JOIN ONEMINE.ORG Unearth More than 110,000 Technical Papers – At No Cost As a DFI member you have free, unlimited access to more than 110,000 technical papers at OneMine — the Global Digital Research Library for the mining, tunneling and deep foundations construction communities. You can download DFI archived docu- ments including conference proceedings, technical manuals, refer- ence documents and Journal papers as well as documents from related organizations. Sign-in as a DFI member at www.dfi.org and be automatically logged-in to OneMine.org or register at OneMine.org. DFI I ® hosting the 13 International Workshop on Micropiles in Vancouver, BC, Canada, March 29 to April 1, 2017. The theme of the workshop is Micropiles: Resisting and Remediating the Effects of Mother Nature, focusing on the application of micropiles to resist and remediate extreme events, geohazards, and other natural forces, such as wind, water and soil movement. The workshop includes 2.5 days of lectures, discussions and panel sessions on all aspects of micropile technology, supplemented with social events that highlight the culture of the host country. The International Society for Micropiles (ISM), ADSC and DFI are th Lizzi Lecture 600+ DFI members who are registered users 10,308 downloads by DFI members in 2014 and 2015 5,772 by other participating society members in 2014 and 2015 000$ for DFI members to access the OneMine Library The 9 Lizzi Lecture is being delivered by John Wolosick, P.E., D.GE, director of Hayward Baker and president of DFI. The award of this lecture recognizes Wolosick’s important and significant contributions to ISM and the growth of micropile technology. The Lizzi Lecture was created in 2003 in honor of Dr. Fernando Lizzi, who is regarded as the visionary leader of the ISM and the inventor of the “pali radice” or original “root pile” foundation system. th World Cup of Micropiles The second World Cup of Micropiles is also being presented at the workshop. This is an international competition to select the best micropile project in the world. More information is available at www.dfi.org/ISM17. The submissions deadline is December 31, 2016. Submissions are encouraged from North America, South and Central America, Europe, Africa and Central Asia (Russia, Middle East and India) and Australasia. Defending World Cup Champion (2014), Crux Subsurface, is serving as the host sponsor for the workshop, and the organizing committee is led by Nick Salisbury, Crux’s president. The technical program committee comprises a multinational group of ISM delegates chaired by Dan MacLean, P.Eng. Lizzi Scholarship The 7 Lizzi Scholarship will also be awarded, and an application form is available at th www.dfi.org/ISM17. Applicants must reside in Canada, be enrolled in graduate studies, and be either proposing to conduct or currently conducting research on micropiles. The scholarship award consists of financial reimbursement of travel and accommodations expenses for attendance at the workshop, waiver of registration fees for the workshop and a selection of micropile publications. Applications are due December 1, 2016. For more information and to see sponsorship opportunities, visit www.dfi.org/ISM17. DEEP FOUNDATIONS • SEPT/OCT 2016 • 37 O T N A S D I N N U S T O I F T U E BY THE NUMBERS P T E E D
