The ACI Resource Center – Southern California will host the inaugural ACI Slabs Week at its San Bernardino, CA, location April 26-29, 2022. The week will include educational seminars, certification review sessions and exams, and offers a special opportunity to earn an ACI Specialty Commercial/Industrial Concrete Flatwork Finisher and Technician certification.

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The first two days of ACI Slabs Week focus on educational seminars led by subject matter experts from around the country. The first seminar, Design of Concrete Slabs-on-Ground, will be led by Scott Tarr, President of North S. Tarr Concrete Consulting, and James Loper, Structural Engineer and Operations Manager at Jacobs Engineering. Wednesday’s seminar, Construction of Concrete Slabs-on-Ground, will be led by Amir Bonakdar, Business Development Manager at Euclid Chemical, and Kim Basham, President and Senior Structural Engineer at KB Engineering. Engineers, designers, and contractors can expect to interact with experienced and knowledgeable peers and earn CEUs.

Beginning in the afternoon on Wednesday, April 27, finishers and contractors can attend certification review sessions for the ACI Specialty Commercial/Industrial Flatwork Finisher and Technician, Concrete Flatwork Finisher, and Decorative Concrete Flatwork Finisher certification programs. Exams for both the Concrete Flatwork Finisher and Decorative Concrete Flatwork Finisher will take place immediately following review sessions. Programming will conclude on Friday with the performance exam for the ACI Specialty Commercial/Industrial Concrete Flatwork Finisher and Technician certification.

Event Details

“ACI Slabs Week provides a convenient and unique opportunity for engineers, designers, contractors, and finishers to grow their knowledge and expertise in concrete slab design and finishing through a consolidated regional event,” stated Michael Morrison, Manager of Certification Program Development at the American Concrete Institute. “In addition to educational content and exam preparation, we’re pleased to offer, for the first time ever, an expanded opportunity for attendees to earn an ACI Specialty Commercial/Industrial Concrete Flatwork Finisher and Technician certification during Slabs Week at the ACI Resource Center – Southern California.”

Event Schedule:

• April 26-27: Educational seminars on Design of Slabs-on-Ground and Construction of Slabs-on-Ground

• April 27 (PM): ACI Concrete Flatwork Finisher review session and exam

• April 28: ACI Specialty Commercial/Industrial Concrete Flatwork Finisher and Technician review session and written exam

• April 29: ACI Decorative Concrete Flatwork Finisher review session and written exam; ACI Specialty Commercial/Industrial Concrete Flatwork Finisher and Technician performance exam

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