DFI 47th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations
Theme: Leading With Purpose
Tuesday, October 4 – Friday, October 7, 2022
Phone: (973) 423-4030
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Registration is now open. We are so excited to be going to National Harbor! Thank you to our exhibitors and sponsors that moved with us to 2022.


Conference Summary and Schedule
The DFI 47th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations being held held October 4-7, 2022, in National Harbor, Maryland. The theme is Leading with Purpose. #DFI47. This conference will highlight the hard work, leadership, passion, connections, technologies, and professionalism that drive the deep foundations industry worldwide.
Presentation Highlights:
- New Ways of Doing Things
- Infrastructure, Policy and Legislation
- Load Testing, Smart Monitoring and Data Management
- Adapting Deep Foundation Techniques
- The Business of the Business
- High Value Subsurface Characterization
- Designing for Complex and Local Geology
- Challenges to Working Within State and National Codes
- Groundbreaking, Mega and Local Projects
- Local and National/International Case Histories
Schedule at a Glance:
Monday, Oct. 3 - Pre-Conference: Board and Technical Committee Chairs Meetings
Tuesday, Oct. 4 - Pre-Conference: Technical Committee Meetings and Women in Deep Foundations Networking Reception
Wednesday, Oct. 5 - Conference Day 1 (Full Day): DFI Educational Trust 5K Fun Run/Walk, Exhibits, Opening Plenary and Technical Sessions, Welcome Luncheon, Conference Welcome Reception and Poster Presentations
Thursday, Oct. 6 - Conference Day 2 (Full Day): Exhibits, Technical Sessions, Business Meeting Luncheon, Hal Hunt Lecture on Communications, Awards Reception & Banquet
Friday, Oct. 7 - Conference Day 3 (Half-Day): Exhibits, Technical Sessions and Closing Plenary
*Schedule subject to change
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Organizing Committee
A dedicated group of industry professionals serve on the Conference Organizing Committee for this event. Led by Conference Chair, Sebastian Lobo-Guerrero, Ph.D., P.E., project engineer/lab manager at American Geotechnical and Environmental Services (AGES) and Technical Program Co-Chairs, Hannah Iezonni, P.E. design engineer of Keller-North Ameriica, and Chris Woods, P.E., G.E., D.GE.m LEED AP BD+C, Vice President of Densification, Inc., this event is expected to serve attendees at a high-level.
Sebastian Lobo Guerrero, Ph.D., P.E.
Conference Chair
Hannah Iezzoni, P.E.
Technical Program Co-Chairs
Chris Woods, P.E., G.E., D.GE, LEED AP BD+C
Technical Program Co-Chairs
Cooperating Organizations
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DEEP FOUNDATIONS INSTITUTE
326 Lafayette Avenue
Hawthorne, NJ 07506
Phone | (973) 423-4030 Fax | (973) 423-4031