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October 2026 ACI-IL Dinner Meeting

 

October 21, 2026
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
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Pazzo's Chicago
311 S. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
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Location:
Pazzo's Chicago
311 S. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606

Parking: No valet. Nearby Parking.

  • 321 S. Wacker Drive/ 322 W. Van Buren Street (street level parking lot at the corner of Wacker Drive and Van Buren Street), Chicago IL 60606, can be prepaid on Spot Hero or ParkWhiz apps, rates are between $13 - $20 through the apps 
  • 311 S. Wacker Drive Garage (exit until midnight at 320 S. Franklin Street, Chicago IL, 60606, exit after midnight on Lower Wacker Drive), cost: $12 per car until midnight
  • LAZ Parking Lot (entrance at 400 S. Van Buren Street, Chicago IL, 60606), cost: $13 - $20 per car, can be prepaid on Spot Hero or LAZ apps 
  • Traders' Self-Parking Garages (entrance at 329 S Franklin Street, Chicago IL, 60606), cost: $13 per car, can be prepaid on Spot Hero


Guest Speaker: Shawn Kalyn B.Eng, LEED AP bd+c
Topic:  Are you part of the Concrete roadmap journey or a speed bump? Communication is a key for the 5 c’s
Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Time: Cocktails 5 PM, Dinner meeting 6-9 PM, Board meeting 3:30 PM
Cost: $90 per person ($80 for ACI-IL members, please login for discount), please register in advance

Shawn Kalyn's Bio: 

Shawn Kalyn B.Eng, LEED AP bd+c , Sustainability & Technical Marketing Manager, VCNA St Marys Cement. With a focus on performance and lower carbon cementitious products promotion of blended cements and slag cement.

Shawn has a Bachelor of Civil Engineering from Ryerson University in Toronto Ontario Canada. Also has a Civil Engineering Technologist diploma from Mohawk College in Hamilton Ontario Canada. Has had the privilege of working with both American and Canadian concrete industry partners. He is involved with ACA Sustainability committee as a co chair, SCA chair of Marketing Technical Committee, and is involved with the Global Cement and Concrete Association EPD task group and Cement Association of Canada climate action committee.

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Tickets

$80.00 Member ACI-IL Dinner Meeting

$90.00 ACI-IL Dinner Meeting