| Sunday, April 26, 2026 |
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| Exhibitor Move-In | 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM | | | Exhibit Hall | Exhibit Hall | |
| Speaker Ready Room | 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM | | | Admin | Room TBD | |
| Registration | 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM | | | Admin | Registration, 2nd Floor | |
| Reception | 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM | | | Networking | Exhibit Hall | |
| Monday, April 27, 2026 |
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| Speaker Breakfast | 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM | | | Admin | Room TBD | |
| MSHA Refresher | 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM | | | Training | Room TBD | |
| Registration | 7:30 AM - 7:00 PM | | | Admin | Registration, 2nd Floor | |
| Blended Cement Workshop | 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM | | | Process Training Module | Room TBD | |
| Speaker Ready Room | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM | | | Admin | Room TBD | |
| Speaker Rehearsals | 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM | | | Admin | Room TBD | |
| Spouse/Partner Welcome Breakfast with Sponsors | 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | | | Spouse/Partner Program | Room TBD | |
| Exhibit Hall Open with Coffee/Donuts | 9:00 AM - 12:45 PM | | | Exhibit Hall | Room TBD | |
| Poster Pavilion Author Hours | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Join poster authors in the Poster Pavilion during designated times to discuss their research, ask questions, and explore technical insights one-on-one. Authors will be present for limited time, at their posters and available for informal discussion. | | Exhibit Hall | Room TBD | |
| TBD | 10:30 AM - 3:00 PM | | | Spouse/Partner Program | Room TBD | |
| Lunch in the Exhibit Hall | 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM | | | Lunch | Room TBD | |
| Conference Opening | 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | | | General | Room TBD | |
| ACA Committee Meeting TBD | 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM | | | ACA Committee | Room TBD | |
| Technical Paper Session #1 (Papers 1-4) | 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM | Technical Paper Session #1 (Papers 1-4) – Moderator, Greg Kemper
Note it is a 16 minute presentation per paper with a 2 minute introduction. The Q&A is based on 4 minutes per paper/presentation total.
- 2:25 PM – 2:30 PM (5 min): Technical Paper Session Introduction (Greg Kemper)
- 2:30 PM – 2:48 PM (18 min): Paper #1 – GP-1: Caroline Woywadt, Michael Schiefer
- 2:48 PM – 3:06 PM (18 min): Paper #2 – MS-2: Frank Vitucci
- 3:06 PM – 3:24 PM (18 min): Paper #3 – A-3: Nicolas Verbeek, Guillaume Francaux, Dylan Leonel Castro
- 3:24 PM – 3:42 PM (18 min): Paper #4 – PG-1: William J. Kovacs Jr., P.E., Jose A. Sanchez, Franziska Freytag
- 3:42 PM – 3:58 PM (16 min): Q&A (4 minutes per speaker × 4 speakers)
| | Technical Paper | Room TBD | |
| Sourcing and Challenges of Alternative Fuels in Cement Plants | 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | | | Cement Mixer | Room TBD | |
| Media Reception | 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | | | Networking | Room TBD | |
| Reception | 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM | | | Networking | Room TBD | |
| Tuesday, April 28, 2026 |
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| Registration | 7:30 AM - 7:00 PM | | | Admin | Room TBD | |
| Building Tomorrow’s Workforce: Skills, Pathways & AI In Cement | 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | | | General | Room TBD | |
| Speaker Ready Room | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM | | | Admin | Room TBD | |
| The Reality Of Mental Health In Construction | 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | | | General | Room TBD | |
| Spouse/Partner Breakfast | 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | | | Spouse/Partner Program | Room TBD | |
| From Conference to Community: Investing Back into the Cement Industry | 10:00 AM - 10:20 AM | | | General | Room TBD | |
| Cement Tour Preview | 10:20 AM - 10:30 AM | | | General | Room TBD | |
| AI Panel | 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM | | | Training | Room TBD | |
| Joint CSC/SDC Meeting | 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM | | | ACA Committee | Room TBD | |
| Lunch | 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM | | | Lunch | Room TBD | |
| Technical Paper Session #2 (Papers 5-10) | 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM | Technical Paper Session #2 (Papers 5-10) Moderator, Daniel Locke
Note it is a 16 minute presentation per paper with a 2 minute introduction. The Q&A is based on 4 minutes per paper/presentation total.
