DFI Events in the Past Few Years

COVID-19 (coronavirus) Update
We at DFI recognize the concern the current coronavirus outbreak is generating. As a result, we are actively monitoring the recommendations from the World Health Organization (WHO), the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the health authorities of those countries in which we are scheduled to have conferences and other activities. DFI will continue to monitor the situation and will keep you updated on the status of our events.

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January 19, 2021 ONLINE WEBINAR	DFI India Groundwork Student Outreach Program DFI of India announced its student outreach program "Groundwork" during DFII2020 annual conference last November. This program is aimed to enhance the professional and interpersonal skills of students in geo technical field. DFI India Groundwork p...
December 22, 2020 WiDF India Webinar Series	Civil Engineering Careers - Connect & Grow DFI's Women in Deep Foundations (WiDF) Committee is facilitating a short series of webinars endeavoured to support students and young professionals in career opportunities and growth prospects in civil engineering. Each webinar comprises of...
December 17, 2020 ONLINE 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. Eastern	DFI45 Reunion Event This reunion event continues the online gathering of conference attendees for a special presentation titled "PROVIDING VALUE THROUGH ENGINEERING DESIGN - NEW LAS VEGAS STADIUM" by Diane Fiorelli, P.E., G.E. and Jason Goff, P.E. of Langan Engineering an...
December 15, 2020 WiDF Webinar Series	Converting Crisis into Opportunity-Different Perspectives The Metro NYC section of DFI's Women in Deep Foundations (WiDF) Committee is presenting a series of webinars to support and connect industry participants during this challenging COVID-19 time. The webinar series will include guest presenters discussin...
November 19-20, 2020 Virtual Event	DFI-India 2020: Conference on Deep Foundation Technologies for Infrastructure Development in India DFI-India 2020 - Conference on Deep Foundation Technologies for Infrastructure Development was presented in a virtual format. This event was organized by Deep Foundations Institute of India (DFI of India) in collaboration with Indian Geotechnical Socie...
November 9-13, 2020 Online	Annual Technical Committee Meetings at DFI45
November 4, 2020 Webinar Series	DFI-India Webinar Series on Steel Retaining Structures and Foundations DFI India launched one of its new webinar series on steel retaining structures and foundations. We brought together industry leaders worldwide to present educational sessions on the latest solutions, technologies and applications of steel pile foundati...
October 27, 2020 ONLINE WEBINAR	2020-21 DFI Traveling Lecture “David Paul delivers a virtual talk on the Dam Safety program and positive impacts on critical infrastructure” On October 27th, join Dave Paul as he explores lessons learned from the Teton Dam failure with the ASCE Chicago chapter. This prese...
October 22, 2020 Virtual Event	DFI-India 2020: Pre-event Webinar Series Thursday, 20 August 2020 │ 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM IST Speaker: Dr. Amy Cerato
October 14, 2020 ONLINE WEBINAR	2020-21 DFI Traveling Lecture David Paul delivers a virtual talk on the "Dam Safety program and positive impacts on critical infrastructure”. The 2020-2021 DFI Traveling Lecturer, David Paul, presented a virtual lecture, “Forty Years of Dam & Levee Safety” to the ASCE New ...
August 12, 2020 Online	ITS Money Webinar Series This series of three webinars, brought to you by DFI's Testing & Evaluation Committee, demonstrated how foundation testing conducted during the design phase can provide data that optimizes foundation designs and construction procedures, thereby SAVING ...
August 5, 2020 Online	S3: Slopes, Slides and Stabilization: A Software Discussion Technical Committees of Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) created an amazing program for S3-2020 scheduled this August in San Francisco. However, due to the continued global concern over the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and ongoing travel and gr...
July 8, 15, 22, 2020 ONLINE WEBINAR SERIES	DFI Energy Foundations Webinar Series This NEW webinar series outlined good practice for designing and installing energy foundation systems to provide sustainable heating and cooling solutions. Energy foundations are ground sourced heat pump systems that use geothermal loops installed wit...
