American Society of Concrete Contractors to Hold 14th Annual Conference in Dallas this Fall

ST. LOUIS, Mo. — The American Society of Concrete Contractors will hold its fourteenth Annual Conference Sept. 24-27 at the Hyatt Regency — Dallas, Texas. Concrete contractors, manufacturers, designers and other industry professionals will gather for three days of educational events and networking.

Industry experts including Dr. Ken Hover, Cornell University; Colin Lobo, National Ready Mixed Concrete Association; Jen Crisman, Euclid Chemical Company and Chris Age, ReadyMix USA, will offer seminars on critical industry topics at the 2015 ASCC Annual Conference.

CEMEX leaders will present an eight-hour Legacy Safety Leadership Program designed for concrete executives and safety directors. The workshop provides the tools, skills and behaviors to lead safer, more efficient operations and to achieve the goal of zero incidents. This workshop is limited to 40 attendees.

Additional half-day workshops, designed to foster interaction between presenters and participants at the 2015 ASCC Annual Conference, will cover “Landing a Solid Workforce,” “Improving the Contractor/Producer Relationship” and “Improving Your Business Through Sales” from the Jeffrey Gittomer organization.

Seminar topics include “Non-Standard Methods to Cure Concrete,” “How ASTM C94 and ACI 301   Impact the Contractor,” “Building Your Online Reputation,” “Profiling for Management Positions” and “Architectural Concrete.” A Hot Topic session, “The Truth About Fibers,” is a new feature this year.

Attendees can take advantage of the ACI Flatwork Finisher Certification class and exam which will be offered Sept. 24.