Shotcrete Training Information

Items in this issue:

- Free World of Concrete 2010 Registration & Discounted Seminars

- 2010 ASA Annual Membership Meeting & 5th Annual Outstanding Shotcrete Project Awards Banquet

- The ASA Winter 2009 Committee Meeting Schedule

- ASA Board Announces Complete List of Nominations for ASA Officers

- ASA Graduate Scholarship Winners Announced

- ASA By-Laws Change

- Government Projects Open For Bid

Free World of Concrete 2010 Registration & Discounted Seminars

Use the link below to register free for the 2010 World of Concrete in Las Vegas, February 2-5, 2010. You can also take advantage of a $40 savings on each seminar you register for.

http://registration.experient-inc.com/ShowWOC101/Default.aspx?SourceCode=A17

As a World of Concrete show sponsor, ASA benefits from each show registration placed thru the above link. Your registration will help us minimize the cost of promoting shotcrete to the concrete industry at this very important show.

We also encourage you to offer the link for free registration to your customers via email or on your web site.

2010 ASA Annual Membership Meeting & 5th Annual Outstanding Shotcrete Project Awards Banquet

This year’s Annual Meeting and Award Banquet will be held at the Monte Carlo Hotel in Las Vegas, NV on February 2, 2010. The open bar reception begins at 6:00 pm and the dinner\banquet begins at 7:00 pm. You can obtain a registration form for this enjoyable and important evening on the ASA web site at:

http://www.shotcrete.org/pdf_files/ASA%202010%20Banquet%20Reg%20Form.pdff

ASA 2010 Annual Committee Meeting Schedule

The ASA 2010 Annual Committee Meetings are open to all individuals (ASA members & non-members) and there is no registration fee. The ASA 2010 Annual Committee Meetings will be held at the Las Vegas Conventions Center (Room S225) February 1, 2010. The ASA committee meetings are held in conjunction with the World of Concrete show.

Click here to access the committee meeting schedule

ASA Board Announces Complete List of Nominations for ASA Officers

The ASA Board of Directors has nominated two additional individuals to the 2010 list of candidates for the Director positions on the ASA Board of Directors.

The Board’s action finalizes the list of 5 candidates for 3 open Board Positions. The Five candidates are: Ray Schallom, Allentown Shotcrete Technology, Inc.; Ron Lacher, Pool Engineering Inc.; Tom Norman, Airplaco Equipment Company; Charles Hanskat, Concrete Engineering Group; Bill Drakeley, Drakeley Industries.

In addition to the candidates for the ASA Board of Directors, current ASA Vice-President Patrick Bridger (Allentown Shotcrete Technology, Inc.) has been nominated to serve as President of the American Shotcrete Association. Current Secretary Joe Hutter (King Packaged Materials Co.) has been nominated to serve as ASA Vice-President. Both Positions are two year terms.

Current Treasurer Michael Cotter (formerly of American Underground Engineering and currently a shotcrete hydro demolition consultant) has been nominated to serve as ASA Secretary. Ted Sofis (Sofis Company) has been nominated to serve as ASA Treasurer. Both Positions are one year terms.

Membership balloting will take place in early January 2010 via electronic ballot and all elected officers will begin their term of service at the 2010 Annual Meeting held in conjunction with the World of Concrete in Las Vegas Nevada.

ASA Graduate Scholarship Awarded

For the 2009-2010 academic year, the American Shotcrete Association (ASA) has awarded Graduate Scholarships to Benjamin Turner and Nicolas Ginouse. Each student will receive a stipend of $3000 (USD) for tuition, residence, books and materials for the 2009-2010 academic year.

Benjamin Turner received his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from California Polytechnic State University and is currently working toward earning a Master of Science in Civil Engineering at the same university. While at Cal Poly, Benjamin has worked as an intern at AIS Construction. His work there has involved the design, bidding, and construction of multiple soil nail walls, as well as tunnel projects that involved the use of shotcrete. Currently, he is working on a design for expansion of a tunnel roof using shotcrete and rockbolts in the NORAD underground command center. Benjamin plans to focus his career around this fascinating and growing micro-industry.

Nicolas Ginouse received his Mechanical and Industrial Engineering degree from Arts et Métiers Paristech in Paris, France and is currently pursuing an MS in Civil Engineering from Laval University. Nicolas is beginning his graduate studies on the shotcrete team at Laval University where the main objective of his project is to model the mixture flow at the outlet of the nozzle, to predict particles velocity, speed distribution of the stream and the effects on rebound.

Nicholas is considering pursuing studies in shotcrete to the Ph.D level. Afterwards, he would like to use his expertise in shotcrete and mechanical engineering to help develop shotcrete equipment and processes. Ultimately, through his industrial contacts in France, he is very interested in promoting exchanges between the North American and European shotcrete industries.

Established in 2008, the purpose of the ASA Graduate Scholarship Program is to identify, attract, and assist outstanding graduate students pursuing careers within the field of concrete with a significant interest in the shotcrete process. For a complete description of these awards, requirements and directions visit www.shotcrete.org, and click on Grad Scholarships.

ASA By-Laws Change

The ASA Board of Directors approved changes the the ASA By-laws in November 2009. A current copy of the By-laws is available on the ASA web site at:

http://www.shotcrete.org/pdf_files/ASABylawsRevised112409.pdf

Government Projects Open for Bid

ASA will post links to government projects currently open for bid which involve or are related to shotcrete, in this and all future issues of this e-newsletter.

The Current 35 links will only display in the ASA member edition of this E-newsletter.

Ambex Concrete Technologies, Inc.

Elasto Plastic Concrete

Allentown Shotcrete Technology

REED Shotcrete Equipment

Texaloy Foundry Co., Inc.

The Quikrete Companies

King Packaged Materials Company

American Concrete Restorations, Inc.

Elkin Hi-Tech, Inc.

Airplaco Equipment Company

Cemen Tech, Inc.

Johnson Western Gunite Company

Joseph J. Albanese, Inc.

Fisher Shotcrete, Inc.

AMEC Earth & Environmental, Ltd.

Questions & comments can be forwarded to any of the following:

E-mail: Info@shotcrete.org
Phone: 248/848-3780
Website: www.Shotcrete.org

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