It’s still five months away, but the co-located 2025 staging of Interwire and the Global Continuous Casting Forum (GCCF) at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia, continues to grow, as thoughtful technical programs as well as the opportunity to network and see the sold-out Interwire show floor provide plenty of incentive. Also, registration is now open for both.

As of press time, some 275 exhibitors from 23 countries have taken more than 100,000 sq ft of floor space at Interwire, and an expansion is already underway. Full details on Interwire—both the conference and trade exposition—are now available on the event website; www.interwire25.com. That same website also includes program details for the GCCF and WAI’s day-long  Fundamentals of Wire Manufacturing course.

In its February issue, WJI will again publish prequels of Interwire and GCCF. The prequels will include a look at key elements of the co-located events. That includes information on two notable keynote speakers that promise to be especially compelling: Andrea Pirondini, CEO, Prysmian North America, and Chris Tuff, the best-selling author of the Millennial Whisper, who has been described as “a leader for leaders.

Hotel accommodations can be secured at EventSphere (www.evensphere.com), the lone official hotel provider of Interwire 2025. The Association does not encourage booking hotel reservations through any other source as third-party companies that contact you may misrepresent themselves as the official housing provider.

The technical programs for both events have been filled, and highlights will be presented in the February prequel. Of note, the GCCF will open with a tour. The GCCF planning committee has been working for seven months planning the four-day event. They have arranged for a special start for the event: a tour of the newly built Aurubis Richmond LLC operation in Augusta, Georgia. The $800 million hydrometallurgical facility was designed to recycle insulated copper cables, printed circuit boards and other metals without the need for a traditional smelter. It was designed to annually process more than 180,000 tons of  such materials.

Planning Committee Chairman Chris Tucker joined fellow committee member Richard Baker to visit with the Aurubis leadership and plan for the tour. Tucker credits Baker for securing the tour, which he considers a perfect start to the conference. The tour will occur as the operation is staging into operation and both Baker and Tucker described this as a once-in-a-career opportunity to see such a massive operation come to life.

Attendees need to indicate at the time of registration that they want to participate on this day-long tour on Monday, May 12. The tour of this unique site is limited to 100 individuals, so registering early is encouraged to secure a place on the tour.