ACPA participated in the annual planning meeting for World of Concrete (WOC) on May 9.  Bill Davenport participated in the meeting, which provides a post-event summary of results for the 2018 show, as well as a look ahead to “WOC 2019.”  This year’s show drew just over 58,000 attendees (including almost 39,000 attendees and over 19,000 exhibitor personnel.  ACPA presented two industry/association training events, and along with the other 17 co-sponsors, actively promoted attendee registration using printed and digital advertising and promotion.  ACPA and the other cosponsors share royalties generated from educational events and attendee registration. 

WOC 2019 will be held from January 21 through 25, with seminars beginning on Monday, January 21 and the show beginning on Tuesday, January 22. The show theme will be, “We Don’t Stop.” One change planned for 2019 is a keynote event, tentatively based on an economic forecast. Also in 2019, ACPA, IGGA, and PCA will be exhibiting together as part of our ongoing collaboration efforts.  ACPA will announce additional details about educational events and other details in the late summer.