Event Details
Ames, Iowa
Gateway Hotel and Conference Center
2100 Green Hills Drive
Ames, IA 50014
515-292-8600
November 6, 2025
Event Contact
Conference Sponsors
American Cement Association
Iowa Chapter ACI
Iowa Concrete Paving Association
Iowa Department of Transportation
Iowa Ready Mixed Concrete Association
Iowa State University CCEE Department
National Concrete Pavement Technology Center
Iowa Chapter ACI Dinner
The Iowa Chapter ACI Dinner will be held the evening before the conference, on Wednesday, November 5 at the Gateway Hotel and Conference Center, South Prairie Room. The social hour will begin at 5:30 p.m., with dinner beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Conference Agenda
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 8:00 a.m. | Registration desk, check-in, and coffee – Outside the Garden Room |
Morning Session – Garden Room | |
| 8:30 a.m. | Welcome |
| 8:40 a.m. | New and Innovative/Special Performance Admixtures – Charles Nmai, Master Builders Solutions |
| 9:25 a.m. | Field Guide to Placing and Finishing Type IL Cement Concrete – Chad White and Brandon Bartz, Structural Services Inc. |
| 10:10 a.m. | Break |
Morning Concurrent Sessions | |
| AM1 Concurrent Session – Prairie Room Central | |
| 10:40 a.m. | Moisture Control for Floor Slabs – Matt Sheehan, Concrete & Construction Consultants |
| 11:20 a.m. | Diamond Grinding and Polishing Floors – Shamus Stephens, Skold Companies |
| AM2 Concurrent Session – Prairie Room South | |
| 10:40 a.m. | State of the Art of Tilt-Up Construction, Mitch Bloomquist, Tilt-Up Concrete Association |
| 11:20 a.m. | Field Testing Basics and Best Practices – Alf Gardiner, Braun Intertec |
| 12:00 p.m. | 32nd Annual Excellence in Concrete Awards Luncheon – Steve Mallicoat, Iowa Ready Mixed Concrete Association, Presiding – Garden Room |
Afternoon Concurrent Sessions | |
| PM1 Concurrent Session – Prairie Room Central | |
| 1:15 p.m. | Harvested Fly Ash and the State of the Fly Ash Industry – Doug Rhodes, Eco Material Technologies |
| 1:45 p.m. | Blended Type IP Cement with Calcined Clay – John Dale, Ash Grove |
PM2 Concurrent Session – Prairie Room South | |
| 1:15 p.m. | Lightweight Fine Aggregate and Colloidal Silica Admixture in Bridge Decks – Wally Heyen, Nebraska DOT |
| 1:45 p.m. | Forensic Study of West Des Moines Street Projects – Tom Van Dam, WJE |
| 2:15 p.m. | Ice Cream Break |
Afternoon General Session – Garden Room | |
| 2:45 p.m. | Case Study: Des Moines International Airport Parking Expansion – Bryan Belt, Des Moines International Airport; Chris Schweers, Weitz; and Forrest Martinson, Bolton & Menk |
| 3:30 p.m. | Adapting Low Carbon Concrete Mix Designs for Improved Workability and Finishing – Kyle Kammer, Concrete Strategies, and Scott Kelly, Ozinga |
| 4:15 p.m. | Adjourn |
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