LANHAM, MD - In response to overwhelming demand, the organizers of the International Conference on Warm-Mix Asphalt have expanded capacity to accommodate hundreds of additional on-site registrants. In addition, the event will be broadcast live via an Internet feed. The Conference will take place Nov. 11 - 13 at the Marriott Nashville Airport. The attendance options will allow the maximum in flexibility and convenience for all who are interested in learning about the exciting new warm-mix asphalt technologies.

The conference is being presented by the Federal Highway Administration, the American Association of State Highway Officials, and the National Asphalt Pavement Association. Speakers will include researchers, agency personnel, and contractors who have first-hand experience with warm-mix asphalt. In-person attendees will also be able to interact with technology providers and learn how to take these technologies home.

Registration is $300 for general attendees and $200 for government agency attendees. For the live Internet broadcast, the fee is $275 for general attendees and $175 for government agency attendees. Online registration for both options - in-person attendance and the Internet feed - is now open at http://www2.hotmix.org/meetingsignup/registration.php.

The National Asphalt Pavement Association is the only association that exclusively represents the interests of the hot-mix asphalt producer/contractor on the national level with Congress, government agencies, and other national trade and business organizations. NAPA supports an active research program designed to improve the quality of HMA pavements and paving techniques used in the construction of roads, streets, highways, parking lots, airports, and environmental and recreational facilities. The association provides technical, educational, and marketing materials and information to its members, as well as product information to users and specifiers of paving materials. The association, whose members number nearly 1,200 companies, was founded in 1955.