ALD’s 9th Vacuum Metallurgy Conference & Workshop
«Taking Flight with Premium Melting Techniques»
has been postponed

ALD remains committed to continuing our popular biennial conference series in Seattle, WA, USA, at The Museum of Flight and the Boeing Everett Factory Tour.

However, the COVID-19 health crisis travel restrictions and uncertainties today make it difficult if not impossible for our invited guests and sponsors to consider future plans. Considering also the complicated circumstances in the region, ALD’s 9th Vacuum Metallurgy Conference & Workshop originally planned for November 10-13, 2020 in Seattle has been postponed until 2021.

We are already working to ensure that the conference & workshop will remain as planned.

A revised invitation will be sent later in 2020 when we reassess the situation and hope the world outlook has recovered.

In the meantime, please be safe and healthy.

Our conference & workshop is focused on operational aspects of premium melting, re-melting, casting and atomization techniques and systems most interesting to ALD’s customers and suppliers.

We encourage our attendees and sponsors to share their experiences by presenting a paper.

One day will be held in The Museum of Flight itself overlooking Boeing Field. Attendees will have general admission access to their spectacular galleries during the conference breaks. Furthermore, we will feature the Boeing Everett Factory Tour, a one-of-a kind opportunity to view 747, 767, 777 and 787 Dreamliners on the assembly line before they take off to the sky.

The preliminary program is as follow:

  • Day 1: Arrival Seattle (SEA), registration at hotel TBD, welcome reception at location TBD
  • Day 2: Technical Conference at The Museum of Flight, Seattle, WA
  • Day 3: Technical Conference at Boeing Future of Flight, including Boeing Everett Factory Tour
  • Day 4: Tour of Seattle area TBD

Further information regarding detailed program and accommodation will follow.

If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact:

The Museum of Flight, Boeing Field, Seattle
ALD’s Technical Conference on the second day will be held at The Museum of Flight, overlooking Boeing Field.
www.museumofflight.org
www.museumofflight.org/Explore-The-Museum/galleries
Address: 9404 E. Marginal Way South, Seattle, WA 98108-4097, Phone 1-206-764-5700

ALD’s attendees will have general admission access to this spectacular collection of historic aircraft and spacecraft during extended breaks. Audio guides are available in English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Mandarin and Russian.

Well over 100 famous aircraft and spacecraft on display include a Lockheed M-21 Blackbird – the world’s fastest airplane, the first Air Force One, B-17, B-29, B-52, Concord, A-6E Intruder, F-18 Hornet, Fokker Dr. I Triplane (The Red Baron’s Plane), Harrier Jump Jet, Messerschmitt Bf-109, MiG-21, Shuttle fuselage trainer, Apollo Command Module trainer, P-51 Mustang, Piper Cub, a Soyuz flown to the ISS and other actual aircraft and reproductions back to the earliest days.

Boeing Future of Flight / Boeing Everett Widebody Factory Tour
ALD’s Technical Conference on the third day will be held at Boeing Future of Flight, including a tour at the Boeing Everett Widebody Factory.
www.futureofflight.org
www.futureofflight.org/boeing-tour-seattle
Address: 8415 Paine Field Blvd, Mukilteo, WA 98275, Phone 1-800-464-1476

Boeing Future of Flight is one Seattle’s most-loved, premier attractions. Located just 25 miles north of Seattle, the Boeing Tour is a one-of-a kind opportunity to view 747, 767, 777, and 787 Dreamliners on the assembly line before they take to the sky.  ALD has arranged a small-group guided factory tour!

Update will follow.

Nearby airport:
Seattle/Tacoma International Airport
https://www.portseattle.org/sea-tac

We recommend taxi, Uber/Lyft or light rail.
https://www.portseattle.org/page/public-transit-link-light-rail

Transportation:
A rental car is not required since all the transfers during the workshop will be provided by ALD Vacuum Technologies GmbH.

Hotel:
To be announced.