• DFI Educational Trust Golf Outing
  July 29, 2008 Chicago, IL
  The Educational Trust will hold it's 1st fundraiser at Harborside International Golf Center; one of Illinois' premier golf courses. A not to be missed opportunity to network! Register today.
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• Deep Foundations Case Histories: Innovations in Design, Methods and Equipment
  August 22, 2008 Cincinnati, OH
  Twelve case histories will cover the various disciplines and techniques for deep foundations such as Landslide Stabilization in North Carolina and the Bathtub for the World Trade Center.
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• 11th Annual CSCE-DFI Geotechnical Seminar: Engineering Geology in the Northeast
  September 12, 2008 Berlin, CT
  Engineering Geology topics in New England (including New York City, Long Island Sound and Boston) are to be discussed. Limited space for exhibitors will also be available.
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• 33rd Annual Conference on Deep Foundations & 11th International Conference on Piling and Deep Foundations
  October 15-17, 2008 New York, NY
  Every Fall, the Engineers, Contractors, Academics, and Suppliers and Manufacturers from the deep foundations construction industry have gathered to learn from each other and discuss the state of the practice and the state of the art within our field at the DFI annual conference. In 2008, the event will be held in New York City in cooperation with DFI-Europe and EFFC.
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• Call for Journal Papers
  • The inaugural issue of the DFI Journal was released in November 2007. The editors are working on Vol. 2 for a tentative release this summer. To keep the DFI Journal coming we need your papers!
• Jorj Osterberg, industry icon, passes away.
• The ASCE Geo-Institute is soliciting abstracts for technical papers to be considered for inclusion in the Geotechnical Special Publication (GSP) honoring Clyde N. Baker, Jr., P.E., S.E. Hon.M.ASCE.

DFI Educational Trust
Established by DFI in 2006, the DFI Educational Trust
is an independent charitable foundation.

Its creation will enable better industry-academia
communications, build appeal of the construction industry to
students, and allow better professional education opportunities to persons in the geotechnical engineering and deep foundations construction fields. Learn more...

The Deep Foundations Institute is a not-for-profit association of contractors, engineers, manufacturers, suppliers, owners and academia. DFI's membership promotes understanding and advancement of the deep foundations & excavations construction industry through conferences, publications, and community. The technical committees, Augered Cast-In-Place Pile, Codes & Standards, Drilled Shaft, Driven Pile, Ground Improvement, Helical Foundations & Tiebacks, Marine Foundation, Micropiles, Slurry Wall, Soil Mixing, Testing and Evaluation, and Tiebacks & Soil Nailing provide industry leadership for these foundation systems, through the publication of Guides, Specifications and References and by providing educational programs.
The membership is international.

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