What is your favorite thing about attending the PDCA
Annual International Conference & Expo?
Food, education, connections, entertainment?
Each is exciting to look forward to every year.
For some of us, it is all about the food. Maybe not so much
about what we are eating but rather the people we are sharing the
food experience with… When we define food at the conference like
that, it is safe to say the food at our PDCA Annual Conference is
outstanding.
Think about who you met at the last PDCA Annual
Conference. Did you meet John King, Scott Callaway, Larry
Moore, Dale Biggers, Garland Likens, Silas Nichols, Steve Hall
or someone else? Where did you go that evening? Did you laugh?
Did you find the conversation leading to bigger ideas? The stories
we bring with us to share at the conference all tie into beneficial
industry cornerstones and pile driving history and will continue to
shape the present and the future. Get excited to meet new members,
exciting speakers and old friends at this year’s 2019 conference
in Orlando!
Is education that outstanding component that excites and
entices both members and non-members alike from across the
world to attend? The PDCA Education Committee, led by a
dedicated group of member educators, always creates an outstanding
line-up of industry experts, who selflessly give their time and
experiences to provide the PDCA membership a better grasp on
what could be coming. In fact, many members have suggested that
PDCA’s educational presentations and panels are far superior to
those of other industry events. This year’s annual conference will
be held July 9 to 12; mark your calendars!
At the PDCA Annual Conference, presentations are given by
engineers, associates and contractors that work with fellow PDCA
members and industry experts alike. The presenters are vetted closely
on topic and language and are chosen based on experience within the
pile driving industry. This type of professional programming by the
PDCA Education Committee is geared to help you answer questions
you may have within your own organization/practice.
Since PDCA represents the driven pile industry, there is no
greater place to gather with like-minded supporters. Since 2018
saw the International Foundations Congress and Equipment Expo,
PDCA did not host its own annual conference last year. This means
that this year’s conference is extra special and filled with great content,
valuable short courses and many more activities. We have some
major catching up to do! The Awards Ceremony will be honoring
two years of Project of the Year Awards – 2018 and 2019 winners
will be presented. Get excited to celebrate the winning projects, as
well as several additional outstanding awards. PDCA will also be
paying tribute to Steve Hall, former executive director, for his years
of dedication to the organization. Let’s send him off with a special
PDCA driving force.
Working to get PDCA’s message out to the deep foundation
construction industry, the PDCA Annual Conference is where the
magic begins! Yes, you read correctly – “magic,” as PDCA is going to
the Walt Disney World Resort, the most magical place on earth! You
don’t want to miss the excitement.
We are looking forward to seeing you July 9 to 12, at the
Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World Resort,
for an outstanding conference! Register today by visiting
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It’s Your ExPEERience!
What keeps you coming back to PDCA’s annual event each year?
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