<p>The American Concrete&nbsp; Insitute will&nbsp; hold its&nbsp; fall convention at America's&nbsp; Center and the&nbsp; Renaissance Grand Hotel Nov. 2-6.</p>
<p>ACI is better known for the "World of Concrete," one&nbsp; of the construction industry's largest exhibits held each year in Las Vegas. ACI, founded in 1904 and headquartered in Farmington Hills, MI,&nbsp; advances concrete knowledge by
conducting seminars, managing certification programs, and publishing
technical documents. ACI currently has 98
chapters and 20,000 members spanning 108 countries.</p>
<p>In addition to the conference programing, ACI will hold technical and ACI committee meetings during the conference. A complete listing of conference programs is below. For registration for the conference go to the <a href="http://www.concrete.org/Convention/fall-Convention/registration_info.htm">ACI Conference Registration Site</a></p>
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<p align="right">1:00 PM-6:00 PM</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.concrete.org/Convention/fall-Convention/Program-detail.asp?ProgramDate=11/1/2008#S00002104">Sustainable Development Workshop on Concrete, Green Building, and ISO Standards</a></p>
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<td bgcolor="#ffffff" width="20%">&nbsp;R-MAJESTIC BALLROOM H</td>
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<p align="right">6:30 PM-10:30 PM</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.concrete.org/Convention/fall-Convention/Program-detail.asp?ProgramDate=11/1/2008#EF1">Dining and Dancing on the Mississippi</a></p>
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<td><strong>&nbsp;Sunday, November 2 <a href="http://www.concrete.org/Convention/fall-Convention/program.asp#top"><img border="0" height="12" src="http://www.concrete.org/_nav/uparrow.png" width="11" /></a></strong></td>
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<p align="right">7:30 AM-12:30 PM</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.concrete.org/Convention/fall-Convention/Program-detail.asp?ProgramDate=11/2/2008#EF2">Holcim Plant Tour</a></p>
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<p align="right">8:00 AM-9:00 AM</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.concrete.org/Convention/fall-Convention/Program-detail.asp?ProgramDate=11/2/2008#S00001830">First-Time Convention Attendee Breakfast</a></p>
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<td bgcolor="#ffffff" width="20%">&nbsp;R-MAJESTIC BALLROOM B</td>
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<p align="right">8:00 AM-9:00 AM</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.concrete.org/Convention/fall-Convention/Program-detail.asp?ProgramDate=11/2/2008#EzORIENT">First-Time Convention Attendee Breakfast</a></p>
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<td bgcolor="#ffffff" width="20%">&nbsp;R-MAJESTIC BALLROOM B</td>
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<p align="right">12:00 PM-2:00 PM</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.concrete.org/Convention/fall-Convention/Program-detail.asp?ProgramDate=11/2/2008#EFIL">International Lunch</a></p>
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<td bgcolor="#ffffff" width="20%">&nbsp;R-CRYSTAL BALLROOM</td>
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<p align="right">1:00 PM-5:00 PM</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.concrete.org/Convention/fall-Convention/Program-detail.asp?ProgramDate=11/2/2008#S00001831">Student Concrete Cylinder Competition</a></p>
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<td bgcolor="#ffffff" width="20%">&nbsp;C-100-105</td>
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<p align="right">2:00 PM-5:00 PM</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.concrete.org/Convention/fall-Convention/Program-detail.asp?ProgramDate=11/2/2008#S00001480">Concrete Bridge Design for Extreme Events</a></p>
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<td bgcolor="#ffffff" width="20%">&nbsp;C-230</td>
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<p align="right">2:00 PM-5:00 PM</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.concrete.org/Convention/fall-Convention/Program-detail.asp?ProgramDate=11/2/2008#S00001470">Designing and Constructing Durable Long-Life Concrete Pavements, Part 1</a></p>
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<td bgcolor="#ffffff" width="20%">&nbsp;C-240</td>
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<p align="right">2:00 PM-5:00 PM</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.concrete.org/Convention/fall-Convention/Program-detail.asp?ProgramDate=11/2/2008#S00001485">Emerging Technologies in Civil Infrastructure Applications</a></p>
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<td bgcolor="#ffffff" width="20%">&nbsp;C-224</td>
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<p align="right">2:00 PM-5:00 PM</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.concrete.org/Convention/fall-Convention/Program-detail.asp?ProgramDate=11/2/2008#S00001285">Update of IPS-1 Essential Requirements for RC Buildings</a></p>
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<td bgcolor="#ffffff" width="20%">&nbsp;C-225</td>
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<p align="right">2:00 PM-5:00 PM</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.concrete.org/Convention/fall-Convention/Program-detail.asp?ProgramDate=11/2/2008#S00001486">Uplifting Concrete in Museums, Churches, and Civic Architecture</a></p>
