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CIM STUDENTS TO CREATE 9/11 MEMORIAL AT WOC
ARTISTRY EVENT
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Students
from the Concrete Industry Management (CIM) program will be working
during the annual World of Concrete Artistry event to create a
memorial to the fallen firefighters of the firehouse located at 48th
& 8th Streets in New York City. On September 11, 2001, this
firehouse lost two Companies including the men and women on duty for
Ladder 4, Engine 54 and Battalion 9.
Ed Gruetzner, a firefighter who had retired from the New York City
Fire Department four months before 9/11, lost many friends on that
day. Several months ago, Gruetzner, now an accomplished decorative  concrete
installer living in White Plains, NY, approached Mike Eastergard,
owner of PreiTech Corporation, a manufacturer of forms for the building
and concrete industry and a supporter of the CIM program, to discuss
the idea of creating a concrete memorial for the firehouse.
Eastergard immediately volunteered his custom concrete form expertise
and suggested that they work with CIM students to create the memorial
during the 2010 World of Concrete Artistry event.
The idea was quickly embraced by the CIM programs at California State
University - Chico and Middle Tennessee State University. A simple,
evocative design was agreed upon: two simple vertical forms
representing the silhouette of the Twin Towers that will reflect
light on a faceted surface ghosted with the names of the fallen
firefighters. Students at each university will work with the concrete
mix and create sample panels prior to arriving in Las Vegas for World
of Concrete. At the show, the students will perform all of the
concrete work including forming, mixing and placing the concrete,
erecting the completed panels, dismantling the memorial at the end of
the event, and carefully crating it in specially designed foam forms
for shipment to New York. Gruetzner, Eastergard, faculty from both
schools, as well as many others from the decorative concrete industry
and Hanley Wood, sponsors of World of Concrete, will be on hand to
advise the students and provide their expertise during the course of
the project.
"Decorative concrete is a new offering in the CIM programs at
California State University, Chico, and Middle Tennessee State
University," commented Tanya Wattenburg Komas, Director/Program
Coordinator at California State University. "The course has
been very popular with the students because it
offers a rich blend of technical knowledge and creative
development and in a semester-long, hands-on environment.
With so much interest in this area, both schools have been
considering ways to get involved in the Artistry event at
World of Concrete. This project offers a wonderful
opportunity for both schools to work together on a uniquely
special project."
The team invites all World of Concrete attendees to participate in
honoring the Captain of the firehouse in North Hall, room N263C on
Thursday, Feb. 4, at 11:25 a.m. Following the CIM auction benefiting
the CIM students from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. in the same location, the
group will walk to the Artistry location and convene for a
presentation of the completed memorial at 3 p.m.
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CIM Auction To Be Held February 4th at WOC
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The
Concrete Industry Management (CIM) program will host the Fifth
CIM Annual Auction at the World of Concrete on Thursday, Feb. 4 in
the North Hall Room N262 of the Las Vegas Convention Center. The
silent auction will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and the live
auction from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Money raised from both the live and silent auctions will benefit the
CIM National Steering Committee and support the CIM programs at
Middle Tennessee State University, Arizona State University, New
Jersey Institute of Technology, California State University - Chico,
and Texas State University.
"We have been blessed with the tremendous support from the
concrete industry. Even in challenging economic times, the World of
Concrete (WOC) Show Management, Hanley Wood Publications, Concrete
Producer magazine, Concrete Construction magazine, McNeilus,
Freightliner and Ritchie Brothers Auctioneers, have stepped-up to
help raise valuable dollars that benefit the CIM programs," said
Brian Gallagher, Chairman of the CIM Marketing Committee.
According to Wally Johnson, CIM Auction Committee Chairman, this
year's auction could be the best ever. The silent and live auctions
include items ranging from a concrete guitar stand made by the MTSU
CIM students to materials and equipment used in the industry.
"There's something for everyone in the industry at this year's
auction," said Johnson.
The
signature item for this year's Auction will be a concrete mixer truck
donated by McNeilus and  Freightliner.
The mixer truck is a McNeilus 10.5 cubic yard transit mixer with
46" drum opening, and the drum has a 1/4" AR steel shell
and fins, a150 gallon steel side mount water tank, a ZF 7300 drum
drive and Eaton 54 series hydraulics with slump meter. In addition,
the mixer truck features a remote drum - start/stop, night pour
lights, and rear tow loop. The chassis is a 2009 Freightliner M2 112
6x4 with 222" Wheelbase and 156" CA.
