In May 2012, the IEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Industry Technical Conference will be held in San Antonio/USA. The hot topics this year continue to center around environmental regulations and an environmental workshop will be especially informative. The conference program will include dozens of technical presentations, workshops and tutorials. It will start off on Tuesday morning with a unique state of the industry presentation. Ed Sullivan (Portland Cement Association, Vice President and Chief Economist, Market Intelligence Group) and Paul Roger (CFA, Exane BNP Paribas, Sector Head of Building Materials) will be providing their viewpoints and forecasts on the status of the cement industry based upon both US domestic and global perspectives. Relevant information on the conference is continuously updated at: