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Venue and AccommodationsPark Hyatt TorontoQueens Park Ballroom4 Avenue Road • Toronto, Ontario, Canada • M5R 2E8For reservations call: 402-592-6464 or 888-421-1442; or click: https://resweb.passkey.com/go/DeepFoundationsDFI Special Hotel Rate of $199CAD per night plus 13% tax. Refer tothe Group Code: Deep Foundations Block or GHDFI.
These are discounted room rates for DFI Attendees, subject toavailabily. The special rate will also be honored 3 days prior and 3days following the seminar, based on availability.*Please make reservations early. Space and rate are subject to availabilitywith a cut-off date of Monday, July 18, 2011.
Travel ArrangementsBlue Ribbon Travel is DFI’s official travel coordinator. ContactLorraine Engleman at 718-767-5455 or [email protected] assistance with your travel and accommodations needs.
Parking$40 overnight, $25 day (unlimited in and out).
TransportationTaxi's are readily available at the airport and are generally CDN$45one way with tip. You can find information on public transit athttp://www3.ttc.ca/Riding_the_TTC/Airport_service.jsp.
Exhibitor InformationIncludes one attendee registration fee, a 6’ x 2’ skirted table, 2chairs and 1 wastebasket. Spaces will be assigned by DFI andmay be left set-up if registered for both events (Slurry WallsSeminar on 6/10 and Drilled Shafts Seminar on 6/11.)n 8’ wide x 8’ deep including table; ceiling height 9’.
Audio visual should be ordered through the hotel directly bySwank AV, Mr. Mario Monastero at 416-324-5818.
n Order electricity separately (see registration).n Allow extra time for customs if shipping from the U.S.;
Hotel will hold boxes for 48 hours in advance of event.n All persons tending exhibits, for all or a portion of the seminar,
must be registered as full seminar attendees.n Exhibitor set-up 6:30-7:30 am on Wednesday, August 10.n Exhibitor tear-down 3:15-4:15 pm on Wednesday, August 10.
Labels should be marked as follows:Attention: (Guest Name)Company: (Company Name)Meeting Name: Deep Foundations ConferenceEXHIBITORManager’s Name: Hans von RosenbergPARK HYATT HOTEL4 Avenue Road • Toronto, ON M5R 2E8
Seminar Details
Sponsorship OpportunitiesSponsorship Opportunities
Seminar Details
Flash Drive Sponsorship: $2,000One opportunity availableSponsor the Seminar Flash Drive of Presentation Handouts and have yourcompany logo seen by every attendee. This sponsorship keeps your brand inthe hands of the attendees after the seminar when they take the flash driveand your logo home for further use. Deadline for sponsoring the flash drive isFriday, July 15, 2011. A high resolution vector file of your logo must besubmitted at that time.
General Seminar Sponsorship: $350As a general sponsor for the seminar you provide DFI with a PowerPoint slidewhich will run during breaks in the session room for all attendees to see.Additional slides can be purchased at $150/slide. Submit your PowerPointslides and company logo to [email protected] by Monday, August 1st.
Sponsor a Student: $50When you sponsor a student you allow a qualified young person to attend theseminar to gain useful knowledge. You will be recognized during the seminarand in the DFI magazine.
Coinciding Events at the Park Hyatt TorontoCoinciding Events at the Park Hyatt Toronto
n DFI Educational Trust 2011 Osterberg Dinner and Memorial LectureWednesday, August 10, 6:00-10:00 pm
This lecture has been established inhonor of Dr. Jorj Osterberg, inventorof the Osterberg Cell, through thesupport of Loadtest Inc., and willinclude a dinner reception. The lecturewill be “The 'TROM' Method for the Most EconomicalDesign and Construction of Non-Redundant PileFoundations” presented by John H. Schmertmann. All tickets are tax deductible. If you would like tosponsor this dinner please contact DFI headquarters
at 973-423-4030 or [email protected] (see registration form).
n DFI and ADSC Present: Making LRFD Work: Improving Quality, MinimizingRisk, and Reducing the Cost of Drilled ShaftsThursday, August 11, 2011, 8:30 am-4:50 pm • Park Hyatt Toronto
A joint seminar between the Drilled Shaft and Testing committees of the DFI, and theDrilled Shaft and Quality Initiative committees of the ADSC. The presenters will reviewthe requirements for successful application of the LRFD process in drilled shaft design,the importance of quality management in both the design and construction phases,and the testing techniques that are available to provide the information required foreffective LRFD, and for control and verification of the final product quality. Casehistories will illustrate the benefits of integrating an effective quality managementprogram into the drilled shaft design and construction process. If you would like toattend this seminar please contact DFI headquarters at 973-423-4030 or visit dfi.org.
DFI EDUCATIONAL TRUST 2011 OSTERBERG DINNERAND MEMORIAL LECTURE SPONSORSHIPS:Platinum Sponsorship*: $2,000Platinum Sponsors will receive a Plaque at the dinner, be recognized in dinnerpromotion, Slurry Wall and Drilled Shaft Seminar Promotion, signage at allthree events and in the DFI magazine.
Gold Sponsorship*: $1,500Gold Sponsors will be recognized in dinner promotion, Slurry Wall and DrilledShaft Seminar Promotion, signage at all three events and in the DFI magazine.
Silver Sponsorship*: $1,000Silver Sponsors will be recognized in dinner promotion, Slurry Wall and DrilledShaft Seminar Promotion, signage at all three events and in the DFI magazine.
*Deadline for the dinner sponsorship opportunities is Friday, July 29, 2011. Youmust submit your company logo at that time. See logo specifications below.
*Your logo needs to be an original file (at least 2" wide) in one of these formats: AI(Adobe Illustrator), PSD, EPS, TIF, PDF or JPG and 300 dpi or higher. *With AI and PSDall type must be converted to curves or outlines. Please do not send graphics copiedfrom websites which are low resolution and not suitable for print. Logos should be sentto Katie Criqui at [email protected]
Also at the Park Hyatt Toronto:n Tuesday, August 9, 5:00-8:00 pm: Slurry Wall
Committee Meeting in the Prince Arthur Roomn Wednesday, August 10, 6:00-10:00 pm:
DFI Educational Trust 2011 OsterbergDinner and Memorial Lecture(see below)
n Thursday, August 11, 8:30 am-4:50 pm: DFI and ADSC Drilled Shaft Seminar:Making LRFD Work: ImprovingQuality, Minimizing Risk, andReducing the Cost of DrilledShafts (see below)
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6:30-7:30 am Exhibitor Set-Up
7:00-7:30 am Speaker Preparation
7:30-8:00 am Registration / Breakfast / Exhibits
8:00-8:10 am IntroductionLaurent Lefebvre, Nicholson Construction Company
8:10-9:00 am Toronto’s Deepest Shaft Using Slurry WallsVince Luongo, P.Eng, Petrifond Foundation Company LTD;Steve Skelhorn, McNally Construction Inc.
This presentation will discuss the EXIT shaft construction, whichwas achieved with the construction of a permanent slurry wall andjet-grout bottom seal. Slurry walls were constructed to a depth of47M, through very hard ground consisting of glacial till and granularsoils. Shaft construction was executed over a live sewer at alltimes, which required very accurate construction techniquesproducing virtually no vibrations.
9:00-9:50 am US Capitol Visitor Center – Design, Construction,and Politics. Can They Work Together?Giovanni Bonita, Ph.D., P.E., P.G., GEI Consultants, Inc.
The presentation focuses on the design, construction, and politicalefforts needed to complete one of the largest and most technicallychallenging underground construction projects ever undertaken inthe Washington DC area.
9:50-10:20 am Break and Exhibits
10:20-11:10 am Top Down Construction at Harvard Law School –An Exemplary Case StudyMario Mauro, Treviicos Corporation
Structural slurry walls and top down excavation method wereselected for the construction of the Wasserstein Hall, CaspersenStudent Center, and Clinical Wing (WCC) project at Harvard LawSchool in Cambridge, MA. This presentation reviews the design,construction, quality control and long term performance of the slurrywalls.
11:10-Noon Application Example of Permanent Structural SlurryWall with TRD MethodRyozo Itoo, KG Machinery Co., Ltd.; Vincent Hull, Hayward Baker Inc.
Reviewing the Trench Cutting Remixing Deep Wall (TRD) Methodused in applications of permanent structural wall by using acontinuous steel box, (NS-BOX) and a precast concrete wall (PC-wall).
Noon-1:00 pm Lunch and Exhibits
1:00-1:50 pm Design-Assist-Build Project at the University ofChicago for the Mansueto LibraryNicolas A. Willig-Friedrich, Case Foundation Company;Gregory A. Terri, P.E., Hayward Baker Inc.
