Below is the current listing of Quality Track sessions presented at NASCC: The Steel Conference from 2015 to present. Topics range from management-buy to solutions for corrective actions to AISC Certification updates. If you have any questions, please contact AISC Certification at certification@aisc.org. Thank you!

2024 Sessions:

• QC1 - Certification Forum
• QC2 - Lessons Learned from United States Army Corps of Engineers
• QC3 - Things I Wish Everyone Would Know about Chapter N (AISC 360) and Chapter J (AISC 341)
• QC4 - How to Develop Your Quality Manager
• QC5 - Jobsite Lessons Learned: A Panel Discussion
• QC6 - How do You, as a Leader, Drive Results?
• QC7 - A Nonconformance Walks Into a CAR...
• QC8 - WPSs: What is the Primary Purpose of these Documents?
• QC9 - How do Robots Affect Your QMS--Along With Your Workforce?
• QC10 - Three More Fabricators Walk Into a Bar...
• QC11 - Best Coating Practices: How to Avoid Failures
• QC12 - Shop Welding Fundamentals for D1.5
• QC13 - Nuts, Washers and Bolts, Oh My!
• QC14 - Corrective Action Request vs. Nonconforming Work
• QC15 - Pitfalls to Implementing a New Quality Management System
• QC16 - Fundamentals of Root Cause
• QC17 - What do DOTs Have to Say About Quality?
• QC18 - Use of High-Strength Structural Steels: Effects on Fabrication, Erection, and Your Quality
• QC19 - Stump the Coatings Panel!
• QC20 - Integrating Quality and Safety Management for Project Success
• QC21 - The Importance of Understanding AISC Specifications and AWS Codes: Following the Requirements Can Save You Time and Money

2023 Sessions:

• Q1 - Certification Forum
• Q2 - AISC Certification: What Does It Mean?
• Q3 - AISC 360 Chapter N and AISC 341 Chapter J: The Specifications and the Provisions, How They Work Together, and What You Need to Know!
• Q4 - The Hidden Shop: Nonconformances and Corrective Actions (Part 1)
• Q5 - The Learning Shop: Effective Use and Management of Nonconformances and Corrective Actions (Part 2)
• Q6 - Join the Race for 2023 and Beyond: Technology Integration for Today's Erector
• Q8 - Looking for DOT Work? Dash to This Session! (Part 1)
• Q9 - Wanting to Do More Work for a DOT? Also Dash to This Session! (Part 2)
• Q10 - Three Fabricators Walk Into a Bar...
• Q11 - What You Should Know About Complex Coatings
• Q12 - Shop Welding Fundamentals for D1.1
• Q13 - Right Bolt, Right Time, Right Place: How to Order Structural Bolts Correctly the First Time
• Q14 - How to Incorporate Risk-Based Thinking Into the Everyday
• Q15 - Calibration: Why, What, and When
• Q16 - Nuts, Washers, and Bolts, Oh My!
• Q17 - Welding Management for Your Shop and Jobsite
• Q18 - A QMS Isn't a Burden--It's a Benefit
• Q19 - Contractor QC Training and Task Management Tips and Traps
• Q20 - Forging Employee Loyalty: Recruiting and Retention
• Q21 - Forging Employee Loyalty: Promotions and Mentorship
• Q22 - It Fits! Tolerances Aren't Important, Until It Doesn't Fit

