Geotechnical Challenges in Urban Regeneration 26Th - 28Th May 2010, Excel London

The DFI and EFFC 11th International LONDON Conference in the DFI series: Geotechnical Challenges in 2010 Urban Regeneration 26th - 28th May 2010, ExCeL London

Uniting industry elite from across the globe, this event promises to be the geotechnical forum of 2010.

Join leading speakers and industry experts:

Professor Tom O’Rourke Professor David White Cornell University University of Western Australia USA AUSTRALIA

Professor Malcolm Bolton John Armitt University of Cambridge Olympic Delivery Authority UK UK

Professor Frits Van Tol Duncan Nicholson Delft University of Technology and Deltares Arup THE NETHERLANDS UK

Five key reasons you should attend: 1. BE INSPIRED by expert presentations from international speakers on today’s hottest issues 2. JOIN an extensive exhibition showcasing the latest advances in geotechnical engineering and view world class design and construction techniques at the forefront of your industry Media Partners 3. EXPERIENCE first hand examples of regeneration in practice with presentations and technical tours to the Canary Wharf Crossrail Station, the 2012 Games Site and the Thames Barrier 4. OPTIMISE YOUR LEARNING by participating in interactive panel debates, poster sessions, extensive presentations, and tours across three full days of conference activity 5. MEET AND NETWORK with hundreds of fellow consultants, geotechnical engineers, clients and contractors as they share best practice in an international arena

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Register online at: Produced by: www.geotechnicalconference.com Geotechnical Challenges in Urban Regeneration 26th - 28th May 2010, ExCeL London

Day One: Let’s get technical Wednesday 26th May 2010

08.15 Registration, refreshments and networking Keynote Address: Novel pile foundations: 09.00 Welcome Address Jacking, rotary jacking and optimised sheet piles Chair: David Sherwood, Chairman, Professor David White, Professor, Centre for Offshore Bachy Soletanche (UK) Foundation Systems, University of Western Australia (Australia) John Mitchell Memorial Lecture 15.30 Afternoon refreshments Professor Tom O’Rourke, Professor of Engineering, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 16.00 special foundation solutions for urban Cornell University (USA) regeneration 10.00 Predicting and controlling ground movements Chair: Christian Gilbert, Corporate Director of Design

PROGR A MM E around deep excavations and Method Expert Departments, Soletanche Bachy (France) Chair: Rab Fernie, Chief Engineer, Rapporteur: Professor Frits van Tol, Professor of Foundation Cementation Skanska (UK) Engineering, Delft University of Technology, and Member Keynote Address: Professor Malcolm Bolton, of the Scientific Board, Deltares (The Netherlands) Head of Geotechnical and Environmental Engineering 17.30 exhibition Group, University of Cambridge (UK) 11.00 Morning refreshments Evening Social Programme 11.30 Deep basements and underground excavations 18.00 evening Drinks Chair: Francis J. Arland PE, Partner, Reception Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers (USA) Rapporteur: Hans Joachim-Bliss, Board Member, BAUER Spezialtiefbau GmbH (Germany) 13.00 Networking lunch 14.00 soil displacement piles from installation technology to performance Chair: Matthew Janes, President, Resonance Technology International (Canada)

Day Two: Out and about Thursday 27th May 2010 09.00 Chair’s opening remarks 12.30 Networking lunch Jim Cook, Director, Ground Engineering, 13.30 Technical Tours Buro Happold (UK) Canary Wharf Crossrail Station 09.10 Getting the Olympics going 2012 Games Construction Site John Armitt, Chairman, Thames Barrier Olympic Delivery Authority (UK) Please note, delegates can choose to attend one technical 09.45 Sustainable development from an architectural tour. Places are allocated on a first come, first served basis. and landscape perspective, Lower Lea Valley Look out for new additions to the agenda – coming soon! Jason Prior, President, AECOM Design + Planning (UK) 10.30 Morning refreshments Evening Social Programme 19.00 Drinks Reception and Gala Dinner 11.00 London’s infrastructure needs – Crossrail Senior Representative, Crossrail 11.30 The geotechnical challenges of constructing Crossrail Senior Representative, Crossrail 12.00 The flood risk to London alan Travers, Director, Buro Happold (UK)

