Pit & Quarry, February 2012

AGG1 AGGREGATES FORUM EXPO Plan to be there AGG1 2012 and the National Stone Sand Gravel Association Convention are coming in March and attendees can register and plan online BY DARREN CONSTANTINO AND BRIAN RICHESSON I ndustry professionals can go online to access all of the information they need to register for and participate in the upcoming AGG1 Aggregates Forum Expo which will be held March 13 15 at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte N C The show website www agg1 org offers an interactive show planner that attendees can use to organize their onsite visits to exhibit booths attendance at education sessions and meetings with exhibitors Online planning tools will also include an Industry Leaders Directory and New Products Technologies Preview to help attendees more easily connect with the products and people they want to see on the show floor With the show planner feature attendees can compile a must see personalized itinerary searching for exhibitors by company name type of product or booth number and location on the show floor They can add education sessions and meetings to their schedule and update it pre show and onsite The online Industry Experts Directory will list exhibitor company executives and designers who will be onsite and ready to answer attendee questions about the products and technologies on display The New Products Technologies Preview will feature exhibitor submissions of their latest innovations that will be on the show floor AGG1 show visitors can go online to register in advance for exhibits and education saving time and money as well as AGG1 show visitors can go online to register in advance for exhibits and education as well as book hotel rooms and make travel arrangements book hotel rooms make travel arrangements and check out the amenities and attractions in Charlotte International visitors will find information about the U S visa application process and can access the shows U S visa assistance and invitation letter program NSSGA Annual Convention Concurrent with AGG1 is the National Stone Sand Gravel Associations NSSGA Annual Convention Highlights of this years convention include a Martin Marietta Materials Arrowood Quarry tour and numerous tours for spouses The convention registration area is located in the Independence Room on the second floor of The Westin Charlotte Hotel Activities kick off with the NSSGA Chairmans Welcome Reception on Sunday March 11 A legal symposium for the aggregates industry takes place the next morning The Legal Symposium in its eighth year provides Continuing Legal Education credits to qualified attendees The program is an opportunity for attendees to learn about the latest legal changes confronting aggregates operators Whether it is burdensome regulatory enforcement or navigating ones way through federal rules legal issues that impede aggregates production will be addressed by attorneys representing the interests of the industry There is a fee for the event More information for both the AGG1 Aggregates Expo Forum and the NSSGA Association Annual Convention can be found on their websites www agg1 org and www nssga org 24 PIT QUARRY February 2012 www pitandquarry com