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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March 23-25, 2020 POSTPONED!	DFI-PFSF Piling & Ground Improvement Conference CONFERENCE POSTPONED due to Coronavirus Outbreak DFI and PFSF have made the difficult decision to postpone the upcoming Piling & Ground Improvement Conference amid growing global concern over the spread of the coronavir...
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...
January 24, 2019 Fayetteville, AR	DFI Traveling Lecture at University of Arkansas
November 15-16, 2018 Gujarat, India	DFI India 2018: 8th Conference on Deep Foundation Technologies for Infrastructure Development in India DFI of India, in collaboration with Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar and Indian Geotechnical Society Ahmedabad Chapter, hosted DFI-India 2018: 8^th Conference on Deep Foundations Technologies for Infrastructure Development, November...
October 24-26, 2018 Anaheim, CA	DFI 43^rd Annual Conference on Deep Foundations The DFI Annual Conference on Deep Foundations took place on October 24-27 in Anaheim, California. The theme of the 43^rd conference was Mastering the Challenge: Engineering for Complex Loading Conditions in the 21^st Century....
October 22, 2018 Pleasanton, CA	DFI Educational Trust Annual California Golf Outing The DFI Educational Trust hosted the annual golf outing fundraiser at the Castlewood Country Club in Pleasanton, Calif. Proceeds from the outing fund scholarships for students studying toward careers in the deep foundations, engineering and constructio...
October 17, 2018 New York, NY	DFI Women in Deep Foundations Networking Event: Navigating Gender Bias, Inequity & Discrimination in STEM
September 26, 2018 Toronto, Canada	DFI Educational Trust 2018 Manuel Fine Civil Engineering Scholarship Fundraising Dinner The Manuel Fine Civil Engineering Scholarship fund was created by the DFI Educational Trust in recognition of Manny’s contribution to the Ontario foundation industry. The scholarship was conceived and endowed by members of the southern Ontario foundati...
September 25, 2018 Burlington, ON, Canada	DFI Traveling Lecture at Isherwood
September 18, 2018 Chicago, IL	DFI Energy Foundations Seminar This NEW seminar set out good practice guidelines for designing and installing a ground sourced heat pump solution that uses geothermal loops installed within energy foundations and structures. It discussed the importance and benefits of long term mana...
August 9, 2018 Hillsborough, NJ	DFI Educational Trust & ACE Mentor Program of NJ Annual Golf Outing
July 16, 2018 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	DFI Educational Trust PA Golf Outing 2018 Let's Play Golf! Celebrating our 13^th year, the Pittsburgh Golf Outing benefits the DFI Educational Trust's scholarship funds at the University of Pittsburgh and Penn State University. Since 2006, this Golf Outing has raised over $440,000 i...
June 27-28, 2018 New York, NY	SuperPile '18 Technical committees of DFI and ADSC combined their industry expertise to provide presentations on the latest developments in augered cast-in-place/ drilled displacement piles, drilled shafts, driven piles, ground improvement, helical piles and tieba...
June 5-8, 2018 Rome, Italy	DFI-EFFC International Conference on Deep Foundations and Ground Improvement: Urbanization and Infrastructure Development-Future Challenges This conference explored the industry’s challenges presented by owners and owners' representatives (consultant/construction managers) who were associated with building the infrastructure systems that met modern demands. Also, the event was a forum for ...
April 24, 2018 Piscataway, New Jersey	DFI-CAIT Deep Mixing and Sand Compaction Piles Technical Seminar DFI in partnership with the Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation (CAIT) at Rutgers University, joined forces to bring to you this one-of-a-kind Deep Mixing and Sand Compaction Piles Seminar. Recognized experts in these technologies cov...
April 19, 2018 Baltimore, MD	GI of ASCE of Maryland/DFI Augered Cast-in-Place Piles & Drilled Displacement Piles Short Course The Maryland Chapter of ASCE's Geo-Institute (G-I) and the Deep Foundation Institute (DFI) are partnering to present a short course on augered cast-in-place and drilled displacement piles.