June 25, 2020 ONLINE WEBINAR	2019-20 DFI Traveling Lecture at ASCE San Francisco Geo-Institute Meeting The 2019-20 DFI Traveling Lecturer Willie M. NeSmith, P.E., delivered his presentation on the Application of Drilled Displacement Elements for Liquefication Mitigation and Foundation Improvement for the San Francisco Geo-Institute. The lecture will ...
June 18-19, 2020 Virtual Event	SuperPile 2020 VSP Technical committees of DFI and ADSC have worked hard to put together an amazing program for SuperPile 2020 in St. Louis, Missouri however due to the global concern over the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and ongoing travel and group gatherin...
May 19, 2020 ONLINE WEBINAR	2019-20 DFI Traveling Lecture at Delaware Valley Geo-Institute Dinner Meeting The 2019-20 DFI Traveling Lecturer Willie M. NeSmith, P.E., delivered his presentation on the Application of Cast in Place Piles in Intermediate Geomaterials as a webinar. The presentation focused on how the development of more powerful and...
March 30-April 2, 2020 Virtual Online Meetings	DFI Midyear Technical Committee Week DFI Technical Committees were as busy as ever preparing publications, seminars, workshops, and videos on all aspects of deep foundations. To showcase the initiatives and to invite more participation, DFI organized a Midyear Committee Week, ...
March 19, 2020 ONLINE WEBINAR	2019-20 DFI Traveling Lecture at ASCE Geo-Institute Pittsburgh Chapter Dinner Meeting The 2019-20 DFI Traveling Lecturer Willie M. NeSmith, P.E., will be delivering his presentation on the Application of Cast in Place Piles in Intermediate Geomaterials at ASCE Pittsburgh's Geo-Institute Dinner Meeting. The presentation will ...
March 12, 2020 ONLINE WEBINAR	2019-20 DFI Traveling Lecture at ASCE MET Section (sponsored by RA Engineering LLP) This Lecture Will Now Be Delivered as a Webinar. Due to concerns with attending large gatherings during the Coronavirus outbreak, ASCE Met Section and DFI have decided to present this lecture as a webinar so that attendee...
February 27, 2020 Seattle, Washington	2019-20 DFI Traveling Lecture at ASCE and Geo-Institute Seattle Geotechnical Section The 2019-20 DFI Traveling Lecturer Willie M. NeSmith, P.E., will be delivering his presentation on the Application of Drilled Displacement Elements for Liquefication Mitigation and Foundation Improvement for the ASCE and Geo-Institute Seattle Geotechni...
February 21, 2020 Austin, Texas	2019-20 DFI Traveling Lecture at University of Texas Austin's Geo-Institute Student Chapter Meeting The 2019-20 DFI Traveling Lecturer Willie M. NeSmith, P.E., will be delivering his presentation on the Application of Drilled Displacement Elements for Liquefication Mitigation and Foundation Improvement at the University of Texas - Austin. ...
February 5, 2020 Online	ITS Money Webinar Series The DFI Testing & Evaluation Committee launched an ITS Money Webinar Series in the fall of 2019. This series of three webinars, brought to you by DFI's Testing & Evaluation Committee, demonstrated how foundation testing conducted during th...
December 3, 2019 www.dfitrust.org/donate.asp	#GivingTuesday2019 #GivingTuesday connects diverse groups of individuals, communities and organizations around the world for one common purpose: to celebrate and encourage giving. The DFI Educational Trust is joining the movement once again on December 3 and is hoping th...
November 25, 2019 Dubai, UAE	DFI Middle East Geotechnical Engineering in Challenging Applications at The Big 5 Heavy DFI's Middle East Chapter is sponsoring a one-day educational seminar at The Big 5 Heavy International Building and Construction Show from 11:30 - 16:30 covering important topics to the geotechnical industry. Attendance to the seminar is free of c...
November 20, 2019 New York, New York	DFI WiDF Metro NYC Networking Event Join DFI's Women in Deep Foundations (WiDF) Committee for a Metro NYC event on Wednesday, November 20, hosted at Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers, 225 W 34th Street. The event features a panel discussion on the impact of mentorship for women...
