Certification
Attend QualityCon at NASCC: The Steel Conference
San Antonio | March 20-22
QualityCon is your one-stop shop to improve your quality management processes. We’re gathering the experts to give you practical information you can implement as soon as you get home. Our goal: give you the maximum bang for your buck.
Here are just a few of the things you can expect to learn at this year’s conference:
- How to Develop Your Quality Manager
- WPSs: What is the Primary Purpose of these Documents?
- How Do Robots and Cobots Affect your QMS--Along With Your Workforce?
- Integrating Quality and Safety Management for Project Success
- Best Coating Practices: Taking the Pain out of Paint
- How Do You, as a Leader, Drive Results?
QualityCon is incorporated into NASCC: The Steel Conference, which includes more than 250 sessions from the innovators driving today’s design and construction with structural steel, an exhibit hall packed with more than 300 products and services that can boost your business to the next level, and more!
Frequently Asked Questions
Before the Conference:
How is QualityCon different than NASCC: The Steel Conference?
NASCC: The Steel Conference is the premier educational and networking event for the structural steel industry. It includes more than 250 technical sessions, an extensive trade show, and many networking opportunities. QualityCon is a conference within NASCC: The Steel Conference.
In more than 20 sessions, industry experts will share the latest on the principles of quality management and specifics on how improving your quality processes will boost your bottom line. Whether you are AISC certified, a fabricator, an erector, or want to learn more about quality systems, these sessions are for you! You will leave QualityCon with ideas and tools that will bring immediate value to your fabrication facility or erection jobsite.
How do I register for the conference?
Registration is easy to do--and you can do it here. You can register for the conference and book your hotel through the same link.
Do I save on conference registration if I’m an AISC member?
If you (or your company) are a member of AISC, then you are eligible for a member discount. Also, please remember that the sooner you register, the more you save! Registration prices increase each week.
During the Conference:
Can I attend the other NASCC sessions besides QualityCon?
Of course. Once you register for the conference, you have access to all technical sessions, keynotes, the exhibit hall, and other great activities.
Will I be able to obtain CEUs for attending QualityCon sessions?
Yes, attendees earn one professional development hour (PDH) for each hour of participation at a technical session at NASCC: The Steel Conference (One PDH is equivalent to 0.1 CEU).
Will AISC Certification and Quality Management Company (QMC) staff be on hand to answer questions?
Staff from AISC and QMC will be on hand to answer your questions about quality and the certification programs. They’ll be around the QualityCon session rooms, as well as at the AISC booth.
After the Conference:
What if I have questions about a session AFTER the conference, technical or otherwise? Is there someone I can contact?
Of course! Contact us at certification@aisc.org or 312.670.7520.
I saw this great session last year. Do you record your sessions?
All the conference sessions are recorded and posted to the AISC website roughly six weeks after the conference. You can find the quality-focused sessions on the certification site, and there is a general search on the education archives page.