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Registration is open for the inaugural DFI-PFSF (Piling and Foundation Specialists Federation) conference on Piling and Ground Improvement Technology for the Modern Building and Infrastructure Sector. This international event is being held on March 21-22, 2017, at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre in Melbourne, Australia.  Presentations at the conference will be on the following […]

Registration is open for the DFI 42nd Annual Conference on Deep Foundations, October 24-27, 2017, at the New Orleans Marriott in Louisiana.  The conference will feature technical presentations focusing on deep foundations and ground improvement, and associated risks and mitigation practices.  Topics include: Critical Infrastructure (e.g., flood protection system) Innovative Techniques for Soft Soils Laterally […]

DFI announces a call for entries for its 2017 Awards, which showcase and celebrate the achievements and contributions of individuals, teams and companies in the deep foundations industry. Submissions for the 2017 Awards are due by April 17, 2017; with the exception of the Gerwick Award that has a deadline of February 1, 2017. Information […]

Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) announces that 4 of its 18 Technical Committees have new committee chairs starting in 2017. Daniel Stevenson, P.E., of Berkel and Company Contractors, is the new chair of the Codes and Standards Committee, following Lori A. Simpson of Langan Engineering and Environmental Services, who has joined the DFI Board of Trustees. […]

The 11th Annual DFI Educational Trust Gala Fundraising Dinner on November 3, 2016, at Terrace On The Park in Flushing Meadows Park, N.Y., was attended by a record-breaking 168 guests and raised more than $110,000. Proceeds from the dinner benefit the newly-established George J. Tamaro Manhattan College Civil Engineering Scholarship Fund. The first Tamaro scholarships […]

The Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust, the charitable arm of DFI, recently appointed a new board member. Andrew C. Verity was elected to serve a two-year term on the DFI Educational Trust Board of Trustees. Verity is currently a national account manager with Terracon Consultants in Dallas, Texas. After earning his degree in civil […]

DFI’s membership voted to elect three new members to the DFI Board of Trustees and re-elect four members. Their terms begin on January 1, 2017. David B. Paul, P.E., is the special assistant for dam safety at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) headquarters in Washington, D.C., responsible for managing the USACE’s portfolio of […]

John Wolosick, P.E., president of DFI and director of engineering at Hayward Baker, presented four President’s Awards at a luncheon during the DFI International Conference on Deep Foundations, Seepage Control and Remediation (41st Annual Conference) in New York City on October 12-15. This newly-established award is given at the discretion of the DFI President to […]

For the second year, The DFI Educational Trust is participating in #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving that connects diverse groups of individuals, communities and organizations around the world for one common purpose: to celebrate and encourage giving. Occurring this year on November 29, #GivingTuesday is held annually on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving (in the […]

The International Society for Micropiles (ISM), ADSC and DFI are hosting the 13th International Workshop on Micropiles in Vancouver, BC, Canada, March 29 to April 1, 2017. The theme of the workshop is Micropiles: Resisting and Remediating the Effects of Mother Nature, focusing on the application of micropiles to resist and remediate extreme events, geohazards, […]