November 14-16, 2019 Hyderabad, Telengana, India	DFI-India 2019: 9th International Conference on Deep Foundation Technologies for Infrastructure Development in India DFI of India, in collaboration with the National Academy of Construction (NAC), and the Indian Geotechnical Society Hyderabad Chapter, hosted DFI-India 2019: 9^th Conference on Deep Foundations Technologies for Infrastructure Development in I...
November 7, 2019 Corona, New York	DFI Educational Trust 14^th Gala Fundraising Dinner The DFI Educational Trust’s Annual Gala Dinner brings together individuals and companies who are committed to supporting our efforts to help young students discover the rewards of a career in the deep foundations industry. Proceeds from this year's eve...
October 23, 2019 San Jose, California	2019-20 DFI Traveling Lecture at CalGeo's October Regional Meeting The 2019-20 DFI Traveling Lecturer Willie M. NeSmith, P.E., delivered his presentation on Design Methodologies for Cast-In-Place Piles at CalGeo's October Regional Meeting. This lecture examined the development and evolution of cast-in-plac...
October 21, 2019 Pleasanton, California	DFI Educational Trust Annual California Golf Outing The DFI Educational Trust will host the annual golf outing fundraiser at the Castlewood Country Club in Pleasanton, California. Proceeds from the outing fund scholarships for students studying toward careers in the deep foundations, engineering and con...
October 16, 2019 Chicago, Illinois	DFI Educational Trust 5K Fun Run & Walk All runners and walkers are invited to join the DFI Educational Trust 5K Fun Run & Walk on Wednesday, October 16. The race begins at 7:00 a.m., at Maggie Daily Park and Lake Front Path. All participants will receive a custom race shirt as part of their...
October 15-18, 2019 Chicago, Illinois	44^th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations DFI’s 44^th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations (#DFI44) at the Chicago Hilton was a call to action to develop forward-thinking plans in geotechnical engineering through technical presentations and panel discussions. The 2019 Conference pro...
September 26, 2019 Seattle, Washington	2018-19 DFI Traveling Lecture at ASCE Seattle Section Geotechnical Group & Geo-Institute – Seattle Chapter September Dinner Meeting The 2018-2019 DFI Traveling Lecturer John R. Wolosick, P.E., D.GE, F.ASCE delivered his presentation on Stabilization work from Normandy Beach in France at Pointe du Hoc. During World War II, after the occupation of France, the German army ...
September 12, 2019 Brussels, Belgium	Pile Integrity Testing Seminar 2019 DFI Europe, in collaboration with the DFI Testing and Evaluation Committee, is organizing a one-day seminar regarding existing and innovative methods in pile integrity testing. Topics included in the program: What do we expect from integr...
September 9-11, 2019 Idaho Springs, Colorado	Shotcrete Short Course This 2.5-day course covered engineering, mix designs, materials, equipment, ACI Codes and specifications, construction, inspection, QA/QC, and field demonstrations used for civil and geotechnical, underground construction, shaft/tunnel, and mining proj...
August 15, 2019 Hillsborough, New Jersey	2019 ACE Mentor Program & DFI Educational Trust NJ Golf Outing The ACE Mentor Program of New Jersey and the DFI Educational Trust will host their ninth annual golf outing fundraiser at Royce Brook Golf Club. Proceeds from the outing funded scholarships for students studying toward careers in the deep foundations, ...
August 6-8, 2019 Minneapolis, Minnesota	S3: Slope - Support - Stabilization Technical Committees of Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) are combining their industry expertise to organize a two-day seminar on the effective application of deep foundations, ground improvement, and soil mixing for stabilization of landslides and slo...
July 29, 2019 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	DFI Educational Trust PA Golf Outing 2019 Celebrating its 14^th year, the Pittsburgh Golf Outing benefits the DFI Educational Trust's scholarship funds at the University of Pittsburgh and Penn State University.
July 20, 2019 Hyderabad, India	Challenges in Foundation Construction - Way Forward DFII and NAC jointly planned to hold a one-day seminar at NAC campus on 20th July 2019 to present the benefits organizations can accrue by participating in DFII programs. As a part of this seminar, few interesting case studies will be presented by r...
