Each of the following members joined CSI in February. CSINext is please to congratulate the following CSI members on their continued membership.

• 5 Year - Mark Kohn, CSI, CDT
• 6 Years - Richard Poindexter, CSI
• 6 Years - Joni Zimmerman, CSI, CDT
• 26 Years - Bryan Varner, FCSI, CDT, LEED AP
• 30 Years - James Whitfield II, FCSI, CCPR, CTC, LEED AP, USGBC
• 39 Years - Terrence Lunn, PE, FCSI, CCS

We would like to do a shout out to Mark Kohn, CSI, CDT for celebrating 5 years with CSI! 

Also special recognition for Mr. James Whitfield II, FCSI, CCPR, CTC, LEED AP, USGBC... Celebrating 30 years with CSI!

Once again, really appreciate everyone's continued membership in CSI.

CSINext continues to grow! We had a new member join just last week. CSINext is please to welcome the following CSI member on joining CSI & CSINext.

• Philip Babinec, RA, CSI, CCS, CCCA, LEED AP - January 2018

Greetings! We are excited to present a second program for the month of February and the presentation will be "BIM 4D Scheduling" Presented by Mike Prefling with Synchro. Mark your calendars for Febraury  28th at 12:00pm EST. We look forward to having you attend this free webinar, register today as space is limited!

Greetings! We will be conducting our February Chapter Meeting and the presentation will be "Advantages of Using Cover Boards in Low-Slope Roofing Assemblies" Presented by Warren Barber, CSI, CDT, LEED GA with National Gypsum. Mark your calendars for Febraury  14th at 12:00pm EST. We look forward to having you attend this free webinar, register today as space is limited!

Each of the following members joined CSI in January. CSINext is please to congratulate the following CSI members on their continued membership. 1 Year - Nicholas Bolton, CSI, CDT 6 Years - Ganapathy Nagasubramaniam, CSI, CCS, LEED AP, M. Arch 13 Years - Keith Robinson, FCSI, CSC, FCSC, LEED AP, RSW 27 Years - William Rains Jr., CSI, CDT 33 Years - ...

Each month I review the roster provided by Institute. I'm looking for the new members and each member's anniversary date for the month. This month, January 2018 stood out. We had a new member who joined CSI in 1979. Next year will be Mr Terrence Lunn, PE, FCSI, CCS 40th anniversary with CSI! This got me to dig a little deeper into the roster.

CSINext continues to grow! CSINext is please to welcome the following CSI members on joining CSI & CSINext.

• Todd Hansen, CSI, CDT - December 2017
• Terrence Lunn, PE, FCSI, CCS - January 2018

HAPPY NEW YEAR CSINext!!!

Welcome to 2018!

Hello everyone, Happy New Year and welcome to 2018! I hope each and everyone of you had a very happy Holiday season!

Each of the following members joined CSI in December. CSINext is please to congratulate the following CSI members on their continued membership.

• 23 Years - Edgardo Cruz, CSI, CDT, M. Arch
• 28 Years - Kent Kile, FCSI, CCPR

There's often a lag between the time something new comes along and the time it is fully incorporated into our lives or work. When websites first came online, in the mid-'90s, they had obvious potential but companies weren't sure what to do with them. As I recall, many of them focused on the history of the company, stocks and market activity, and various other things useless to most visitors. The content was what the company owner thought was interesting; it was not what the prospective customers needed.

Greetings! We will be conducting our December Chapter Meeting and the presentation will be "Inside the Mind of the Specifier" Presented by Paul Gerber, CSC, CSI. Mark your calendars for December  14th at 12:00pm EST. We look forward to having you attend this free webinar, register today as space is limited!

CSINext continues to grow! CSINext is please to welcome the following CSI members on joining CSI & CSINext.

• John Koessler, CSI - October 2017
• Kevin Tish, CSI, AHC - November 2017
• Frank Fuller, FCSI - November 2017

When I became a specifier, in 1985, all of the projects I worked on used the "traditional" design-bid-build (DBB) delivery method. And when I started my current job at BWBR in 1996, all we used was DBB. That shouldn't be a surprise because, at the time, there was nothing else, at least in the building construction industry.

Each of the following members joined CSI in November. CSINext is please to congratulate the following CSI members on their continued membership.

• 1 Year - Jason Kamihira, CSI, CDT, B. Arch, LEED AP, USGBC
• 11 Years - Jori Smith, CSI, CDT, LEED AP
• 21 Years - F. Drucilla Brookshire, CSI, CCCA

CSINext continues to grow! CSINext is please to welcome the following CSI members on joining CSI & CSINext.

• Mr. Mazen Najar, BS, MBA, CSI, PMP - October 2017

Each of the following members joined CSI in October. CSINext is please to congratulate the following CSI members on their continued membership.

• 2 Year - Jeffrey Mosley, CSI
• 9 Years - Jon Lattin, BS, MS, CSI, CCPR
• 22 Years - Lynn Javoroski, FCSI, Member Emeritus, CCS, LEED AP, SCIP
• 25 Years - Michael Young, CSI, CCCA
• 27 Years - Robert Dye, FCSI, CCS, CCCA, LEED AP, RRC
• 31 Years - Helaine Robinson, CSI, CCS, CCCA, SCIP

How often have you seen a standard confidentiality disclaimer at the end of an email? An email I recently received ended with this:

This email together with any attachment(s) is proprietary and confidential, intended for only the recipient(s) named above and contains information that is privileged. You are hereby notified that the dissemination, distribution or copying of this email or its contents including attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, or are not the named recipient(s), you are hereby notified that any review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is prohibited by the sender and doing so constitutes a violation of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. section 2510-2521. Although precautions have been taken to make sure no viruses are present in this email, [company name] cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage that may arise from the use of this email or attachment(s).

CSINext continues to grow. CSINext is please to welcome the following CSI members on joining CSI & CSINext.

• Andrea Dinice, CSI, CDT, AIA, ASID, DBIA, LEED GA, USGBC - March 2017
• Lenee Hicks, CSI-EP - September 2017
• Mr. Jon Lattin, BS, MS, CSI, CCPR - September 2017
• Mr. J.W. Mollohan, FCSI, CCPR, LEED GA - September 2017

Greetings! We will be conducting our October Chapter Meeting and the presentation will be "Subterranean Termites: Below Slab Protection Methodologies" Presented by Dennis Keane. Mark your calendars for October 11th at 12:00pm EDT. We look forward to having you attend this free webinar, register today as space is limited!

A lot goes into a convention: location, scheduling, publicity, solicitation of exhibitors, invitations to potential attendees, and more. Although the exhibit floor is extremely important to exhibitor and attendee alike, the educational seminars and activities are equally important. Those activities take many forms. The traditional lecture format continues to be popular, but interactive presentations have been increasing. Panel discussions, which seem to be either dreadful or very interesting, allow audience participation. In the last few years, we have had presentations and live demonstrations on the exhibit floor. On occasion, these involve one of my favorite activities - getting your hands dirty. Another recent addition has been YP Day (Young Professionals Day), a collection of special events aimed at young professionals and others new to the construction industry.