2026 Masonry Symposium: Advancing Masonry Technology and Tradecraft
(In-person only event)
Date: June 2, 2026
Event Location: Hyatt Regency Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
Organized by: ASTM Committees C01 on Cement, C07 on Lime and Limestone, and C15 on Masonry - Manufactured Masonry Units, Mortars and Grouts
About the Event
The 2026 Masonry Symposium: Advancing Masonry Technology and Tradecraft will be held June 2, 2026. The symposium is organized by ASTM Committees C01 on Cement, C07 on Lime and Limestone, and C15 on Masonry - Manufactured Masonry Units, Mortars and Grouts, and will be held at the Hyatt Regency Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States in conjunction with the standards development meetings of the committees. The language of the symposium will be English.
Objective and Scope
The objective of the 2026 Masonry Symposium is to gather and disseminate the latest information on all aspects of the innovations in masonry materials, design, specification, construction, maintenance, and rehabilitation. It will emphasize the application of ASTM standards to those areas, and their coordination with building codes, project specifications, and international standards.
Publication Information
Symposium authors are required to submit their papers for ASTM publication in Selected Technical Papers (STP), an online and printed, peer-reviewed publication for the international scientific and engineering community. STP papers should be full-length technical papers of approximately 10,000 words, significantly contribute to the technical literature, and must include a review of past work in the relevant area and present information of current interest or probe new fields. After the final selection of abstracts has been approved, the ASTM Editorial Office will send authors’ instructions via email, but also can be found by clicking here.
Manuscripts to be peer reviewed for the STP are due online no later than October 3, 2025 at the ASTM Editorial Office. The corresponding author (the author who is the main contact with ASTM Headquarters) will receive a copy of his/her paper in portable document format (PDF). All published authors will have the opportunity to purchase reprints of their papers at a nominal cost. Only those papers submitted by the manuscript due date will be included in the STP.
Please note that all submitted papers are subject to peer review by two independent reviewers. The STP will be submitted to the Library of Congress with an ISBN number and will be reviewed for inclusion in the Web of Science Conference Proceedings Citation Index (CPCI) and Google Scholar.
Technical Program
A technical program (presentation times, paper titles, and presenters’ names) will be posted on the ASTM website by early 2026.
Registration
Registration opens approximately 10 weeks before the start of the symposium.
Technical Chair Contact Information
Bill Kjorlien
ARGOS USA
Email: bkjorlien@argos-us.com
Phone: +1 404-307-5992
Greg Moody
CEMEX
Email: greg.moody@cemex.com
Phone: +1 407-402-4878
Hotel Information
The event will be held at the Hyatt Regency Dallas in Dallas, Texas. More information on how to make your sleeping room reservation will be posted approximately 12 weeks prior to the start of the event.
Standards Development Meetings
Committees C01, C07, and C15 invite you to attend their future standards development meetings. There is no fee to attend these meetings, and membership in ASTM International is not required to attend. For more information about the committees and their future meetings, please visit the Committee C01 Homepage, Committee C07 Homepage, and Committee C15 Homepage.