REGISTRATION OPEN! also a member of the ASCE Earth Retaining Structures Committee and past chair of Geo-Institute of Georgia s Geotechnical Committee (2003-2005). ’ DFI Registration is now open for the 13 International Workshop on Micropiles being hosted by ISM, DFI and ADSC, March 29 to April 1, 2017, in Vancouver, BC, Canada. The workshop includes lectures, discussions and panel sessions on all aspects of micropile technology, supplemented with social events that highlight the host country. Here is the technical program schedule*: th Thursday, March 30 Session 1: Presentation of the 9 Lizzi th th Lecture and the 7 Lizzi Scholarship Session 2: World Cup of Micropiles Session 3: Micropiles: Resisting and Remediating the Effects of Mother Nature Session 4: Case Histories #1 Friday, March 31 Session 5: Innovations Session 6: Design and Load Testing Session 7: Experts from around the World Micropile Panel Discussion Session 8: Case Histories 2 Saturday, April 1 Session 9: Slope Stabilization Session 10: Foundation Support *(program subject to change) Lizzi Lecture John Wolosick, P.E., D.GE, director of engi- DFI, is delivering the 9 Lizzi Lecture. Wolosick’s paper, “Loading Effects on Battered Micropiles: Are Most Pile Caps Designed Correctly?” will be co-authored by Robert F. Scott, Jr., P.E., of Hayward Baker. Wolosick began working in micropile neering at Hayward Baker and president of th technology in 1988. He is the author of more than 15 technical papers related to micropiles and has been involved in more than 350 projects where micropiles were used for underpinning and/or foundation support. He has been instrumental in deploying micropile technology in North America through education and innovation. Wolosick received the 2008 Martin S. Kapp Foundation Engineering Award from the Geo-Institute of ASCE. He is the current president (2015-2016) and a trustee of DFI and the former co-chair of the ADSC/DFI Micropile Committee (2004-2007). He is I ® World Cup of Micropiles The second World Cup of Micropiles will also be presented at the Vancouver workshop, which is an international competition to select the best micropile project in the world. Submissions are encouraged from North America, South and Central America, Europe, Africa and Central Asia (Russia, Middle East and India) and Australasia. The deadline is December 31, 2016. For more information and to register to attend or sponsor the event, visit www.ismicropiles.org. International Society for Micropiles Celebrates 10 Anniversary By Mary Ellen Bruce Large, P.E., D.GE, ISM Technical Lead, DFI Technical Activities Manager th This year, 2016, marks the 10-year anniversary of the International Society for Micropiles (ISM). The society began as a workshop of colleagues dedicated to advancing the design, construction, research/development, education and dissemination of micropile technology, and has grown into an international forum for debate, advice, problem-solving and support for micropile specialists and nonspecialists throughout the world. In 1994, the U.S. Department of Transportation/Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) initiated a state-of-practice review of the use of small diameter drilled micropiles and convened an international peer review group to advise the state-of-practice research team. In 1977, the gathering of this group in Seattle constituted the first International Workshop on Micropiles (IWM). In subsequent years, the synergy and camaraderie of this group expanded to other global market regions, and IWM grew into a center of knowledge on the use of high-capacity micropiles. In 2006, to foster permanence of this group and highlight its increasing role as a repository of micropiling resources, ISM incorporated formally into a stand-alone society as the International Society of Micropiles (ISM). ISM past chairs include Honorary Chairman Dr. Donald Bruce, Geosystems, L.P., USA; Dr. Jouko Lehtonen, Turku University of Applied Sciences, Finland; Allen Cadden, Schnabel Engineering, USA; and Jim Bruce, Geo-Foundations Contractors, Canada. ISM fondly recognizes the late Dr. Fernando Lizzi (1914-2003), the inventor of the “pali radice” or “root pile” technology, as the visionary leader of ISM given that so many current practitioners and researchers continue to be inspired by his concepts. IWM and ISM have hosted a total of 12 workshops including Seattle, Wash., U.S. (1997, 2003); Ube, Japan (1999); Turku, Finland (2000); Venice, Italy (2002); Tokyo, Japan (2004); Schrobenhausen, Germany (2006); Toronto, Ontario, Canada (2007); London, and one business meeting in Lille, France (2001). The 13 ISM workshop is taking place March 29-April 1, 2017, in Vancouver, BC, Canada. In 2011, ISM formed a strategic alliance with ADSC: The International Association of England (2009); Washington, D.C. (2010); Milan, Italy (2012); and Krakow, Poland (2014), th Foundation Drilling and DFI. This alliance was pursued by ISM leadership to leverage extensive technical, administrative and networking resources with these two influential industry organizations. Through this united front, all three organizations have better positioned themselves to address the global needs related to the micropile industry and further the pursuit of ISM’s mission of being the pre-eminent worldwide center of knowledge for the development and advancement of micropile technology. ISM gratefully acknowledges its delegates and supporters all over the world, including their technical contributions, commitment, sponsorship, and mostly importantly, their long-standing friendships. Here’s to the next 10 years! DEEP FOUNDATIONS • NOV/DEC 2016 • 39 O T N A S D I N N U S T O I F T U E P T E E D
