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The Concrete Promotional Group welcomes our CPG members and other professional trade associations to submit concrete related events and activities to put in the monthly calendar.  All entries are subject to editing and space limitations. This is sent out once a month.

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August 2014

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Aug. 1 - Call for Entries for the CPG Excellence in Concrete Awards Program.  Information has been emailed out for submittals.  All entries are due returned back to the CPG office by September 15, 2014.  The deadline is a hard deadline, no extensions.  Click Here for more information or to get the forms to send and entry in!

Aug. 1 - Concrete Foundations Association's Annual ConventionKalahari Resort, Sandusky, Ohio.  Register Here.

 

Aug. 2 - ACI/CFA Residential Foundation Technician Exam, Sandusky, Ohio.  Register Here.

 

Aug. 4 - KS ACI, Concrete Field Testing Technician Exam, Kansas City. Click Here for the information & sign up form. Come prepared to take the exam.  This is an exam session only.  No training will be provided.  Advanced study and practice with the procedures is highly recommended. 

 

Aug. 6 - 10 am, KAPA & KRMCA Research & Specification Committee and Technical Quality Control Committee, Association Offices, Basement Meeting Room, With Dr. Matt O'Reilly, P.E., from the University of Kansas' School of Engineering, special guest and speaker on Curing Concrete. Click Here for more information and/or register.

 

Aug. 7 KS ACI, Concrete Flatwork Finisher/Technician Exam. There is a training prep class for this on July 26, 2014.  It is highly recommended that you take this prep class to increase your chances of passing the actual exam.  See the July section of this calendar for information. Click Here for the sign up form and more information.

 

Aug. 13 - 12 pm to 1 pm, CPG Officer's Meeting, CPG Conference Room, CPG Office.

Aug. 13 - 1 pm to 3 pm, CPG Board of Director's Meeting, CPG Conference Room, CPG Office.

 

Aug. 14 - 3 to 5 pm, CPG Structural Committee Meeting 

 

Aug. 17-20 - American Public Works Association's (APWA) Congress & Exposition, Toronto, Ontario.

 

Aug. 28 - 12 noon to 1 pm, CPG Structural Committee Presentation "Nooniversity"for the KC AIA Association, 1801 McGee, Kansas City, MO, The Center for Architecture & Design. To register Click Here.

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September 2014

 

Sept. 1 - Labor Day

Sept. 4 - 1pm, CPG Re-Certification for Pervious Concrete Technician. CPG Conference Room. To register Click Here 
 

Sept. 11 - Remember 911! 

 

Sept. 15 - CPG Excellence in Concrete Entry Deadline at 5 pm, hard deadline, no extensions.

 

Sept. 21 - 23 - NRMCA's Concrete Works 2014 Conference, Marriott, Indianapolis, IN. Click Here for more information.

 

Sept. 23 - MCIB Board of Director's Meeting

 

Sept. 29 - Oct. 3 - Concrete Decor Magazine's Concrete Decor Show, Fort Worth Convention Center, Ft. Worth, TX. Click Here for details.  To sign up as a vendor Click Here.

 

 

 

Sept. 29 - Tilt-Up Concrete Association's Conference (TCA), San Jose, California.  Click Here for details.

October 2014

Sept. 29 - Oct. 3 - Concrete Decor Magazine's Concrete Decor Show, Fort Worth Convention Center, Ft. Worth, TX. Click Here for details.

 

Oct. 2 - CPG Judging the EIC Awards

 

Oct. 2 - KAPA-KRMCA Kansas Construction Industry Birdie Bash, Golf Tournament & Fund Raiser, Topeka Country Club, Topeka, KS.  Click Here for more information & to register.

 

Oct. 6 - KS ACI, Concrete Field Testing Technician Exam, Kansas City. Click Here for the information & sign up form. Come prepared to take the exam.  This is an exam session only.  No training will be provided.  Advanced study and practice with the procedures is highly recommended. 


Oct. 8 - KCMMB Quarterly Meeting, Lenexa, KS

 

Oct. 12-15 - ONLY 6 Months to the 2015 ACI National Conference held in Kansas City!  Save-The-Date!

