MILWAUKEE — World of Asphalt, the leading asphalt trade show and conference, and the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA), opened registration today for the first ever “People, Plants and Paving” Digital Conference. Attendees can register at World of Asphalt.
“We’re excited for this new, digital experience for asphalt paving professionals,” said NAPA President & CEO Audrey Copeland, P.E., Ph.D. “COVID-19 won’t stop us from providing world class education and training for the asphalt pavement industry. Our members and stakeholders value this opportunity to expand their knowledge and strengthen their competitive advantage, performance, and success.”
“We already have 60 education sessions confirmed so far,” said World of Asphalt Show Manager Brittany Weltcheff. “This is going to be one of the best lineups of professional education sessions ever offered, and everyone can access the content safely from their own home or office.”
The People, Plants, and Paving Digital Conference features content spanning:
- People: Focusing on important skills necessary to manage and coach personnel to maximum performance.
- Plants: Discussing how to evaluate and improve plant performance and to keep the plant operating at peak levels.
- Paving: Including important techniques to construct safe and smooth quality pavements at optimum efficiency and enhanced profitability.
- Pavement Preservation: Including techniques to extend the life of pavements such as seal coats, in-place recycling, and crack sealing.
- Environment, Health, Safety & Sustainability: Discussing the tools, best practices, and innovations to build a world class safety and sustainability culture.
Many sessions qualify for Professional Development Hours.
Register and stay updated on the latest conference information at World of Asphalt.
About World of Asphalt
Held every year except during CONEXPO-CON/AGG years, World of Asphalt is the leading trade show and conference focused on the asphalt and paving industries. The show features the best education, and latest equipment, products, services and technologies for the asphalt and paving industries. The show is owned by the National Asphalt Pavement Association, Association of Equipment Manufacturers, and National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association. For more information on World of Asphalt, visit https://www.WorldOfAsphalt.com.
About the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA)
The National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) is the only trade association that exclusively represents the interests of the 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 asphalt 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; supplies product information to users and specifiers of paving materials; and conducts training courses. The association, which counts more than 1,200 companies as members, was founded in 1955.
About the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM)
AEM is the North America-based international trade group representing off-road equipment manufacturers and suppliers with more than 1,000 companies and more than 200 product lines in the agriculture and construction-related industry sectors worldwide. The equipment manufacturing industry in the United States supports 2.8 million jobs and contributes roughly $288 billion to the economy every year.
