S3 2025 Call for Abstracts

Submission Deadline: Friday, January 31, 2025

call for abstracts

DFI, Conference Chair Nathan Iverson, P.E. and Program Co-Chairs Edward Laczynski, P.E., Christopher Ramsey, P.E., Jeff Segar, P.E., S.E., and Timothy Siegel, P.E., G.E., BC.GE, invite you to submit an abstract for a 2.5-day technical seminar on the effective application of deep foundations, ground improvement and soil mixing for stabilization of slopes and excavation support.

The event aims to offer presentations and panel discussions that highlight the latest design and construction techniques using deep foundations and/or ground improvement for challenging ground conditions, slope/slide and excavation support projects. Presentations relevant to the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes regions are encouraged.

DFI is soliciting presentations for S3 2025 on:

  • Anchored Earth Retention
  • Drilled Shafts
  • Ground Improvement
  • International Grouting
  • Landslides and Slope Stabilization
  • Information Management Systems
  • Risk and Contracts
  • Slurry Walls
  • Soil Mixing
  • Subsurface Characterization for Deep Foundations
  • Sustainability
  • Testing and Evaluation
  • Tunneling and Underground

Topics and case studies, including (but not limited to):

  • Designing and constructing safely and effectively in urban environments (e.g., dealing with utilities/tunnels, working adjacent to historic structures, proximity to existing structures, etc.)
  • Marine projects (dock walls, shoreline stabilization/hardening, cofferdams, shipyards, levees, etc.)
  • Access shafts/excavations for tunnels
  • Transportation projects (road, rail, air or water)
  • Natural resource and agriculture projects (mining, oil/gas well pads, tank support, dams, etc.)
  • Latest techniques and tools for testing and monitoring
  • Advances in ground improvement standards, codes, design, construction and quality control/ assurance (rigid inclusions, aggregate columns, grouting, mixing, etc.)
  • Project delivery challenges (schedule, logistics, contracts, access, etc.)
  • Developments or unique solutions for slope nailing and stabilization
  • Projects involving challenging soil and/or groundwater conditions (e.g., karst, artesian, glacial, etc.)
  • Challenges or unique aspects of projects covering a large area (e.g., data centers, distribution centers, etc.)

Important Dates

  • Friday, January 31, 2025: Abstracts submission deadline
  • Late - February 2025: Abstract notifications of acceptance
  • Friday, July 18, 2025: PowerPoint presentations due

    • Inquiries

    Questions on submitting your abstract? Give us a call or send us an email with your name, question, and the best way to contact you.

    Tel: (973) 423-4030
    Email: speakers@dfi.org