TECHNICAL PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Ralph B. Peck Medal Lecture
Tuesday, March 6
4:00pm-6:00pm
The Ralph B. Peck Medal Lecture is presented annually by a
geotechnical engineer recognized by the Geo-Institute for
outstanding contributions to the profession through the
analysis and publication of case histories.
E. A. L. Smith Lecture
Wednesday, March 7
10:45am-11:30am
The Pile Driving Contractors Association’s E. A. L. Smith Award
Lecture will be presented triennially at the IFCEE conference.
The E. A. L. Smith Award Lecture will be presented to an
individual who has demonstrated creative and original work
that helped the driven pile industry provide an economical,
sustainable, effective and environmentally conscious foundation
solution. The creativity can be demonstrated in the form of
innovative foundation design, manufacturing, installation or
construction procedures that led to highly efficient and resource
sensible driven pile solutions.
The Inaugural E. A. L. Smith lecture will be presented by Dr.
Bengt H. Fellenius, Dr. Tech., P.E.
Michael W. O’Neill Lecture
Wednesday, March 7
4:30pm-6:00pm
The ADSC Michael W. O’Neill Lecture Award is presented
triennially at each IFCEE for outstanding contributions to
the advancement of state-of-the-practice in the design and
construction of deep foundations through practical, applied
research and/or through recommended improvements to
design and/or construction methodologies.
Presented by Clyde Baker, P.E., D.GE, M.ASCE, Principal Engineer,
Applied Research Associates, Inc.
Osterberg Lecture
Thursday, March 8
7:30am-8:15am
The annual Osterberg Memorial Lecture and Award was
established in honor of Dr. Jorj O. Osterberg, one of the true
pioneers of geotechnical engineering, to recognize innovations
in deep foundations construction related to engineering design,
testing or education - all aspects of Jorj Osterberg’s lifelong
contributions.
Presented by this year’s recipient John A. (Jack) Hayes, P. Eng.,
D.I.C., President, Loadtest, Inc.
Ben C. Gerwick Lecture
Thursday, March 8
8:15am-9:00am
The award is presented annually to an individual, team or
company, and pays tribute to Ben Gerwick, recognizing his
innovative spirit and his many contributions to the design and
construction of marine foundations. Gerwick had a 62 year
professional career as a contractor, educator and construction
engineer.
Presented by this year’s recipient Akio Kitamura. Inventor of
Silent Piler, President, Giken Ltd.
Karl Terzaghi Lecture
Thursday, March 8
4:30pm-6:00pm
For more than 50 years, Geo-Institute’s Karl Terzaghi Lecture
has been given by an individual honored by the Geo-Institute
for their exemplary contributions to the field of geotechnical
engineering.
Presented by this year’s recipient, Rudolph Bonaparte, Ph.D., P.E.,
D.GE, NAE, F.ASCE.
H. Bolton Seed Medal Lecture
Friday, March 9
3:30pm-5:00pm
Awarded annually by the Geo-Institute, the recipient of the H.
Bolton Seed Medal is honored for outstanding contributions to
teaching, research, or practice in geotechnical engineering.
DFI is committed to actively collaborating with industry organizations to deliver value to our members and all industry pro-fessionals.
That’s why we are once again partnering with ADSC, Geo-Institute and PDCA to host IFCEE 2018. This equipment
exhibition and technical conference brings together more than 3,000 professionals in the deep foundations industry to learn
about emerging technologies and state-of-the-art equipment. It’s also a great opportunity to network with colleagues from
around the world. We encourage all of our members – and all industry professionals – to participate as an exhibitor, sponsor
or attendee of IFCEE 2018.
Dan Brown, Ph.D., P.E., D. GE
DFI President and
President of Dan Brown and Associates, PC