Meetings & Events

Monthly technical meetings are generally held on the second Thursday of the month during the program year at Churrascos — The Woodlands (21 Waterway Ave, The Woodlands, TX 77380), with sign-in and networking starting at 11:00 AM. In-person attendance is $35; a virtual option is available for $25. Visitors are welcome at all meetings.

Parking: please park in the Marriott parking garage on Waterway Square Pl or in the lot on Timberlock Pl.

Here's the full two-button block — both side by side with their labels:

In Person — $35

Virtual — $25

Upcoming events

Below is the 2026–27 program year schedule. Speakers will be announced as they're confirmed — 11:00am: Meet & Greet Networking 11:30am: Lunch 12:00pm: Technical Presentation 12:45pm: Q&A; Announcements.

Thursday, September 17, 2026 · 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Monthly Technical Meeting — Speaker David Collins (Soltex) Transformer Fluids: Properties, Types & Applications — Mineral Oils to Synthetics

Churrascos — The Woodlands · 21 Waterway Ave, The Woodlands, TX 77380

Thursday, October 8, 2026 · 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Monthly Technical Meeting — Speaker Chris Dyson- Rocol

Churrascos — The Woodlands · 21 Waterway Ave, The Woodlands, TX 77380

Note: the ILMA Annual Meeting runs October 17–21.

Tuesday, October 13, 2026 · 12:00 – 6:00 PM

Annual Scholarship Golf Outing

Augusta Pines Golf Club · Spring, TX

4-person scramble with a shotgun start; proceeds fund the Section's tribology scholarships. Golf outing details →

Thursday, November 12, 2026 · 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Monthly Technical Meeting — Speaker TBA

Churrascos — The Woodlands · 21 Waterway Ave, The Woodlands, TX 77380

Tuesday–Thursday, December 1–3, 2026

CLS School (Lube School)

Sasol Performance Chemicals · 12120 Wickchester Lane, Houston, TX 77079

Day 1: 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Day 2: 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Day 3: 7:00 AM – 11:00 AM (CLS exam)

Lube School details & registration →

Thursday, January 14, 2027 · 11:00AM – 2:00 PM

Monthly Technical Meeting — Speaker TBA

Churrascos — The Woodlands · 21 Waterway Ave, The Woodlands, TX 77380

Thursday, February 11, 2027 · 11:00AM – 2:00 PM

Monthly Technical Meeting —Scholarship Winners

Churrascos — The Woodlands · 21 Waterway Ave, The Woodlands, TX 77380

Thursday, March 11, 2027 · 11:00AM – 2:00 PM

Monthly Technical Meeting — Christelle Chretien - NYCO America LLC

Churrascos — The Woodlands · 21 Waterway Ave, The Woodlands, TX 77380

Note: Lube Expo runs March 8–10.

Thursday, April 15, 2027 · 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM

Monthly Technical Meeting — Speaker TBA

Churrascos — The Woodlands · 21 Waterway Ave, The Woodlands, TX 77380

Note: ILMA Engage runs April 6–8.

Recent events — 2025–26 program year

Thursday, April 9, 2026

Sal Rea — Lanxess

Technical meeting · Churrascos — The Woodlands

Thursday, March 12, 2026

Joe Shultz — Lubrizol

Technical meeting · Churrascos — The Woodlands

Thursday, February 12, 2026

Jeremy Kriska — Vice President of Business Development, Tulstar Products, Inc.

Technical meeting · Churrascos — The Woodlands

Thursday, January 8, 2026

Gavin Duckworth — Novel Reliable Technologies

Technical meeting · Churrascos — The Woodlands

December 2–4, 2025

2025 Lube School & CLS Training

Sasol Performance Chemicals · 12120 Wickchester Lane, Houston, TX 77079

Lube School details →

Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Annual Scholarship Golf Outing

Augusta Pines Golf Club · Spring, TX

Golf outing details →

Thursday, October 2, 2025

Stefanie Velez — Münzing

"New MOSH/MOAH Free, Organo-Modified Siloxane Antifoam for Non-Aqueous Lubricants"

Slides (PDF)