Projects” co-delivered by Peter Faust, Dipl.- Ing., Malcolm Drilling; Diane Fiorelli, P.E., G.E., QSD/QSP, Langan; Jeremy Zorne, G.E., Geocon Consultants; and Tim Siegel, P.E., G.E., D.GE, Dan Brown and Associates. Later, a panel discussion on “Performance- based Design – Mastering the Challenge” presented viewpoints from various sectors of the industry by panelists Sissy Nikolaou, Ph.D., P.E., D.GE, WSP; Juan Baez, Ph.D., P.E., P.Eng., Advanced Geosolutions; Jonathan Stewart, Ph.D., P.E., UCLA; Farzad Naeim, Ph.D., S.E., Esq., Farzad Naeim; and Leo Panian, S.E., Tipping Structural Engineers. The 2018 Hal Hunt Lecture on Communications was presented by Carl Lewis, Olympian – Track and Field and United Nations Good Will Ambassador, on “Taking Command: You Can Do That.” The winner of the Young Professor Paper Competition, Alessandro F. Rotta Loria, Ph.D., P.E., Swiss Federal Institute of Te chnology in Laus anne , EPFL, Switzerland, was unable to present at the conference. A video of his presentation “Performance-Based Design of Energy Pile F o u n d a t i o n s , ” i s p o s t e d a t www.dfi.org/annual2018. On Friday, during the morning plenary session, the Young Student Paper Competition winning presentation on “Statistical Evaluation of Design Methods for Micropiles in Ontario Soils” was delivered by Alexandre P. R. P. Almeida, MSc candidate, from Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada. The young professional keynote speakers The audience enjoyed the Hal Hunt Lecture. Trustee and Committee Activities Preconference activities included the DFI Board of Trustees meeting (page 31), Tech- ings (page 107), the 4 Women in Deep Foundations (WiDF) networking reception, and a new trustees and chairs meeting. All 24 DFI technical committees and industry- wide working groups met at the conference to discuss their many and varied projects, publications and events. The new meeting of the trustees and chairs provided an opportunity for all of DFI leadership to gather to discuss plans and activities and share successes and challenges. DFI thanked outgoing technical nical Committee and Working Group meet- th One of several panel discussions 24 • DEEP FOUNDATIONS • NOV/DEC 2018 committee chairs for their service and welcomed two new chairs. Jon Huff, Goettle, is the incoming chair of the
