Eight new groups have joined NRMCA and 14 other non-profits, government agencies and corporations to co-sponsor the 2013 International Concrete Sustainability Conference:

• American Coal Ash Association

• American Concrete Institute

• American Concrete Pavement Association

• Bay Area Center for Regional Disaster Resilience

• Concrete Foundations Association

• National Concrete Pavement Technology Center

• Silica Fume Association

• Tilt-up Concrete Association

The 8th annual conference, scheduled for May 6-8 just outside San Francisco at the Hotel Sofitel San Francisco Bay in Redwood City, CA, will provide learning and networking opportunities on the latest advances, technical knowledge, continuing research, tools and solutions for sustainable concrete manufacturing and construction. Researchers, design professionals and industry professionals are invited to present and attend the conference. Suggested topics include the latest developments related to design, specifying, manufacturing, testing, construction, maintenance and research of concrete as they relate to sustainability.