The PDF Report contains recommendations in the form of 83 strategies and action items focused on educational and communication tasks to bring awareness and reform to geo-professional practice.
From the Executive Summary, the purposes of the workshop were:
- To assemble experts from the geo-community and other disciplines to address external trends that impact the geo-community,
- To gain a better understanding of these issues,
- To develop proactive strategies and guidance, and
- To bring the expertise of the geo-community to these issues in order to improve the built environment.
External industry trends addressed at the workshop were:
- Accelerated construction
- Geotechnical asset management
- Context sensitive issues
- Cost analysis
- Extreme events
- Innovative contracting
- Research and development
- Risk management
- Safety.
Agencies sponsoring the workshop were:
- Federal Highway Administration
- Geo-Institute of ASCE
- ADSC: The International Association of Foundation Drilling
- Deep Foundation Institute
- Pile Driving Contractors Association
- ASCE Seattle Section Geotechnical Group
- North American Geotechnical Society
- Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists (AEG)
- The National Council for Geo-Engineering and Construction (Geo Council)
[Editor] Last week was the International Foundation Congress and Equipment Exposition in Orlando, Florida. The event was co-sponsored by the Geo-Institute, ADSC and PDCA. Perhaps at the next event I’ll be able to attend and provide some comprehesive coverage via GeoPrac. In the meantime, I am very appreciative of Robert Thompson of 