To date, the following companies have donated these big ticket items
for the Auction:
Baker Concrete Kentucky Derby Package
BASF Admixtures
Blastrac Rental
Capitol Aggregates
Cement
Cemex Cement
Command Alkon
Software
Concrete Careers Recruiting Package
CON-E-CO Dust Control System
Essroc Cement
Freightliner Truck
Chassis
GCC Cement
Grace Construction Products Sports Travel Package
Holcim Cement
Jonel Engineering
Batch Panel
Komatsu
Lafarge Cement
Lehigh Cement
Mack Trucks Wynn Las Vegas Package
MAPEI Product Gift
Certificate
McNeilus and
Freightliner Truck Ready Mix Mixer
Mountain Cement
Peterbilt Motors Pac
Car Indy 500 Package
Propex TPC Sawgrass
Golf Package
SIKA Master's Golf
Package
Tekla BIM Software
Titan Cement
TXI Cement
Votorantim Cement
Vulcan/Florida Rock
Cement
Other items available through the silent and live auctions include
concrete saws, drills, vibrators, scaffolding, safety equipment,
screeds, fiber transport systems, dust collectors, NDT
equipment, decorative concrete tools, water meters, pumps,
generators, training sessions, reference books,
advertisements, sports tickets (College, NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL,
NASCAR, etc.) computers, sports memorabilia, sports travel packages,
golf school packages and vacation travel packages.
Once again this year, Internet bidding will be available on the
Ritchie Brothers website, www.rbauction.com for those not traveling
to the World of Concrete. To participate in the Auction, bidders must
register a week in advance.
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Not Going To The WOC? Bid On Auction Items On-line!
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If
you are not attending the World of Concrete, you can still purchase
items on-line. To do so, you must pre-register with Ritchie Brothers
in advance.
Over
the internet using the Ritchie Bros. online bidding service,
rbauctionBid
Register on the Ritchie Bros. web site, www.rbauction.com - select
"rbauctionBid" for more information and to register.
First-time users should register a few days before the auction.
Registration
and Deposits
You must register for this auction in order to place bids. There is
no charge for registration, but you must present satisfactory photo
identification (identity card, driver's license or passport).
You can register to bid at this auction by visiting the Ritchie Bros.
booth (#C4139) at The World of Concrete show.
For
international buyers: Unless you have made prior
arrangements with CIM National Steering Commitee, you are required to
place a deposit equaling 25% of total expected purchases, or $10,000,
whichever is higher. Accepted method of payment is a wire transfer
directly from your bank.
Please note that Ritchie Bros. does not handle deposits or any other
financial transactions for the CIM Fundraising Auction. All deposits
must be made through the CIM's banking agent, Morgan Stanley. For
more information, please contact Sarah Homec at Morgan Stanley at
760.776.6237 or sarah.homec@morganstanley.com.
Wire
Transfer Information
Domestic Wires Within the United States
ABA: 021000089
Bank: Citibank, NY
111 Wall Street
New York, NY 10043-0001
For Benefit of Morgan Stanley & Company
Beneficiary Account: 40611172
For Further Credit To: National Steering Committee for CIM
Account Number: 222-38027
Wires Coming
From Outside the United States
SWIFT code: CITI US 33
Bank: Citibank, NY
111 Wall Street
New York, NY 10043-0001
For Benefit of Morgan Stanley & Company
Beneficiary Account: 40611172
For Further Credit To: National Steering Committee for CIM
Account Number: 222-38027
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CIM NSC Meetings To Be Held At The WOC
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The
National Steering Committee will be hosting several meeting and
events at the World of Concrete in Las Vegas. All meetings and events
will be on the 2nd floor of the North Hall of the Convention
Center.
Wednesday,
February 3rd
8:00 am - 10:00 am
NSC Auction
Committee
Room N207/208
10:30 am - 1:30 pm NSC Education
Committee (w/lunch)
Room N207/208
1:30 pm - 2:30
pm NSC Masters
Task
Group
Room N207/208
3:30
pm - 5:30 pm CIM NSC
Board Session
#1 Room
N207/208
4:00
pm - 4:30 pm CIM
Press
Conference
Room N251
5:30 pm - 6:30
pm CIM NSC
Cocktail
Hour
Room N207/208
Thursday,
February 4th
8:00 am - 8:30
am Continental
Breakfast
Room N263C
8:30 am - 11:45 am CIM
NSC Board Session
#2 Room
N263C
11:00am
-
1:00pm CIM
NSC Silent
Auction/Registration
Room N263
1:00pm
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2:00pm CIM
NSC Live
Auction Room
N262
To
RSVP for an event, please contact Nicole Maher at (301) 587-1400
or nmaher@nrmca.org.
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CIM
on Facebook!
CIM has created a fan page on Facebook, and we would like to invite
you to become a fan (search for the CIM program in the Pages
Category). This page was created as a resource for students and
professionals to communicate and interact. With the huge growth of
social media as a communication medium as well as a recruiting tool,
we believe those who participate will greatly benefit.
CIM on
LinkedIn
Connect
with other concrete industry professionals that share your interest
in the CIM program. Join the CIM LinkedIn group today!
Join the
Conversation - CIM is on Twitter
In keeping up with the social media revolution, the CIM program is now
on Twitter. Follow us and join the conversation at: twitter.com/ConcreteDegree
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Our Sponsors
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The CIM NSC is thankful for the generous support from our
industry partners:
American Concrete Institute Foundation
American Concrete Pipe Association
American Society of Concrete Contractors Education Foundation
National Concrete Masonry Association's
Foundation
National Precast Concrete Association
National Ready Mixed Concrete
Association
Portland Cement Association
Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute's Foundation
The RMC Research and Education Foundation
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