FARMINGTON HILLS, MI - The concrete industry's Strategic Development Council (SDC) has announced its upcoming meeting this fall to discuss several issues and initiatives facing the concrete industry.

The SDC gathering will take place Oct. 8-10, 2008, at Innisbrook Resort & Golf Club in Palm Harbor, Fla. From noon Oct. 8 until noon Oct. 9, time will be devoted to a strategic planning session of SDC to discuss SDC direction and governance issues. SDC Session #24 will begin at noon Oct. 9 and adjourn at noon Oct. 10. SDC critical industry technologies, including a final report on SCC Formwork Pressure research, updates on Building Information Modeling (BIM), and sustainability will be the focus of the meeting.

SDC membership consists of concrete industry leaders and exists to identify industry critical technologies and issues that affect the concrete community. The organization creates and implements various strategies that facilitate an efficient and effective transition into these progressive concrete technologies.

Registration for the SDC meeting is now open. Please visit www.concreteSDC.org for more information and to register. In addition, hotel reservations at the Innisbrook Resort & Golf Club, one of the premier golf destinations in the U.S., can be made through the SDC Web site at www.concreteSDC.org or by calling 800-456-2000. Mention the SDC meeting to get the special negotiated rate, and keep in mind that the hotel reservation cut-off date for this rate is Sept. 1.

If you are not an SDC member, but wish to attend, please contact Doug Sordyl at 248-848-3755 for more information.