­nical Concepts, PVD and Elec­trogal­van­ized Coatings, Advances in HDG Process Tech­no­logy, Chal­lenges in Gal­van­izing Advanced High Strength Steels, Coated steel for Hot Press Forming, Recent Devel­op­ment in Struc­ture and Surface Analysis, New Devel­op­ment and Applic­a­tions of ZnMgAl Alloy Coatings, AI-Applic­a­tions for Process Control, New Applic­a­tions for Auto­mobile, Con­struc­tion and Appli­ance, Hydrogen Embrit­tle­ment of AHSS, Post Treat­ment and Cor­ro­sion Behavior, Decar­bon­iz­a­tion of Gal­van­izing Lines

SSST
INDIA or
United Kingdom                                 

8th International Conference Small Sample Test Techniques (SSTT)

2027

Date and place

Conference

ESTAD
21 - 25 June 2027
Düsseldorf,
Germany

The European Steel Tech­no­logy and Applic­a­tion Days – ESTAD will take place for the eight time after Paris 2014, Düs­sel­dorf 2015, Vienna 2017, Düs­sel­dorf 2019, Stock­holm 2021, Düs­sel­dorf 2023 and Verona 2025. ESTAD was founded ten years ago with the aim of creating a flagship con­fer­ence bringing together steel man­u­fac­turers, sup­pliers, users, uni­ver­sities, research insti­tutes and plant engin­eers and has become a leading con­fer­ence for metal­lurgy and mater­ials tech­no­logy.

ICSTI
Japan

11th Inter­na­tional Congress on Science and Tech­no­logy of Iron­making (ICSTI)

The con­­fer­­ence provides a forum for researchers and steel man­u­­fac­turers to review recent devel­op­­ments in envir­on­­mental pro­tec­­tion and effi­­ciency in steel­­making focus­sing on envir­on­­mental and energy aspects in iron and steel­­making

ICS
Brazil

10th Inter­na­tional Congress on Science and Tech­no­logy of Steel­making (ICS)

The Inter­­n­a­­tional Congress on the Science and Tech­no­­logy of Steel­­making provides a forum for academic and indus­trial researchers to present their work on topics in process metal­lurgy, par­t­ic­u­larly those related to steel pro­­duc­­tion, refining and casting. This meeting is aimed at creating an oppor­­tunity for a tech­n­ical exchange at an inter­­n­a­­tional level among the numerous experts involved in steel­­making.

EMECR
China                                   

6th International Conference on Energy Material Efficiency and CO2-Reduction in the Steel Industry (EMECR)

ECIC
Austria

10th European Coke and Iron­making Congress (ECIC)

The European Coke and Iron­making Congress is a spe­cialist con­fer­ence that focuses on the latest devel­op­ments and tech­no­lo­gies in iron and coke pro­duc­tion. It brings together experts, sci­ent­ists and industry pro­fes­sionals to share know­ledge, discuss innov­ative solu­tions and high­light the chal­lenges facing the industry. Such con­fer­ences often also provide a platform for net­working and the exchange of best prac­tices.

EOSC
Germany

11th European Oxygen Steel­making Con­fer­ence (EOSC) and 8th Clean Tech­no­logy in the Steel Industry (CTSI)

The aim of the con­­fer­­ence is to give the oppor­­tunity to experts from all over the world to exchange inform­a­­tion and discuss about the state-of-the art tech­no­lo­­gies and devel­op­­ments in the field of Oxygen Steel­­making and the trans­i­tion from BOF to EAF.

ECCC
Italy

12th European Continuous Casting Conference (ECCC)

The con­fer­ence provides inform­a­tion on the latest devel­op­ments in control and auto­ma­tion, advanced con­tinuous casting tech­no­lo­gies and con­tinuous improve­ment of product quality. Steel metal­lur­gical issues will be addressed as well as their physical and numer­ical sim­u­la­tion. Present­a­tions on newest devel­op­ments also in oper­ating practice and main­ten­ance will com­ple­ment the program.

