Agenda At-A-Glance
Check out all that is included in a SUR/FIN attendee registration pass! Explore the different educational courses that you can sign up for as well as opportunities only available for NASF members.
Monday, June 6
*Must Register Separately for Courses*
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM Electroplating & Surface Finishing Parts 1 & 2 (CEF)
This informational course presents a broad range of information related to the fundamentals of electroplating and methods of preparing parts for various surface finishing processes. At the conclusion of the course, participants can opt to take the optional exam and earn the Certified Electroplater-Finisher (CEF) credential.
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM Chromium Plating for Engineering Applications
This course is beneficial for operators and supervisors of job shops and captive shops performing hard chromium plating operations on a variety of substrates. At the conclusion of the course students can opt to take the optional exam to earn 1 credit towards the Master Surface Finisher (MSF) certification.
Tuesday, June 7
7:30 AM - 6:00 PM Registration Open
8:00 AM - 2:00 PM Exhibitor Move In
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM Electroplating & Surface Finishing Parts 1 & 2 (CEF)
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM Chromium Plating for Engineering Applications
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM TAC: Conference Sessions
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Past President Lunch
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Industry Keynote- Kim Tress, Coating Selection for Automotive Trends
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM TAC: Conference Sessions
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Blum Lecture - Jude Mary Runge, Ph.D., Senior SME, Principal Engineer at Apple, Polarization and Natural Order
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM New Federal Plating Regulations: Outlook for USEPA PFAS Discharge Standards for the Surface Finishing Industry, Dr. Phillip Flanders, Office of Water, US Environmental Protection Agency
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM Transitioning Hexavalent Chromium and PFAS for Plating in the Automotive Supply Chain: USEPA Sustainability Initiative
Panel Discussion
USEPA: Erin Newman, Environmental Scientist, USEPA Region 5 Chicago
Kathleen Healy, Environmental Engineer, USEPA Region 5 Chicago
NASF: Aaron Mulder, Master Finish Company
Bill Stock, MicroFinish
Darrick Gula, Atotech
Mark Schario, Columbia Chemical
Emilio Pedral, MacDermid Enthone
Josh Fish, PAVCO
Automotive: Margaret McFarland, General Motors
Heather Eich, Toyota Motor North America
Jeff Szotek, Stellantis
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Opening Reception on Show Floor
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM CMC Industry Night – Welcome Back to the Windy City
Wednesday, June 8
7:30 AM - 5:00 PM Registration Open
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM Awards Ceremony
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM Electroplating & Surface Finishing Parts 1 & 2 (CEF)
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM Chromium Plating for Engineering Applications
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Annual Meeting
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM TAC: Conference Sessions
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM AAC Essentials Course
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Keynote- Julie Holmes, Innovation In Times of Change: How to Rethink and Reframe Effectively When You Have to React Quickly
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Show Floor Open
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM TAC: Conference Sessions
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM PF Online Presents: Hall of Fame Presentation/Round Table, 2022 Top Shops Award, Presentation/Round Table, and Future Leaders – 2022 40-Under-40 Round Table
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Job Shop Meeting
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM NASF Women's Reception
Thursday, June 9
7:30 AM - 3:00 PM Registration Open
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM Electroplating & Surface Finishing Parts 1 & 2 (CEF)
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Show Floor Open
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Economic Impact of Surface Finishing- Christian Richter, The Policy Group
10:30 AM - 1:00 PM Surface Finishing Boot Camp
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Supplier Committee Meeting
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM AESF Foundation BoD (Invitation Only)
3:00 PM - 7:00 PM Exhibitor Move Out
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM SUR/FIN Committee Meeting
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM NASF BoD Meeting (Invitation Only)
Friday, June 10
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM NASF BoD Meeting (Invitation Only)
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM Exhibitor Move Out
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM CEF Exam