COOPERATING ALLIANCE I DFI 12th International Workshop On Micropiles: Kraków, Poland Wawel Castle, Krakow The 2014 International Workshop on Micropiles (IWM) is just a few months away, from June 11-14, 2014 in Kraków, Poland. “Whether you have been to every IWM since 1997 or this would be your first, we look forward to seeing each of you to share past experiences and create new memories,” says Allen Cadden, P.E., D.GE, chairman, International Society for Micropiles (ISM). “You will not find a better place to learn about what has been accomplished with micropiles and what is being developed for future challenges. New for the workshop is the added full day short course on micropiles on Wednesday, June 11 and the World Cup of Micropiles Challenge.” Social Program Kraków is one of the most culturally and politically significant cities in Poland. The companions’ and social programs will showcase some of Kraków’s most interesting sites. On Thursday, June 12, companions will visit the nearby Auschwitz concentration camp. On Friday, June 13, the delegates and companions will take a walking tour of the Kraków historic city center brimming with cafés, shops and pubs. The traditional ISM awards dinner will follow the walking tour. All delegates and companions are also invited to tour the Wieliczka Salt Mine, one of the oldest salt mines in the world. The mine’s attractions include dozens of statues, three chapels and an entire cathedral carved from rock salt. According to the holiday review site Zoover, Kraków is the best European city trip in 2014. The complete review is at http://weblog. zoover.com/press_release/krakow-best-european-city-trip-2014. Sponsorship Opportunities Titan Polska is the host sponsor for the event. Several other cate- gories of sponsorship are available. For sponsorship details contact Jan Hall at ADSC ([email protected]). Registration will be open in March on the ADSC website at www.adsc-iafd.com. For details, contact Dan MacLean, of Con-Tech Systems, technical program chair, at [email protected] or Mary Ellen Bruce, ISM technical lead at DFI, at [email protected]. DEEP FOUNDATIONS • MAR/APR 2014 • 33 O T N A S D I N N U S T O I F T U E P T E E D
