PCI Convention/fib Congress Sets

PCI Convention/fib Congress Sets

 With more than 1,700 attendees – including 700 industry professionals from 55 countries beyond the United States – the recent combination PCI Annual Convention & Bridge Conference, and Third International fib Congress and Exhibition was an international success. The event emphasizes once more sustainability, state-of-the-art practices, innovative technology, and the global marketplace.

Held May 29 to June 2, 2010, at the Gaylord National Resort in Washington, D.C., the event featured more than 125 educational sessions and hundreds of technical papers, as well as some 93 exhibitors in more than 100,000 square feet of exhibit space. The record number of attendees, papers and exhibitors, made this unique Convention, Conference, Congress and Exhibition the largest event in the 56-year history of the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI).

Thanks to a strong architectural track, the program also attracted a record number of architects and design engineers. More than 100...

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