The American Concrete Institute (ACI) is currently seeking submissions for sessions taking place during the ACI Spring 2010 Convention in Chicago, Ill., Fall 2010 Convention in Pittsburgh, Pa., and Spring 2011 Convention in Tampa, Fla. More information about current Calls for Papers can be found by visiting www.CallforPapers.concrete.org.

Systems for Sustainable Construction

ACI Committee 335, Composite and Hybrid Structures, and ACI Committee 440, Fiber Reinforced Polymer Reinforcement, seek papers for the technical session “Composite/Hybrid Systems for Sustainable Construction.” This session will take place during the ACI Fall 2010 Convention in Pittsburgh, Pa., Oct. 24-28, 2010.

Participants are invited to submit presentations related to composite/hybrid construction and design.

Abstracts of up to 500 words, along with presentation title, author name(s), and contact information should be sent to Paul Ziehl at ziehl@cec.sc.edu no later than Feb. 1, 2010.

Research in Progress

ACI Committee 123, Research and Current Developments, seeks papers for the technical session “Research in Progress.” This session will take place during the ACI Spring 2010 Convention in Chicago, Ill., March 21-25, 2010.

Participants are invited to submit presentations related to any aspect of an ongoing research program highlighting the overall scope of the research, methods of investigation, test procedures, results, and conclusions to date.

Abstracts of up to 250 words, along with presentation title, author name(s), and contact information should be sent to Aleksandra Radlinska at aleksandra.radlinska@villanova.edu or Farshad Rajabipour at farshad@engr.psu.edu no later than Feb. 10, 2010.

Design of Sustainable Concrete Bridges

ACI Committee 343, Concrete Bridge Design, and ACI Committee 130, Sustainability, seek papers for the technical session “Design of Sustainable Concrete Bridges.” This session will take place during the ACI Fall 2010 Convention in Pittsburgh, Pa., Oct. 24-28, 2010.

Participants are invited to submit presentations related to designing sustainable bridges, including topics such as utilizing “green concrete,” recycled material usage, designing with sustainable technologies, designing bridges with long-term durability aspects, etc.