Per item 6(d) of the STI Trademark & Licensing Agreement, attendance at the biennial Quality Control Meeting is mandatory for all Shop Fabricated Atmospheric Tank Section Members licensed to build STI tank technologies. At least one person from each manufacturing plant building STI technologies in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Guatemala, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic is required to attend. Licensees in other countries are strongly encouraged to attend.

A Member company's plant that does not have a representative attend the full meeting is required to attend a make-up session at the STI/SPFA office AND is charged a monetary penalty. The Board of Directors has established the penalty fee structure in item 3 below for Member plants who do not have a representative at the Quality Control Meeting. 

Attendees are required to participate in the entire Quality Control Meeting, including all presentations and tours. Should a Member plant's representative leave the meeting early, the Member company is assessed a fine of $250 for each hour missed of the Quality Control Meeting. At least one attendee from each plant MUST be present at 11:30 on Friday in order to receive a Quality Award Certificate (onsite).

Penalties for non-attendance are assessed as follows:

1. The non-attending plant must send at least one representative to a make-up QC meeting at the STI/SPFA offices in Lake Zurich,  AND
2. The non-attending plant is assessed a monetary penalty as follows:
• First offense: $2,000 + 1 registration fee for the missed QC meeting.
• Second offense: $5,000 + 1 registration fee for the missed QC meeting
3. Member plant must send at least one representative to the Quality Control Meeting. If additional representatives register and wish to cancel, they must do so no later than Thursay, March 28 to receive a refund.