Call for proposals on high-performance concrete

SILVER SPRING, Md.—The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association is sponsoring the 2007 Concrete Technology Forum: Focus on High-Performance Concrete, scheduled for May 22-24, 2007 in Dallas. The forum will bring researchers and practitioners together to discuss the latest advances, technical knowledge, continuing research, tools, and solutions for high-performance concrete.

Abstracts are due Friday, Oct. 27, 2006. Both paper/presentation and presentation-only abstracts are being accepted. Suggested topics include self-consolidating concrete, ultra-fast-track construction, extended service life, and industrial concrete floors. To submit an abstract online, visit www.ConcreteTechnologyForum.org.