Agenda for Annual Meeting
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  Time Session/Event Location
Saturday, April 4 6:00 - 9:00 AM Registration Packet Pick-Up  
  7:00 - 8:00 AM Buffet Breakfast - All attendees and spouses welcome  
  8:00 - 8:15 AM President's Welcome  
  8:15 - 9:30 AM

Lions, TIgers and Talent Oh My...A Walk through the Situation of

Higher Education in the United States and its Implications for the

Future of our Industry 
Presented by: Don McNeeley, PhD, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
Chicago, Tube and Iron and a Clinical Professor at Northwestern University's
prestigious McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Mathematics

  
  9:30 - 9:45 AM Break  
  9:45 - 10:30 AM Platinum & Gold Sponsors  
  10:30 - 11:15 AM Cybersecurity and Impacts on STI/SPFA Members
Presented by: alliant Cybersecurity President Rizwan Virani and Former Congressman and alliant Cybersecurity Senior VP Rick Lazio 		  
  11:15 AM to Noon Presentation TBD  
  Noon - 2:00 PM Welcome Luncheon & STI/SPFA Annual Business Meeting  
  Committee/Section Meetings    
  2:00 - 2:45 PM Field Erect - Water Tank Task Group  
  2:45 - 3:30 PM Field Erect - Industrial Tank Task Group  
  3:30 - 5:00 PM Field Erect - Full Committee  
  2:00 - 4:30 PM Safety & Health Committee  
  2:00 - 3:00 PM Membership Committee  
  3:00 - 4:00 PM Affiliate Committee  
  3:00 - 4:00 PM Pressure Vessel Fabrication Section  
  4:00 - 4:30 PM Finance Committee  
  6:00 - 9:00 PM Awards Reception and Dinner  
Sunday, April 5 7:00 - 8:00 AM Breakfast for Committee Meeting Attendees ONLY  
  Committee/Section Meetings    
  8:00 AM - Noon Shop Fab Tank Technical Meeting  
  8:00 AM - Noon Safety & Health Committee  
  Noon - 5:30 PM Free time for attendees and guests  
  5:30 - 7:00 PM Networking Reception (Dinner On Your Own)  
Monday, April 6 7:00 - 8:30 AM Breakfast Buffet - All attendees, guests and spouses welcome  
  General Session    
  8:00 - 8:45 AM A Hazy Crystal Ball; Some Predictions, Some Tongue in Cheek, of the Industry in 10 Years
Presented by: Earl Crochet, Kinder Morgan		  
  8:45 - 9:30 AM Silver Sponsor Presentations  
  9:30 - 10:15 AM Presentation TBD  
  10:15 - 10:30 AM Break  
  10:30 - 11:30 AM STICO Mutual Meeting  
  11:45 AM Transportation to the Golf Outing at Magnolia Course  
  1:30 PM Water Volleyball Tournament  
  6:00 - 9:00 PM Dinner Reception - Golf & Volleyball Awards Presented  
Tuesday, April 7 7:00 - 8:30 AM Buffet Breakfast - All attendees, guests and spouses welcome  
  General Session    
  8:00 - 9:00 AM Presentation TBD  
  9:00 - 9:45 AM Steel Panel  
  9:45 - 10:00 AM Break  
  10:00 - 11:00 AM Changes in the Retirement Plan Arena to Include Multiple Employer Plans (MEPs)
Presented by: Alan Taxman, CRPC®, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management		  
  11:00 - 11:15 AM Closing Comments/Meeting Adjourns  
  11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Lunch  
  1:00 - 5:00 PM Board Meeting