INVITATION TO SPEAKERS AND CALL FOR PAPERS Nine of DFI’s technical committees will combine their industry expertise to organize SuperPile ’16. This two-day conference will include presentations on the latest developments in driven piles, augered cast-in-place/drilled displacement piles, micropiles, marine foundations, testing and evaluation of foundation systems, seismic and lateral loads, drilled shafts, ground improvement and helical piles and tiebacks. Day One will be a plenary (combined) session and Day Two will have two parallel sessions providing attendees the option to choose presentations of interest. Invited and selected presentations will highlight advancements, innovations and challenges in design and construction of deep foundations, particularly related to piling solutions. Case histories on Chicago-area projects, along with national, and international Quality Ground Modification Solutions Since 1998 • Compaction Grouting • Micropiles • Soil Nails • Shotcrete • Slabjacking projects will be presented. Panel discussions on current topics will provide attendees opportunities to share new ideas and industry experience. Equipment, material and instrumentation suppliers, con- tractors, engineers and other vendors will present their services in the Exhibit Hall. Proposal Submission DFI is soliciting presentations for SuperPile ’16 on the following topics: • Projects specific to the Chicago-metro area • Augered Cast-in-Place and Drilled Displacement Piles • Drilled Shafts • Driven Piles • Marine Foundations • Micropiles • Seismic and Lateral Loads • Testing and Evaluation • Ground Improvement (related to piling) • Helical Piles and Tiebacks Potential speakers for SuperPile ’16 should submit a brief abstract (up to 300 words) describing the subject matter of their proposed presentation. The Abstract Submission Form is online at http://www.dfi-superpile.org. COMPACTION GROUTING SERVICES, INC 888-440-6606 www.cgsinc.net Call for Abstracts Deadline: January 8, 2016 Email abstracts to [email protected]. by Friday, January 8, 2016. Notification of acceptance or declination will be returned to all authors no later than Friday, January 22, 2016. Guidelines for presentation development will be provided to accepted speakers at that time. Authors will be required to commit to presenting their topic at the conference and to submitting a PowerPoint presentation to be included on the conference proceedings website by Friday, May 20, 2016. Though full papers are not required for this conference, accepted authors are invited to develop their abstract into technical papers for consideration by the editors of the DFI Journal for a future volume. For more information contact the SuperPile ’16 Organizing Committee at [email protected]. DEEP FOUNDATIONS • NOV/DEC 2015 • 47
