2025 Annual Spring Conference

Tuesday, June 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM (CDT) to Thursday, June 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM (CDT)

Owensboro Convention Center

501 West 2nd Street
Owensboro, KY 42301-0738
United States

Join us for the 2025 DIS Spring Conference! We will cover key topics in foundry materials and processes. Sessions will explore incoming material inspection, alloy challenges, and element determination techniques. Presentations will discuss inoculation theory, in-stream inoculation, and continuous improvement. The program will also highlight magnesium alloy selection and advanced metallurgical technologies.

NEW this year! Waupaca Foundry is offering two tours for efficient travel! The first tour will be offered on the morning of Wednesday, June 4, and the second tour will be offered on the afternoon of Thursday, June 5.

Hotel Room Blocks - Open at a discounted rate only until May 13th

Hampton Inn and Suites Downtown Waterfront 401 W. 2^nd Street Owensboro, KY 42301

Use this link to book at the discounted room rate: https://bit.ly/DuctileIronSocietyJune2025

Or you may call the Hampton Inn at (270) 685-2005 and let them know that you are part of the Ductile Iron Society room block.

The Holiday Inn Owensboro Riverfront 701 W 1st Street Owensboro, KY 42301
Use this link to book at the discounted room rate: https://bit.ly/3EfURkv

You may call them at (270) 683-1111 to book with the room block use Group Code: DIS

Registration

	Credits	Price
Associate Member - Sponsoring Attendee This ticket is for Associate Members who are sponsoring the meeting in some capacity. If your company is a sponsor, anyone from your company may register for this attendee ticket. Register by April 15th and receive a complimentary Ductile Iron Society pin!		$195.00
Associate Member Attendee Ticket - Not sponsoring This ticket is for DIS Associate members who would like to attend but are NOT sponsoring the conference. Registration Ends 5/16/25 at 12:00 AM CDT		$595.00
Non-Member This is for individuals who are not DIS members. If you would like to purchase this ticket, please e-mail dis@teamwi.com to confirm your eligibility. Register by April 15th and receive a complimentary Ductile Iron Society pin! Registration Ends 5/16/25 at 11:59 PM CDT		$1,295.00
Virtual Attendance This ticket is for DIS members who would like to attend the meeting virtually.		$75.00
Speaker This ticket is for speakers at the DIS event. This ticket is NOT a speaker application.		$100.00 Suggested Donation
Committee Meetings ONLY This is a ticket is for those who wish to attend ONLY the committee meetings and DO NOT plant to attend the general meeting. This ticket does NOT allow for attendance of the reception, technical sessions, banquet, or other conference activities. If you have purchased a different attendee ticket, you do not need to add this ticket.		FREE

Research Committee - RSVP

	Credits	Price
Research Committee Meeting Please RSVP by Friday May 16th, if you plan to attend the Research Committee meeting on Wednesday June 4th, 8:00am - 11:00am.		FREE

Foundry Tour Tickets

	Credits	Price
Waupaca Foundry Tour Tickets Space is limited! 📅 Tour Times: June 4 (9:00-11:30 AM) & June 5 (2:00-3:30 PM). Only registered conference attendees may reserve tour tickets. Tickets cannot exceed the total attendee registrations. (E.g., if you register 4 attendees, only those 4 may join the tour.) 🚗 Travel time is ~45 min. The Ductile Iron Society will NOT provide transportation. Registration Ends 5/16/25 at 12:00 AM CDT		FREE

Dinner Banquet

	Credits	Price
Dinner Banquet The Dinner Banquet on Wednesday June 4th, is INCLUDED in your registration, but you must add this ticket to your event, to RSVP and tell us you will be attending the banquet.		FREE

Sponsorship

	Credits	Price
Top Sponsor • Your logo on drink tickets at the Dinner & Committee Reception. • Your logo on a poster board at the registration table and outside the meeting room. • Public recognition (introduced and thanked at the event). • Your logo in the meeting program. • Your logo on the DIS Website homepage. • Receive a Top Sponsor Plaque Sponsor Registration Closes May 9th! Registration Ends 5/9/25 at 12:00 AM CDT		$900.00
Premium Sponsor • Your logo on a poster board at the registration table and outside the meeting room. • Public recognition (introduced and thanked at the event). • Your logo in the meeting program. • Your logo on the DIS website homepage Sponsor Registration Closes May 9th, 2025! Registration Ends 5/9/25 at 12:00 AM CDT		$400.00
Committee Reception SPONSOR • Your logo on drink tickets at the Committee Reception / Metal Casting Forum. • Your logo on a poster board at the registration table and outside the meeting room. • Public recognition (introduced and thanked at the event). • Your logo in the meeting program. Sponsor Registration Closes May 9th! Registration Ends 5/9/25 at 12:00 AM CDT		$600.00

Agenda

June 3
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM	Board Meeting Location TBD Space limited to 40 people. RSVP with your registration!
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM	Committee Reception / Metalcasting Forum Location TBD Space limited to 40 people. RSVP with your registration!
June 4
7:00 AM	Registration Desk Opens Grab your badge and drink tickets!
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM	Research Committee Meeting
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM	Waupaca Tell City Tour
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM	Committee Meetings (all are welcome to attend): College & University Relations: Connect with institutes of higher learning. Programs & Publications: Plan the technical content of the society meetings. Marketing Committee: Promote the production and application of ductile and CGI castings. Membership Committee: Recruit potential new members, on-boarding new members, and add value to our members
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM	A New Perspective: First 90 days as Waupaca's new CEO Mike Hawthrone, Waupaca
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM	Aluminum in Ductile Iron: The Good, the Bad, and Ugly Eric Nelson, EN Consulting
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM	DIS Project #67: Development of a Fracture Property Database to Support Expanded DI Applications Joe Licavoli, Volundr Scientific Consulting
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM	Break
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	DIS Project #68: Production of Samples Suitable for Spectrometer Reference Materials Lyle Heberling, Iron Casting Research Institute & Mathew Adams, The Quality Castings Company
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM	Quantifying Micro Inclusions Davis Kesse, Elkem
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM	BREAK
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM	Reception
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM	Banquet Dinner The Banquet dinner is included with your registration!
June 5
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM	Scrap Steel: What to Watch for in Ductile Iron Randy Knibbe and Caroline Fennema, PADNOS
8:45 AM - 9:15 AM	Inoculation Theory Overview - Methods David Kesse, Elkem
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM	Operations: In-Stream Inoculation Matt Calcutt, Rochester Metal Products
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM	Break
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM	MgFeSi Super Alloys: An In-Depth Overview Andrew Dickey, Ferroglobe
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM	Effects of Boron, Image Analysis, Applying Technologies to Metallurgy Chase Schroder, Missouri Rolla
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM	Sulfur Levels in Sand Molding and the Impact on the Casting Microstructures Lenny Basaj, Metal Technologies& Kiel Krause, American Colloid Company
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Waupaca Tell City Tour Tour starts at 2:00pm - No Bus. If you need transportation - Please let us know and we can find someone for you to ride with.

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Cancellation Policy: No registration fees will be refunded for cancellations made less than 10 full business days prior to the meeting start date. Registered no-shows, who have not paid in advance, will be invoiced for the event. If you wish to cancel, contact us at admin@ductile.org or call 262-532-2440 EXT 312

Based upon the advance registrations, DIS commits to a guaranteed meal count for that event, prior to the event. DIS pays for those meals regardless of whether all registered individuals actually attend the event.

Please note that DIS has no control over the hotel cancellation policies, and all individuals are responsible for their own hotel reservations and cancellations.