CSI will elevate six members to Fellows of the Institute during the Honors and Awards Gala at CONSTRUCT2011 & The CSI Annual Convention in Chicago on Friday, September 16.

Fellows are nominated by their colleagues and selected by CSI's Jury of Fellows in recognition of their accomplishments in advancing construction technology, improving construction specifications, educating people in the construction industry or advancing the goals of the Institute.

CSI members joining this distinguished group in 2011 are:

J. Gerard Capell, CSI, CCS of CSI’s Milwaukee Chapter
Teri L. Hand, CSI, CDT of CSI’s Phoenix Chapter
Lynn A. Javoroski, CSI, CCSof CSI’s Milwaukee Chapter
J. Peter Jordan, CSI, CCS of CSI’s Houston Chapter
Stephen E. Nash, CSI, CCS, CCCA of CSI’s Honolulu Chapter
John C. Williams, CSI, CCSof CSI’s Kansas City Chapter

Thank you for all those who attended our last membership meeting and awards banquet. Although the attendance was down, it was nice to get together for one last time before summer officially starts. Appreciation certificates were given to the board members and committee chairs for their work in keeping our chapter active and interesting. Six special awards were given by me for outstanding service for the 2010-2011 year and helping to make my term much easier to undertake. 

Watch the video of the CSI Awards Banquet on June 10th at the Phoenix Convention Center!  Thank you, Don Stone for preparing this video.  Great job!

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The July schedule for box lunches, breakfasts and more.

The CSI National Convention will be held in Phoenix in 2012. Brian McClure at Brian.McClure@Stantec.com and Gary Campbell gcampbell@assaabloydss.com have agreed to co-chair this convention for the Phoenix Chapter. Our chapter will be asked to help in the following events during the convention.

•     Fundraising
•     Exhibit Booth
•     Marketing
•     Registration
•     Spouse/Guest Program
•     Student Activities
•     Technical Events/Tours

Sponsored by the Phoenix Chapter, Construction Specifications Institute, this award recognizes imaginative investigation and creative design that explore the potential of a building product(s). A different building product/manufacturer is chosen each year from within the CSI’s membership and the companies they represent. This year's product/material sponsor is MAGNUM Companies.

The 2011 Product Rep Academy put on by the CSI Education Committee on June 10th was a home run! With 50+ attendees and close to $2,000 profit, the annual event proves to still be of value to the product representative community.  Every year the Education committee focuses on what they think will make representatives more successful in careers.  The topics this year were on social media, knowing the steps of construction, how to be better advisors to architects and how to improve on ones presentation skills.

Stemming from an article by CSI Canan D’Avela,, about Soda Strippers International. James F. Harrison, General Manager was invited to speak at the Technical Committee on June 14, 2011.

Everyone was amazed at his demonstration and glad that Mr. Harrison came for the visit.  He was very entertaining and informative.  Hopefully he’ll come back and present to the Chapter in the future.

What is the value of a signature? More to the point, what is the value of a "wet" signature? Although some states have taken steps to modernize the requirements for certification of construction documents and other legal documents, others are mired in practices that haven't made sense for a long time.

Our chapter has many committees that are vital to its success. Please read over the descriptions and select a committee you want to get involved with. Contact the committee chair for details.

At the encouragement of the Technical Committee, the chapter has set up a new CSI Phoenix Forums page on the chapter web site. Eight topics have been set up initially to get the conversations rolling.