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<td bgcolor="#ffffff" width="20%">&nbsp;C-223</td>
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<p align="right">5:15 PM-6:30 PM</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.concrete.org/Convention/fall-Convention/Program-detail.asp?ProgramDate=11/2/2008#EzPENSES">Opening Session and Hardy Cross Lecture Series</a></p>
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<td bgcolor="#ffffff" width="20%">&nbsp;C-220-221 &amp; 228-229</td>
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<p align="right">6:30 PM-7:30 PM</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.concrete.org/Convention/fall-Convention/Program-detail.asp?ProgramDate=11/2/2008#EzPENREC">Opening Reception</a></p>
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<td bgcolor="#ffffff" width="20%">&nbsp;C-100-105</td>
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<p align="right">7:30 PM-10:00 PM</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.concrete.org/Convention/fall-Convention/Program-detail.asp?ProgramDate=11/2/2008#S00001832">Hot Topic Session: Renewal of Bridge Infrastructure: Inspection Maintenance and Security Upgrades</a></p>
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<td bgcolor="#ffffff" width="20%">&nbsp;C-240</td>
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<td><strong>&nbsp;Monday, November 3 <a href="http://www.concrete.org/Convention/fall-Convention/program.asp#top"><img border="0" height="12" src="http://www.concrete.org/_nav/uparrow.png" width="11" /></a></strong></td>
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<p align="right">6:30 AM-8:15 AM</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.concrete.org/Convention/fall-Convention/Program-detail.asp?ProgramDate=11/3/2008#EzTACBFS">Workshop for Technical Committee Chairs</a></p>
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<td bgcolor="#ffffff" width="20%">&nbsp;C-220-221 &amp; 228-229</td>
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<p align="right">7:00 AM-8:30 AM</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.concrete.org/Convention/fall-Convention/Program-detail.asp?ProgramDate=11/3/2008#EzSPKBFS">Speaker Skills Training Breakfast: Teaching Methods and Educational Materials</a></p>
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<td bgcolor="#ffffff" width="20%">&nbsp;C-232</td>
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<p align="right">9:00 AM-12:00 PM</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.concrete.org/Convention/fall-Convention/Program-detail.asp?ProgramDate=11/3/2008#S00001839">ACI Student Fellowships and Young Member Initiatives</a></p>
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<td bgcolor="#ffffff" width="20%">&nbsp;C-225</td>
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<p align="right">9:00 AM-12:00 PM</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.concrete.org/Convention/fall-Convention/Program-detail.asp?ProgramDate=11/3/2008#S00001471">Designing and Constructing Durable Long-Life Concrete Pavements, Part 2</a></p>
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<td bgcolor="#ffffff" width="20%">&nbsp;C-240</td>
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<td align="right" height="35" width="25%">
<p align="right">9:00 AM-12:00 PM</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.concrete.org/Convention/fall-Convention/Program-detail.asp?ProgramDate=11/3/2008#S00001838">Recent Advancements in Concrete Technology in Taiwan</a></p>
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<td bgcolor="#ffffff" width="20%">&nbsp;C-224</td>
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<p align="right">9:00 AM-12:00 PM</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.concrete.org/Convention/fall-Convention/Program-detail.asp?ProgramDate=11/3/2008#S00001837">Research in Progress</a></p>
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<td bgcolor="#ffffff" width="20%">&nbsp;C-223</td>
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<p align="right">9:00 AM-12:00 PM</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.concrete.org/Convention/fall-Convention/Program-detail.asp?ProgramDate=11/3/2008#S00001287">Session Honoring Professor David Darwin, Part 1</a></p>
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<td bgcolor="#ffffff" width="20%">&nbsp;C-230</td>
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<p align="right">12:00 PM-2:00 PM</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.concrete.org/Convention/fall-Convention/Program-detail.asp?ProgramDate=11/3/2008#EFSL">Student Lunch</a></p>
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<td bgcolor="#ffffff" width="20%">&nbsp;C-220-221 &amp; 228-229</td>
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<p align="right">2:00 PM-5:00 PM</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.concrete.org/Convention/fall-Convention/Program-detail.asp?ProgramDate=11/3/2008#S00001481">Accelerated Bridge Design and Construction</a></p>
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<td bgcolor="#ffffff" width="20%">&nbsp;C-225</td>
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<p align="right">2:00 PM-3:00 PM</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.concrete.org/Convention/fall-Convention/Program-detail.asp?ProgramDate=11/3/2008#S00001840">Convention Session Moderator Training</a></p>
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<td bgcolor="#ffffff" width="20%">&nbsp;R-LANDMARK 5</td>
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<p align="right">2:00 PM-3:00 PM</p>
