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The ARMA Spring 2026 Committee Meeting Series will be held from Monday, March 23 to Wednesday, March 25. These meetings will be hosted in person at the Sonesta Columbus Downtown in Columbus, Ohio. NOTE: Virtual attendance will not be available.

The registration link below will take you to the registration form for the meeting. Please indicate each session and meal function that you would like to attend. Materials will be provided only to registered attendees approximately one week prior to the meeting, as well as on-site.

Please contact ARMA Headquarters at [email protected] if you have any questions.

All ARMA meetings are conducted in accordance with ARMA’s Antitrust Compliance Policy. By registering, you are indicating your agreement to adhere to this policy. Click here to review.

Hotel

Rooms are available at a discounted rate for ARMA attendees until Wednesday, February 25, 2026. If you are attending this meeting, please make sure to reserve your room before or by that date. ARMA and the Sonesta Columbus Downtown do not guarantee room availability after February 25th.

You may also call (614) 461-4100, and reference “ARMA Spring Committee Meeting Series” to make your reservation over the phone at the discounted rate.

Schedule of Events

All times are in Eastern Time

Monday, March 23: Working Sessions
12:00 pm - 6:00 pm	Registration
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm	Long-Term Sealant Bonding Working Group Meeting
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm	Florida Self-Adhering Starter Installation Working Group Meeting

Tuesday, March 24: Speaker Sessions & Meetings
7:00 am - 5:00 pm	Registration
7:00 am - 8:00 am	Breakfast
8:00 am - 9:30 am	Technical Committee (TC) Meeting
9:30 am - 9:45 am	Short Break
9:45 am - 10:15 am	"Product Category Rule Revision Project", presented by Susan Sanchez, UL Solutions
10:15 am - 10:30 am	Short Break
10:30 am - 11:15 am	"Smart Surfaces Coalition Activities and Plans", presented by Bill Updike, Smart Surfaces Coalition
11:15 am - 12:00 pm	"It Starts With the Roof: Advancing Disaster Resilience in the Canadian Home Building and Insurance Industries", presented by Dan Sandink, Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm	Lunch
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm	"NIST's Hurricane Ian Study: Wind Damage and Rainwater Intrusion in Buildings and Next Steps", presented by David Webb and Karim Abdelwahab, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
1:45 pm - 3:00 pm	Asphalt Roofing Recycling Committee (ARRC) Meeting
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm	Formaldehyde Task Force (FTF) Meeting This is a closed meeting open only to Regular ARMA Members participating in the ARMA IH Database Program. Each attendee is required to provide an acknowledgement of their company’s ARMA IH Database Program Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) in advance of this meeting. This is a one-time requirement; if you previously provided NDA acknowledgment, no further action is needed.
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm	Reception

Wednesday, March 25: Strategic Communications Committee & and Health, Safety & Environment
7:30 am - 12:00 pm	Registration
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
8:30 am - 10:30 am	Strategic Communications Committee (SCC) Meeting
8:30 am - 2:00 pm	Health, Safety, Environment Committee (HSEC) Meeting
8:45 am - 9:30 am	"The Emerging Science of of Microplastics in the Environment and its Potential Impact on Plastic Regulations", presented by Andrew Jaques, 4518 Consulting LLC
9:30 am - 9:45 am	Morning Break
9:45 am - 10:30 am	"Developments in Using AI to Identify and Rank Accident Risk", presented by Keith Bowers, Bowers Management Analytics
10:45 am - 11:30 am	"A Peek into the Environmental Activist's Playbook", presented by Brandon Mogan, Tora Consulting LLC
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm	Lunch
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm	"HSE Regulatory Update", presented by Miriam Higginbotham, ARMA

Speakers


Karim Abdelwahab, Ph.D. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) View Bio	Bill Updike Smart Surfaces Coalition View Bio


Keith Bowers Bowers Management Analytics View Bio	Andrew Jaques 4518 Consulting View Bio


Brandon Mogan Tora Consulting View Bio	Dan Sandink Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction View Bio


Susan Sanchez UL Solutions View Bio	David Webb, Ph.D. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) View Bio

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Meeting Materials

Strategic Communications Committee (SCC)	Materials Coming Soon
Technical Committee (TC)	Materials Coming Soon
Asphalt Roofing Recycling Committee (ARRC)	Materials Coming Soon
Health, Safety, Environment Committee (HSE)	Materials Coming Soon

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