Register online at: www.geotechnicalconference.com call: +44 (0) 20 7554 5816 www.geotechnicalconference.com Geotechnical Challenges in A unique gathering of contractors, academics and designers (Director, Mott MacDonald) Urban Regeneration 26th - 28th May 2010, ExCeL London

Day Three: Serious debate and exchange Friday 28th May 2010

09.00 Design, construction and contracting risk 13.30 sustainability in the foundation industry Chair: Maurice Bottiau, Group Commercial Director, Chair: Tony Butcher, Associate, BRE (UK) Franki Foundations Group (Belgium) sustainability – what does this mean for the deep Keynote Address: Safety as a driver for innovation foundation industry? in underground construction Tony Suckling, Associate, Arup Geotechnics (UK) alan Powderham, Director, Mott MacDonald (UK) Chris Harnan, Managing Director, Ceecom Construction (UK) vision of the contractual relationship and risk 15.00 Afternoon refreshments management in the US 15.30 Lessons learnt from failures of geotechnical works James A. Morrison PE, Engineering Services Group Manager, Chair: David Sherwood, Chairman, Bachy Soletanche (UK) Kiewit Construction Company (USA) Panel presenters: The perspective of the general contractor Lessons learned from the Central Artery (The ‘Big Dig’) soil risk Tom O’Rourke, Professor of Engineering School of Civil and Panel Discussion Environmental Engineering, Cornell University (USA) 10.30 Morning refreshments Design risk control through to construction 11.00 Developing young engineers for the future Duncan Nicholson, Director, Arup (UK) Chair: Mandy Korff, Business Development Manager, Reducing geotechnical failures: Dutch experience Deltares (The Netherlands) Martin van Staveren, Risk Management Expert, Deltares and Delft University of Technology (The Netherlands) Keynote Address: Risk management: Essential part of education of geotechnical engineers Monitoring systems: improving safety and Professor Frits van Tol, Professor of Foundation Engineering, reducing risk Delft University of Technology, and Member of the Raul Fuentes, University College London and Arup (UK) Scientific Board, Deltares (The Netherlands) Piling and retaining wall problems in South East Asia Panel Discussion Professor Colin Leung Chun Fai, Department of Civil Engineering, National University of Singapore 12.30 Networking lunch 17.00 Close of conference

2010 John Mitchell Memorial Lecture PAPERS Wednesday 26th May 2010 Exceptional conferences stem from excellent Presentation Summary: papers, an impressive delegate list and Professor O’Rourke will summarise lessons learned for geotechnical engineering associated superb organisation at a stunning venue. with urban regeneration. He will focus on case London 2010 aims to achieve all of these histories associated with urban renewal in a variety of cities including Boston, New York City, and we look forward to providing you with San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New Orleans. an enjoyable and enlightening experience His presentation will cover geotechnical issues related to transportation, water supplies, and energy (David Sherwood, 2010 Organising Committee Chairman) delivery. Addressing the resilience and sustainability of urban systems with consideration for natural hazards such There was an overwhelming response to the Call for Papers as floods, earthquakes, and drought. announced in March, with over 150 abstracts received from participants in 20 countries including: Presenter Biography: The Netherlands ~ Germany ~ Italy ~ USA ~ France ~ Professor O’Rourke is the Thomas R. Briggs Professor of Engineering in the Pakistan ~ Iran ~ Spain ~ Thailand ~ Austria ~ Czech School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Cornell University. He is a member of the US National Academy of Engineering and a Republic ~ Ireland ~ Japan ~ South Korea ~ Switzerland Fellow of American Association for the Advancement of Science. ~ Sweden ~ Egypt ~ Australia ~ Austria ~ Portugal ~UK. He has received several awards from professional societies, including Over 20 papers will be selected for presentation at the conference, the Collingwood, Huber Research, C. Martin Duke Lifeline Earthquake and delegates will receive a proceedings book (published in black Engineering, Stephen D. Bechtel Pipeline Engineering, and Ralph B. Peck and white) and CD of submitted papers. This event will help facilitate Awards from American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Hogentogler peer to peer learning and stimulate discussion on the most recent Award from American Society for Testing and Materials, Rankine Lecture research and advances in our industry; an excellent forum sponsored by the British Geotechnical Association, Trevithick Prize from for information exchange! the British Institution of Civil Engineers, and Japan Gas and Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) Awards for outstanding papers. Register online at: www.geotechnicalconference.com call: +44 (0) 20 7554 5816 www.geotechnicalconference.com YOUNG ENGINEERS PROGRAMME Companions Programme*

