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executive director’s message Finding Common Ground in Collaboration By Stevan A. Hall, Executive Director, Pile Driving Contractors Association In 2006, while attending my first PDCA Board of Directors meeting at the annual conference in San Antonio, Texas, I asked the board members about the association’s position on collaborative efforts with other industry organizations and public agencies and also to formalize a policy which would direct the PDCA staff in the event that such opportunities were presented. In part, the Board of Directors said that, “. . . when an event or issue presented itself as a collaborative opportunity and such event or issue supports the common interest to both parties and/or the driven pile industry; or was deemed to be in the best interest of the PDCA, then such opportunities should be encouraged.” This PDCA “policy” was used for the first time when the PDCA entered into a joint venture contract, acting as a partner of the Management Committee for the International Foundation Congress and Equipment Expo (IFCEE). This program was a collaborative effort between the Association of Drilled Shaft Contractors (ADSC), GeoInstitute of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the PDCA. The IFCEE was held in Orlando, Fla. in 2006 and resulted in a tremendously successful and well attended event. The PDCA is excited about the possibility of returning as a participating association in this event in 2015, which will most likely be held at the J.W. Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort and Spa, San Antonio, Texas. In 2006, the PDCA Board of Directors made a suggestion that national PDCA collaborate with our local PDCA Chapters in hosting the annual Design and Installation of Cost-Efficient Piles (DICEP) Conference. This suggestion became a standard policy of the PDCA and went into effect for the first time in 2007, when national teamed up with the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the PDCA and held a very successful DICEP Conference at the Turf Valley Resort and Conference Center in Ellicott City, Md. Event participation increased by approximately 60 percent from the previous year at that conference. This PDCA trend continued in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011, when national partnered with the Gulf Coast Chapter, Pacific Coast Chapter, South Carolina Chapter and the Florida Chapter, respectively. In 2006, Randy Dietel and I attended my first GeoCoalition (then called the GeoCouncil) meeting in Dallas, Texas. Recently, Dave Chapman, Buck Darling and I attended my seventh consecutive annual meeting of the GeoCoalition in Atlantic City, N.J. The GeoCoalition is made up of geo-engineering and geo-construction associations that meet annually to discuss issues relevant to all participating groups. PDCA participation has proved beneficial over the years, with the opportunity to share ideas and work together to the betterment of our industry. In January 2008, still under the presidency of Mark Weisz, the PDCA collaborated with the Edmonton Geotechnical Society to present a one-day version of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) NHI Pile Driving Inspectors course in Edmonton, Alta., Canada. This was the first time the PDCA had ventured outside the continental U.S. borders to present a seminar. Taught by Mike Justason and Pat Hannigan, this joint venture also proved to be very successful for the PDCA. Unfortunately, I could not make this course but later found out the outside temperature was minus 40 degrees Celsius. Minus 40 is the same in Fahrenheit and Celsius, but does it really matter – that’s just downright cold. Thanks to Mike and Pat for enduring this weather anomaly. In March 2010, the PDCA was the managing association for the Driven Pile – A Technical Seminar conference held at the Marriott Baltimore Waterfront, Baltimore, Photo by Crochet / Photos.com PILEDRIVER | 9
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