{"id":85,"date":"2023-07-10T16:07:11","date_gmt":"2023-07-10T16:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dfi.org\/staging\/?page_id=85"},"modified":"2024-01-10T16:36:48","modified_gmt":"2024-01-10T21:36:48","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dfi.org\/staging\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About DFI"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"85\" class=\"elementor elementor-85\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-623746a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"623746a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:2858,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/dfi.org\\\/staging\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/about01-bw-opt.jpg&quot;}],&quot;background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:5000,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d54a1e5\" data-id=\"d54a1e5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ee9299 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7ee9299\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About DFI<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3150a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3150a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) is an international association of contractors, engineers, manufacturers, suppliers, academics and owners in the deep foundations industry.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d31737a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d31737a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-34fc1e0\" data-id=\"34fc1e0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c72408d elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-align-center elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit white-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c72408d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"http:\/\/dfi.org\/staging\/about\/board\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Meet the DFI Board \u27a4<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c8744f elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-align-center elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit white-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9c8744f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"http:\/\/dfi.org\/staging\/about\/team\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">DFI's Home Team \u27a4<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c568a4 elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-align-center elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7c568a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"http:\/\/dfi.org\/staging\/about\/contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contact Us \u27a4<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3bf962f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3bf962f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-34d37e2\" data-id=\"34d37e2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb8dfde elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fb8dfde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who We Are<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba2ef05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba2ef05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>DFI is an international association whose members are geoprofessionals involved in the design and construction of deep foundations, excavations and tunneling. These project owners, general and specialty contractors, consulting and design engineers, equipment and material manufacturers and suppliers, educators and students gather at conferences, seminars and in committee meetings to network, educate, communicate and collaborate. In these forums they work together to share knowledge and improve the design and construction of projects with complex geotechncial conditions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c051ba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c051ba\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-64febe9\" data-id=\"64febe9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f70b3d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f70b3d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DFI's Mission\u200b<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1e3046 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a1e3046\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To bring together multidisciplined individuals and organizations to find common ground and create a shared vision and a consensus voice for continual advancement in the deep foundations industry.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-938265e\" data-id=\"938265e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3768fcc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3768fcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DFI's Vision\u200b<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b453202 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b453202\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To be the global forum for sharing and advancing practical geotechnical design and construction.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8eb2048 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8eb2048\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-785da8f\" data-id=\"785da8f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c76f126 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c76f126\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Strategic Plan<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23f7186 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"23f7186\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Strategic Plan 2020-2024: Strengthen and Improve the DFI Community<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-322063c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"322063c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Four Main Strategic Goals were identified and developed by the combined Board of Trustees (BOT) and Committee Chairs which build upon the two pillars of DFI success: our <strong>connected membership<\/strong> and our <strong>consensus voice<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7a7304 roman elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-adv-accordion\" data-id=\"c7a7304\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-adv-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t            <div class=\"eael-adv-accordion\" id=\"eael-adv-accordion-c7a7304\" data-scroll-on-click=\"no\" data-scroll-speed=\"300\" data-accordion-id=\"c7a7304\" data-accordion-type=\"toggle\" data-toogle-speed=\"300\">\n            <div class=\"eael-accordion-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"1-raise-awareness-of-dfis-value-proposition\" class=\"elementor-tab-title eael-accordion-header\" tabindex=\"0\" data-tab=\"1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2091\"><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-closed\"><\/span><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-opened\"><\/span><span class=\"eael-accordion-tab-title\">1.  Raise Awareness of DFI\u2019s value proposition.<\/span><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-toggle fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/div><div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2091\" class=\"eael-accordion-content clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" aria-labelledby=\"1-raise-awareness-of-dfis-value-proposition\"><ol class=\"line-plus\"><li>Senior DFI members serve as ambassadors to communicate the value of DFI\u2019s offerings and content through collaboration with related industry organizations and public agencies.<\/li><li>Technical and Industry-based committees identify target entities and recruit ambassadors.<\/li><li>Ambassadors provide corporate business presentations and include information on DFI\u2019s content and the expertise members can contribute to their projects and goals.<\/li><li>Ambassadors present technical\/case history presentations at events of related organization or write articles for publications of related organizations to enlighten the attendees\/readers and attract interest.<\/li><li>Design improved DFI member access interface on a redesigned website and new association mobile app which include enhanced committee web pages and content search tools to engage related organization members.<\/li><\/ol><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"eael-accordion-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"2-improve-dfi-member-experience\" class=\"elementor-tab-title eael-accordion-header\" tabindex=\"0\" data-tab=\"2\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2092\"><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-closed\"><\/span><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-opened\"><\/span><span class=\"eael-accordion-tab-title\">2.  Improve DFI member experience.<\/span><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-toggle fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/div><div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2092\" class=\"eael-accordion-content clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" aria-labelledby=\"2-improve-dfi-member-experience\"><ol class=\"line-plus\">\n \t<li>Increase and expand social media presence to reach more students and young professional members.<\/li>\n \t<li>Link social media platforms with association management software and website to increase engagement of all members through delivery of DFI content, news and industry updates.<\/li>\n \t<li>Create a DFI mentorship program to connect young entry-level members with senior members.<\/li>\n \t<li>Use the association app to match mentors and mentees and keep all members informed of educational opportunities and association activities and provide ability for easy communication.<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"eael-accordion-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"3-improve-dfi-event-experiences-and-interactive-activities\" class=\"elementor-tab-title eael-accordion-header\" tabindex=\"0\" data-tab=\"3\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2093\"><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-closed\"><\/span><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-opened\"><\/span><span class=\"eael-accordion-tab-title\">3.  Improve DFI event experiences and interactive activities.<\/span><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-toggle fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/div><div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2093\" class=\"eael-accordion-content clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" aria-labelledby=\"3-improve-dfi-event-experiences-and-interactive-activities\"><ol class=\"line-plus\">\n \t<li><span class=\"ui-provider bcy bcz c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t bda bdb w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\">Build an improved event App that incorporates a variety of new features such as:<\/span>\n<ul>\n \t<li>Session-based references with direct links to additional DFI content.<\/li>\n \t<li>Links for mentors and mentees.<\/li>\n \t<li>Question and moderator access tools.<\/li>\n \t<li>Links to social media for outward communication, social function information, &amp; photo sharing platform.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n \t<li><span class=\"ui-provider bcy bcz c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t bda bdb w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\">Ease of registration, flex rates, group passes, affordable remote attendance:<\/span>\n<ul>\n \t<li>Online and on App registration to avoid lines.<\/li>\n \t<li>Event group passes for sharing at a Company \/ Organization.<\/li>\n \t<li>Affordable remote live access featuring selected content (keynotes, Hal Hunt, WiDF, top ten papers as selected by organizing committee) presented with PPT slides and live video feed worldwide.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n \t<li><span class=\"ui-provider bcy bcz c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t bda bdb w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\">Moderator training:<\/span>\n<ul>\n \t<li><span class=\"ui-provider bcy bcz c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t bda bdb w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\">Moderator training sessions ahead of conferences to instruct moderators in speaker control, basic IT\/video systems, App interaction, question vetting and prioritization, damage control statements when speakers make inappropriate statements.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"eael-accordion-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"4-improve-technical-committee-efficiency-and-broader-dissemination-of-deliverables\" class=\"elementor-tab-title eael-accordion-header\" tabindex=\"0\" data-tab=\"4\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2094\"><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-closed\"><\/span><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-opened\"><\/span><span class=\"eael-accordion-tab-title\">4.  Improve technical committee efficiency and broader dissemination of deliverables.<\/span><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-toggle fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/div><div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2094\" class=\"eael-accordion-content clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" aria-labelledby=\"4-improve-technical-committee-efficiency-and-broader-dissemination-of-deliverables\"><ol class=\"line-plus\">\n \t<li>Build committee-controlled web pages that showcase committee driven content, features, initiatives, advertising and direct links to content under multiple areas of interest.<\/li>\n \t<li>Build committee-based virtual space for meeting, communicating, working and transferring information, 24\/7 from anywhere in the world.<\/li>\n \t<li>Develop new industry-based committees.<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8fee712 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8fee712\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"history\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aa904b2\" data-id=\"aa904b2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2450b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a2450b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DFI History<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74d644b remove-elem-bottom elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74d644b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"ui-provider bth bti c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t btj btk w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\">Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) was incorporated as a 501(c)6 association in January 1976. It was founded by Jack Dougherty and Hal Hunt during the \u201cPile Talk\u201d seminars and became a multidisciplinary worldwide membership organization.\u00a0 After forty years the organization has grown from 70 charter members to over 4,000 industry professionals.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ba1d8ad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ba1d8ad\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2082bba\" data-id=\"2082bba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cef450 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1cef450\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1056\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/dfi.