Business View Magazine | Volume 8, Issue 8

49 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 8, ISSUE 8 provided by our responsive and knowledgeable 30-person staff. The third factor is the desire of corporate members to support the vital mission of advocacy, education and innovation. They want to have a seat at the table and be a part of leading our great industry forward alongside industry peers and they enjoy doing so. AFS also has about 6,000 individual, student and retiree members options with more limited benefits. There really is a place for everyone at AFS. BVM: What types of events does AFS present? Doug: AFS holds technical and management conferences throughout each year in various locations. For example, we held our first Foundry Industry 4.0 Conference virtually in June 2021, and plan to present the next one in person near Chicago in July 2022. AFS will be hosting a major Environment, Health and Safety Conference in THE AMER I CAN FOUNDRY SOC I ETY (AFS)