Welcome to our 2008 September meeting. I hope everyone had a wonderful summer. Our program topic will be presented by Vanna Novak. Vanna has presented at CSI Institute Conventions and promises to offer you an outstanding opportunity to improve your speaking skills. Most business presenters can develop and deliver presentations that are informative. But what happens when being informative is not enough? What do you do when you need to have the ability to influence the thinking of your listeners and get their buy-in as a direct result of your presentation? This program focuses on the key concepts and skills that are required to develop and deliver convincing presentations that motivate your audiences to take desired action. Whether you are selling services or products, needing to inspire groups to accept change and/or take new direction or interviewing to generate new business opportunities – knowing how to speak to persuade is an indispensable skill.

In this program, you will learn how to position and present key ideas with maximum impact, develop content that speaks to both the heads and hearts of your listeners, build benefits focused presentations that target specific audience needs, use a five-step blueprint to develop persuasive presentations, project confidence, competence, and credibility, establish trust and build rapport, generate and manage audience interaction and response… and more!

Move from being simply informative in your presentations to becoming a confident, convincing presenter – speak to persuade! So plan on attending this important meeting and bring your fellow employees or a guest. Remember learning and communication is what CSI is about.

For AIA members you can obtain AIA CES credit (1 hour, non-HSW) for attending this meeting. When checking in to the meeting, mark your AIA member number on the provided sheet at the registration table.

Download the 2008-2009 Program schedule.

WHERE  Swedish Cultural Center  1920 Dexter Ave N  Seattle MENU   Greek Salad Chicken Athena or Eggplant Cutlets with Tomatoes and Cheese Herbed Orzo & Long Grain Rice Seasonal Hot Vegetable

RESERVATIONS Click here for reservations by noon, Tuesday,  September 9.

WHEN Thursday, September 11  5:15 Social 6:00 Dinner 7:00 Program COST $35 reserved $40 waiting list $10 student members

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An organization can only be successful if it continually adapts to the needs of its members. In April, the PSCCSI planning committee presented a program at our monthly dinner meeting to determine what those needs are. Attendees were asked to respond to the following two questions: Why do you come to CSI meetings and what things are you expected or required to do in your job that you were never trained to do? Each member had a chance to respond to these questions. Those responses were tabulated and passed on to the program committee.

The first question generated responses such as making professional contacts and the opportunity to discuss current trends and issues. Public speaking, effective written and verbal communication, managing email and effective leadership skills were some of the responses to the second question. With this information the program committee with the approval of the board decided to change the 2008/2009 dinner programs from the traditional technical presentations to a series of career skills improvement presentations. We feel that we can attract a wider range of design professionals and industry members to our meetings with these new programs. The technical programs will not be forgotten however. The education committee promises to have a wide variety of seminars before the dinner meeting as we have had in the past.

This promises to be an exciting year so invite an associate, friend or family to attend these upcoming educational meetings. Also don’t forget the September Northwest Regional conference is rapidly approaching so sign up now if you haven’t already done so. I look forward to seeing you at the monthly meeting on September 11.

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The CSI Education Committee is in the final stages of putting together a Seminar Series that will span the next 9 months. The general theme this year is “Interior Systems,” and will be made up of 8 different 2 hour seminars. Each will have 2 AIA and CSI Learning Units. The cost for an individual attendee is $25, and additional attendees from the same firm can attend for only $10. Generally, the speakers are local CSI members who are specialists in their fields, although we will be have one speaker from out of town, a nationally recognized expert in his field. Attendees do not need to be CSI members. In the past, these Seminars have been very well received, and we hope to build on that foundation.

Most importantly, we aim to provide “Professional and Career Development” by strengthening the knowledge base of our participants, and by providing information and resources that can help them grow in their professions. We all need to know where to turn for information. Our Seminar Series will provide a place to network and discuss individual issues. Our goal is to be flexible and provide seminars of a technical nature that will keep everyone up to date with the latest codes, technologies, and trends.

The eight Seminars will be held at the Swedish Cultural Center, 1920 Dexter Ave N (west side of Lake Union), from 3:30 to 5:30 on the 2nd Thursday of the month, prior to the regularly scheduled monthly CSI dinner meetings.

The upcoming “Interior Systems” Seminars are:

9-11-08	Security and Video Surveillance
10-9-08	Acoustical Design
11-13-08	Interior Decorative Concrete
1-8-09	Elevator Technologies
2-12-09	Metal Studs, Framing, Headers, Design and Fire-stopping
3-12-09	Wood Walls, Ceilings and Finishes
4-9-09	Understanding and Avoiding Moisture Related Flooring Problems
5-14-09	Interior Special Purpose Doors and Operable Partitions

To register for the September seminar visit www.regonline.com/psccsi20080911. Or, save some money and purchase a Season Pass at www.regonline.com/psccsi2008-09.

Download 2008-2009 Seminars & Programs schedule.

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Join us in Seattle, but first…

There are 10 things you should learn about Seattle before you come to the Northwest Region Conference.

