AISI to Meet Jointly with Metals Service Center Institute

Charles Cook, political analyst for The National Journal and editor and publisher of The Cook Political Report is one of the featured speakers at this year's General Meeting.

AISI will hold its 114th General Meeting jointly with the Metals Service Center Institute (MSCI) May 7-9, 2006 in Boca Raton, FL. The General Meeting provides an opportunity for steel producers and service centers to strengthen relationships, share ideas and work together to improve the competitiveness of North American manufacturing.

Erik Peterson, senior vice president for The Center for Strategic and International Studies and director of The Seven Revolutions Initiative will deliver Keynote remarks to kick off the opening joint general session on May 8. Peterson will provide a thorough examination of seven major driving forces of change that will challenge participants to think about how these forces will impact leadership worldwide.

In a second joint session, AISI and MSCI attendees will hear from North American steel industry CEOs discussing The Shape of the Global Steel Industry: 2010. A panel of six to eight steel producer and service center chief executives will discuss major trends shaping the future of the global steel industry and how producers and service centers can work together with their customers on manufacturing competitiveness issues in North America.

Participants will also hear from Charlie Cook, editor & publisher of The Cook Political Report and political analyst for The National Journal, on the political landscape and the latest analysis on the 2006 mid-term elections at a luncheon on May 8.

Online registration along with a preliminary schedule of events, speaker information and spouse activities is now available at www.steel.org. For more information, please contact Elizabeth Vago.