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isholdingits9thInternationalSymposiumonHighPerformanceConcreteDesignVericationandUtilisationinRotaruaNewZealand.ForconferencedetailscontacttheSocietieswebsiteathttpwww.hpc-2011.com-12-14October2011atthefabulousBurswoodEntertainmentComplexPerth.TheInstituteispleasedtoinformMembersthattheregistrationbrochurefortheConcreteInstituteofAustralias25thBiennialConferenceConcrete2011isnowavailable.Theconferencewillbeheldfrom12-14October2011atthefabulousBurswoodEntertainmentComplexPerthWesternAustralia.MemberscandownloadacopyofthebrochurefromboththeInstituteshomepagewww.concreteinstitute.com.auorfromtheConferencewebsitewww.concrete2011.com.au.DuringMayASAExecutiveDirectorCraigHeidrichattendedandmadeapresentationtotheNationalSlagAssociationmeetingintheUSA.ThereisalongstandingrelationshipbetweenthetwoAssociations.TheASAformedin1990baseditsoriginalstructuresandconstitutionontheNationalSlagAssociationformedin1918.MembersfrombothAssociationshaveaddressedmeetingsandconferencessharinginformationandexpertise.InternationalcollaborationbetweenNationalAssociationsonslagproductusageremainsahighpriority.DuringtheGlobalSlagConferenceinSydneyinNovember2010aninitialmeetingandteleconferencewasheldtotesttheinterestoftheotherAssociationsinmaintainingthisregularcontactandinformationsharing.The7threturnstotheNorthernHemisphere.ThisyearitwillbeheldinScandinaviaforthersttimeinHelsinkiFinland.Datesforyourdiary17-18November.FurtherdetailsareavailablethroughtheGlobalSlagwebsiteatwww.propubs.comgscThenewASAwebsitehasprovenverypopularamongmembersandthegeneralpublic.Thisisevidentthroughtheincreasedhitsanddownloadsithasreceivedsincethewebsitesrevampandlaunchdate7thApril2011.ThegraphbelowshowsanoticeableincreaseinwebsitehitssinceAprilwhichispositivefeedbackfortheASAanditsmembers.FurthermoresincethenewwebsitewasdevelopedthedownloadingofConnectionshassignicantlyincreased.Inthegraphbelowitshowsalargespikeindownloadsfromthe7thAprilinwhichthewebsitewaslaunchedaswellastheAprileditionofconnectionsbeingpublished.AdditionallyforthemonthsofMarchandApril325searchesonthelibrarydatabasewereregistered.CurrentandfutureissuesofConnectionswillbeelectronicwiththecapacitytodownloadbackissuesfromtheAssociationswebsite.Additionallynewcontentwillbeaddedprogressivelytothewebsiteincludingthecurrentanddevelopingdatasheets.SUBSCRIBETOwww.asa-inc.org.auAlisonFitzgeraldwww.asa-inc.org.auWebsiteRevisionandtherstissueofourENews-ConnectionscombinetoincreasetrafcontheAssociationsWebsiteNEWSBRIEFSAUSTRALASIANINTERNATIONALTheNewZealandConcreteSocietyConcreteInstituteofAustralia-25thBiennialConferenceConcrete2011ExecutiveDirectorattendsNSAWorldofIronandSteelSlagGlobalSlagConferenceAboveMonthlywebsitehitsovera12monthperiodAboveWeeklydocumentdownloadsfromlibraryovera12monthperiodViewsexpressedinConnectionsnewsletterdonotnecessarilyreecttheopinionoftheAustralasianSlagAssociation.Allcontributionsarewelcomedthoughthepublisherreservestherighttodeclineoreditforstylegrammarlengthandlegalreasons.