2023 CSI Great Lakes Region Conference

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The Great Lakes Region Conference will be held in Cleveland, Ohio on April 20-22, 2023.  Registration for the full conference will be $175, which includes the sessions, breakfasts, lunches, and dinner on Thursday. We’re looking forward to a successful event with several educational sessions, great networking opportunities, tabletop exhibits by sponsors, and a chance to show off the great city of Cleveland.

The event will be held at the Doubletree Hotel at 1111 Lakeside Avenue E., Cleveland, OH 44114.  This is in downtown Cleveland and a short walk to venues like the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, The Great Lakes Science Center, and Playhouse Square.  The rate for the rooms is $133 per night (not including taxes and $25 for parking).  Hotel reservations can be made directly by clicking the box below.

Click "REGISTER NOW" above to register for the confererence and to make your hotel reservations.

See you in Cleveland!

Current Conference Information
(As of 3/6/2023 - Information subject to change)

Full Conference - $175.00

  • Thursday, April 20 - Saturday, April 22
  • Sessions Included: Let’s Build Academy, CSI Chapter Leadership Forums, Let’s Build Continuing Education
  • Does not include CDT Boot Camp
  • Events Included: Thursday Breakfast, Thursday Lunch, Thursday Hospitality Suite, Friday
  • Breakfast, Friday Lunch, Friday Awards Banquet, Friday Hospitality Suite, Saturday
  • Breakfast, CSI Great Lakes Region Annual Membership Meeting
  • Who should attend: All CSI members, those interested in becoming CSI members and any that’s of the AEC community

Individual Registrations

CDT Boot Camp - $95.00

  • Thursday, April 20, 9 AM - 4 PM
  • Sessions Included: Fundamentals, Project Concept, Delivery & Design Process, Construction Documents, Procurement & Preconstruction, Construction, LifeCycle and Operations & Management, Open Forum, Q&A and Feedback
  • Lunch Included
  • Who should attend: Anyone interested in obtaining CDT Certification or just seeking to enhance and demonstrate knowledge of writing, interpreting, enforcing, and managing construction documents.

Let’s Build Continued Education CEU - $125.00

  • Thursday, April 20, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM and Friday, April 21, 9:30 AM - 2:00 PM
  • Sessions: (8) AIA/ CEU, (8) programs.
  • Meals: Thursday and Friday Lunch
  • Who should attend: Anyone seeking CEU credits.

Let’s Build Continued Education CEU - $85.00

  • Thursday, April 20, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Sessions: (5) AIA/ CEU, (5) programs.
  • Meals: Thursday Lunch
  • Who should attend: Anyone seeking CEU credits.

Let’s Build Continued Education CEU - $65.00

  • Friday, April 21, 9:30 AM - 2:00 PM
  • Sessions: (3) AIA/ CEU, (3) programs.
  • Meals: Friday Lunch
  • Who should attend: Anyone seeking CEU credits.

Let’s Build Academy - $65.00

  • Friday, April 22, 8:30 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Sessions: Two CEU programs, One none CEU + Lunch and Keynote without CEU.
  • Who should attend: Product representatives, anyone interested in product Representative/architect interactions and anyone seeking CEU credits.

Companion Program - $75.00 (One Full Registration must be made)

  • Thursday, April 20 - Saturday April 22
  • Maps to explore the sites and attractions of Cleveland
  • Included: Thursday breakfast, Thursday Hospitality Suite, Friday breakfast, Friday Awards Banquet, Friday Hospitality Suite, Saturday Breakfast.
  • Who should attend: Companions to Full Conference Attendees

CSI Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet - Only - $25.00 (Check Hotel for Parking Cost)

  • Friday, April 22, 5:00 AM - 6:30 PM

R.E.Warner - Let’s Build Building Information Management and Revit Coordination - Only $5.00 (Check Hotel for Parking Cost)

  • Thursday, April 21, 4:30 AM - 5:30 PM

Event Location and Lodging

DOUBLETREE BY HILTON HOTEL CLEVELAND DOWNTOWN - LAKESIDE

COVID-19 Health and Safety Protocols

The health and wellbeing of our guests, team members, and all who visit our properties is Hilton’s highest priority. Please visit hotel Travel Flexibility and Safety Standards page for information about our modification and cancellation waivers, cleanliness and hygiene standards, and Hilton Honors Points expiration policy adjustment.  If you don't see what you're looking for on the dedicated COVID-19 page or the links here on the Customer Support site, you can receive an immediate call from customer support by clicking the 'Call Me' button or the 'Chat with Us' box (both available from this page) to connect to an agent who can help.

