2026 Fall Technical Conference Schedule
October 11 – 14, 2026 | Richmond Marriott | Richmond, Virginia
Monday, OCTOBER 12, 2026
8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Registration & Information Desk
Salon 6 Foyer
8:00 am – 9:00 am
Breakfast
Monroe-Jefferson-Madison
9:30 am – 9:45 am
Welcome Remarks and Introduction
United States
Salon 6-8
9:45 am – 10:00 am
Welcome to Richmond
Vice President of Visitor Experience
Richmond Region Tourism
Salon 6-8
10:00 am – 10:30 am
Best Practices & Process Controls: Chemical Processes and Imaging
United States
Salon 6-8
10:30 am – 11:00 am
AM Break
Salon 6 Foyer
11:00 am – 11:15 am
The Partner Companies (TPC)
Salon 6-8
11:15 am – 11:45 am
Why Good Strategies Fail: Three Hidden Traps and How to Escape Them
United States
Salon 6-8
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Lunch
Monroe-Jefferson-Madison
1:45 pm – 2:15 pm
UV Imaging Transfer: Tips to Enhance the Chemical Etching Process
United States
France
Salon 6-8
2:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Developing the Rotary Etcher: Equipment Design, Process Control, and Spray Dynamics
United States
Salon 6-8
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
PM Break
Salon 6 Foyer
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm
When Photoresist Is Not Enough – Using Solder Resist and Direct Imaging for Titanium Etching
Germany
Salon 6-8
4:00 pm – 4:30 pm
AI As A Thought Partner: Leveraging AI Tools to Amplify Your Work
United States
Salon 6-8
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Reception at Hotel
Monroe-Jefferson-Madison
6:00 pm
Dinner On Your Own
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Tuesday, OCTOBER 13, 2026
8:00 am – 2:30 pm
Registration & Information Desk
Salon 6 Foyer
8:00 am – 9:30 am
Breakfast
Monroe-Jefferson-Madison
9:30 am – 10:00 am
Annual Meeting / Officer Elections
Salon 6-8
10:00 am – 10:45 am
Industrial Wastewater Basics
Salon 6-8
10:45 am – 11:15 am
AM Break
Salon 6 Foyer
11:15 am – 12:00 pm
From Coil to Component: How Tariffs Are Reshaping the Precision Strip Supply Chain
Salon 6-8
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Lunch
Monroe-Jefferson-Madison
1:45 pm – 2:00 pm
Chemcut
Salon 6-8
2:00 am – 2:30 pm
Design Considerations for a New Facility
Salon 6-8
2:30 am – 3:00 pm
When Something Goes Wrong
Salon 6-8
3:00 pm – 3:15 pm
PM Break
Salon 6 Foyer
3:15 pm – 3:30 pm
Tour Overview
Salon 6-8
3:30 pm – 3:45 pm
Spring Conference Preview
Salon 6-8
3:45 pm – 4:00 pm
Closing Remarks
Salon 6-8
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Board of Directors Wrap-Up Meeting
Salon 6-8
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Offsite Group Dinner
Siné Irish Pub
1327 E Cary St, Richmond, VA 23219
18-minute walk – 0.8 miles (~ 1.28 km)
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
7:00 am – 8:30 am
Breakfast
Monroe-Jefferson-Madison
9:00 am
Leave for Facility Tour
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9:00 am – 11:30 am
1800 Touchstone Rd
South Chesterfield, VA 23834
20 miles (25-min drive) from the hotel
11:30 am – 12:00 pm
Bus from ETC back to Richmond Marriott Hotel
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12:00 pm
Lunch On Own
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