Forging Industry Association members continued their education of policymakers April 17, when FIA’s annual Lobby Day was held in Washington, D.C.

Euroforge, the umbrella organization of the European national associations for the forging industry, has had a checkered history. Given changing market conditions, negotiations between the various national forging associations eventually led to the founding of the “New” Euroforge in Paris on Nov. 10, 2000.

The global forging industry experienced a first on Nov. 10, 2011, when this publication hosted “FORGExpo 2011: An International Virtual Event,” the forging industry’s first virtual trade exhibition. The event featured a lineup of speakers, exhibitors and social networking options in an online graphic interface at which papers were presented and online Q&A sessions were held in real time.

Pittsburgh, Pa., hosted the 18th International Forgemasters Meeting Sept. 12-15. The historic OMNI William Penn Hotel was the venue for the triennial event, which was last held on U.S. soil in 1994.

A retrospective look at the Forging Industry Educational and Research Foundation’s activities – past and present – as it enters its 51st year.

Those of us who work in the print media are often asked our opinions about the future of magazine publishing. This is a fair and compelling question.

On April 5-7, 2011, Schaumburg, Ill., hosted the Forging Industry Education and Research Foundation (FIERF) for its Forging Industry Technical Conference. Held every 18 months, this marked the 28th such event and coincided with FIERF’s 50th anniversary.