ARM's Annual Convention
Tuesday, December 3, 2024 8:00 AM - Wednesday, December 4, 2024 12:00 PM (CST)
Description
ARM Convention Registration is Now Open. Sponsorships are available and include at least one registration and the option to display a booth.
Monday December 2
5:00pm Informal Gathering: Drop in at Kip's Irish Pub (hotel lounge)
Tuesday December 3
7:00am Breakfast: Join your colleagues, new and old, for a hot breakfast in the exhibit hall
8:00am General Session
- Welcome (Monte Kerzman, ARM President)
- Convention Overview (John Cunningham, ARM Executive Director)
- Update from the MnDOT C-Suite (Jean Wallace, MnDOT Deputy Commissioner & Chief Engineer)
- MnDOT Concrete Materials Update (Maria Masten, MnDOT Concrete Engineer)
- MnDOT Grading and Base Update (Terry Beaudry, MnDOT Acting Geotechnical Section Manager)
9:45am Break in Exhibit Hall
10:15am Breakout Sessions
How Artificial Intelligence is Impacting Your Industry
- The Impact of AI on Minnesota Employment (Tim O'Neill, MnDEED)
- Deploying AI to Optimize Concrete Mixtures (remote presentation) (Ryan Henkensiefken, Concrete.ai)
MPCA Outreach to ARM Businesses
- Air Quality 101: MPCA's Non-Metallic Air General Permit (Sydney Boogaard, MPCA)
- Diesel Replacement Program (Lexie Lyng & Evan Park, MPCA)
Basics of Aggregate Materials Testing (Ken DeCramer, ARM Instructor & Retired MnDOT Materials Engineer)
Sustainability & Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs)
- Sustainability & NRMCA's EPD Assistance Program (Donn Thompson, NRMCA)
- A Report from ARM's Reps on the Buy Clean Task Force (Panel Discussion of Task Force Members)
12:00pm Luncheon Celebration of Student & Industry Excellence
1:00pm Breakout Sessions
Concrete Materials Research & Technology
- New ACI Programs, Now and in the Future (Mike Morrison, ACI)
- An Update of the Low Carbon Test Sections at MnROAD (Larry Sutter, Sutter Engineering)
Basics of Concrete Materials (Kevin MacDonald, Beton Consulting Engineers)
Aggregate Production Safety Today
- MSHA's New Silica Rules (Terry Weston, South Central College)
- MSHA's New Powered Haulage Rules (Terry Weston, South Central College)
CIM Student Spotlight (Emma Roth, Josue Mendez, Nate Swanson)
2:30pm Break in Exhibit Hall
3:00pm Breakout Sessions
Current Events
- NSSGA's EPD Support Program (Hadi Rashidi, NSSGA)
- Updating the 2000 Metro Aggregate Inventory (Heather Arends, MnDNR)
- It's a Wild, Wild World: 2024 Political Update (Marty Seifert, ARM Lobbyist & Gov't Relations Advisor)
EPD Production Resources: A Provider Showcase
- Climate Earth (Jules Conde, Climate Earth)
- Pathways (Jack Cove, Pathways)
- WAP Sustainability (Amlan Mukherjee or Ben Ciavola, WAP Sustainability)
5:00pm Rock & Roll Reception (feat. Rock Races, door prizes, & drinks in the Exhibit Hall)
- The Rock Races roll again this year, with the return of the Stonely Cup (traveling trophy)
Wednesday December 4
7:00am Breakfast: Join your colleagues, new and old, for a hot breakfast in the exhibit hall
8:00am Breakout Sessions
Industry Business & Management
- Industry Specific Workforce Recruiting Leads (Allie Wendt, Social Honey)
- Basics of Antitrust Law: How it Applies to Aggregate & Ready Mix Producers Every Day (Mark Geier, Larkin Hoffman)
- Cumulative Impacts Rulemaking (Hassan Bouchareb, MPCA)
All Things Concrete
- Optimized Concrete Mixtures (Alf Gardiner, Braun Intertec)
- Use of RCA in Concrete (MnDOT Materials Office)
- Concrete Pavement Success: A Panel Discussion
- Mike Rief, WSB
- Scott Holmes, Olmsted County
- Jim Grothaus, Cemstone
- Glenn Engstrom, ARM (Facilitator)
9:45am Break in Exhibit Hall
10:15am Breakout Sessions
ARM Annual Membership Meeting
- Committee Reports & Board Election Results
- Board of Directors Meeting (Election of Officers)
eTicketing for IT Professionals (Rebecca Embacher, MnDOT)
9960 Wayzata Blvd
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