Geoengineer.org is pleased to announce a new partnership between our organization and the ADSC: The International Association of Foundation Drilling.
ADSC is a 1,000 plus corporate and individual member not-for-profit professional trade association. ADSC: The International Association of Foundation Drilling is a not-for-profit international trade association headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The ADSC establishes standards and specifications; conducts Drilled Shaft Foundation, Anchored Earth Retention, and Micropile Design and Construction Seminars; offers field, supervisory, and management training programs for its members; develops and promotes safety materials, training programs, and OSHA certification training; interfaces with government agencies at the national, regional and local levels; funds scholarships and research; publishes a monthly magazine; and maintains a technical library. The association is represented at the regional level by Chapters which address issues of local importance. Through these activities, the ADSC seeks to advance the state-of-the-art in the foundation drilling and anchored earth retention industries. The ADSC represents drilled shaft, anchored earth retention, and micropile contractors, civil engineers, and foundation drilling, anchored earth retention, and micropile equipment manufacturing firms worldwide. Please check out their website: http://www.adsc-iafd.com for more information.
As part of this collaboration, Geoengineer.org will be promoting ADSC’s press releases and information on activities, resources, and publications that are expected to be of interest to the broad geoengineering community. ADSC will also be supporting Geoengineer.org’s Mission by increasing Geoengineer.org’s reach in the Foundation Drilling professional community. Geoengineer.org will be promoted through ADSC’s events and publications. ADSC will also support Geoengineer.org in its effort to attract Corporate Sponsors.
“This is just a first formal step in a joint effort between the two organizations to better serve the international geoengineering community involved in Foundation Drilling. Through this closer collaboration, I expect more ideas and opportunities for joint projects and activities to arise”, said the Managing Director of Geoengineer.org, Dimitrios Zekkos, Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan.
For more information about this partnership contact Mima Malakou at: secretariat@geoengineer.org or Susan King at: sesking@adsc-iafd.com.
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