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<td bgcolor="#ffffff" height="45" width="55%">
<p><a href="http://www.concrete.org/Convention/fall-Convention/Program-detail.asp?ProgramDate=11/3/2008#EzMOD">Convention Session Moderator Training</a></p>
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<td bgcolor="#ffffff" width="20%">&nbsp;R-LANDMARK 5</td>
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<p align="right">2:00 PM-5:00 PM</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.concrete.org/Convention/fall-Convention/Program-detail.asp?ProgramDate=11/3/2008#S00001288">Evaluation of Existing Structures by Means of In-Situ-Load Testing and Structural Monitoring</a></p>
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<td bgcolor="#ffffff" width="20%">&nbsp;C-224</td>
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<p align="right">2:00 PM-5:00 PM</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.concrete.org/Convention/fall-Convention/Program-detail.asp?ProgramDate=11/3/2008#S00001813">Recent Advances in Precast Concrete Pavements</a></p>
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<td bgcolor="#ffffff" width="20%">&nbsp;C-240</td>
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<p align="right">2:00 PM-5:00 PM</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.concrete.org/Convention/fall-Convention/Program-detail.asp?ProgramDate=11/3/2008#S00001483">Session Honoring Professor David Darwin, Part 2</a></p>
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<td bgcolor="#ffffff" width="20%">&nbsp;C-230</td>
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<p align="right">2:00 PM-5:00 PM</p>
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<td bgcolor="#ffffff" height="45" width="55%">
<p><a href="http://www.concrete.org/Convention/fall-Convention/Program-detail.asp?ProgramDate=11/3/2008#S00001841">Use of Technology with Teaching</a></p>
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<td bgcolor="#ffffff" width="20%">&nbsp;C-223</td>
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<p align="right">7:00 PM-10:00 PM</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.concrete.org/Convention/fall-Convention/Program-detail.asp?ProgramDate=11/3/2008#EF3">Dinner in Honor of Luke Snell</a></p>
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<td><strong>&nbsp;Tuesday, November 4 <a href="http://www.concrete.org/Convention/fall-Convention/program.asp#top"><img border="0" height="12" src="http://www.concrete.org/_nav/uparrow.png" width="11" /></a></strong></td>
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<p align="right">7:00 AM-12:00 PM</p>
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<td bgcolor="#ffffff" height="45" width="55%">
<p><a href="http://www.concrete.org/Convention/fall-Convention/Program-detail.asp?ProgramDate=11/4/2008#EF4">Holcim Plant Tour</a></p>
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<p align="right">9:00 AM-12:00 PM</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.concrete.org/Convention/fall-Convention/Program-detail.asp?ProgramDate=11/4/2008#S00001482">Advances in the Fire Design of Concrete Structures</a></p>
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<td bgcolor="#ffffff" width="20%">&nbsp;C-240</td>
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<p align="right">9:00 AM-12:00 PM</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.concrete.org/Convention/fall-Convention/Program-detail.asp?ProgramDate=11/4/2008#S00001477">Industry Acceptance of SCC</a></p>
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<td bgcolor="#ffffff" width="20%">&nbsp;C-223</td>
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<p align="right">9:00 AM-12:00 PM</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.concrete.org/Convention/fall-Convention/Program-detail.asp?ProgramDate=11/4/2008#S00001814">Innovative Bridge Decks</a></p>
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<td bgcolor="#ffffff" width="20%">&nbsp;C-224</td>
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<p align="right">9:00 AM-12:00 PM</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.concrete.org/Convention/fall-Convention/Program-detail.asp?ProgramDate=11/4/2008#S00001472">Practical  Use of Finite Element Analysis in the Design of Concrete Structures, Part 1</a></p>
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<td bgcolor="#ffffff" width="20%">&nbsp;C-225</td>
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<p align="right">9:00 AM-12:00 PM</p>
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<td bgcolor="#ffffff" height="45" width="55%">
<p><a href="http://www.concrete.org/Convention/fall-Convention/Program-detail.asp?ProgramDate=11/4/2008#S00001469">Realistic Data for Realistic Expectations</a></p>
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<td bgcolor="#ffffff" width="20%">&nbsp;C-230</td>
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<p align="right">9:00 AM-12:00 PM</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.concrete.org/Convention/fall-Convention/Program-detail.asp?ProgramDate=11/4/2008#S00001815">Slag Cement Concrete Developments</a></p>
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<td bgcolor="#ffffff" width="20%">&nbsp;C-241</td>
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<p align="right">9:30 AM-11:00 AM</p>
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<td bgcolor="#ffffff" height="45" width="55%">
<p><a href="http://www.concrete.org/Convention/fall-Convention/Program-detail.asp?ProgramDate=11/4/2008#EF5">Architectural Walking Tour</a></p>
