January 2022
New Working Group Co-chair
Co-chair of the Working Platforms Industry-Wide Working Group
Join us in welcoming Scott A. Jacobs, P.E., of Keller, as the new co-chair of the Working Platforms Industry-Wide Working Group. He joins co-chair, Terence Holman, Ph.D., P.E., Geosyntec Consultants, and takes over for Paul Gildea, P.E., Langan Engineering and. Environmental Services.
DFI 2022 Awards and Lectures
DFI is accepting nominations for its 2022 awards and lectures, which showcase and celebrate the achievements and contributions of individuals, teams and companies in the deep foundations industry.
This is a great chance for you, your company, projects and/or people to get recognition for their accomplishments.
DFI Communities LinkedIn Page
Have you seen DFI’s new LinkedIn Communities page? We are now posting all committee and community news and information over this channel. Follow it now to make sure you don’t miss out.
Jan. 14: Call for abstracts is open for technical presentations and panel sessions at DFI47 Annual Conference on Deep Foundations, held Oct. 4-7 in National Harbor, Maryland.

Jan. 14: The portal is open to submit abstracts for the 20th annual Student Paper Competition and Young Professor Paper Competition. Winners will present their papers at DFI47 held Oct. 4-7 in National Harbor, Maryland.

Extended to Jan. 14: Call for abstracts for DFI Journal Special Issue on Ground Improvement

Extended to Jan. 24: Presentation abstracts are sought for next year’s S3: Slopes, Slides and Stabilization conference, July 26-28, in Nashville.
Recent News
Read the Member Profile in the current issue of Deep Foundations: From Cairo to California, a Smooth Transition for Rabie Farrag.

Interested in finding out more about what DFI’s technical committees are doing? Perhaps you’ve been thinking of joining one but you’re undecided? If so, mark your calendar for the 2022 Midyear Technical Committee Week of online meetings — April 4-8, 2022.

DFI corporate members are invited to submit requests to be included in a 2022 Spotlight Newsletter – deadline is Jan. 12, 2022. Read the most recent Spotlight eNewsletter organized by the Manufacturers, Suppliers and Service Providers (MSSP) Committee in an effort to inform the industry of the latest products and services provided by DFI members.
New DFI Corporate Members
Next DFI Event
Feb. 2: Online 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. ET
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