Fall 2026 National Concrete Consortium | Institute for Transportation

Event Details

LOCATION

Kansas City, Missouri

VENUE

The Westin Kansas City at Crown Center
1 E Pershing Rd
Kansas City, MO 64108
Map

Make a Reservation
Deadline: Monday, Sept. 7
If you need the GSA rate, please contact Allie and Sharon @ cptech@iastate.edu.

DATES

September 29, 2026 — October 1, 2026

Event Contact

CP Tech Center

InTrans, CP Tech Center

cptech@iastate.edu

Tentative Agenda

Day 0 | Monday, September 28, 2026

Time	Event Details
4:00 p.m.	Pick up badges
6:00 p.m.	Dinners coordinated by State Region Leaders

Day 1 | Tuesday, September 29, 2026

Time	Event Details
6:30 a.m.	Breakfast and Registration
8:00 a.m.	General Session Welcome and Introductions – Maria Masten, MnDOT Welcome – Brandi Baldwin, Missouri DOT State Construction and Materials Engineer, and Greg Schieber, Kansas DOT Deputy Secretary and State Transportation Engineer FHWA Update – Gina Ahlstrom, FHWA State Report Topics – PEM and Optimized Gradations
9:45 a.m.	Morning Break
10:15 a.m.	Optimizing Aggregate Gradations Optimizing Gradations for Paving and Bridges – Tyler Ley, Oklahoma State University Nebraska DOT Experience with Optimized Gradations – Lieska Halsey, Nebraska DOT Implementing PEM at Missouri DOT – Jonathan Varner, Missouri DOT Open Discussion/Q&A (15 min)
12:00 p.m.	Lunch @ Hotel
1:00 p.m.	Placing, Finishing and Curing Concrete Basics Contractor Experience with Optimized Gradations – Kyle Frye, Emery Sapp and Sons A Petrographer’s Perspective on Curing Concrete – Gerard Moulzolf, American Engineering and Testing National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA) Flatwork Finisher Training – Henry Prenger, Amrize Open Discussion/Q&A (15 min)
2:45 p.m.	Afternoon Break
3:15 p.m.	Concrete Pavement Overlays I-70 Kansas 6” Concrete Overlay Performance – Rick Miller, KDOT MnDOT Whitetopping Experience – Mike Wallace, MnDOT CP Tech Guide to Concrete Overlay Repair and End of Life Strategies – Jerry Voigt, Square One Pavement Consulting, LLC Open Discussion/Q&A (15 min)
5:00 p.m.	Reception @ Hotel

Day 2 | Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Time	Event Details
6:30 a.m.	Breakfast @ Hotel
8:00 a.m.	Blended Cements and Natural Pozzolans Natural Pozzolans, Calcined Clay, and Metakaolin – Joe Thomas, Natural Pozzolan Association Type IL Cement Requirements and Differences between Europe, Canada and the United States – Doug Hooton, University of Toronto NCC Type IL Data Analysis – Larry Sutter, Sutter Engineering Open Discussion/Q&A (15 min)
9:45 a.m.	Morning Break
10:15 a.m.	Blended Cements – Data Analysis Examining ASTM C595 Type IL Cement Variability Within and Between Sources and Its Impact on Performance – Jason Weiss, Oregon State University Source to Source Variability between Type I/II and Type IL Cements – Joe Clendenen, Amrize, and Mark Niemuth, Cemex Mentimeter Survey and Discussion/Q&A (30 min)
12:00 p.m.	Lunch @ Hotel
1:00 p.m.	Cement Plant or Lightweight Aggregate Facility Tour (Pre-Registration Required) Central Plains Cement Plant Tour (60-person limit) Buildex Lightweight Aggregate Tour (40-person limit)
5:00 p.m.	Adjourn

Day 3 (Morning) | Thursday, October 1, 2026
FHWA ICIT/NDT Testing for Concrete Workshop (Separate Registration)

Time	Event Details
7:00 a.m.	Breakfast @ Hotel
8:00 a.m.	FHWA Workshop Part 1 – Dave Merritt, Transtec
9:45 a.m.	Morning Break
10:15 a.m.	FHWA Workshop Part 2 – Dave Merritt, Transtec
12:00 p.m.	Adjourn

Day 3 (Afternoon) | Thursday, October 1, 2026
TTCC TAC Meeting (DOTs Only)

Time	Event Details
12:00 p.m.	Lunch @ Hotel
1:00 p.m.	CP Tech Center Update
1:30 p.m.	Hot Topics Discussion from Fall 2026 NCC Meeting TTCC Update on Type IL Sensitivity Testing – Dan King, CP Tech Center Kansas DOT Experience with Air-Entrained Concrete and Type IL Cement/Strength – Dan Wadley, KDOT
3:00 p.m.	Adjourn

Registration

Fee

Conference Registration: $480
Optional Thursday Workshop: $80

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