The presentation will discuss the design-assist-build process for thetied-back slurry wall required to support the 50-foot slab to slabspan for this unique structure in a challenging geologic setting.
1:50-2:40 pm Permanent Slurry WallJeff Neal, Condon-Johnson & Associates
U-220 TBM Tunnels; University of Washington Station Slurry WallsSound Transit Light Rail Station at University of Washingtonincluded installation of 233,000 square feet of 4 foot thickpermanent slurry wall ranging in depth of 125 to 163 feet deep.Slurry walls were constructed as the permanent station walls forfollow on station construction after completion of the TBM tunnels.
2:40-3:10 pm Break and Exhibits
3:10-4:00 pm Slurry Wall Construction Observation andMonitoring, Cosmopolitan Resort Hotel/CasinoLawrence Piccagli, Bencor Corporation of America;Walter E. Vanderpool, P.E., P.Eng., Terracon Engineering
On December 15, 2010, the 2,995-room, $3.9 billion dollarCosmopolitan resort hotel/casino on an 8.3-acre site opened to thepublic. Slurry walls fully enclosed the site along the property line to120 feet below grade. The slurry wall and groundwater conditionswere monitored throughout the construction. Monitoring includedvertical and lateral wall deformation, groundwater, and dewateringdischarge rate.
4:00-4:50 pm Centre Culturel et des Expositions (Culture andExhibition Centre) MonacoThomas Joussellin, Nicholson Construction Company
This presentation will show how a combination of geological,environmental and structural challenges led to the design of an 80’self-stable wall made of T-panels, buttresses and LBEs.
4:50-5:40 pm Some Case Studies of Permanent Slurry WallDesign and ConstructionStephen T. Young, P.E. and James W. Sze, C.Eng., ARUP
This presentation will highlight top down verses bottom upexcavation sequence; use of shaft grouted slurry wall asfoundations; and underpinning and rock excavation below toe ofslurry wall.
3:15-4:15 pm Exhibitor Breakdown
Osterberg Dinner and Memorial Lecture* Separate ticket required *
6:00-7:00 pm Reception
7:00-10:00 pm Dinner
Seminar Program*Seminar Program*
Professional Development Hours: Attendees will receive a certificate verifying Professional Development Hours (PDH)**New York State approval pending | *Florida State provider #4072
*Program and speakers are subject to change.
Immerse yourself in one of the world's most multicultural cities as a distinguishedguest of Park Hyatt Toronto, perfectly situated in the heart of the fashionable Yorkvillearea. Encircled by high-end retail stores and five-star restaurants, the hotel is withinwalking distance to some of downtown’s most renowned sites, including the RoyalOntario Museum. Just two miles away you can visit the CN Tower, the tallestfreestanding structure in the world and take in an amazing view of the city from thisunique perspective. Among other sites and attractions nearby is Yonge Street, thecenter of downtown activity; and The Distillery Historic District founded in 1832,whichwas reinvented as a center for arts, culture and heritage with restaurants, galleries,theaters, cafes, spas and much more.
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Fax: Credit card payment to: 973-423-4031 | Inquiries: Tel: 973-423-4030 or e-mail: [email protected]*Sponsors must be corporate members in good standing. Sponsorship fees are non-refundable once received by DFI.Registration for this seminar or for the Osterberg Dinner and Memorial Lecture is not included in your sponsorship.
Seminar Registration(Registration fee covers seminar attendance, breakfast, breaks, lunch,registration materials and handouts. All amounts are in USD.)
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o DFI Individual Membership Dues: $50**Special discounted rate through December 2011.
o Exhibit: $695 (Includes one attendee)
o Electricity: $50
Osterberg Dinner and Memorial Lecture: Wednesday, August 10o Individual: $200 o Couple: $350 o Table of 8: $1,400
Dinner Sponsorships:o Platinum: $2,000 o Gold: $1,500 o Silver: $1,000
o Flash Drive Sponsorship - $2,000 (One opportunity available)
o General Sponsorship - $350o Additional Slides: $150 each. Quantity:
o Sponsor a Student - $50Sponsors will see their logo on event related e-mails with a link to theircompany website.
Structural Slurry Walls Seminar: REGISTRATIONStructural Slurry Walls Seminar: REGISTRATION
