Special Events

Photographic Exhibition
Monday April 26, 2009 – Wednesday April 29, 2009
While visiting the exhibition area, you’ll want to take time to browse through the photographic exhibition. The exhibition will included a display of over 100 photos demonstrating a huge variety of brazing and soldering applications in our civilization - from eyeglasses to jet engines and nuclear reactors, from hollow silver ware to spacecrafts and electronics. The photos exemplify the outstanding achievements of brazing and soldering colleagues, industrial companies, and Universities both in the U.S. and around the world.

Exhibitor Reception
Monday, April 26, 2009
6:00 – 7:00 pm
In addition to the formal technical sessions, attendees are encouraged to attend the Exhibitor Reception on Monday, April 27, 2009, from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM, where you will have additional time to talk to exhibitor’s, as well as network with other conference participants.

Tuesday Evening Networking Dinner – Backyard Barbeque
Tuesday, April 27, 2009
Time - TBA
Come join us for a relaxing backyard barbecue around the pool area of the Walt Disney Hilton. Take in the beautiful, tropical scenery and network with your colleagues as you enjoy a delicious meal.

To properly plan and to ensure a memorable experience for all of our IBSC delegates, we need to anticipate total attendance for this dinner. A $10 reservation fee will be required by April 20, 2009, for everyone planning to attend. There will be no on-site sales; therefore, if you are planning to register for the conference on-site, you will need to send in a registration form with payment for this event before April 20, 2009, in order to confirm your reservation for the event.

Closing Conference Award Presentation
Wednesday, April 28, 2009
11:00 am - Immediately following conclusion of technical sessions
The “Best Paper of IBSC 2009” is awarded during this presentation and is given to the author of the outstanding paper selected for the brazing category and for the soldering category. This award honors the authors and recognizes their technical contributions to the fields of brazing and soldering. The award is based on a review by a panel of experts and organizers of the 2009 International Brazing & Soldering Conference, judging on technical merit, technical innovation, relevance of work, and clarity of the paper in presenting the technical work.