Both conferences will feature keynote presentations, case histories, and technical presentations addressing the needs of the industry. Varied presentation lengths are available and should be in the range of 30-60 minutes. In its consideration of submitted ideas, PDCA is interested in understanding components such as presentation flow, the relevance of the content proposal and PDH requirements. 

The upcoming conferences that the Education Committee is looking to fill with your presentations follow:

2022 DICEP
September 12-14, 2022
New Orleans, LA
Deadline to submit content: May 31, 2022

2023 Annual Conference
February 7-9, 2023
San Diego, CA
Deadline to submit content: June 30, 2022

If you are interested in submitting content ideas for an upcoming PDCA conference, please CLICK HERE to learn how.

 

Mark your calendars, the 2022 PDCA Northeast Chapter Professional Development program returns this spring; plan to attend this event on May 18th from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM in the conference room at George Harms Construction Company, 62 Yellowbrook Road, Howell, NJ. This course if FREE for all paid PDCA national and PDCA Northeast Chapter members.

Attendees at the program will hear presentations from a slate of Professional Engineers who together, bring more than 90 years of combined experience in geotechnics. 

• Jennifer Peirce Brandt, PE, President at Peirce Engineering, Inc. (pictured, right)
• John J. Peirce, III, PE of Peirce Engineering, Inc.
• David Borger, PE, Director of Engineering at Nucor Skyline (pictured, left)
• Kurt Levin, PE, Engineering Manager at Nucor Skyline

Please watch your inbox and this website for more information about the program. You are encouraged to register today (click the button below) and reserve your spot for this exceptional event. Attendees will earn PDH for completing the day long program.
 

The Digital Edition is Available

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PDCA and publishing partner Lester Publications proudly announce that the PileDriver magazine Issue #2-2022 is now available in digital format; watch your mailbox in coming days for your hard copy edition.

There is plenty of new content available in Issue #2; PDCA President Brian Heck leads off the publication with his observations on a very active start to the year for the Association. Executive Director Frank Peters follows with his insightful column about strides the organization is making on behalf of the driven pile industry.

You will find fascinating project content when you read the cover story about Seattle's Pier 62, a dramatic pile driving feat performed by Pacific Pile & Marine. It creates a brand-new facade for the waterfront side of Downtown Seattle.

Don't miss a large section summarizing the PDCA Annual Conference which concluded in February. You will find plenty of photos from the various activities that took place throughout the week at the Arizona Grand Resort in Phoenix. Among them, PDCA Committee Meetings, Awards presentations and the golf outing.

It's been a remarkable career for Mike Elliott who recently retired from Equipment Corporation of America. A longtime friend to PDCA, Mike sat down with us to share his observations from a 50-year career in the pile driving industry. You will see some of the special photos taken at a recent company event honoring his contributions.

Check in on the PDCA Chapter news, notable headlines from the industry and a Business contribution from Harris May of the Dafanie Financial Group submits an article that provides guidance to employers on Worker's Compensation.

And don't miss Member profiles on Farrell Brothers Marine Construction, South Shore Pile Driving and McMullen & Pitz. California attorney Mark J. Rice (pictured) submits this issue's legal column. 

South Shore Pile Driving LLC

McMullen & Pitz Construction Company

Farrell Brothers Marine Construction, Inc.