AFS FiltCon 2023 to Convene in Kentucky in May

The American Filtration and Separation Society (AFS) will convene its FiltCon conference – the first in-person AFS event since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, when it was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This year’s event is scheduled to be in Louisville, Kentucky, May 1-3.

After several years of physical absence there are great expectations for the event. AFS has a packed program for the threeday conference that will feature current advances and research in the filtration industry with three plenary sessions, 24 technical sessions with four presentation per session, and a student poster session followed by networking opportunities. There will also be an Expo at the event site, the Galt House Hotel in Louisville.

An optional tour of JCEM and AAF Flanders will also be offered on Monday afternoon from 1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Transportation will be included and the cost for both tours is only $50.

Monday night there will be a networking event at the historic Louisville Slugger Museum. The group will gather at the hotel to walk to the museum as a group, only a few blocks away. The evening will include a reception and fun museum experience, followed by dinner and a plenary presenta- tion. Prof. Sadhan Jana from The University of Akron will present “Our Quest for New Materials for Next Generation Separation and Purification Challenges.”

Tuesday morning will kick off with a plenary lecture from Dave Healey of Hollingsworth & Vose. Breakfast will be served in the exhibition hall after the plenary session. Four tracks of technical sessions will be offered both Tuesday and Wednesday. New for FiltCon 2023 is the Prof. George Chase track on Tuesday. Past students and professionals who have been influenced by Prof. Chase will be present in this track.

AFS leadership is excited to celebrate honorific and new product awards on Tuesday at the Annual Awards Luncheon. The afternoon will include additional technical sessions followed by the AFS Corporate Sponsor meeting and reception at 5:00 pm and the Student poster competition.

Wednesday morning will begin with the student poster awards ceremony followed by Dr. Wu Chen’s plenary presentation, “The Role of Fluid/Particle Separation in the Efforts of Sustainability.” Breakfast will follow again in the exhibition hall followed by technical presentations. Lunch will be served, followed by a panel session which is also new for FiltCon 2023. The panel session will be moderated by Dr. Wu Chen from Dow and will include a balance of disciplines from the esteemed panelists. More technical presentations and time with the exhibitors will follow lunch and the panel session. www.afssociety.org

The American Filtration & Separations Society is a technical, educational, nonprofit organization which began in 1987 to provide a forum for exchange of information among engineers, scientists, and technologists in all areas of filtration and separations. The AFS has and continues to provide tremendous value by predicating its existence on the dissemination of information, education, and the encouragement of research. Membership comes from a wide variety of backgrounds, including end-users, marketing and distribution engineers, product designers, research scientists, raw material designers, company management, consultants, academia, and officials of government.

By Matt O’Sickey Director of Education & Technical Affairs, INDA

Matt O’Sickey, PhD is Director of Education & Technical Affairs at INDA, Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry. Matt was previously Director of Technology for RKW-North America and Global Director of Market Development for Tredegar Film Products and may be reached at mosickey@inda. org or +1 919 459-3748.