Schedule at a Glance
RSTC 2026 is colocated with IMAT 2026, the 113th ASM International Annual Meeting and the Material Solutions Expo.
| Sunday, September 27, 2026 | ||
| 8:00 am – 12:00 p.m. | Exhibitor Set-up (by request only) | Exhibit Hall 400ABC |
| Monday, September 28, 2026 | ||
| 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Registration Open | Exhibit Hall 400ABC – Foyer |
| 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Exhibitor Set-up | Exhibit Hall 400ABC |
| 8:00 – 10:00 a.m. | Executive Leadership Forum – Panel Discussion | 309AB |
| 8:30 – 10:30 a.m. | IMAT Authors Coffee | Hall 300 |
| 10:20 – 10:50 a.m. | Refreshment Break Open | Hall 300 |
| 11:00 a.m. – 5:40 p.m. | IMAT Technical Programming | 301 A, 302A, 302B, 303A, 303B, 304A, 304B, 306A, 306B, 307AB, 308A, 308 B |
| 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. | ASM Leadership Awards Luncheon (ticketed event) | Hilton Quebec – Palais & Kent |
| 12:30 – 1:20 p.m. | Lunch Breaks (Available for Purchase) | Available for Purchase on Level 3 |
| 2:40 – 3:00 p.m. | Refreshment Break Open | Hall 300 |
| 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. | ASM 113th Annual Society Meeting | 301B |
| 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. | VIP Tour | Exhibit Hall 400ABC |
| 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. | ASM International Metallographic Society (IMS) General Membership Meeting | Hilton Quebec City |
| 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. | ASM Failure Analysis Society (FAS) General Membership Meeting | Hilton Quebec – Palais & Kent |
| 7:30 – 8:30 p.m. | ASM Failure Analysis Society (FAS) Program Committee Meeting | Hilton Quebec – Palais & Kent |
| Tuesday, September 29, 2026 | ||
| 7:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. | Registration Open | Exhibit Hall 400ABC – Foyer |
| 7:00 – 9:00 a.m. | ASM Women in Materials Engineering Breakfast (ticketed event) | 309AB |
| 7:00 – 9:00 a.m. | IMAT Authors Coffee | Hall 300 |
| 9:10 – 10:30 a.m. | Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Materials Research and Journal Publications | 309AB |
| 8:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. | IMAT Technical Programming | 301 A, 302A, 302B, 303A, 303B, 304A, 304B, 306A, 306B, 307AB, 308A, 308 B |
| 9:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. | RSTC Technical Programming | 303 A & 303 B |
| 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. | ASM Foundation Mini-Materials Camp | Exhibit Hall 400ABC – Booth 1004 |
| 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. | Exhibit Hall Open | Exhibit Hall 400ABC |
| 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. | ASM DomesDay Competition | QCCC – Exhibit Hall 400 ABC – DomesDay & ZwickRoell Booth (#417) |
| 10:20 – 11:00 a.m. | Refreshment Break Open in Exhibit Hall | Exhibit Hall 400ABC |
| 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. | IMAT Keynote | Exhibit Hall 400ABC – Industry Forum |
| 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. | Lunch on the Show Floor | Exhibit Hall 400ABC |
| 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. | IMS Henry Clifton Sorby Lecturer: Prof. Geoffrey Scamans, Brunel University & Innoval Technology Limited | 307AB |
| 3:00 – 6:00 p.m. | Welcome Reception with Exhibitors and Poster Session | Exhibit Hall 400ABC |
| 3:00 – 6:00 p.m. | Fluxtrol Student Research Competition: Phase 1 – Poster Presentation | Exhibit Hall 400ABC |
| 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. | ASM Awards Cocktail Reception (ticketed event) | Hilton Quebec – Grande Place |
| 7:00 – 9:30 p.m. | ASM Awards Dinner (ticketed event) | Hilton Quebec – Palais & Kent |
| 9:30 – 11:00 p.m. | ASM President’s Reception (ticketed event) | Hilton Quebec – Grande Place |
| Wednesday, September 30, 2026 | ||
| 7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Registration Open | Exhibit Hall 400ABC – Foyer |
| 7:00 – 9:00 a.m. | IMAT Authors Coffee | Hall 300 |
| 8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. | IMAT Technical Programming | 301 A, 302A, 302B, 303A, 303B, 304A, 304B, 306A, 306B, 307AB, 308A, 308 B |
| 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. | RSTC Technical Programming | 303 A & 303 B |
| 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. | ASM Foundation Mini-Materials Camp | Exhibit Hall 400ABC – Booth 1004 |
| 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Exhibit Hall Open | Exhibit Hall 400ABC |
| 10:20 – 11:00 a.m. | Refreshment Break Open in Exhibit Hall | Exhibit Hall 400ABC |
| 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. | Fluxtrol Student Research Competition: Phase 2 – Oral Presentations | 301B |
| 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. | Panel Discussion | Exhibit Hall 400ABC – Industry Forum |
| 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. | Lunch Open on the Show Floor | Exhibit Hall 400ABC |
| 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. | Alpha Sigma Mu Lecturer: Prof. Ji-Cheng ‘JC’ Zhao, University of Connecticut | 309AB |
| 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. | Edward DeMille Campbell Memorial Lecturer: Prof. Roderick I L Guthrie, McGill University & McGill Metals Processing Centre | 309AB |
| 2:00 – 8:00 p.m. | Exhibitor Move-out | Exhibit Hall 400ABC |
| 3:00 – 3:20 p.m. | Refreshment Break Open | Hall 300 |
| Thursday, October 1, 2026 | ||
| 7:30 – 11:00 a.m. | Registration Open | Exhibit Hall 400ABC – Foyer |
| 7:00 – 9:00 a.m. | IMAT Authors Coffee | Hall 300 |
| 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | IMAT Technical Programming | 306A, 306B |
| 10:00 – 10:20 a.m. | Refreshment Break Open | Hall 300 |
| 12:00 p.m. | Conference Concludes | |
*Subject to Change. Schedule as of June 29, 2026.
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