75th Annual ARM Convention

Description

ARM Convention & Construction Materials Conference Agenda (PDHs available)

All those in the construction industry are welcome.

Special rates are available for our friends in government (all levels).

Tuesday December 2

7:00am Breakfast: Join your colleagues, new and old, for breakfast (MN Ballroom)

8:00am Welcome and Keynote Address (MN Ballroom) - Sponsored by Amrize

• Opening of Proceedings - 2025 ARM President, Kyle Becken, Cemstone
• Convention Overview - John Cunningham, ARM Executive Director
• Welcome - MnDOT Commissioner, Nancy Daubenberger
• Cold War Spycraft - Francis Gary Powers, Jr.; Author; Founder and Chairman Emeritus of the Cold War Museum

9:45am BREAK - Morning refreshments with exhibitors (MN BR Foyer)

10:15am Breakout Sessions

 Concrete Materials & Technology Update (Elm Creek)

• MnDOT Concrete Materials Report - Maria Masten, MnDOT Concrete Engineer
• Installation of Low Carbon Concrete Test Sections at MnROAD Research Facility - Maria Masten, MnDOT Concrete Engineer

Materials & Mining Today (Hennepin 1)

• MnDOT Grading and Base Update - Terry Beaudry, MnDOT Grading & Base Engineer 
• Mining & Public Awareness: The Arizona Experience - Steve Trussel, Executive Director, Arizona Rock Products Assn. 

The Future is Here: eTicketing Implementation (Hennepin 3)

• eTicketing Essentials for IT Personnel - Rebecca Embacher, Advanced Materials & Technology Engineer, MnDOT
• Managers & Owners: What You Need to Know - Rebecca Embacher, Advanced Materials & Technology Engineer, MnDOT

11:30am BREAK - Morning refreshments with exhibitors (MN BR Foyer)

12:00pm LUNCH BUFFET - Celebrating Excellence: Concrete Awards and Scholarships (MN Ballroom) - Sponsored by GCC

1:00pm Breakout Sessions

Emerging Excellence with CIM (Hennepin 1)

• CIM Students Capstone Project Presentations

EPD Developer Demonstrations (Hennepin 3)

• Climate Earth
• Pathways
• WAP Sustainability

Materials & Mining Fundamentals (Arbor Lakes)  

• From Quarries to Construction: An Overview of Aggregate Production & Use - Hadi Rashidi; Director, Engineering & Technical Policy; National Stone, Sand, & Gravel Assn.
• State of the Practice in Mine Reclamation - Christina Morrison, Regional Land Manager, Martin Marietta

Safety & Accuracy in the Field (Elm Creek)  

• Staying Safe in the Work Zone - Ben Bloom, MnDOT Safety Director
• Field Testing: Make it Matter Every Day - JT Mesite, Program Manager, Concrete Testing Adherence Collaboration (CTAC)

2:30pm Afternoon refreshments with exhibitors (MN BR Foyer)

3:00pm Breakout Sessions

Put Your Concrete on a Carbon Diet (Elm Creek)

• Low Carbon Concrete Mixtures - Randy Kirchain, Director, MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub

What it Takes to Wash Aggregates (Arbor Lakes)

• Quantifying Aggregate Wash Water Recycle Rates - Jake Dalbec, Senior Hydrogeologist, Stantec

Water on the Rocks (Hennepin 1)

• Aggregate Mining in or Near the Water Table - Jim Aiken, Vice President, Senior Hydrogeologist, Barr Engineering

Evenly Split: The 2025-2026 MN Legislature (Hennepin 3)

• What We Learned & What We Expect - Marty Siefert & Darrin Lee, Lobbyists, Flaherty & Hood

4:00pm Memories & Milestones (MN Ballroom)

• Old School Meets New School: A Competition for the Ages
  • A competition of wits between a panel of seasoned veterans and a panel of emerging leaders
• Dedicated to Excellence: ARM's Lifetime Achievement Award
  • The construction materials industry's highest honor     

5:30pm 0075th Anniversary Reception (Northland Foyer) - Sponsored by Heidelberg Materials

6:00pm Casino Royale Gala: Black Tie Casino Night (Northland Ballroom)

Wednesday December 3

7:00am Breakfast: Join your colleagues for a hot breakfast buffet (MN Ballroom)

8:00am Taking Stock for Those About to Rock (MN Ballroom)

• Greeting from U.S. Representative Pete Stauber (pre-recorded)
• New Education Collaboration - Jeannette Munroe, Executive VP - Membership Engagement & Growth, NRMCA
• Cumulative Impacts & Air Toxics Rulemaking - Sam Richie, Of Counsel, Larkin Hoffman
• The Epidemic Threatening the Construction Industry - Vince Hafeli, President, Ajax Paving

9:45am Morning refreshments with exhibitors (MN BR Foyer)

10:15am Breakout Sessions

ARM Annual Business Meeting (MN Ballroom)

• Committee Reports & Election Results
• ARM Board of Directors Meeting / Election of Officers

Tomorrow's Concrete Today (Hennepin 3)

• Reasonable Expectations for Low Carbon Concrete - John Kevern, Senior Researcher for Cement & Concrete Resilience, National Renewable Energy Laboratory  
• Admixtures for a Changing World - Terry Harris, Senior Director Technical Services, Chryso Saint Gobain

Dispelling Myths & Eliminating Barriers (Hennepin 1)

• Myths About Aggregate Mining - Heather Arends, Minerals Potential Manager, MN DNR
• Aggregate Acceptance Testing Procedures - Kevin MacDonald, President & Principal Engineer, Beton Consulting Engineers

Ethics for Engineers (Arbor Lakes)

• Ethics Continuing Education - Jim Cownie, MnDOT Chief Counsel