Final Thoughts
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Final Thoughts
Written by John Packard
August 31, 2015
It’s been a long day for myself and my SMU team as we host our 5th Steel Summit Conference. The day began early for us with wake up calls around 5 AM after working most of the night on final presentation slides and networking with our attendees at the Marriott hotel where we are staying.
We had a great day with almost all of the 280 attendees managing to find their way to the convention center.This is an increase of 90-100 attendees from our numbers of 2014.
The comments we got throughout the day was we had a great lineup and some very interesting presentations. We will try to share some of the comments made on Thursday once we have a change to look at our notes and digest the volume of information that is being shared with our attendees. We have had a couple of surprises and some really interesting presentations. Our attendees have been challenged by more than one speaker and we look forward to tomorrow (Wednesday) when we anticipate some more fireworks.
As I mentioned on Sunday, we anticipated that this issue would be shorter than normal due to the time that we are spending hosting the Steel Summit Conference. We will more than likely publish a much larger than normal issue on Thursday as this week is a survey week on top of the presentations that we will try to share with you.
As always your business is truly appreciated by all of us here in Atlanta at Steel Summit 2015!
John Packard, Publisher
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Sheet prices didn’t roar back after Labor Day. But steel market news sure came out of the gate strong (or maybe chaotically is the better way to put it). First, the nearly $15-billion proposed sale of U.S. Steel to Nippon Steel exploded into the news. And when I say exploded, I mean that all sides seem to be escalating things now.
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Welcome back from Labor Day, from Steel Summit, and from whatever fun you might have had over the long weekend. Personally, I enjoyed camping with friends and family near Starved Rock. No one starved, there were no major injuries, and we enjoyed the many splendors of Mystical Fire. (Speaking of which, does that have industrial uses? But I digress.)
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I want to say a huge ‘thank you’ from all of us at SMU to all of you (more than 1,500!) who attended Steel Summit this year. We appreciate you taking time out of busy schedules to join us – whether that was up on stage, submitting thoughtful questions, or catching up over a drink and bite to eat. Also, a bit shoutout to everyone at SMU and at CRU who made this event possible. It’s no understatement to say that we have a fantastic team.
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Day one and two of SMU's Steel Summit 2024 are officially in the books. We covered a lot of ground, and the agenda sure did deliver.
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The big show is just about here. SMU Steel Summit will be getting underway on Monday. Where does the networking begin? I’d say at the airport. So don’t forget your business cards. And it can't hurt to wear a company golf shirt.