Venue: Colegio de Ingenieros Civiles de México, A.C.Camino a Santa Teresa No. 187, Col. Parques del Pedregal, Delegación Tlalpan,

C.P. 14010, D. F. , Mexico Phone +52 (55) 5606 2323

3rdInternational Conference

on Deep Foundations

Mexican Society for Geotechnical Engineering, A. C.

November 11 – 12, 2015

BULLETIN No. 2

The Mexican Society for Geotechnical Engineering, the

Deep Foundations Institute, the Geo-Institute of ASCE,

and the Technical Committee TC-214 of the International

Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering,

are pleased to invite you to the 3rd International

Conference on Deep Foundations. This Conference will

create a space to promote technical developments and to

share international experiences about design and

construction of deep foundations, with particular emphasis

on soft soils.

Geotechnical engineers, practitioners and consulting

engineers, public and private contractors, academics,

students and all those involved with engineering works

related to deep foundations, are very welcome to attend

and present their recent experiences and developments.

Deep Foundations and Soil Improvement in Soft Soils

Invitation

Technical Committee

TC-214

Technical Committee

TC-214

The event will have four technical sessions focused on the

problems in soft soils, with the contribution of the most

distinguished experts between academics and geo-

practitioners in the different fields.

SESSION 1: Deep foundations

SESSION 2: Soil improvement

SESSION 3: Slurry walls

SESSION 4: Case histories

Topics

The official languages of the Conference are

English and Spanish

Official language

1. Interested authors should submit an Abstract not later than

May 22th, 2015. Acceptance of abstracts will be notified by June

5th, 2015.

2. The full papers should not be sent later than August 14th,

2015.

3. Submission of technical documents (abstracts and full papers)

shall be made electronically to Organizing Committee:

wpaniagua@pilotec.com.mx

4. The full papers shall comply with the Technical Paper

Preparation Guidelines for the 3rd International Conference on

Deep Foundations (3rd ICDF), that can be downloaded at the

SMIG Website (www.smig.org.mx).

5. The SMIG will appoint a Reviewing Committee for each

technical topic. Committee will be constituted by qualified

professionals and will be responsible for reviewing and accepting

the manuscripts. Submitted manuscripts should be original but

should have not been previously published in similar forums.

Manuscripts of commercial nature or including any type of

publicity will not be accepted. Papers can be written in Spanish or

English.

Call for papers

Submission of abstracts: May 22th, 2015

Notification of acceptance: June 5th, 2015

Submission of papers: August 14th, 2015

Notification of review: September 4th, 2015

Final papers: September 25th, 2015

3rd International Conference: November 11th – 12th, 2015

Key dates

Expo 2015

On November 11th and 12th, 2015, besides the different

activities of the 3rd International Conference on Deep

Foundations, a commercial exhibition will be held including the

participation of manufacturers, suppliers, contractors, consultants

and institutions related to deep foundations and soil improvement

in soft soils.

During the Expo 2015, construction equipment, field exploration

equipment, laboratory supplies, materials, products, as well as

computational tools and software will be exhibited. Among

others, institutions and government agencies will also participate.

The commercial exhibition will be placed in front of the Enrique

Lona Valenzuela Auditorium in Colegio de Ingenieros Civiles de

Mexico, A.C.

Exhibition Floor Plan

Information and purchase

of standsPhone. +52 (55) 5677 3730

Direct Fax: +52 (55) 5679 3676

e-mail: administracion@smig.org.mx

Cost of stand$ 25,000.00 Mexican Pesos + VAT

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AuditoriumING. ENRIQUE LONA VALENZUELA

Dra. Norma Patricia López Acosta

Vice-President

Dr. Celestino Valle Molina

Treasurer

M. en I. Miguel Figueras Corte

Ing. Aristóteles Jaramillo Rivera

Technical Assistants

Board of Directors SMIG

SMIGAv. Valle de Bravo No. 19

Col. El Vergel Coyoacán

14340 México, D. F.

Phone +52 (55) 5677 3730

Fax: +52 (55) 5679 3676

e-mail: gerencia@smig.org.mx

administracion@smig.org.mx

Web page: www.smig.org.mx

Organizing Committee

Dr. Raúl Aguilar Becerril

President

M. en C. Carlos Roberto Torres Álvarez

Secretary

Ing. María del Carmen Suárez Galán

M. en I. Nilson Contreras Pallares

Technical Assistants

Registration fees

* The registration fees are stated in Mexican Pesos. VAT is not included.

For further information and registration

please contact:

Phone +52 (55) 5677 3730

Fax: +52 (55) 5679 3676

e-mail: administracion@smig.org.mx

Web page: www.smig.org.mx

Walter I. Paniagua Zavala ISSMGE

Juan Paulín Aguirre ISSMGE

Norma Patricia López Acosta SMIG

Mary Ellen Large DFI

Theresa Engler DFI

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Student Chapter $2,000 $2,000

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