A new bursary scheme to support the attendance A Companions’ Welcome meeting will take place at 09.00am on of young engineers at the DFI and EFFC 11th Wednesday 26th May 2010 where all participants will be briefed and provided with the programme agenda. International Conference is now in operation. The bursary scheme is designed to allow younger members Wednesday 26th May of the engineering profession to attend the conference and is being funded by a number of supporting organisations. 09.30 - City Walking Tour with the Tower of London 17.00 Up to 60 young engineers stand to benefit from the scheme. 18.30 Welcome Drinks Reception To qualify for entry, applicants must have less than ten years (with conference attendees) postgraduate experience in the profession. Entrants must be able to demonstrate how they plan to develop their career in foundations and ground engineering. Thursday 27th May 09.30 - Half day tour of London with the London Eye Successful applicants will gain financial assistance to 14.30 attend the conference at a heavily discounted rate and a contribution will be made towards their accommodation 19.30 Gala Dinner and travelling expenses. (with conference attendees – separate ticket required. Book your place for £100 + VAT) Online application forms are available on the conference website at www.geotechnicalconference.com/yep Friday 28th May 09.30 - Kensington Palace Tour Deadline: 13.30 The closing date for applications is * Programme subject to change Friday 27 November 2009. For further details visit www.geotechnicalconference.com/companions

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2010 Venue Information

ExCeL London, the international exhibition and conference centre, will play host to the 2010 DFI and EFFC International Conference. ExCeL London delivers a variety of events from award winning exhibitions and conferences to international association meetings, product launches, banquets, award ceremonies, sporting events and great days out. Situated in a stunning waterfront location, ExCeL London is located in the heart of London’s Royal Docks, within easy reach of Central London. The venue is part of a 100 acre campus, including 3 onsite DLR stations, easy access to the Jubilee Line and London City Airport, parking for 4,000 cars, 5 on-site hotels and numerous on-site bars and restaurants.

Save up to 20% on your flight to the event with British Airways! You will receive a unique code when registering, to qualify for your special discounted rate. Register online at: www.geotechnicalconference.com call: +44 (0) 20 7554 5816 www.geotechnicalconference.com About the conference: ORGANISING committee:

The DFI and EFFC International conferences are The organising committee is a team of internationally recognised experts in now an established event in the international the deep foundations industry, who are dedicating their time and expertise geotechnical calendar. This London Conference to the development of the conference agenda, technical tours and networking programme. promises to be the leading international forum for networking and information exchange in 2010. Committee Chairman David Sherwood, Maurice Bottiau, The main conference agenda will feature presentations, papers, Bachy Soletanche Ltd Franki Foundations panel debates and poster sessions around 5 core themes, to include: UK Group l Predicting and controlling ground movements around Belgium deep excavations Chris Primett, l Deep basements and underground structures Per Aarsleff (UK) Ltd Tony Butcher, UK BRE l Spoil displacement piles from installation technology UK performance John Patch, l Design, construction and contractual risk Tim Chapman, Roger Bullivant Ltd Arup l Lessons learnt from failures of geotechnical works UK UK

One of the central themes for discussion will be sustainability. Jim Cook, For many engineering practitioners, sustainability in all of its Rab Fernie, Cementation Skanska Ltd Buro Happold aspects is a major challenge of the next decade not least for UK urban regeneration. Our excellent speaker line-up, topical UK themes and case studies will demonstrate how the foundations Henk de Koning, industry will respond to this challenge! Theresa Rappaport, DFI Europe DFI The Netherlands USA

Dianne Jennings, A good mix of theory and practice Malcolm Bolton, EFFC University of Cambridge UK (Director, Van Elle Ltd) UK

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