News from the ICMA

2008 Conference Plans

The 2008 Conference (30th) will be held in Reno, Nevada, USA during the week of April 20th at the Harrah's Hotel and Casino in downtown Reno. Complete conference information can be found on the ICMA web site. Again this year the Portland Cement Association will be a co-sponsor, providing a special Cement Plant Chemist Workshop as part of the program. A fantastic spousal program is being planned and as usual this is offered to our attendee's spouses free of charge. As with all ICMA conferences, a wide range of topics will be discussed including cutting edge research on cement and concrete. In addition to the workshop, multiple panel sessions will be held for open discussion. Please consider attending because your participation is what makes the ICMA conference one of the best cement technology conferences.

ICMA would like to thank all of you who attended and participated in the 2007 ICMA conference in Quebec City. If you were not there you missed a great conference and a good time. At our 29th annual conference, ICMA continued its emphasis on technical papers, panel sessions, and workshops dealing with the daily problems faced by the Plant Chemist.. A CD is available of the 29th Proceedings for $25. Mail charges are $5 for domestic mailing or $10 for international mailing and will be added to the purchase price. Contact ICMA Headquarters to order.

During the 2003 meeting, a compilation CD-ROM of all the past ICMA proceedings was made available. The compilation CD is your chance to get all the past proceedings at one time. The CD contains all past printed proceedings, some of which are no longer available in print form. The CD_ROM can be purchased from ICMA or from PCA for $150. $5 for domestic mailing or $10 for international mailing is added to the purchase price. A single CD is available of only the 2003 (25th) Proceedings for $25. Mail charges are the same.

ICMA is discontinuing their printed stock of proceedings and making any and all available past printed proceedings available for $25 each with $5 added for domestic mailing or $10 for International mailings. Contact Bill Carruthers by e-mail to place your order.

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