The US Annual Refractories Meeting, was held at the customary venue, adjancent to the St. Louis, Missouri airport, on 30-31 March 2016. The weather was good and there were blossoms on the Spring trees – and there was no snow. The attendance was 208 this year, compared with 203 in 2015 and 210 (record) in 2014. The roster of attendees included people fron 11 foreign countries. The technical program, which was organized by co-chair, Bill Davis (Harbison Walker Intl.) and Simon Leiderman (U.S. Steel Research & Technology), includes 16 papers.
