Conference Program:
         
  Tuesday, 18 November 2008    
  6:30 - 8:00 p.m. Registration    
    Opening Reception    
         
  Wednesday, 19 November 2008    
  7:30 - 8:30 a.m. Registration    
  8:30 - 8:45 a.m. Opening Remarks    
  V. M. Malhotra, Kamal H. Khayat    
  8:45 - 9:00 a.m. Official Welcome    
         
  SESSION 1:   SESSION 2:  
  9:00 - 10:45 a.m. Advances in Chemical Admixtures 11:15 - 1:00 p.m. Advances in Supplementary
Cementitious Materials & Fibers
  Chairperson: George Hoff, U.S.A Chairperson: Carmel Jolicoeur, Canada
         
    Chemical mixtures: Essential Components of Concrete Technologies   Use of Fly Ash to Enhance Concrete Properties
    Nelu Spiratos   V. M. Malhotra
    Handy Chemicals Ltd., Canada (35 min)   CANMET, Canada (35 min)
         
    Admixture Compatibility Issues   Performance of Blended Cements in SCC in Hot Environment
    Carmel Jolicoeur   Kamal H. Khayat
    Université de Sherbrooke, Canada (35 min)   Université de Sherbrooke, Canada (35 min)
         
    Mitigation of Shrinkage and Cracking in High-Performance Concrete   Fiber Reinforced Concrete for Smart and Sustainable Structures
    Terrence Holland   Nemy Banthia
    U.S.A (35 min)   University of B.C., Canada (35 min)
         
  10: 45 - 11:15 a.m. Coffee Break 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. Lunch
         
  SESSION 3:   SESSION 4:  
  2:30 - 4:15 p.m. Specialty Concretes 4:45 - 6:15 p.m. High-Performance Concrete
  Chairperson: Nelu spiratos, Canada Chairperson: Pierre-Claude Aïtcin, Canada
         
Sustainability Issues in Cement and Concrete Technology Pumping, Finishing and Curing of HPC
V. M. Malhotra James Aldred
    CANMET, Canada (35 min)   GHD, U.A.E (30 min)
         
Self-Consolidating Concrete of Repair of Concrete Infrastructure Internal Curing of High Performance Concrete
    Kamal H. Khayat   George Hoff
    Université de Sherbrooke, Canada (35 min)   U.S.A (30 min)
         
    Rheological Study on Superplasticizer/ Cement Compatibility at High Temperature   User friendly Ultra High Performance Concrete
Francesco Surico Rabinder Khurana
    Mapei, Italy (35 min)   BASF Admixtures, Europe (30 min)
         
      6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Reception
         
      7:30 - 10:00 p.m. Banquet (tickets required: subsidized rate of $25 USD per person)
         
Thursday, 20 November 2008
         
  SESSION 5:   SESSION 6:  
8:30 - 10:20 a.m. Durability of Concrete Structures 10:50 - 12:40 p.m. Specifications and Testing
  Chairperson: Wilfried Krieg, Saudi Arabia Chairperson: Hussein Basma, U.A.E.
         
    Durability of Concrete in Marine Environment   Performance-Based Specifications for High-Performance Concrete
    Mario Collepardi   Pierre-Claude Aïtcin
    Italy (40 min)   Université  de Sherbrooke, Canada (35 min)
         
    Durability and Hot Weather Requirements in the New Saudi Code   Specifications and Testing of High-Performance Concrete
Omar S. Baghabra Al-Amoudi Abdul Kader Kayrouz
    King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals Saudi Arabia (35 min)   ACTS, Lebanon (25 min)
         
    Corrosion Mitigation   Guidelines for Concrete Durability Testing in U.A.E.
    George Hoff   Adil Al Tamimi
    Hoff Consulting U.S.A. (35 min)   American Univeristy of Sharijah, U.A.E. (25 min)
         
  10:20 - 10:50 a.m. Coffee break   Service Life Predictions of Concrete Structures
        Mohammad Nagi
        GHD, U.A.E. (25 min)
         
      12:40 - 2:00 p.m. Lunch
         
  SESSION 7:   SESSION 8:  
  2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Testing and Performance 4:30 - 5:45 p.m. Round Table Discussion of HPC in the Middle East
  Chairperson: Rabih Fakih, U.A.E. Chairperson: V. M. Malhotra, Canada
        George Hoff, U.S.A.
    Non-Destructive Testing of Concrete    
    Claus Petersen   Owners' Perspectives for HPC
    Germann Intruments, Danmark (35 min)    
        Designers' Perspectives for HPC
    Effect of Rheology on Concrete Performance    
    Kamal H. Khayat   Contractors' Perspectives for HPC
    Université de Sherbrooke, Canada (35 min)    
        Materials and Q/C for HPC
    Slipforming High-Performance Concrete for High-Rise Structures    
    Reda Abdel Fattah 5:45 - 6:00 pm Closing Remarks
    Al Falah Ready Mix, U.A.E. (25 min)   Kamal H. Khayat
         
    High Performance Concrete in Marine / Coastal Construction    
    Fouad Yazbeck    
    Readymix Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.    
         
  4:00 - 4:30 p.m. Coffee Break    
         
         
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