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SUMMARY:Summer Meeting 2026
DESCRIPTION:OverviewRegistrationHotel AccommodationsAgendaSummer Meeting PreviewSpeakersSponsorship Opportunities \n\nPlan to attend ADSC’s Summer Meeting in Chicago! Registration opens on May 5\, 2026. This meeting program is full to the brim with fun\, interspersed with great opportunities for networking and moving the deep foundations industry forward\, and punctuated with an exclamation point of education at the end. Join us. Reconnect withfriends. Bring your family. You’ll create lasting memories and progress that carries on for years.  \n\n\n\n\n\nWhy You Should Attend\n\n\n\nJust the other day\, you were thinking… “What I really need is a fun summer trip with a bunch of old friends!” We think we’ve gathered all the right ingredients for you to create the perfect getaway.   \n\n\n\n\nJuly in Chicago? Check. (So much to do and such lovely weather).  \n\n\n\nOld ADSC friends? Check. (Our Hall of Fame ceremony will bring in LOTS of blasts from the past).  \n\n\n\nNew ADSC friends and their families? (We have such a fun group of people!)  \n\n\n\nA stunning hotel right on Michigan Avenue? Check. (The Ritz-Carlton is FABULOUS). \n\n\n\nCruising down the Chicago River while drillers tell tales of epic projects? Double check. (Have you ever met Mike Wysockey? Impossible not to have fun around him.) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\nRegistration opens May 5. \n\n\n\n\n\nCost\n\n\n\nMembers$Non-Members$Government Employees$Students$\n\n\n\nProfessional Development Hours (PDHs)\n\n\n\nMore information coming soon. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHotel Accommodations\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRoom block opens May 5\, 2026.Please contact Gabby Hawkins at ghawkins@ads-iafd.com for any questions. \n\n\n\nThe Ritz-Carlton\, Chicago 160 East Pearson Street Chicago\, IL 60611\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturday\, July 18\n\n\n\n4:00 PMClosed Board of Directors Meeting7:30 – 10:30 PMBoat Cruise with fireworks (SEPARATE REGISTRATION)\n\n\n\nSunday\, July 19\n\n\n\n4:00 PMAssociates Committee Meeting 4:00 PMGovernance Committee Meeting 5:30 PMOpening Reception\n\n\n\nMonday\, July 20\n\n\n\n7:00 AMBreakfast8:00 AMSafety Working Group9:00 AMWiC Roundtable10:00 AMBreak10:30 AMAnchored Earth Retention Committee (Concurrent session)Membership Committee Meeting (Concurrent session)11:30 AMMicropile Committee Meeting12:30 PMSafety Award Lunch1:30 PMOwners Roundtable2:30 PMDrilled Shaft Committee Meeting 3:30 PMBreak4:00 PMGeneral Membership Meeting\n\n\n\nTuesday\, July 20\n\n\n\n7:00 – 8:30 AMBreakfast9:00 AMGolf11:00 AMFamily Activities6:00 PMReception and Silent Auction7:00 PMDinner\, Live Auction\, and Hall of Fame Ceremony\n\n\n\nWednesday\, July 21\n\n\n\n7:00 AMBreakfast8:00 AMEducation Task Force Meeting9:00 AMEducation Tracks #1 and #2 Begins (Concurrent sessions)Education Track #1: Improvising at the University of Iowa Education Track #2: Difficult Access on a Narrow Jetty 10:00 AMEducation Track #1: Assembling the Arsenal – A Contractor’s Weapons in Defending Drilled Shafts Education Track #2 – Trust as a Tool for Safety on Transmission Foundation Jobsites 11:00 AMEducation Track #1: Concrete Slam Regional Trends Education Track #2: Logistics Issues for Transmission Structure Foundations \n\n\n\n\n\nSummer Meeting Preview\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSummer Meeting PreviewDownload\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers\n\n\n\nMonday\, July 20 @ 9:00 AM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWomen in Construction RoundtableRick Kalson\, Cozen O’ConnorRick Kalson will give a presentation on the protection of business and personal assets\, followed by a group discussion. This information is valuable for both women and men in the industry.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWednesday\, July 22 @ 9:00 AM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImprovising at the University of IowaGene Sheedy\, P.E.\, Midwest Drilled Foundations and Engineering This project was notable for the cooperation between the drilling contractor and the construction manager to change the schedule so that existing structures could be used as a working platform for a major portion of the job.  Additional collaboration prevented conflicts with earthwork contractors working in the same area when drilling took place. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDifficult Access on a Narrow JettyNick Ibach\, Tri-State Drilling Those in the transmission structure business know that access and logistics often comprise the most critical parts of the job\, as schedule constraints only allow short windows to get in and get out.  This presentation will highlight just such a project in which the “How do we get there?” was much more complicated than the “How do we drill this?” \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWednesday\, July 22 @ 10:00 AM \n\n\n\n\nScott Jacobs\, Keller\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAssembling the Arsenal – A Contractor’s Weapons in Defending Drilled ShaftsGeorge Piczalko\, GRL/PDI\, Scott Webster\, GRL/PDI\, Scott Jacobs\, Keller From legal strategies to methods of insisting on ACTUAL inspections\, this session will serve as the first in a series of workshops on how to assemble an arsenal of defensive weapons while proactively insisting on practical and quality execution from the Owner’s side.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTrust as a Tool for Safety on Transmission Foundation JobsitesZach Kane\, Aldridge Group Gravity doesn’t work differently on transmission structure projects\, but the temporary nature of jobsite infrastructure often means that a different approach to safety is needed.  Zach Kane will speak about trust as a tool and how to establish a safety mentality even when the jobsite can change on a daily basis.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsorship Opportunities \n\n\n\nMore information coming soon. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor any questions\, please reach out to Gabby Hawkins at ghawkins@adsc-iafd.com
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