We're working on future meeting topics and locations. CLICK HERE to learn more.

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WHAT A DECEMBER!
NEARLY 40 GUESTS ENJOYED THE SOCIALIZING, GREAT FOOD AND AWESOME BOCCE GAMES AT CAMPO DI BOCCE IN LIVERMORE ON DECEMBER 13. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS OF THE GAMES AND OF OUR WINE AND HOME DEPOT GIFT CARD RAFFLE. TWO DAYS LATER, WE HAD OVER 60 ATTENDEES AT THE ACI/PCA 318-11 SEMINAR AT THE SHERATON IN PLEASANTON. THANK YOU TO THE SEMINAR  PARTICIPANTS AND OUR EXCELLENT SEMINAR VOLUNTEERS INCLUDING CLANCY HOGAN AND PAULETTE SALISBURY.

WE'VE GOT SOME PHOTOS OF THE DECEMBER 13 PARTY WE'LL BE POSTING SOON.

We are planning 2012 events worth your time and attendance.  

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Presented by Kelly Idiart, Chapter Vice President,
Assistant Manager of Technical Services, Central Concrete Supply Co., Inc.

Davenport,
Radum,
Olympia,
Port Costa . . .  

 
Davenport Cement Plant North of Santa Cruz   

Do those names bring back memories of materials that we thought would always be available?

What about Calaveras, Ideal, Centerville?   

The nature of raw material supply for concrete is ever-changing. There are a number of reasons for changes in material availability, but the fact of the matter is that the days of constant material sourcing are gone, if they truly ever existed.  

The presentation will give an overview of where we were, where we are, and where we may be headed as well as offer suggestions as to possible approaches to the inevitable changes that will come in spite of our best intentions of maintaining constant sources of raw material supply.  

Our Chapter has a tradition of the first meeting of the new year offering a glimpse of future challenges and opportunities for the concrete industry, and our January 10 presentation by Kelly Idiart continues that tradition.

See you January 10th at the Pleasanton Hilton! 

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January 10 the Pleasanton Hilton - 7050 Johnson Drive  
Directions: 925-463-8000  

♦ Social Hour 6PM - No-host bar

♦ Dinner 7PM - Choice of Prime Rib, Chilean Sea Bass with Mediterranean Salsa
       or Vegetarian Pasta Primvera - including salad and dessert.

♦ Presentation 8PM - Kelly Idiart - "The Only Constant Is Change"

♦ Chapter Members and ACI International Members $35 per person / Non-Members $40 per person / Students $15 per person 

Includes dinner, non-alcoholic beverages, service charge and tax. Chapter Members in good standing receive a $5 discount. as do ACI International Members who are not yet Chapter Members. New members and renewals are now $50, so signup for 2011 today! Find out more on our Membership Information page!

OUR MAIN RESERVATIONS DEADLINE IS THURSDAY DECEMBER 5 BUT WE WILL ACCEPT RESERVATIONS THROUGH MONDAY, DECEMBER 9.

Make Your January 10 Event Reservations Online
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LOOKING AHEAD TO THE 2014 SPRING
ACI CONVENTION IN RENO
    
Prior to our May 10 SNCA/ACI dinner in Reno, members of the ACI Chapter Board and SNCA Board and staff had lunch and a productive work session with a presentation from Robyn Nichols of the Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority and Charmaine LaMay, who provided a walking tour of the Grand Sierra Resort that she represents to convention clients such as ACI International. 

The GSR will be the host venue the 2014 Spring ACI Convention, and as we are the Host Chapter for the event, our Convention Committee will be populated by California and Nevada volunteers. 

If you would like to get involved in the Convention Committee -- and there is something for everyone to do -- please contact 2010-2011 Chapter President Tarek Khan who is Co-Chair of the Chapter Convention Committe at tarek.khan@basf.com.