- 1:30 PM – 1:48 PM (18 min): Paper #5 – D-2: Elisabeth Freinhofer, Mario Ruckerbauer (Cemtec)
- 1:48 PM – 2:06 PM (18 min): Paper #6 – GP-2: Tahir Abbas, Michalis Akritopoulos, Syed Suhail Akhtar
- 2:06 PM – 2:24 PM (18 min): Paper #7 – MS-1: R. Todd Swinderman
- 2:24 PM – 2:36 PM (12 min): Q&A (3 speakers × 4 minutes)
- 2:36 PM – 2:46 PM (10 min): Break
- 2:46 PM – 3:04 PM (18 min): Paper #8 – GP-3: Sabri Trabelsi; Dirk Hoelscher, PhD; Semih Oflazoğlu
- 3:04 PM – 3:22 PM (18 min): Paper #9 – A-1: M.Sc. Shervin Sabzevari
- 3:22 PM – 3:40 PM (18 min): Paper #10 – EES-1: Earl Parker, Bryon Girard
- 3:40 PM – 3:52 PM (12 min): Q&A (3 speakers × 4 minutes)
| | Technical Paper | Room TBD | |
| Cement 101 – Chemistry and Quality Control of Cement | 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM | | | Process Training Module | Room TBD | |
| ACA Joint E&E/MTC Meeting | 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | | | ACA Committee | Room TBD | |
| ACA Committee (ICC) Meeting? | 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM | | | ACA Committee | Room TBD | |
| Is AI the New Old Guy in Your Plant? | 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | | | Cement Mixer | Room TBD | |
| Reception | 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM | | | Networking | Room TBD | |
| Wednesday, April 29, 2026 |
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| Registration | 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM | | | Admin | Room TBD | |
| Speaker Ready Room | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM | | | Admin | Room TBD | |
| Two Markets, One Industry: Global Leadership Perspectives in Cement | 8:30 AM - 9:30 PM | | | General | Room TBD | |
| ACA Meeting for CementPAC Trustees (Invite Only) | 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM | | | ACA Committee | Room TBD | |
| Technical Paper Session #3 (Papers 11-12) | 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM | Technical Paper Session #3 (11-12 and EES Presentation), Moderator, Dave Helfrich
Note it is a 16 minute presentation per paper with a 2 minute introduction. The Q&A is based on 4 minutes per paper/presentation total.
- 9:45 AM – 10:03 AM (18 min): Paper #11 – GP-5: Joseph Dos Santos, P.E.
- 10:03 AM – 10:21 AM (18 min): Paper #12 – D-3: Steve Drzymala
- 10:21 AM – 10:39 AM (18 min): EES Presentation – EES-4: Arron Heinerikson (ACA)
- 10:39 AM – 10:51 AM (12 min): Q&A (3 presentations × 4 minutes)
| | Technical Paper | Room TBD | |
| ACA Committee (MTC) Meeting | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | | | ACA Committee | Room TBD | |
| ACA Economic Forecast | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | | | General | Room TBD | |
| Lunch | 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM | | | Lunch | Room TBD | |
| ACA Committee (MDC) Meeting | 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | | | ACA Committee | Room TBD | |
| Baghouse Training Workshop | 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM | | | Process Training Module | Room TBD | |
| Technical Paper Session #4 (Papers 13-15) | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Technical Paper Session #4 (Papers 13-15), Moderator, Brian Giese
Note it is a 16 minute presentation per paper with a 2 minute introduction. The Q&A is based on 4 minutes per paper/presentation total.
- 2:00 PM – 2:18 PM (18 min): Paper #13 – A-2: David Campain, Trevor Cusworth
- 2:18 PM – 2:36 PM (18 min): Paper #14 – PG-2: Li Yu, Marc Elliott
- 2:36 PM – 2:54 PM (18 min): Paper #15 – GP-4: Srinivas Garimella
- 2:54 PM – 3:06 PM (12 min): Q&A (3 presentations × 4 minutes)
| | Technical Paper | Room TBD | |
| Exhibitor Move Out | 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM | | | Exhibit Hall | Room TBD | |
| ACA Committee (GAC) Meeting | 3:15 PM - 4:45 PM | | | ACA Committee | Room TBD | |
| Everything you wanted to know about cement (but were afraid to ask) | 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM | | | Cement Mixer | Room TBD | |
| ACA Associate Members and Board/Leadership Reception | 5:00 PM - 6:15 PM | | | Special Event | Room TBD | |
| Celebration Banquet | 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM | | | Special Event | Room TBD | |
| Thursday, April 30, 2026 |
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| Breakfast | 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM | | | ACA Committee | Room TBD | |
| Cemex Plant Tour A | 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM | | | Special Event | Room TBD | |
| Cement Plant Tour B | 8:30 AM - 1:30 PM | | | Special Event | Room TBD | |
| ACA Committee (E&E) Meeting | 8:30 AM - 2:30 PM | | | ACA Committee | Room TBD | |
| ACA Board Meeting (Invite only) | 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM | | | ACA Committee | Room TBD | |
