The February 17th PDCA NE Pile Driving Professionals Developmental Course was a huge success. Sixty- three participants forged thru morning snow and ice to attend this full day educational seminar. This course , offered free to members of both PDCA National and PDCA NE, included an introduction to the pile driving profession , communication, pile driving aspects , safety , units of measurement /conversion factors, project management , hammer components , geotechnical aspects and much more. Buck Darling, Herbert F. Darling, Inc. and Pat Hannigan , GRL Engineers ,Inc. did a masterful job in expounding on these topics and answering questions from the attendees. Eight professional developments hours were offered to those from NJ, NY and PA.