2022 Sessions:

• Q1 - Certification Forum
• Q2 - So! You're Thinking About Working for a DOT and Grabbing a Piece of that Infrastructure Bill!
• Q3 - The New WPS Qualification Options in D1.5
• Q4 - Technology: It's Going to Make You Better, Trust Us!
• Q5 - What's New with the AWS D1.1?
• Q6 - What You Need to Know about AISC 360 Chapters N and J, the Specification, and the Provisions
• Q7 - Let's Talk Tolerances: Improving Coordination To Avoid Constructability, Quality, And Cost Issues
• Q8 - Get the Edge Bidding Today's Steel Erection Projects
• Q9 - Structural Steel Inspection: What, Where, When, How Many, and Above All, Why
• Q10 - Contractor QC Training and Task Management Tips and Traps
• Q11 - Intro to Complex Coatings
• Q12 - A Closer Look at Inspection Requirements for Complex Coating
• Q13 - Caused, Not Controlled
• Q14 - Three Fabricators Walk into a Bar...
• Q15 - How to Become AISC Certified?
• Q16 - The Holy Grail: Clear, Simple, and Effective Quality Procedures
• Q17 - GCs and Quality: A Panel Discussion
• Q18 - Construction Documents: The Wheres and Whats
• Q19 - How to -- and Why You Should -- Quantify Quality
• Q21 - Do You Have Bolting Questions? AISC's Steel Solutions Center Has the Answers
• Q22 - Common Audit Finding for the Erector
• Q23 - Planning Made Easy for Erectors

2021 Sessions:

• Q1 - Certification Forum
• Q2 - Get to Know the Updates to the Certification Standard (AISC 207-20)
• Q3 - How to Demystify Chapter N and the Building Code: What You Need to Know
• Q4 - Let's Go Nuts...And Bolts...And Washers
• Q5 - Specs to Receiving: The Whole Nine Yards
• Q6 - Root Cause Analysis: Let's Improve It
• Q7 - Lessons Learned from Fabricators' and Erectors' Views on Inspection
• Q8 - The Whys of Job Descriptions, Organization Charts, and Biographies
• Q9 - Do You Have Bolting Questions? AISC's Steel Solutions Center Has the Answers!
• Q10 - How to Incorporate Risk-Based Thinking Into the Everyday
• Q11 - The Secret to Effective Internal Audits
• Q12 - Build Your Dream Team With Effective Training Programs
• Q13 - The Secret of Calibration
• Q14 - How to Perform an Effective Management Review
• Q15 - How Can a Steel Erector Effectively Train Its Supervisors and Workforce on Quality?
• Q16 - How to use 5S Methodology in the Office, Shop, and Field to Increase Speed!
• Q17 - Establish Measurable Goals With Business Case Writing [Q17]

2020 Sessions:

• Q1 - Answers to your AISC Certification Questions

2019 Sessions:

• Q1 - AISC Certification Forum
• Q2 - What Do AISC Certification Complaints and Appeals Policies Mean to Specifiers and Participants?
• Q3 - Let's Set that Goal!
• Q4 - Teamwork: No One in this Room is Smarter than All of Us
• Q5 - Areas of Concern and Corrective Action Requests: Streamlining the Process and Talking About the Root Cause
• Q6 - What Does “Management Review” Really Mean?
• Q7 - I Have a Quality Manual and Procedures – Now What?
• Q8 - The New Certification Standard: Update for Erectors
• Q9 - Steel Erectors Panel Discussion on Quality Control
• Q10 - Let's Get Down to the Nuts & Bolts (and Welding Electrodes): All About Jobsite Storage
• Q11 - The Paint Certification Primer
• Q12 - The Real Secret of Calibration

2018 Sessions:

• Q1 - Certification is More than Just a Standard
• Q2 - The New Certification Program Requirements and Standard: What Do They Mean for You?
• Q3 - The New Certification Requirements and Standard: Additional Update for Bridge and Hydraulic Fabricators
• Q4 - The New Certification Requirements and Standard: Additional Update for Building Fabricators and Component Manufacturers
• Q5 - How do You, as a Manager, Drive Results?
• Q6 - Making Sense of Welding Procedures and Requirements: Common Welding Questions Answered
• Q7 - Forging Values: Transforming Companies from Good to Great
• Q8 - Understanding Erector Non-Conformances
• Q9 - Typical Corrective Action Requests for Erectors
• Q10 - Quality Control Inspector—What's Required?
• Q11 - How Does a Fabricator Perform Their Own Documentation Audit?
• Q12 - Bolt it Right the First Time: Teaching Quality is Easier than You Think
• Q13 - Typical Corrective Action Requests for Fabricators