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2006

JUNE

Concrete Home Building Council Concrete Technologies Tour

June 11-13, Phoenix

800-368-5242 or www.nahb.org/concrete

American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) 2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

June 11-14, Seattle

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847-699-2929 or www.asse.org

ASTM Committee C09 un Concrete and Concrete Aggregates

June 11-14

Committee C01 on Cement

June 14-16, Toronto

610-832-9585 or www.astm.org

Hanley Wood Exhibitions, World of Concrete Mexico

June 14-16, Mexico City

52-55-5268-2000 or www.WorldofConcreteMexico.com

JULY

Transportation Research Board (TRB) 2006 Summer Conference and 31st Annual

Summer Ports, Waterways, Freight, and International Trade Conference

July 9-11, La Julia, CA

202-334-2934 or www.nas.edu/trb

National Association of Waterproofing and Structural Repair Contractors

25th Annual Meeting

July 19-21, San Antonio

800-245-6292 or www.nawsrc.org

Concrete Foundations Association (CFA) Annual Summer Meeting

July 19-22, Wisconsin Dells, WI

877-254-5466 or www.cfawalls.org

SEPTEMBER

National Assn of Women in Construction, 51st Annual NAWIC Convention

Sept 6-9, Kansas City, MO

800-552-3506 or www.nawic.org

American Public Works Association 2006 APWA Congress

Sept 10-13, Kansas City, MO

800-848-2792 or www.apwa.net

American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC) Annual Conference

Sept 12-16, Milwaukee, WI

866-788-2722 or www.ascconline.org

American Subcontractors Assn, ASA Leadership Forum 2006

Sept 14-16, Providence, RI

703-684-3450 or www.asaonline.com

American Road and Transportation Builders Association 2006 ARTBA Annual

Convention

Sept 26--29, San Diego

202-289-4434 or www.artba.org

OCTOBER

The Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) Tilt-Up Convention 2006

Oct 3-8, Englewood, CO

319-895-6911 or www.tilt-up.org

Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute, PCI Annual Convention

Oct 22-25, Grapevine, TX

312-786-0300 or www.pci.org

Insulating Concrete Form Association (CIFA) Fall Meeting

Oct 23-25, Milwaukee, WI

888-864-4232 or www.forms.org

Transportation Research Board (TRB) International Conference on Long-Life

Concrete Pavements

Oct 25-27, Chicago

202-334-2934 or www.nas.edu/trb

Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute (CRSI) Fall Business Meeting

Oct 28-Nov 1, Chicago

847-517-1200 or

www.crsi.org

NOVEMBER

International Concrete Repair Institute (ICRI) 2006 Fall Convention

Nov 1-3, Denver

248-848-3809 or www.icri.org

Concrete Sawing& Drilling Association (CSDA) OSHA Construction Safety Training

Nov 4, Clearwater, FL

727-577-5004 or www.csda.org

Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) Annual Conference

Nov 5-7, Boca Raton, FL

800-236-0442 or www.aem.org

American Concrete Institute (ACI) Fall 2006 Convention COLORado Concrete

Nov 5-9, Denver

248-848-3795 or www.concrete.org

American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) 43rd Annual Convention

Nov 29-Dec 1, Orlando, FL

847-966-2272 or www.pavement.com

Hanley Wood Exhibitions 2006 International Pool & Spa Expo

Nov 28-Dec 1, Las Vegas

888-869-8522 or www.PoolandSpaExpo.com

DECEMBER

ASTM Committee C09 on Concrete and Concrete Aggregates

Dec 4-6

ASTM Committee C01 un Cement

Dec 6-8, Atlanta

610-832-9585 or www.astm.org

2007

JANUARY

Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) 87th Annual Meeting & CONDEX

Jan 16-18, Las Vegas

800-388-0650 or www.aednet.org

Transportation Research Board (TRB) 86th Annual Meeting

Jan 21-25, Washington

202-334-2934 or www.nas.edu/trb/

Hanley Wood Exhibitions, World of Concrete 2007 World of Masonry Technology for

Construction

Jan 23-26; Seminars, Jan 22-26, Las Vegas

866-962-7469 or www.worldofconcrete.com

FEBRUARY

National Association of Home Builders International Builders' Show

Feb 7-10, Orlando, FL

800-368-5242 or

www.nahb.org or

National Utility Contractors Assn (NUCA) Utility Construction EXPO '07

Feb 11-14, Las Vegas

703-358-9300 or www.nuca.com

Concrete Sawing & Drilling Association (CSDA) 35th Annual Convention

Feb 23-27, Maul, HI

727-577-5004 or www.csda.com

MARCH

National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA) Annual Convention

March 17-21, LaJolla, CA

240-485-1156 or www.nrmca.org

Associated General Contractors of America Annual Convention

March 21-24 San Antonio

703-548-3118 or www.agc.org

Associated Builders & Contractors (ABC) 2007 National Convention

March 21-25, Nashville, TN

703-812-2000 or www.abc.org

APRIL

American Concrete Institute (ACI) Spring 2007 Convention

Apr 22-26, Atlanta

248-848-3795 or www.concrete.org

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