8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | Convention Orientation Breakfast | Crystal Ballroom A,B,E,F |
8:00 AM - 3:30 PM | Student Mortar Workability Competition | Galleria |
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Engineered SCMs - What, How, and Why | 204-205 |
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Resilient Engineering for Marine and Offshore Structures | 208-209 |
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM | New Nuclear Facility Current Approaches to Assessing Impact Loading Scenarios | 210-211 |
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Pathways to Beneficially Use Off-Specification Coal Ashes in Concrete - From Research to Implementation | 213-214 |
8:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Networking Reception & ACI International Forum | Crystal Ballroom C&D |
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM | Graphene and Graphene Derivatives in Concrete | 208-209 |
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM | Developing a Strategic Vision for the ACI Suite of Codes | 204-205 |
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM | Innovations in Concrete Pumping | 213-214 |
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM | ■International Lunch | Crystal Ballroom A,B,E,F |
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Durability of Cementitious Composite Incorporating Biochar | 208-209 |
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Seawater Concrete: Materials, Properties, and Applications | 213-214 |
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Session in Honor of Dr. Larry Kahn, Part 1 of 2 | 210-211 |
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | MINI SESSION: How Can Nanoparticle Dispersion Affect Properties of Cement-Based Materials | 221 |
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM | International Session | 204-205 |
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | MINI SESSION: A Brief History of Concrete in Georgia | 219 |
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM | Innovations in UHPC Shotcrete Mixture Design and Applications | 204-205 |
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM | More than Embodied Carbon Water Strategies to Enhance Concrete Sustainability | 208-209 |
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM | Session in Honor of Dr. Larry Kahn, Part 2 of 2 | 210-211 |
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM | Introduction to Concrete Materials | 213-214 |
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | ACI Student Chapter Forum | Crystal Ballroom C&D |
5:45 PM - 7:00 PM | Opening Session and Keynote Presentation | Salon Ballroom |
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Opening Reception | Galleria |
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Hot Topic Session | 210-211 |
8:30 PM - 10:00 PM | Student, Young Member, and Faculty Networking Event | Crystal Ballroom A,B,E,F |
6:30 AM - 8:00 AM | Workshop for Technical Committee Chairs (by invitation only) | Salon Ballroom |
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM | Chapter Officer Business & Breakfast (Closed Event) | Crystal Ballroom A,F |
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM | Teaching and Education Breakfast: Harnessing Machine-Learning and Tomographic Data for Next-Generation Concrete Infrastructure | 206 |
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM | What I Wish I Knew Emerging Technologies in Concrete | 204-205 |
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Research in Progress, Part 1 of 2 | 208-209 |
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Session on Interface Shear, Part 1 of 2 | 210-211 |
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Everything but RCA - Concrete with Alternative Aggregates Produced with Recycled and Byproduct Materials, Part 1 of 2 | 213-214 |
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | Student Awards Program | Salon Ballroom |
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM | New ACI 352 Design Guide for Slab-Column Connections | 204-205 |
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM | Session on Interface Shear, Part 2 of 2 | 210-211 |
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM | Research in Progress, Part 2 of 2 | 208-209 |
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM | Everything but RCA - Concrete with Alternative Aggregates Produced with Recycled and Byproduct Materials, Part 2 of 2 | 213-214 |
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM | ACI 123 Concrete Research Student Poster Session | Galleria |
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM | Understanding the Role of Alkalis in ASR | 213-214 |
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | MINI SESSION: Guide to ACI Documents and Convention for Students and Young Professionals | 212 |
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM | Continuing Education: Two-way Slab Design | 204-205 |
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM | Precast Concrete Bridge Elements | 208-209 |
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM | Non-conventional Materials for Seismic Applications | 210-211 |
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | MINI SESSION: Advancing RC Column Design and Behavior: Innovation, Expertise, and High-Performance Materials | 313 -314 |
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | MINI SESSION: Deflection Analysis: Comparing Methods and Results | 217 |
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | MINI SESSION: The ACI Career Playbook: Turning Connections into Careers | 212 |
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM | State of the Art in Concrete Fatigue Research: Current Trends and Future Challenges | 213-214 |
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Stronger Runways, Smarter Solutions Translating ACPTP Research into Practice | 210-211 |
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 60th Anniversary of ACI 348 - Structural Reliability and Safety | 204-205 |
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Real-time Quality Monitoring and Control of 3D Printed Concrete | 208-209 |
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM | Women in ACI Reception | Crystal Ballroom A,F |
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM | ■2026 ACI Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards Gala | Salon Ballroom |
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM | ACI 123 Forum | 210-211 |
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | MINI SESSION: Getting Workability Right: Impacts on Slab Construction | 305 |
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Technical Session to Honor James McDonald, Part 1 of 2 | 213-214 |
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM | MINI SESSION: Thermal Challenges with Wall Systems and Envelopes using ICF Construction | 304 |
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Contractors' Day Session, Part 1 of 2 | 204-205 |
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Just the Right Mix Developing and Reviewing Mixture Proportions and Materials Submittal | 208-209 |
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM | NEU Session: Metrics & Economics of Resilient Buildings for Reducing the Effects of Disasters: The Role of Concrete | 210-211 |
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM | Beyond Type IL: Current Development and Commercial Usage of Type IP, IS, IT, and IC Blended Cements | 210-211 |
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM | Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards - Project Winner Presentations | 208-209 |
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM | Paper Awards Presentation Session: Published in 2025 | 204-205 |
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM | Technical Session to Honor James McDonald, Part 2 of 2 | 213-214 |
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | MINI SESSION: Impact of Aggregates on the Long-Term Performance of Concrete: From Conventional Materials to Emerging Aggregate-Derived Systems | 219 |
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM | ■Contractors' Day Lunch | Crystal Ballroom A,F |
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | MINI SESSION: Seismic Research Presentations by Younger Members | 302 |
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM | Statistical Evaluation of Concrete Testing Results | 213-214 |
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM | MINI SESSION: Concrete Anchorage - Lessons Learned from Structural Research Project | Salon West |
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM | Contractors' Day Session, Part 2 of 2 | 204-205 |
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM | Open Topic Session, Part 1 of 2 | 208-209 |
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM | Applications of Physics-informed Learned Approaches | 210-211 |
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | MINI SESSION: Lunar Concrete - From In-Situ Resources to Infrastructure Reality | 206 |
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | MINI SESSION: Bridging the Gap: Why Is the Pace of Change Slow in Low-Carbon Concrete Adoption? | 404-405 |
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | MINI SESSION: Digital Constructability: Technology and Design-Build in Modern Concrete Construction | Salon East |
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | MINI SESSION: Experiences as a Teacher and Researcher Working at a Smaller School | 219 |
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Additive Construction Standard and Design Guidance | 213-214 |
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM | New Aggregate Technologies for Concrete Decarbonization | 204-205 |
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Advanced Assessment, Inspection, and Repair of Offshore and Marine Structures | 210-211 |
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Open Topic Session, Part 2 of 2 | 208-209 |
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Faculty Network Reception | |
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM | Concrete Mixer | Georgia Aquarium |