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10:30am – 11:30am Social Media .............................................................................................................................................. OCCC, W330-ARecycled Materials – Do’s and Don’ts ..................................................................................................... OCCC, W 330-BStrategies for Sustainable Production: How Green Practices and Green Products can TransformYour Business ........................................................................................................................................... OCCC, W330-EUnderstanding Production System Variations and Strategies for Improvement ....................................... OCCC, W330-FNoon – 6:00pm Exhibits Open ....................................................................................................................................... OCCC, Exhibit Hall1:30pm – 4:30pm NCMA Spouse Tour, Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens ..............RSC, Departs Conference Center Entrance6:00pm – 7:00pm NCMA Political Fundraiser ...................................................................................................................RSC, Panzacola F26:30pm – 7:30pm NCMA PAC Reception .........................................................................................................................RSC, Panzacola F17:30 pm – 9:30 pm NCMA/ICPI Safety Awards & Design Awards of Excellence Dinner and CSI Design Awards .......... RSC, Panzacola G1Saturday, March 36:30am – 11:00am NCMA/ICPI Block & Paver Plant Tour....................................................................................... RSC, Departs ConferenceCenter Entrance11:00am – 3:00pm Exhibits Open ....................................................................................................................................... OCCC, Exhibit Hall3:00pm – 5:00pm NCMA Board of Directors Meeting ......................................................................................................RSC, Panzacola F13:00pm – 6:00pm ICON EXPO CPU Education – Plant Operation Boot Camp.....................................................................OCCC, W330-CNCMA Event HighlightsSMALL BUSINESS/FAMILY BUSINESS FORUMWednesday, February 29 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.RSC, Suwannee 11/12This highly popular Forum addresses common issuesand ideas, and provides networking opportunity amongpeers to solve problems facing small or family-ownedcompanies. All NCMA members and registered guestswith an interest in small business or family business areencouraged to attend!NCMA PDCC ForumWednesday, Feb. 29 • 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.RSC, Panzacola F1Concrete masonry and hardscape producers alwaysenjoy this bi-annual event where they have the opportunityto discover great new products! This PDCC Forumfeatures the following presentations:• True Mortar is an innovative new approach to traditionalmortar. By using masonry cement in combinationwith proprietary materials, True Mortar caneliminate over 90% of the materials needed to putup concrete masonry walls and structures.• The PaveDrain System is a Permeable ArticulatingConcrete Block/ Mat (P-ACB/M) that creates aperformance pavement that integrates the patentedarched reservoir to maximize onsite stormwatercapacity during extreme storm events.• At its core, Omni Block is a patented insulatedcementitious masonry unit (CMU) wall system whichcombines the benefits of indigenous aggregates,Expanded Polystyrene, thermal lag (the delay, disruptionand redirection of heat flow), exposed thermalmass (the absorption of heat), and air tightnessresulting in a thermally efficient wall system.NCMA TOWN HALL MEETING AND STUDENT DE-SIGN COMPETITIONWednesday, February 29, 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.RSC, Panzacola G1The Town Hall Meeting will touch on a variety of topicsthat are important to NCMA and the industry including:Transportation/Municipal Markets, Plant CertificationProgram, new ASTM C90 Web Requirements, F’M2000, Direct Design, winners of the NCMA FoundationStudent Design Competition from Florida Atlantic University,and an update on the Check-off Program.Special thanks to our sponsor:NCMA INDUSTRY BUSINESS LUNCHEONThursday, March 1, Noon – 1:30 p.m.RSC, Panzacola G1Cost: $55 members/$65 non-membersJoin your peers for this bi-annual event featuring networking,an update on the association NCMA ChairmanDon Gordon, as well as a presentation by Ed Sullivan,Vice President and Chief Economist for the PortlandCement Association. Sullivan addresses The NewNormal – Examining how the economy has structurallychanged and what that means to the construction andconcrete industry. You don’t want to miss this popularevent!Special thanks to our sponsors:Concrete Masonry Designs 35ICON EXPO & NCMA Schedule35