 

Oct. 16 - KS ACI, Concrete Field Testing Technician Exam, Wichita, KS. 
Click Here for the information & sign up form. Come prepared to take the exam.  This is an exam session only.  No training will be provided.  Advanced study and practice with the procedures is highly recommended. 
 
Oct. 21 - 2 pm - 7 pm, MCIB Annual Sporting Clays Tournament,
Powder Creek Shooting Park, Lenexa, KS.  More information to come, save-the-date.

Oct. 20-24 - Johnson County Contractor Licensing Conference, Overland Park Convention Center, Overland Park, KS

 

Oct. 23 - Concrete Day at The Contractor Licensing Conference at the Overland Park Convention Center.  Contractors can register by going to the Johnson County Website, Click Here. Classes to include:  

  • The Reorganized ACI 318-14, Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete
  • Proper Jointing for Concrete Pavements
  • Where to find Technical Resources for Concrete Paving Construction
  • Roller Compacted Concrete, What is it? Benefits? Disadvantages?
  • Forming Systems for Concrete Construction

Oct. 26 - American Concrete Institute's, ACI Fall Conference, Hilton Washington, Washington, D.C. For program information or to register Click Here.

 

Oct. 30 - 12:30 pm to 5pm, Kansas City Contractor, We Built This City Expo  Estimating Academy Training, Downtown Marriott Muehlebach Tower. For more information call 816-595-4109 or Click Here.

 

Oct. 30 - 4 pm to 7 pm, "We Built This City" Kansas City Contractor Expo-Trade Show-, Downtown Marriott Muehlebach Tower.  Everyone invited, contractors of all sizes and types will appreciate this event! Booth space and sponsorships still available, for more information call Robin at 816-595-4109 or Click Here.



 

 

 

 

Oct. 31 - Halloween

November 2014

 

Nov. 5 - 12 noon to 1 pm, CPG Officers Meeting, CPG conference room.


Nov. 5 - 1 pm to 3 pm, CPG Board of Directors Meeting, CPG conference room.

Nov. 6 - 8 am to 4 pm, CPG & MO/KS ACPA's 17th Annual Concrete Pavement, Parking Lot & Flatwork Seminar, (This has previously been called the Concrete Streets & Local Roads Seminar) Ritz Charles Conference Center, Overland Park, KS. Save-the-date.

 

Nov. 7 - KS ACI, Concrete Field Testing Technician Exam, Topeka, KS. Click Here for the information & sign up form. Come prepared to take the exam.  This is an exam session only.  No training will be provided.  Advanced study and practice with the procedures is highly recommended. 

 

Nov. 11 - CPG's Annual Holiday Party & Excellence in Concrete Awards,  Held at the Historic Firestone Building 2001 Grand Ave., Kansas City, MO.  You don't want to miss this fantastic networking event and Holiday Party! Save-the-Date! Click Here to find out more about this fascinating building!
 

Nov. 27 - Thanksgiving Day

December 2014

Dec. TBA - Parking Lot and Paving Seminar in Kansas City, hosted by KRMCA, MO/KS ACPA, CPG & More! Details to come.

Dec. 18 - MCIB Board of Directors Meeting
 
Dec. 25 - Christmas Day
January 2015
 
Jan. 7-9 - MCIB Annual Concrete Technology Course, UMKC, Royall Hall. Save-the-date.
 
February 2015
 
Feb. 2-6 - World of Concrete, Las Vegas, NV

Feb. 11 - KS ACI Awards Banquet Program, Manhattan, KS.  Details to follow.

Feb. 12 - Scholer-Peterson Concrete Conference, Kansas State University Student Union Auditorium, Manhattan, KS. Save-The-Date. 
April 2015

Apr. 12-15, 2015 -  The American Concrete Institute will host the Spring 2015 Convention in Kansas City. Save-the-Date!  If you've never attended one, make 2015 the year.  It will be more affordable as it will be in your own town.  Special pricing for a special one day package for Contractors!
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