Final Thoughts

August 28, 2019
Final Thoughts
Written by John Packard
I thought I was going to get a respite from the stress of putting on the 2019 SMU Steel Summit Conference as the conference has concluded and I have returned home. For those of you who do not know, I live in southern Florida on the Atlantic coast side close to West Palm Beach. Mother Nature has decided that I had better things to do with my time than rest as I prepare for what is now being forecast to be a Category 4 hurricane.
I have been asked many times what I thought of the conference? It is very difficult for me to look at the conference with objective eyes. I know what the intention was for each segment and from every speaker. There were times when I was surprised at the quality of the program and speaker, and other times when I thought it could have been done better. I am always looking for new content and for cutting edge programming. I will strive to improve next year’s program over this year’s.


