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: Join your colleagues, new and old, for continental breakfast in the exhibit hall
8:00am: Welcome & Convention Overview (Monte Kerzman, ARM President & John Cunningham, ARM Executive Director
- MnDOT Senior Management Update
- Concrete Materials & Grading & Base Updates (Maria Masten & Terry Beaudry)
9:45am: Break in Exhibit Hall
10:15am Breakout Session Options:
Artificial Intelligence in Our Industry
- The Impact of AI on Minnesota Employment (Tim O'Neill, MnDEED)
- Using AI to Optimize Concrete Mixtures (Concrete AI)
- AI in Construction (Caterpillar, Inc)
Minnesota Pollution Control's Outreach Efforts
- Air Quality 101 (Sydney Boogaard, MPCA)
- MPCA's 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 (EPD's)
- Sustainability & NRMCA's EPD Assistance Program (Donn Thompson, NRMCA)
- Buy Clean Task Force Report (Panel Discussion of Task Force Members)
12:00pm - Lunch (Scholarship Presentation - ARM & CIM)
1:00pm Breakout Session Options:
Concrete Materials Research & Tech Transfer
- New ACI Programs, Now and in the Future (Mike Morrison, ACI)
- Low Carbon Test Sections at MnROAD (Larry Sutter, Sutter Engineering)
Basics of Concrete Materials (Kevin MacDonald, Beton Consulting Engineers)
Aggregate Production Safety
- Working with MSHA's New Silica Rules (Terry Westin, South Central College)
- Working with MSHA's New Powered Haulage Rules (Terry Westin, South Central College)
2:30pm: Break in Exhibit Hall - Join our exhibitors for afternoon refreshments
3:00pm Breakout Session Options:
Current Events Shaping Your Future
- Cash for Carbon: EPD Reimbursement Programs (ARM & NSSGA Staff)
- Metro Aggregate Resources Inventory: Updating the 2000 Report (Heather Arends, MnDNR)
- The Politics & Drama of 2024: A Political Update (Marty Seifert, ARM Lobbyist & Gov't Relations Advisor)
EPD Workshop for Producers: The How-To from Software Providers
5:00pm: Rock and Roll Reception Featuring the "Stonely Cup" in Exhibit Hall - (complimentary beer and wine)
The Rock Races roll again this year, with the added feature of a traveling team trophy. Also to be awarded during the reception are prizes from the Silver Level Raffle Prize Sponsors.
Wednesday December 4
7:30am: Breakfast
8:00am: Breakout Session Options:
Business & Management
- Workforce Development (Allie Wendt, Social Honey)
- Antitrust Compliance
- Environmental Justice Impacts
All Things Concrete
- Optimized Concrete Mixtures (Alf Gardiner, Braun Intertec)
- Use of RCA in Concrete (Bernard Izevbekhai, MnDOT Materials Office)
- Concrete Promotion Success (Panel Discussion)
9:45am: Break
10:15am: ARM Annual Membership Meeting (Committee Reports & Election Results)
11:30am: Passing of the Gavel & Board of Directors Meeting
9960 Wayzata Blvd
St Louis Park, MN 55426 United States