In 1949 a conference on the technology of coal briquetting was held at the University of Wyoming, which was attended by a group of about 60 men and 15 women. This group met again, informally, in 1951 in Superior, Wisconsin. In 1953, the association was organized informally and was designated, The International Briquetting Association. Biennial meetings have been held regularly since that time in the month of August, in odd-numbered years. In 1967, reflecting the growing interest in the processing of such a broad range of materials by varied agglomeration techniques, the name of the organization was changed to The Institute for Briquetting and Agglomeration.
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