The Mid-South Chapter of American Concrete Institute will hold its annual Concrete Symposium on April 3, 2019 from 8:00 am – 4:30 pm at the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Headquarters in Pearl, MS.

This event will offer a full day of education on concrete topics and provide six hours of Continuing Education credit.

Symposium registration fee of $50 (students $20) will also include a one-year membership to the Mid-South Chapter of American Concrete Institute. At the conclusion of the program a $500 scholarship will be given away to one full-time University student in attendance.

Agenda              

8:00 – 8:30 am Registration and Coffee

8:30 – 8:45 am Welcome and Introductions

8:45 – 9:45 am In-Transit Concrete Management – Joe Wolfe, GCP Applied Technologies

9:45 – 10:45 am Recent Efforts at MSU-CMRC Related to Soil-Cement and Characterizing Mechanical Properties of Concrete – Mississippi State University

10:45 – 11:45 am Disaster Assistance, Good Sam and Resiliency – J. Scott Eddy, AIA, Barlow Eddy Eddy, PA

11:45 am – 12:30 pm Buffet Lunch

12:30 – 1:30 pm Understanding and Applying Integral Color in Concrete – Jeff Raymer, Interstar

1:30 – 2:30 pm How Precast Builds: Precast-Prestressed Concrete Pavement Slabs
Dan Eckenrode, PCI Gulf South

2:30 – 2:45 pm Break

2:45 – 3:00 pm Spec Change to Bridge Deck
Justin Walker, Mississippi Department of Transportation

3:00 – 3:15 pm ACI Certification Programs
Robert Varner, Burns Cooley Dennis

3:15 – 4:15 pm The Future of Cementitious Materials – Tim Cost, V. T. Cost Consulting

4:15 – 4:30 pm Closing Remarks and Scholarship Drawing