We just ironed out last minute tech bugs for the first presenter, Dr. Cory Trivelpiece. He is Zooming in from Savana River Nuclear to speak on how they dissolve high level nuclear waste into molten glass for long term storage. Pretty amazing stuff! We’ve got a full day of presenters lined up. If you didn’t get to hear them live, all of these presentations will be included in the annual proceedings publication available to everyone who has a Fusion magazine subscription. Yesterday was technical demos most of the day followed by an Open Flame where anyone could hop on a torch and make art. We then folded into the Art Auction which was great fun and raised a substantial amount of money. Historically the auction proceeds were donated to a local non profit. The board decided that given the delicate financial situation the ASGS is currently in, this year the auction proceeds will go to decreasing our deficit. Stay tuned for more live from the symposium…
Erich Moraine President elect
6/23/25 Live from the Board of Directors Meeting
I’m on lunch break at the BOD meeting which happens every year on the day before the symposium. All in all things are looking pretty good. Spent a bunch of time talking about Fusion, it’s expense and how to move it closer to covering it’s costs. The short answer is “It’s complicated.” We talked at length about website upgrades and improvements. Everyone is on board with moving forward. At a future meeting the board needs to finalize the new provider and approve the expense. With any luck e can have a new site in place before the end of the year. I hope to get a few more good suggestions for things to do as a society before the meeting is done. Stay tuned….
Erich Moraine
President elect