Cleveland Things to Do: (Partial List. Visit websites of places for location, cost and parking)

  • Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
  • Guided Walking Tour: Downtown
  • Cleveland Museum of Art
  • Cleveland Metropark Zoo
  • USS Cod Submarine Memorial
  • Cleveland Botanical Garden
  • JACK Cleveland Casino
  • Cleveland Museum of Natural History
  • Great Lakes Brewing Company

Cleveland Eat and Drink: (Visit websites of restaurants for locations and parking)
https://www.thisiscleveland.com/eat-and-drink

Schedule in Detail

Thursday, April 20, 2023

7:00 AM
8:30 AM

Breakfast Buffet
Ballroom Foyer

Pre-Conference Workshop
CDT Boot Camp
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Earns 6 AIA LU Credits

Registration
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM Pre-Function Area

CDT Boot Camp
Superior Room
CSI Leadership Training
Ontario Room

Let's Build Continued Education
Lakeside Room

9:00 AM
10:00 AM
Fundamental, Project Concept, Delivery & Design Process CSI Chapter Leadership Training/Forums Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope
Making the Right Choice: Window Wall, Curtainwall, or Storefront
April Rawson

Earns 1 AIA LU/HSW
10:00 AM
11:00 AM
Construction Documents CSI Chapter Leadership Training/Forums

S5! Metal Roof Attachments
Snow Retention Devices: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly
Shelly Higgins
Earns 1 AIA LU/HSW

11:00 AM
12:00 PM
Break CSI Diversity Equity Inclusion (DEI)

Total Door Systems
Smoke Containment Strategies for Elevator
Hoistways and Lobbies

Mark Stevenson
Earns 1 AIA LU/HSW

12:00 PM
1:00 PM
Lunch/Let's Build Keynote
Pickard Chilton Architects
Design Architects for Sherwin Williams Global Headquarters
Lakeside Room
1:00 PM
2:00 PM
Procurement & Preconstruction, Construction CSI Chapter Leadership
Training/Forums
KURARAY Company
Enhancing Security with Laminated Glass
Mark Jacobson
Earns 1 AIA LU/HSW

2:00 PM
3:00 PM

Life Cycle and Operations &
Management
CSI Chapter Leadership
Training/Forums

Presentation (TBA)
Earns 1 AIA LU/HSW

3:00 PM
4:00 PM
Open Forum, Q & A and Feedback
CSI Membership Rally Gypsum Board Presentation (TBA)
Earns 1 AIA LU/HSW
4:30 PM
5:30 PM

R.E.Warner
Let's Build-Building Information
Management and Revit
Coordination
Tom Kunsman
Superior Room

6:00 PM
6:30 PM
WELCOME Reception
Cocktail/Lite Hors d’Oeuvres
then Dinner on Your Own
8:00 PM
9:00 PM
Networking - Hospitality Suite
Friday, April 21, 2023
7:00 AM
8:30 AM
Breakfast Buffet
Ballroom Foyer
8:30 AM
9:30 AM
"Talk 5"
5 Minute What's New and
Current Trends
Sponsors
Let's Build Academy
Superior Room
CSI Leadership Training
Ontario Room
Let's Build Continued Education
Lakeside Room
9:30 AM
10:30 AM
Product Rep Presentation
Earns 1 AIA LU/HSW
CSI Chapter Leadership and
Administration/ Training Forum
International Masonry Institute
Tips For Detailing Masonry Assemblies
Tom Elliot
Earns 1 AIA LU/HSW
10:30 AM
11:30 AM
Product Rep Presentation
Earns 1 AIA LU/HSW
CSI Chapter Leadership and
Administration / Training Forum
Architectural Woodwork Institute
Quality Assurance in Architectural Woodwork
Margaret Fisher
Earns 1 AIA LU/HSW
12:00 PM
1:00 PM
Lunch / Let's Build Keynote
Sandra and Maya Madison / RP Madison International
Lakeside Room
1:00 PM
2:00 PM
ISE Logik Industries
Eliminating Concrete Moisture Through Sustainable Design
Dean Craft
Earns 1 AIA LU/HSW
2:00 PM
3:30 PM
"Hands-On" Construction
Installations: Metal Roof Attachments
Masonry Demo

Nailing Competition
Sherwin
Williams Color Demo
Metal Stud B
locking Demo
5:00 PM
6:30 PM
CSI Great Lakes Region Annual Membership Meeting Awards Banquet
Chapter Anniversaries -
Open Forum - Q&A and Feedback
Lakeside Room
7:00 PM
8:00 PM
Networking - Hospitality Suite
Saturday, April 22, 2023
8:00 AM
9:00 AM
Breakfast Buffet / Let's Build Keynote
Kirk Paisley-BDCL Architects
Superior Room
9:00 AM
10:00 AM
CSI -10 Lessons in Membership Commitment
Margaret Fisher, AWI
Superior Room
10:00 AM
11:00 AM
CSI Great Lakes Region Board Meeting
Superior Room
End of Conference - Thank you fo Attending - Safe Travels