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Organising Committee

Organising Committee Chairman

David Sherwood, Chairman, Bachy Soletanche Ltd

“As Chairman of the Organising Committee, it is my pleasure to invite you to attend the Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) and the European Federation of Foundation Contractors (EFFC) 11th International Conference in May 2010.

Exceptional conferences stem from excellent papers, an impressive delegate list and superb organisation at a stunning venue. London 2010 aims to achieve all of these and we look forward to providing you with an enjoyable and enlightening experience.”

Management Sub Committee Members

Chris Primett, Director, Per Aarsleff (UK) Ltd

Chris Primett is a Director of Per Aarsleff (UK) Ltd. He is a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers and a Chartered Director, Chairman of the Federation of Piling Specialists Commercial Committee and a UK representative on the EFFC Executive, Chairman of the Website Steering Committee and member of the Contracts Committee.

He has over 25 years experience in the piling industry in the UK.

John Patch, London 2010 Management Sub-Commitee, and Director of Piling, Roger Bullivant Ltd

John is a Director of Roger Bullivant Ltd, one of the largest Foundations Contractors in the United Kingdom.
He is a degree-qualified Civil Engineer with 39 years experience, 32 of them involving Ground Engineering. The last 26 years have been spent with Roger Bullivant, 23 of them as a Director.

John is a past Chairman of the FPS (Federation of Piling Specialists) and of ASUC (the Association of Specialist Underpinning Contractors).

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Organising Committee Members

Rab Fernie, Chief Engineer, Cementation Skanska Ltd

"The Technical Committee are looking forward to a full and lively response to our call for papers announcement. The Geotechnical Challenges in Urban Regeneration Conference is interested in sustainability, succession and regeneration in the context of the Foundations Industry.

At a challenging time across the World's economies, let us demonstrate via the quality of our presentations and case studies that we do, and plan to continue to, address these topics in a developing, dynamic and value added manner."

Professor Malcolm Bolton, Head of Geotechnical and Environmental Group, University of Cambridge

Professor Bolton has authored 200 publications covering the fundamental mechanics of granular materials and civil engineering applications from tunnels through foundations, and earthquake effects to landslide hazard reduction.

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Maurice Bottiau, Group Commercial Director, Franki Foundations Group Belgium

MAURICE is Group Commercial Director of Franki Foundations Group Belgium, including Franki Geotechnics B, in Brussels, Belgium. The group operates through its subsidiaries in Belgium, The Netherlands, France, UK, Congo and Russia.

He has been involved in the DFI International Committee for more than 10 years, and has been actively working as a member of the Organization Committee for the last DFI international conference in Amsterdam, 2006. In 2005, he was a founding member of the DFI Europe and is currently assuming the role of treasurer of DFI Europe.

Tony Butcher, Associate
BRE

Tony Butcher has over 40 years experience of practical geotechnical research projects at BRE including instrumentation of live geotechnical structures, model and sheet piling, and Re-use of foundations. He has published extensively in the geotechnical field, produced numerous client reports and presented research findings at many events.

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Tim Chapman
Director, Arup

"As an attendee at the last DFI Conference in Amsterdam, I am really looking forward to the London 2010 event. The conference should attract many senior foundation designers from all over the world, which always encourages lively discussion.”

Tim Chapman currently leads Arup's Geotechnical and Tunnelling design group in London. He has over 20 years experience of designing foundations in London and internationally, including particular expertise in the geotechnical design of large buildings with deep basements, railway structures, piling adjacent to tunnels and sports stadia.

Jim Cook, Group Director, Buro Happold

“The Geotechnical Challenges in Urban Regeneration conference is set to provide a timely forum to address the complex and challenging issues facing the built environment sector and the people working in it, and specifically the growing importance of excellence in geotechnical engineering design and construction practise.”

Jim is a Chartered Civil Engineer and Chartered Geologist with over 30 years experience in geotechnical engineering. Jim joined Buro Happold in 2000 and has been leading the Ground Engineering team since 2002.

Dianne Jennings
EFFC

Dianne has been the secretary of the EFFC since its formation in 1989. The EFFC brings together European foundation contractors in a co-operative environment where industry issues can be identified and possible solutions can be considered. An active programme involving technical codes, environmental challenges, improved health and safety, and good technical practice is closely related to the conference objectives.

Henk de Koning
DFI Europe

"The Geotechnical Challenges in Urban Regeneration Conference will emphasise the role of DFI in uniting a network of industry specialists in Europe, including engineers, suppliers, contractors and scientific representatives. Special attention will be paid to young engineers and students in Geotechnical studies."

Theresa Rappaport, Executive Director, DFI

Theresa was appointed to the position of Executive Director effective July 1, 2006. She served as Assistant Director and Operations Manager of the Deep Foundations Institute since 1998. Prior to her work with the DFI, Theresa worked as Administrative Assistant for the National Timber Piling Council and Marketing Analyst for C.M. Almy & Son Inc.

Theresa graduated from Rye High School and attended Fairfield University. She resides in Warwick, NY with her husband and three sons. She served on the board of the Kings Elementary School PTA for 8 years and remains active in the Warwick Valley School District parent/teacher associations. Theresa is also a member of the American Society of Association Executives and their chapters in New York and New Jersey.

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