SteelSim
Germany

12th Inter­na­tional Con­fer­ence on Mod­el­ling and Sim­u­la­tion of Metal­lur­gical Pro­cesses in Steel­making (SteelSim)

The main aim of the con­­­fer­­­ence is to present new know­ledge and trends in the optim­­­iz­a­­­tion of iron and steel pro­­­duc­­­tion using physical or numer­­­ical mod­­­el­ling, sim­u­la­­­tions, math­­­em­at­ical models, ther­­­­­mo­dy­­­namic cal­cu­la­­­tions, statical models and related methods

2028

Date and place

Conference

IRC
Japan

14th Inter­na­tional Rolling Con­fer­ence (IRC)

The Con­fer­ence brings together rolling prac­ti­tioners, steel pro­du­cers, plant designers and researchers, providing a forum and ded­ic­ated sessions to discuss for best prac­tices and state-of-the-art tech­no­logy, while looking at short-to-medium-term future devel­op­ments

2029

Date and place

Conference

EMECR
Japan

7th International Conference on Energy and Material Efficiency and CO2 Reduction in the Steel Industry (EMECR)

EEC
Austria

15th European Electric Arc Furnace Con­fer­ence (EEC)

The European Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) Con­fer­ence is an important event in the steel industry that focuses on the tech­no­lo­gies, innov­a­tions, and devel­op­ments sur­rounding electric arc furnaces. Electric arc furnaces are a key part of the steel pro­duc­tion process, using elec­tri­city to melt scrap steel and produce new steel. The con­fer­ence gathers pro­fes­sionals, industry leaders, and researchers from the steel and metal­lurgy sectors to discuss the latest trends, share know­ledge, and explore ways to improve energy effi­ciency, sus­tain­ab­ility, and safety in EAF oper­a­tions.

GALVATECH
Japan

15th International Conference on Zinc Alloy Coated Steel Sheet (GALVATECH)

The GALVATECH conference is the leading conference on cutting-edge technologies for the processing of coated steel sheets for the automotive, electrical appliance and construction industries.

SteelSim
Italy

13th Inter­na­tional Con­fer­ence on Mod­el­ling and Sim­u­la­tion of Metal­lur­gical Pro­cesses in Steel­making (SteelSim)

The main aim of the con­­­fer­­­ence is to present new know­ledge and trends in the optim­­­iz­a­­­tion of iron and steel pro­­­duc­­­tion using physical or numer­­­ical mod­­­el­ling, sim­u­la­­­tions, math­­­em­at­ical models, ther­­­­­mo­dy­­­namic cal­cu­la­­­tions, statical models and related methods

2030

Date and place

Conference

ICRF
Austria

6th Inter­na­tional Con­fer­ence on Ingot Casting, Rolling and Forging (ICRF)

The purpose of ICRF is to provide a forum for present­a­tions on metal­lur­gical and tech­no­lo­gical devel­op­ments for ingot casting and pro­cessing, with areas of interest ranging from vacuum and remelt pro­cessing, through casting and refract­ories, forging and rolling, to heat treating and quality eval­u­ation.  Addi­tional topics include mod­el­ling, which has seen wide­spread applic­a­tion to all areas of devel­op­ment and pro­duc­tion, as well as the rise of Digit­al­iz­a­tion/Industry 4.0, which has started to trans­form the industry

ICS
Austria or Italy

11th International Congress on Science and Technology of Steelmaking (ICS)

The Inter­na­tional Congress on the Science and Tech­no­logy of Steel­making provides a forum for academic and indus­trial researchers to present their work on topics in process metal­lurgy, par­tic­u­larly those related to steel pro­duc­tion, refining and casting. This meeting is aimed at creating an oppor­tunity for a tech­nical exchange at an inter­na­tional level among the numerous experts involved in steel­making.

ECIC
Germany

11th European Coke and Iron­making Congress (ECIC)

The European Coke and Iron­making Congress is a spe­cialist con­fer­ence that focuses on the latest devel­op­ments and tech­no­lo­gies in iron and coke pro­duc­tion. It brings together experts, sci­ent­ists and industry pro­fes­sionals to share know­ledge, discuss innov­ative solu­tions and high­light the chal­lenges facing the industry. Such con­fer­ences often also provide a platform for net­working and the exchange of best prac­tices.

ICSTI
Brazil

12th Inter­na­tional Con­fer­ence on Science and Tech­no­logy of Iron­making (ICSTI)

The con­­fer­­ence provides a forum for researchers and steel man­u­­fac­turers to review recent devel­op­­ments in envir­on­­mental pro­tec­­tion and effi­­ciency in steel­­making focus­sing on envir­on­­mental and energy aspects in iron and steel­­making.

2031

Date and place

Conference

EMECR
United States

8th International Conference on Energy and Material Efficiency and CO2 Reduction in the Steel Industry (EMECR)