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<p align="right">12:00 PM-2:00 PM</p>
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<td bgcolor="#ffffff" height="45" width="55%">
<p><a href="http://www.concrete.org/Convention/fall-Convention/Program-detail.asp?ProgramDate=11/4/2008#EFCL">Contractors' Day Lunch</a></p>
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<td bgcolor="#ffffff" width="20%">&nbsp;C-220-221 &amp; 228-229</td>
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<p align="right">2:00 PM-5:00 PM</p>
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<td bgcolor="#ffffff" height="45" width="55%">
<p><a href="http://www.concrete.org/Convention/fall-Convention/Program-detail.asp?ProgramDate=11/4/2008#S00001844">Contractors' Day Session</a></p>
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<td bgcolor="#ffffff" width="20%">&nbsp;C-224</td>
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<td align="right" height="35" width="25%">
<p align="right">2:00 PM-5:00 PM</p>
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<td bgcolor="#ffffff" height="45" width="55%">
<p><a href="http://www.concrete.org/Convention/fall-Convention/Program-detail.asp?ProgramDate=11/4/2008#S00001484">Design and Construction of Elevated Concrete Pedestal Tanks</a></p>
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<td bgcolor="#ffffff" width="20%">&nbsp;C-230</td>
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<p align="right">2:00 PM-5:00 PM</p>
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<td bgcolor="#ffffff" height="45" width="55%">
<p><a href="http://www.concrete.org/Convention/fall-Convention/Program-detail.asp?ProgramDate=11/4/2008#S00001843">Open Paper Session</a></p>
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<td bgcolor="#ffffff" width="20%">&nbsp;C-223</td>
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<p align="right">2:00 PM-5:00 PM</p>
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<td bgcolor="#ffffff" height="45" width="55%">
<p><a href="http://www.concrete.org/Convention/fall-Convention/Program-detail.asp?ProgramDate=11/4/2008#S00001845">Practical Use of Finite Element Analysis in the Design of Concrete Structures, Part 2</a></p>
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<td bgcolor="#ffffff" width="20%">&nbsp;C-225</td>
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<p align="right">2:00 PM-5:00 PM</p>
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<td bgcolor="#ffffff" height="45" width="55%">
<p><a href="http://www.concrete.org/Convention/fall-Convention/Program-detail.asp?ProgramDate=11/4/2008#S00001816">Recent Advances in Torsion Design of Structural Concrete</a></p>
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<td bgcolor="#ffffff" width="20%">&nbsp;C-241</td>
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<p align="right">2:00 PM-5:00 PM</p>
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<td bgcolor="#ffffff" height="45" width="55%">
<p><a href="http://www.concrete.org/Convention/fall-Convention/Program-detail.asp?ProgramDate=11/4/2008#S00001286">Seismic Design and Detailing of Bridge Protection Systems</a></p>
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<td bgcolor="#ffffff" width="20%">&nbsp;C-240</td>
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<p align="right">2:30 PM-4:30 PM</p>
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<td bgcolor="#ffffff" height="45" width="55%">
<p><a href="http://www.concrete.org/Convention/fall-Convention/Program-detail.asp?ProgramDate=11/4/2008#EF6">Concrete Structures of St. Louis Bus Tour</a></p>
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<p align="right">6:30 PM-8:00 PM</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.concrete.org/Convention/fall-Convention/Program-detail.asp?ProgramDate=11/4/2008#ECM">Concrete Mixer</a></p>
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<td bgcolor="#ffffff" width="20%">&nbsp;R-MAJESTIC BALLROOM</td>
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<p><a href="http://www.concrete.org/Convention/fall-Convention/Program-detail.asp?ProgramDate=11/5/2008#S00001848">Adhesive Anchors: Their Importance in the Construction of Concrete Structures</a></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.concrete.org/Convention/fall-Convention/Program-detail.asp?ProgramDate=11/5/2008#S00001849">People Who Made a Difference in Concrete</a></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.concrete.org/Convention/fall-Convention/Program-detail.asp?ProgramDate=11/5/2008#S00001478">The Spirit of Structural Concrete in Performance Based Seismic Design of Bridges, Part 1</a></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.concrete.org/Convention/fall-Convention/Program-detail.asp?ProgramDate=11/5/2008#S00000804">Use &amp; Misuse of ACI Documents</a></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.concrete.org/Convention/fall-Convention/Program-detail.asp?ProgramDate=11/5/2008#S00001812">Advances in Fiber Reinforced Concrete - A Tribute to Gordon Batson</a></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.concrete.org/Convention/fall-Convention/Program-detail.asp?ProgramDate=11/5/2008#S00001282">Early Age Test Methods for Performance Specifications</a></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.concrete.org/Convention/fall-Convention/Program-detail.asp?ProgramDate=11/5/2008#S00001479">The Spirit of Structural Concrete in Performance Based Seismic Design of Bridges, Part 2</a></p>
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