2026 Call for Presenters

2026 Call For Presentations

Shotcrete Convention & Technology Conference

Dates: March 1 - 3, 2026 | La Fonda | Santa Fe, NM

www.shotcrete.org/convention

You are invited to share your expertise in this unique, shotcrete-focused conference.  This is the perfect stage to address critical topics and connect directly with industry leaders!  Your perspective can elevate the conversation and engage decision makers across the industry! ASA's Convention Technical Sessions cover the range from equipment, materials, processes and innovations across the various market segments including pools, recreational, underground, repairs and new construction. 

 

Individual presentations are scheduled for a 50-minute duration including a short Q&A opportunity for the audience.

Topic areas include (but are not limited to):

    • Pools, Spas and Water Features
    • Value Engineering
    • New Construction
    • Repair, Rehabilitation and Repurposing
    • Geotechnical and Underground
    • Architectural
    • Advances in Materials and Equipment
    • Sustainability
 
We are not requiring papers to be submitted, however we do welcome articles for Shotcrete magazine that cover your presentation topic for our over 17,000 subscribers. Submission questions should be directed to Charles Hanskat (847-682-3676) or by email to [email protected].

 
Submission Deadline:  August 31, 2025
Selected speakers will be notified in September. 
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New this year, we hope to wrap up the convention with a Hot Topics Discussion. Would you be interested in contributing during these discussions? Here are some of the topics we are considering, please check all which you are interested in participating:

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This is What We Do

All of our engaged committee members who routinely share their time and experience to better the shotcrete community are our unsung heroes. Would you like to play a part?

Exciting Updates!

It has been a tumultuous few years for the pool industry. The onslaught of “COVID Pools” has brought the joy of swimming and being around water to thousands. Unfortunately, the lure of building pools in a time of high demand brought with it an ever-increasing need for better building standards in the pool industry.

Get Pool-Qualified with ASA QSC

Here are just some of the programs ASA has developed to provide the concrete construction market with educated, quality-oriented shotcrete contractors for shotcrete projects worldwide.

The Anatomy of an Award-Winning Project

Like a well-built structure, a winning submission has a distinct anatomy — key components that work together to tell a complete, compelling story. Here’s how to ensure your project has all the right parts in place to stand out from the competition.

Raising the Bar

There are few building codes or standards applied to the pool industry, so it’s an industry with no rules, codes, or laws governing pool construction. So, anything goes, right? Wrong. Standards do exist — just not codified in law. Yet.

The Need to Recognize Quality Shotcrete Placement

Watershape University (WU) was founded to provide everyone in the pool industry with educational resources to succeed. With this in mind, WU developed two credentials for those involved in shotcreted pool shells…

Contractor Qualification Renewal Direct Payment Form V3

Contractor Qualification Renewal Direct Payment Form V3

Disclosures

By submitting this renewal application, you reaffirm the agreements made upon your original application:

Code of Conduct

As an ASA Qualified Shotcrete Contractor we agree to ongoing compliance with the requirements and standards set forth in the ASA Shotcrete Contractor Qualification Program Description. We will not knowingly or purposefully violate any project specifications or requirements. We agree to maintain the required insurance coverage, staff our projects with trained and certified personnel, and strive to produce a high-quality product in a safe and professional manner.

Agreement

  1. The ASA decisions concerning qualification, including but not limited to the decision of the CQC shall be final and binding;
  2. The applicant will not institute legal action of any kind to challenge those decisions;
  3. Neither the ASA nor its members, officers, employees or representatives (including but not limited to the members of the CQC) shall be subject to any claim for legal or equitable relief (including but not limited to money judgements and injunctive relief) arising out of those decisions; and, in any event,
  4. Neither the ASA nor its members, officers, employees or representatives (including but not limited to the members of the CQC) shall be liable for consequential or incidental damages of any kind as a result of the ASA Qualification program. The applicant further agrees that if it commences legal action in violation of this agreement, it shall be responsible for paying all costs and expenses, including attorney fees incurred by ASA and/or its members, officers, employees or representatives in the course of defending that legal action.

Indemnification

In the event that any party asserts a claim for personal injury, property damage, economic loss of other damages against ASA and/or its members, officers, employees or representatives arising out of or relating to the acts or omissions of an ASA Qualified Shotcrete Contractor, the ASA Qualified Shotcrete Contractor shall, upon request, defend and indemnify ASA and/or its members, officers, employees or representatives and hold them harmless from all damages, judgement, costs, losses and expenses, including attorney fees, resulting from said claim.

Authorization

I have read and agreed to the above disclosures. I authorize the verification of the information provided on this form and declare that it is accurate to the best of my knowledge. By submitting this application, I authorize my consent.

 

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