Annual ARM Convention & Gala

Description

2026 ARM Convention and Conference Agenda

Wednesday, December 2nd

Opening General Session

Welcome from 2026 ARM Chairman, Bill Frazier

Conference Overview by ARM Executive Director, John Cunningham

Opening Remarks from the MnDOT C-Suite

Opportunities for a New Administration: A Panel Discussion

Construction Practices for Modern Concrete Mixtures (morning concurrent session)

A special session for contractors interested in practices that yield success with the latest generation of concrete materials in Minnesota.

Dan King, The National CP Tech Center

MnDOT Construction Materials Update (morning concurrent session)

Grading & Base Office

Terry Beaudry, MnDOT Grading & Base Engineer

Concrete Materials Office

Maria Masten, MnDOT Concrete Engineer

Business & Management Arena (morning concurrent session)

Minnesota's Economic Outlook

Social Media Engagement for Workforce Recruitment

Concrete Industry Management (CIM) Student Spotlight (morning concurrent session)

Student Capstone Project Presentations

Ballroom Buffet Lunch

Construction Practices for Modern Concrete Mixtures (afternoon concurrent session)

A special session for contractors interested in practices that yield success with the latest generation of concrete materials in Minnesota.

Dan King, The National CP Tech Center

Technologies in Concrete (afternoon concurrent session)

Materials Related Distress in Concrete Structures

Alfred Gardiner, Braun Intertec

Fiber Reinforced Concrete Technology Update

Manik Barman, University of Minnesota - Duluth

Backyards and Barnyards: Permitting Today (afternoon concurrent session)

The Challenges of Permitting Today

Interim Use vs. Conditional Use Permits

Concrete Industry Management (CIM) Student Spotlight (afternoon concurrent session)

Student Capstone Project Presentations

Deployment of AI in the Materials Industry (afternoon concurrent session)

How to Prepare Concrete Bid Submittals (afternoon concurrent session)

Return to General Session for Day's End

The Year That Was 2026 in Politics

Marty Seifert & Darrin Lee, ARM Government Relations

Great Gatsby Gala, December 2nd

Turn back the pages of history for a gala experience that has been 100 years in the making!

Thursday, December 3rd

General Session

The National Perspective: A Panel Discussion

Avoiding Antitrust Beartraps & Pitfalls

Jim Cownie, MnDOT General Counsel

ARM Annual Business Meeting & Election Results (concurrent session)

2026 ARM President, Bill Frazier

Concrete: Is There Anything it Can't Do? (concurrent session)

Concrete Construction in Space

Curing is for the Generations to Come

Ethics Update for Professional Engineers

Jim Cownie, MnDOT General Counsel