June 4-5, 2019 Cincinnati, Ohio	HPW-DFI Helical Piles-Tiebacks-Anchors Tradeshow and Educational Seminar Helical Pile World (HPW) and Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) are teaming up to showcase the helical pile and tieback industry's dedication to producing high-quality, safe, reliable and cost-effective foundation solutions for a variety of foundation an...
June 3, 2019 Chennai, India	Lecture on Repairs to Wolf Creek and Mosul Dams to Mitigate Dam Safety Issues
May 1, 2019 Seattle, WA	Impact Testing for Site Characterization Workshop Impact testing methods have been applied in civil engineering practice worldwide for centuries. Usage of these techniques continues to play a key role in assessing the potential behavior of geologic materials in situ for engineering purposes. The ...
May 1-3, 2019 Seattle, Washington	SuperPile '19 For a 12^th year, several DFI technical committees combined their industry expertise with ADSC to focus on the latest developments in augered cast-in-place/ drilled displacement piles, drilled shafts, driven piles, ground improvement, helical...
April 30, 2019 New York City	DFI WiDF Metro NYC Networking Event The Women in Deep Foundations (WiDF) Committee of the Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) is hosting the April NYC event featuring Jamie Lee, a leadership coach dedicated to helping ambitious people unlock value through strategic conversation. Lee has wor...
April 24-25, 2019 Dubai, U.A.E.	DFI 2019 Middle East Conference The DFI Middle East Conference is the region's leading technical conference in the field of foundation engineering. The fourth edition of the conference provides an opportunity for the region’s geotechnical engineering practitioners, academics, and sup...
March 18, 2019 Brooklyn, NY	DFI-COPRI 2019 New York City Ports and Marine Engineering Seminar DFI and the ASCE COPRI Met Section hosted a full day of learning and networking in Brooklyn, N.Y. This joint seminar focused on a variety of topics including rehabilitation of existing bulkheads, berth deepening, noise mitigation for marine pile diving...
March 14, 2019 Champaign, IL	DFI Traveling Lecture at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign The 2018-2019 DFI Traveling Lecturer John R. Wolosick, P.E., D.GE, F.ASCE will be delivering his presentation to the DFI student chapter of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Topic TBD
March 13, 2019 Scotch Plains, N.J.	Augered Cast-in-Place and Drilled Displacement Pile Short Course The North Jersey Chapter of ASCE's Geo-Institute (G-I) and Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) will partner to present a short course on augered cast-in-place and drilled displacement piles. Access to the course, registration materials, a networking break...
March 12, 2019 St. Charles, IL	DFI Traveling Lecture at ASCE IL Section Geo-Institute The 2018-2019 DFI Traveling Lecturer John R. Wolosick, P.E., D.GE, F.ASCE will be delivering his presentation on Repair of National Corvette Museum Sinkhole Using Micropiles, Bowling Green, Kentucky In 2014, a deep sinkhole opened ...
March 4-5, 2019 Charlotte, NC	DFI Traveling Lecture at GeoCarolinas Chapter of the Geo-Institute The 2018-2019 DFI Traveling Lecturer John R. Wolosick, P.E., D.GE, F.ASCE will be delivering his presentation on Stabilization work from Normandy Beach in France at Pointe du Hoc. During World War II, after the occupation of France,...
February 28, 2019 Pittsburgh, PA	DFI Traveling Lecture at DFI-ASCE Pittsburgh Section The 2018-2019 DFI Traveling Lecturer John R. Wolosick, P.E., D.GE, F.ASCE will be delivering his presentation on Foundation Remediation Using Micropiles and Low Mobility Grouting (LMG) at Sandy Cove Condominiums, Barbados. This case study d...
February 1, 2019 Austin, TX	DFI Traveling Lecture at ASCE Geo-Institute Graduate Student Chapter at University of Texas The 2018-2019 DFI Traveling Lecturer John R. Wolosick, P.E., D.GE, F.ASCE will be delivering his presentation on Micropile Foundations for Spallation Neutron Source (SNS), Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The U.S. De...