Title: Symposium on Pervious Concrete
Dates: Sunday December 04 2011
Location: Tampa Marriott Waterside; Tampa, FL
Event Name: December 2011 Committee Week

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A Symposium on Pervious Concrete will be held Sunday, December 4, 2011. Sponsored by ASTM Committee C09 on Concrete and Concrete Aggregates, the symposium will be held at the Tampa Marriott Waterside in Tampa, Florida, in conjunction with the December 4-7 standards development meetings of Committee C09.

Objectives:
The symposium is being held to discuss the importance of having testing standards for a segment of the industry that has been placing pervious concrete for over 30 years in the United States. The community of industry professionals now engaged in specifying, designing, testing and installing pervious concrete is so large that appropriate standards are paramount for the industry to keep its momentum. Currently, two standards are approved with several more concepts being researched. These activities will impact the use/acceptance of pervious concrete going forward and the confidence that the specifying community has in the material.

This symposium will provide a forum for presenting data collected on pervious projects relating to fresh concrete properties, hardened properties, durability, permeability and mix design alternatives. Topics that will be presented contain, but are not limited to:

• Surface durability,
• Use and intention of C1701 (ASTM Standard Test Method for Infiltration of In Place

Pervious Concrete) for field permeabilty,

• Density and voids of freshly delivered material,
• Use of admixtures to improve pervious attributes, and
• Correlations of field cores to C1688 (ASTM Standard Test Method for Density and Void Content of Freshly Mixed Pervious Concrete).

Who Should Attend?
Third party labs, engineers, designers, producers and contractors are the main stakeholders. The need for data continues to be of importance so that industry tolerances can be well established within each region as they use pervious concrete as a best management practice.

The language of the symposium will be English.

Online registration opens approximately 8 weeks before the symposium and closes November 30. The fees to attend this symposium are listed below.

Students – A student's fee is waived, provided that he/she is a full-time student and is not employed full time. After registering online, the student must check in at the ASTM Registration Desk on site and present his/her student ID.

All attendees, including presenters and ASTM members, are urged to register online for this event so that space requirements can be accommodated. If you do not register online by the closing date, then you must register upon arrival at the symposium. All attendees must check in at the ASTM registration desk upon arrival at symposium.

Cancellations
A refund of the symposium fee will be honored only if requested at least 7 business days prior to the symposium. To cancel your registration and request a refund, please contact Hannah Sparks at hsparks@astm.org or 610-832-9677.

If you have questions concerning online registration, please contact Hannah Sparks in Symposia Operations at hsparks@astm.org Tel: 610/832-9677, or ASTM Technical Support at support@astm.org or 1-800-262-1373 (domestic) or 610-832-9578 (international).

Symposium attendees interested in receiving .35 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) should complete a CEU application form at the adjournment of the symposium, and then submit it to the ASTM staff member on site. A certificate will be sent to the attendee approximately 4 to 6 weeks after the symposium.

Additional information about the symposium is available from Symposium Co-Chairmen Heather J. Brown, Ph.D., MTSU/Concrete Industry Mgmt, Murfreesboro, TN, USA, Email: hjbrown@mtsu.edu, tel: 615-904-8060; and Matthew Offenberg, W R Grace, Canton, GA, USA, Email: matthew.offenberg@grace.com, tel: 404-379-0258.

All meetings will be held at the Tampa Marriott Waterside, 700 South Florida Ave., Tampa, FL 33602. Reservations may be made by telephoning the hotel directly at 800-228-9290. To make your hotel reservation on-line, visit Reservations at the Tampa Marriott Waterside. Select your dates and proceed as instructed. If you need assistance with your hotel reservation, call the hotel directly at 813-221-4900. Tampa Marriott Waterside is 100% smoke free. Guests will be charged $250.00 (one time fee) for smoking in any guest room or balcony.

Group rate will be honored until the ASTM block is full but no later than November 9, 2011. ASTM rates are $159 single and $169 double plus 12% tax (you must mention ASTM in order to receive a group rate). You may be charged a higher rate if reservations are received after the cut-off date, or when the block is full.

U.S. GOVERNMENT RATES: The Tampa Marriott Waterside has a limited number of rooms at the Government per diem rate of $101 single/double. To obtain a government rate, call the hotel directly at 800-228-9290. Please refer to the ASTM International government block to make your reservation.

IMPORTANT! ASTM Rates are non-commissionable. If you book your reservation through a travel agent they must ask for a non-commissioned ASTM Group Rate. ASTM cannot adjust your higher rate if commissions were paid to a travel agency.

ADVANCE DEPOSIT: The Tampa Marriott Waterside requires a credit card to guarantee your reservation.

CONFIRMATION NOTICES: The Tampa Marriott Waterside Reservation Center sends confirmations by email.

CANCELLATION/CHANGE POLICY: At the Tampa Marriott Waterside, notice of cancellation must be received by 6:00pm on day of arrival.

Check the ASTM website for updates on overflow hotel room availability.

INTERNET: The Tampa Marriott Waterside provides internet access for $14.95 per day. Guest rooms are not wireless. Hotel lobby and lounges have wireless capability and are complimentary.

ASTM MEMBERS WORK AREA: ASTM is providing computers with an internet connection. This area will also be wireless for your laptop computer. You may visit the ASTM website, apply or renew your membership, order publications or check your email. The complimentary wireless service is limited to the members work area only.

The hotel is located approximately 10 miles/20 minutes from the Tampa International Airport. The hotel's phone number is 813-221-4900 and the general fax number is 813-204-6338. The web site is Tampa Marriott Waterside Information.

For information on the city of Tampa visit the Tampa Convention and Visitors Bureau Website at: http://www.visittampabay.com/

AIRPORT SHUTTLE SERVICE: Super Shuttle Service is available at the baggage claim terminal. The cost is $12 one way and $20 round trip per person. While making a reservation for the Super Shuttle you must use a discount code of "UK8BL". When making a reservation 24 hour advance notice is preferable. Their phone number is 800-282-6817. Taxis cost approximately $25.

PARKING: The hotel provides valet parking at a cost of $20 plus tax with in and out privileges. Overnight parking is available at $30 valet and $23 self parking with in and out privileges.

Meeting schedules of Committee DESIGNATION are posted on the ASTM web site at www.astm.org/COMMITTEE/C09.htm or contact the ASTM staff manager, Scott Orthey email: sorthey@astm.org or tel: 610-832-9730.

Committee C09 invites you to attend their future standards development meetings. There is no fee to attend these meetings, and membership in ASTM International is not required. For more information, visit the web listed immediately above, and click "Future Meetings".