January 23-26, 2007 - Las Vegas?

Apparently, the World of Concrete trade show is quite a large show held in Vegas every year. Concrete is the second most used element aside from water in the modern world. The premiere event is the brick laying contest - seriously this sounds fun to watch and I'm not kidding.

They do lots of exhibits and demonstrations (you can stain and polish concrete or make it into countertops - I think Tim the architect hearts concrete?) and apparently makes concrete "fun". Anybody want to plan a Vegas trip around next year's show dates? :)

You might've wondered the difference between concrete and cement?

Cement + rocks and sand = Concrete