NRMCA’s ConcreteWorks 2017—with the co-location of the “American Concrete Pumping Association’s (ACPA) Education Conference”—will be held Sunday through Tuesday, October 1-3, 2017 at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center Grapevine in Grapevine, Texas, with a separate prior event “CONCRETEPAC Trivia Night” Saturday, September 30.
“ConcreteWorks 2017” features longstanding NRMCA business meetings, social events, informative educational seminars and keynote presentations—educational seminars designed specifically for the individual educational tracks: Operations, Environmental and Safety, Business Administration, Promotion, and Technology. NRMCA also continues to maintain the expanded Exposition Hall, allowing our industry to bring in the latest and greatest equipment, scheduled dedicated exposition time, special activities, and co-location with the “ACPA Education Conference”. The features bring even more equipment and concrete industry personnel to the show.
Also participants are encouraged to attend these 2 special events:
Saturday, Sept 30 | 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM | Cowboys Golf Club
NRMCA Research & Education Foundation Walk for Wellness CONCRETEPAC Trivia Night **(separate prior ticketed event)**: NRMCA’s political action committee “CONCRETEPAC” will host its first-ever Trivia Night on Saturday night at the Five Points Patio at Cowboys Golf Club, adjacent to the Gaylord Texan Resort. This event is open to all NRMCA members in attendance but is a separate ticketed event.
Sunday, October 1 | 7:00 AM to 2:00 PM | Lot R on Hotel property
12th National Mixer Driver Championship: Watch and support a host of concrete mixer truck drivers from around the USA—competing to earn the title of “Best of the Best”.
SCHEDULE:
Spouse/Guest Program: SUNDAY-TUESDAY:
Hospitality Suite; Sixth Floor Museum Tour of Dealey Plaza with Luncheon; Painting with a Twist; Trivia Night; Grapevine Wine Tour; Breakfast Tuesday; Community Park Clean-Up.
NRMCA’s ConcreteWorks Exposition Hall: SUNDAY-TUESDAY:
SUNDAY, October 1:
- NRMCA’s 12th National Mixer Truck Driver Championship: 7:00 AM to 2:00 PM
- RMC Research & Education Foundation Walk for Wellness: 8:00 AM | Registration beginning at 7:30 AM
- Opening Ceremony Outside Exposition Hall
- Reception in Exposition Hall
MONDAY, October 2:
- Results of the 2016 Industry Data Survey
- Truck Talk: Mixers, Engines and Transmissions
- Quadruple the Quantity of Concrete on Building Projects Using the Concrete Design Center
- Ready Mixed Concrete for Pavements
- What I Know, What I Think: Industry Consolidation, A Changing Public Funding Landscape & The Economic Cycle
- Cyber Security
- HR Highlights (three, 20-minute presentations)
- PaveAhead: A Consistent Message for Local Paving Promotion and Technical Support
- ConcreteWorks Software for Mass Concrete and Other Applications
- Reception in Exposition Hall
- Driver Championship Awards Dinner
TUESDAY, October 3
US Construction Spending, Labor and Materials Outlook
- Diesel Fuel
- State and Local Legislative Strategies that Favor Concrete Construction
- Innovations in Concrete Materials Technology (three 20-minute presentations):
– Control Flow Concrete: The Next Generation of Flowable Concrete
– IoT Solutions for Ready Mix Producers
– “Concrete Delivery Telematics – Unlocking the Easter Egg in the Truck” - State of the Industry
- Safety Highlights (three 20-minute presentations)
- NRMCA and Contractor Partnering: A Success Model for Moving Your Paving Market
- How Can Mixer Drivers Positively Impact the Quality of Concrete
- Closing General Session
For all conference information, including links to all above, please go to the NRMCA Website and click on the conference logo: www.nrmca.org
For more information please contact the meetings department:
E-mail: meetings@nrmca.org | Phone: 1-888-846-7622 ext 1152, or
Nicole Maher, Chief Operating Officer
900 Spring Street | Silver Spring, MD 20910 | Phone: 240-485-1158 | Email: nmaher@nrmca.org
Jessica Walgenbach, Senior Director-Meetings
Phone: 240-485-1152 | Email: jwalgenbach@nrmca.org