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A38 OCTOBER 2017 MATERIALS PERFORMANCE NACE INTERNATIONAL: VOL. 56, NO. 10 Networking Activities GenNEXT Bash Phoenix, Arizona 7 to 8 p.m. Scholarship Awards Ceremony 8 to 11 p.m. Groove Merchants Band Come for the awards…stay for the party! Join us as we honor our outstanding 2018 students and scholarship recipients, celebrate the future of our industry, and "get our groove on!" The evening kicks off at 7 p.m. with a Scholarship Awards Ceremony.* At 8 p.m. the lights go down and the music turns up as Salt Lake City's Groove Merchants Band makes a return visit to the CORROSION stage. This versatile, high-energy band brings excitement and crowd interaction that keeps the dance floor filled all night long. Individual tickets are $50 through February 8 ($65 after the conference advance registration deadline), and can be purchased with your CORROSION 2018 registration. Sponsorships are also available! NACE staff contact: Heather Lowry, +1 281-228-6205, heather.lowry@nace.org. Tickets are limited and will not be available for purchase at the door the night of the event. *To attend the Scholarship Awards Ceremony you must have a GenNEXT Bash ticket. Student registrants for CORROSION 2018 will receive a complimentary event ticket with their conference registration. Conference shuttles will be available for guests' transportation needs. Limited hosted bar. Scholarship Awards Ceremony Sponsor: GenNEXT Bash Signature Sponsor: Titanium Sponsors: Silver Sponsor: Wednesday, April 18 Section Officer Meeting 10 a.m. to noon Connect with your peers, share, and learn best practices from NACE staff and your fellow leaders. There is no other place to meet more than 100 section leaders just like you—all ready to share their successes and learn from yours! Facing a challenge? You may find the answer at the Section Officer Meeting. This meeting is exclusively for section leaders! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CORROSION: Opportunities Realized 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Phoenix Convention Center To educate the next generation on the destructiveness of corrosion, the NACE Foundation is hosting a day-long mini-camp for local high school students in conjunction with CORROSION 2018. Students from Phoenix area high schools will participate in hands-on, corrosion-related activities, using the NACE Foundation's cKit ™ (Corrosion Toolkit). They will learn basic scientific principles of corrosion in topics such as oxidation, thermodynamics, and electrochemistry. Students will also have the opportunity to learn about research and career opportunities from industry professionals and university students while touring the CORROSION 2018 show floor. Volunteers are needed. For information on how you can get involved, contact Heather Lowry, +1 281-228-6205, heather.lowry@nace.org. Sponsor: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Awards Dinner 7 to 11 p.m. The Awards Dinner recognizes select NACE International members for their outstanding contributions to NACE, corrosion control methods, science, and engineering. Share in the celebration as the 2018-2019 NACE officers are introduced. The dress is business or cocktail attire. Due to limited seating, it is recommended that you purchase your ticket in advance. Individual tickets and full tables are available. NACE Foundation event Student event