Deep Foundations Institute Conference Breaks Attendance Records
More than 135 exhibitors showed foundation drilling products
The Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) announced that its 40th annual Conference on Deep Foundations had more than 900 attendees, a record for the group. The event, held Oct. 12-15, 2015 in Oakland, Calif., featured a range of foundation drilling industry technical presentations and exhibitors.
In a release, the DFI said highlights of the event included a “mega projects” session, which focused on national infrastructure challenges and featured mentions of California’s high-speed rail plans, the Transbay Transit Center and the Panama Canal Pacific Access Channel. Guest speakers included Oakland Mayor Libby Schaff, Oakland A's General Manager Billy Beane and Kenji Ishihara, a professor at Chuo University and world-renowned expert on earthquake geotechnology.