SCC 2008 | ACBM

SCC 2008: Challenges and Barriers to Application
The Third North American Conference
on the Design and Use of
Self-Consolidating Concrete

November 10-12, 2008
Chicago Marriott O'Hare

	Organized by the Center for Advanced Cement-Based Materials

Welcome! We appreciate your interest in SCC 2008. Please check this website regularly for more information about this conference.

This is the premier meeting to learn about new research, practical application, and recent developments in SCC technology. SCC 2008 will feature a special "practitioners track" to address issues of special interest to contractors, producers, and architects, and engineers.

The First and Second North American Conferences were held in Chicago in 2002 and 2005 and were highly successful, with almost 400 participants at each. The conference proceedings are published and widely distributed by Hanley Wood.

Conference Schedule
We have posted the conference schedule for SCC 2008, including keynote speakers and panelists. Please check back for updates and more details in the months ahead.
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Papers by Topic
More than 130 papers have been accepted for presentation at SCC 2008.
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Accommodations
Located minutes from O'Hare International Airport, Chicago Marriott O'Hare is one of the few hotels that is close to the airport and easily accessible to the heart of the city.
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Social Events
We have planned a variety of interesting social events to help you enjoy Chicago.
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SCC 2008 Organizing Committee

Surendra Shah, Chair, Northwestern
  University
Raissa Ferron, Secretary, Northwestern
   University
Shuaib Ahmad, American Concrete   Institute
Ara Jeknavorian, Grace Construction   Products
Bruce Blair, Lafarge North America Inc.
Joe Daczko, BASF Construction   Chemicals
Phil Dyer, St. Gobain
Chiara Ferraris, NIST
Richard Garza, Northwestern University
Paul Johal, Precast/Prestressed   Concrete Institute
Kamal Khayat, University of   Sherbrooke
Tom Klemens, Hanley-Wood, LLC
Maria S. Konsta-Gdoutos, Democritus
   University of Thrace
David Lange, University of Illinois
Lionel Lemay, National Ready Mixed
   Concrete Association
Jon Mullarky, Federal Highway   Administration
J.C. Roumain, Holcim (US) Inc.
Leslie Struble, University of Illinois
Caroline Talbot, Euclid Chemical
Martin Vachon, AXIM-Italcementi Group
Suneel Vanikar, Federal Highway   Administration
Michelle Wilson, Portland Cement   Association
Jamie M. Gentoso, Sika Corporation

SCC 2008 International Scientific Committee

Olafur Wallevik, Chair, Iceland
Carmen Andrade, Spain
Arnon Bentur, Israel
Peter Billberg, Canada
Tulio Bittencourt, Brazil
Wolfgang Brameshuber, Germany
Mario Collepardi, Italy
Juan Pablo Covarrubias, Chile
Mohamed Nassar Darwish, Egypt
Geert de Schutter, Belgium
Ravindra Dhir, UK
Peter Domone, England
Per Fidjestol, Norway
Dante Galeota, Italy
Mette Geiker, Denmark
Ravindra Gettu, India
Mette Glavind, Denmark
Tor Arne Hammer, Norway
Michael Khrapko, New Zealand
Andreas Leemann, Switzerland
Zongjin Li, Hong Kong
Harald Müller, Germany
Shigeyoshi Nagataki, Japan
Paula Milheiro Oliveira, Portugal
Antonia Pacios-Alvarez, Spain
Jean Pera, France
C.S. Poon, Hong Kong
Mario Rodriguez, Mexico
Nicolas Roussel, France
Guillermo Santana, Costa Rica
Caijun Shi, China
Johan Silfwerbrand, Sweden
Wei Sun, China
C.T. Tam, Singapore
Mehmet Alí Tasdemir, Turkey
Joost C. Walraven, Netherlands
Qin Weizu, China

For More Information
If you have questions or would like more information, please contact Raissa Ferron, Conference Secretary, at scc2008@northwestern.edu.

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Key Dates

November 30, 2007:
Authors notified of paper acceptance

March 3, 2008:
Final papers due

September 30, 2008:
Last day to receive early registration and student registration discounts

November 10, 2008:
SCC 2008 begins in Chicago

November 12, 2008:
SCC 2008 concludes

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