ARM's Annual Convention & 75th Anniversary Gala

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ARM Convention Agenda

Tuesday December 2

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

8:00am General Session (MN Ballroom)

• Welcome (Kyle Becken, ARM President)
• Award Presentation (John Cunningham, ARM Executive Director)
• MnDOT Welcome 
• Keynote Speaker - Spy Craft & Reconnaissance, Gary Powers

9:45am Break - Join our exhibitors for morning refreshments in the MN Foyer

10:15am Breakout Sessions - Ready Mix Track (Elm Creek)

• MnDOT Concrete Materials Update 
• NC2 Research & Technology Overview 

10:15am Breakout Sessions - Aggregate Track (Hennepin 1)

• MnDOT Grading and Base Update 
• Mining & Public Awareness 

10:15am Breakout Sessions - eTicketing Implementation & Status (Hennepin 3)

• Update for IT Personnel
• Update for Management & Owners

12:00pm Luncheon Celebration of Student & Industry Excellence (MN Ballroom)

1:00pm Breakout Sessions

Ready Mix Track

• CIM Program Capstone Project Presentations (MN Ballroom)
• Basics of Concrete Materials (Elm Creek)

Aggregate Track (Hennepin 1)

• From Quarries to Construction: An Overview of Aggregate Production & Use 
• State of the Practice in Mine Reclamation

Safety Track (Hennepin 3)  

• Work Zone Safety & New Technologies

2:30pm Break in Exhibit Hall (MN Foyer)

3:00pm Breakout Sessions

Ready Mix Track (Elm Creek)

• Low Carbon Concrete Mixtures

Aggregate Track (Hennepin 1)

• Mining & Groundwater 

Legislative Track (Hennepin 3)

• Addressing ARM Legislative Priorities in 2026 

4:00pm General Session (MN Ballroom)

• Memories & Milestones
  • Old School Meets New School
  • Presentation of Lifetime Achievement Award     

5:30pm Reception (Northland Foyer)

6:00-10:00pm 0075th Anniversary Celebration with a Casino Night (Northland Ballroom)

Wednesday December 3

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

8:00am General Session (MN Ballroom)

• Congressional Representative Pete Stauber
• Cumulative Impacts and Air Toxics
• Suicide Prevention Presentation

9:45am Break in Exhibit Hall (MN Foyer)

10:15am Breakout Sessions

ARM Annual Business Meeting (MN Ballroom)

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

Concrete Track (Hennepin 3)

• Concrete Testing Adherence 
• Admixtures for a Changing World

Aggregate Track (Hennepin 1)

• Myths About Aggregate Mining
• Aggregate Acceptance Testing Procedures