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/timeline01-opt.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3374\" alt=\"timeline collage of DFI from 1975 - 1985\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dfi.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/timeline01-opt.png 1056w, https:\/\/dfi.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/timeline01-opt-124x300.png 124w, https:\/\/dfi.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/timeline01-opt-422x1024.png 422w, https:\/\/dfi.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/timeline01-opt-768x1862.png 768w, https:\/\/dfi.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/timeline01-opt-634x1536.png 634w, https:\/\/dfi.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/timeline01-opt-845x2048.png 845w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1056px) 100vw, 1056px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c62c48\" data-id=\"7c62c48\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f209812 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f209812\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1056\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/dfi.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/timeline02-opt.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3375\" alt=\"timeline collage of DFI from 1985 - 1995\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dfi.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/timeline02-opt.png 1056w, https:\/\/dfi.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/timeline02-opt-124x300.png 124w, https:\/\/dfi.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/timeline02-opt-422x1024.png 422w, https:\/\/dfi.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/timeline02-opt-768x1862.png 768w, https:\/\/dfi.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/timeline02-opt-634x1536.png 634w, https:\/\/dfi.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/timeline02-opt-845x2048.png 845w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1056px) 100vw, 1056px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a5e6a4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a5e6a4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-38704ae\" data-id=\"38704ae\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb9ea9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb9ea9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1056\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/dfi.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/timeline03-opt.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3729\" alt=\"timeline collage of DFI from 1995 - 2005\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dfi.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/timeline03-opt.png 1056w, https:\/\/dfi.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/timeline03-opt-124x300.png 124w, https:\/\/dfi.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/timeline03-opt-422x1024.png 422w, https:\/\/dfi.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/timeline03-opt-768x1862.png 768w, https:\/\/dfi.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/timeline03-opt-634x1536.png 634w, https:\/\/dfi.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/timeline03-opt-845x2048.png 845w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1056px) 100vw, 1056px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a244864\" data-id=\"a244864\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e390fe8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e390fe8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1056\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/dfi.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/timeline04-opt.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3730\" alt=\"timeline collage of DFI from 2005 - 2015\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dfi.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/timeline04-opt.png 1056w, https:\/\/dfi.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/timeline04-opt-124x300.png 124w, https:\/\/dfi.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/timeline04-opt-422x1024.png 422w, https:\/\/dfi.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/timeline04-opt-768x1862.png 768w, https:\/\/dfi.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/timeline04-opt-634x1536.png 634w, https:\/\/dfi.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/timeline04-opt-845x2048.png 845w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1056px) 100vw, 1056px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c08987d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c08987d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b8be201\" data-id=\"b8be201\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9206f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c9206f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dig Deeper<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35ec988 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35ec988\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span dir=\"ltr\">Learn more about how DFI is helping to promote growth and advancement for the deep foundations industry through its community of members.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-45a0e17 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"45a0e17\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d1eb294\" data-id=\"d1eb294\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b59ef7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2b59ef7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Merchandise Store<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e01d8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e01d8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>DFI Merchandise is now available! Show your participation in the DFI community with cool apparel and accessories sporting the DFI logo.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d56d96e elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d56d96e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/deepfoundationsinstitute.itemorder.com\/shop\/home\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Check it Out \u27a4<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-832723b\" data-id=\"832723b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09bb9cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"09bb9cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DFI By-Laws<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-640d5bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"640d5bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Download the most recent version of the DFI By-Laws as amended through May 2021.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad0f518 elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ad0f518\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"http:\/\/dfi.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2021-5-4-DFI_By-Laws_as_amended.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download PDF \u27a4<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b15478f\" data-id=\"b15478f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bc4c24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3bc4c24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DFI Educational Trust<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed9faac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed9faac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Deep Foundations Institute Educational Trust is the charitable arm of DFI, established to support and encourage individuals in the 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