1. You pronounce Skookumchuck (Skoo’-kum-chuck), Puyallup is (Pu-wall’-up), Issaquah (Iz’-ah-qwa), Geo Duck (Gooey duck) and Ballard is really pronounced (Snoose Junction).
2. There are no sun tanned people in Seattle. If we look tan, it’s really only rust. Green or Orange hair is also common in certain districts but don’t worry; it’s not the water that causes it, although they are testing some of the local Micro Brew formulas.
3. Muscles are only strong (tasting). A little cocktail sauce helps.
4. Gas Works Park does not acknowledge its namesake to be from the flatulent sounds of its resident ducks. Just the same, look where you step.
5. Even though Seattle is at the opposite end of the country from the Big Apple, we do not subscribe to the notion that we should be nick-named the Wet Apple.
6. Native Northwest people invented weather forecasting. Its accuracy is based on those in sight of the big mountain, Mt Rainier. It follows: “If you can see the big mountain, it’s going to rain”. “If you can’t see the big mountain, it’s raining”.
7. An Oyster Shooter is not a Seattle marksman. Although oysters are cheep and plentiful here, they do not use them in place of clay pigeons at the rifle range. You drink and chew Oyster Shooters. It’s a real Seattle treat. Ask for one at most of our water front eating and drinking establishments.
8. The Lusty Lady is not a satellite affiliate of the Seattle Art Museum. Sorry, that excuse won’t work in your itinerary.
9. The Geo Duck, pronounced (Gooey duck) has no feathers and is not our State Bird. Nor would I recommend that you bring one home for your kids to take to show-n-tell.
10. Coffee is now less expensive than gas in Seattle, which leads one to wonder, since Seattle has an espresso stand on every corner, maybe the fuel crisis was really conspired and instigated by our own Northwest coffee-fueled bicyclists. Hmmm.

These and many more exciting education revelations will be revealed at “Tomorrows Yesterdays” the Northwest Region Conference, hosted by the Puget Sound Chapter CSI, September 25-27, 2008 at the Mayflower Park Hotel in Seattle. Learn more, from there.

Visit www.psccsi.org for more information or register directly at www.regonline.com/psccsinwrc.

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Chapter member Ken Dzioba has updated us on changes at the California Portland Cement Company. The company is now CalPortland. This brand change applies to bunches of cement companies including our local Glacier Northwest. For more information, visit www.calportland.com.

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The Seattle Building Enclosure Council (SEABEC) first fall meeting is Thursday, September 18, 5:00 to 7:00 PM. The topic is "Non-Invasive Forensic Evaluation of the Building Envelope”. Meetings are third Thursdays monthly, September through June.

Please visit www.seabec.org for locations and topics. September’s meeting is at University House in Wallingford, 4400 Stone Way North. Meetings are open to all, and begin with 30 minutes of networking and socializing, a few business announcements, and a one-hour speaker's presentation followed by Q & A. We invite guests at no charge to our meetings, and encourage new members. SEABEC dues are $50 per year; application forms are on the website.

For information, contact Bill Alma, CSI, 206-669-0978, wlalma@aol.com, or visit www.seabec.org.

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New Members
Mr. Erik O. Boyll CSI, Stone Source
Mr. Charles W. Cronenweth CSI, American Hydrotech, Inc.
Mr. Tug Ferguson CSI, DuPont Tyvek/OrePac Building Products
Mr. Steve Mork CSI, Creative Design Concepts

Renewing Members
Mr. Bill Alma, CSI, Building Systems Northwest, 8 years
Mr. Kirk Buhne CSI, CDT, BA, Steels - Arriscraft Stone Products, 5 years
Mr. John C. Cochran, CSI, CCS, Callison Architecture, Inc., 29 years
Mr. H. William Cramer, CSI, Acoustical Design, Inc., 29 years
Mr. Kenneth Dahl, PE, CSI, Magnusson Klemencic Associates, 11 year
Mr. Jeffrey G. Delplain CSI, Delplain West Consulting, 3 years
Mr. Travis Glick CSI, Window Tech., Inc., 14 years
Mr. Jeffrey L. Greene CSI, Greene - Gasaway Architects, PLLC, 24 years
Mr. Steve Heath CSI, Lynden Door Inc., 5 years
Mr. Duane L. Jonlin, CSI, CDT, AIA, NBBJ, 12 years
Mr. Bruce W. Mitchell, CSI, CDT, Carboline, 13 years
Mr. Wade Nash, CSI, Spec Systems, LLC, 6 years
Mr. Tim Nordstrom, CSI, CDT, PE, LEED AP, , 3 years
Mr. William Pelke CSI, Sheffield Plastics Inc, 4 years
Mr. Walter C. Schmidt CSI-I, Henderson/Kelly, 4 years
Mr. Donald H. Schuman CSI, CDT, NBBJ Architects, 16 years
Mr. Carlos Sierra, CSI, AIA, Sierra-Martin Architects, 4 years
Mr. Robert J. Stein, CSI, CCS, RA, LEED AP, KMD ARCHITECTS, 19 years

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