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ARM's Annual Convention

Tuesday, December 3, 2024 8:00 AM - Wednesday, December 4, 2024 12:00 PM (CST)

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ARM Convention Agenda

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 (Waterford 1)

8:00am General Session (Waterford Ballroom)

  • 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 (Waterford 1)

10:15am Breakout Sessions  

How Artificial Intelligence is Impacting Your Industry (Galway B)

  • 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 (Galway C)

  • Air Quality 101: MPCA's Non-Metallic Air General Permit (Sydney Boogaard, MPCA)
  • Diesel Replacement Program (Lexie Lyng & Evan Pak, MPCA)

Basics of Aggregate Materials Testing & the Evolution of MnDOT Specs (Galway A)

 Ken DeCramer, ARM Instructor & Retired MnDOT Materials Engineer

Sustainability & Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) (Donegal)

  • 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 (Waterford Ballroom)

1:00pm Breakout Sessions

Concrete Materials Research & Technology (Galway B)

  • 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 (Galway A)

Kevin MacDonald, Beton Consulting Engineers

Aggregate Production Safety Today (Donegal)

  • MSHA's New Silica Rules (Terry Weston, South Central College)
  • MSHA's New Powered Haulage Rules (Terry Weston, South Central College) 

CIM Student Spotlight (Galway C)  (Emma Roth, Josue Mendez, Nate Swanson)

2:30pm Break in Exhibit Hall (Waterford 1)

3:00pm Breakout Sessions

Current Events (Galway B)

  • NSSGA's EPD Support Program (Hadi Rashidi, NSSGA)
  • Updating the 2000 Metro Aggregate Inventory (Heather Arends, MnDNR, Josh Zoellmer, Kraemer, Ryan       Rague, Holcim)
  • It's a Wild, Wild World: 2024 Political Update (Marty Seifert, ARM Lobbyist & Gov't Relations Advisor)

EPD Production ResourcesA Provider Showcase (Galway A)

  • Climate Earth (Brian Davis, Climate Earth)
  • Pathways (Jack Cove, Pathways)
  • WAP Sustainability (Lianna Miller, WAP Sustainability)

5:00pm Rock & Roll Reception (Waterford 1 / Foyer)

 (feat. Rock Races, door prizes, & drinks in the Exhibit Hall) 

  • The Rock Races roll again this year starting at 6pm, with the return of the Stonely Cup (traveling trophy)       

Wednesday December 4

7:00am Breakfast: Join your colleagues for a hot breakfast buffet

8:00am Breakout Sessions

Industry Business & Management (Waterford Ballroom)

  • 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 (Galway C)

  • Optimized Concrete Mixtures (Alf Gardiner, Braun Intertec)
  • Use of RCA in Concrete (Dr. Raul Velasquez, MnDOT)
  • Concrete Pavement Success: A Panel Discussion
    • Mike Rief, WSB
    • Scott Holmes, Olmsted County
    • Jim Grothaus, Cemstone
    • John Brunkhorst, Stonebrook Engineering
    • Glenn Engstrom, ARM (Facilitator)

9:45am Break in Exhibit Hall

10:15am Breakout Sessions

ARM Annual Membership Meeting (Waterford Ballroom)

  • Committee Reports & Board Election Results
  • Board of Directors Meeting (Election of Officers)

eTicketing for IT Professionals (Galway C or remote via zoom) (Rebecca Embacher, MnDOT) 

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Marriott Minneapolis West
9960 Wayzata Blvd
St Louis Park, MN 55426 United States
Event Contact
Jill Cohen
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Tuesday, December 3, 2024 8:00 AM - Wednesday, December 4, 2024 12:00 PM (CST)
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