WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO A NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF 13,000 VOLUNTEERS INCLUDES SPECIFIERS, ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, CONTRACTORS, FACILITY MANAGERS, PRODUCT REPRESENTATIVES, MANUFACTURERS, OWNERS, AND EXPERTS IN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIALS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE COMMUNICATION OF CONSTRUCTION INFORMATION THROUGH DIVERSIFIED MEMBERSHIP THROUGH CONTINUOUS DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARDS AND FORMATS THROUGH THE EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION OF PROFESSIONALS THROUGH CREATION OF PRACTICE TOOLS

WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU WITH 140+ CSI CHAPTERS NATIONWIDE, ITS MORE THAN JUST NETWORKING – IT’S A BASIS FOR HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND EVENTS ACCESS TO STANDARDS AND FORMATS FOR COMMUNICATION AND DOCUMENTATION BIM – CSI IS THE “INFORMATION” IN “BIM”. CERTIFICATION – THROUGH RECEIVING CDT, CCS, CCCA, OR CCPR EARN IDP HOURS BY COMPLETING CSI CERTIFICATION TESTS

Cdt? What does that mean? CDT stands for CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENT TECHNOLOGIST. Getting your CDT means: Adding "CDT" after your name, to your business card and to your resume Understanding how a project unfolds from conception to delivery Understanding the documentation involved Getting listed in the Certificant's Directory The CDT Exam is also the prerequisite to the rest of CSI’s exams. CCS – Certified Construction Specifier CCCA – Certified Construction Contract Administrator CCPR – Certified Construction Product Representative Passing the CDT exam earns 40 hours under the ‘additional opportunities for jurisdictional experience’ in NCARB’s IDP.

NCARB? IDP? NCARB is the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards. NCARB hosts IDP records, and oversees the Architect Registration Examination (ARE). IDP is the Intern Development Program. This program helps architectural interns document are the hours of experience needed to earn their architectural license. Oklahoma requires

PLANS FOR THIS SEMESTER LECTURE Rick Lueb will be here on February 16th to present on specifications and their evolution. The lecture will start at 6:00 pm in ARCH Room 250. ELECTIONS Elections will be for all positions for the 2017 Fiscal Year (July 1, 2016 – June 30, 2017) Elections will be held at the March General Members Meeting (March 14th) Nominations are due by March 4th, at 11:30 pm.

eLECTIONS PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT SECOND VICE PRESIDENT SECRETARY TREASURER SHOWCASE DIRECTOR ALUMNI CHAIR NETWORKING CHAIR

Nomination Process You must be a member of OSU-S CSI (through CampusLink) and CSI (through csinet.org) A complete nomination has 3 things: NAME of the person you are nominating POSITION you are nominating them for EMAIL of the person you are nominating Submit your nomination to one of the CSI Board members ELIZABETH WILLIAMS, PRESIDENT, 5TH YEAR elizabeth.m.williams@okstate.edu MERCEDES HARRIS, SECOND VICE PRESIDENT, 4TH YEAR mercedes.e.harris@okstate.edu IAN MILEY, TREASURER, 4TH YEAR ian.miley@okstate.edu MADELINE MAKER, SECRETARY, 3RD YEAR madeline.m.maker@okstate.edu

NOMINATION PROCESS Nominations are DUE MARCH 4TH BY 11:30 PM. You CAN nominate yourself! Nominees will be notified by March 6th of their prospective positions. Nominees also have the opportunity to prepare a short “elevator speech” for the March General Members Meeting.

IN SUMMARY… Submit your nominations! We look forward to working with you to make a great and fun 2015-2016 school year! Don’t forget about the CSI lecture. Rick Lueb, Principal at TAP Architecture (OKC), CSI member February 16th, 6:00pm, ARCH 250 The next General Members Meeting is MARCH 14th at 5:30 pm! It’s election time!