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February 11, 2020 7:50 pm

President Thornton called the meeting to order with the following in attendance: Thornton, Brown, Lander, Pollock, Nagie, Bartley, Geist, Barra, Schuster, Henze, Vargo, Bosco, Bailey, Vernon and Strayer. Committee Chairs: Trimble, Zell, Carnegie, Dorenkott, Carty, Defilippo Guests: None.

PRESIDENT:
• LEAD to make the location more central August 21-22 in York PA

SECRETARY: Report of January meeting minutes was provided.

MOTION: To approve monthly board meeting minutes report as submitted was proposed by Brown, seconded by Henze; motion unanimously approved.

TREASURER: Monthly treasurer’s report for January was provided.

MOTION: To approve the monthly treasurer’s reports as submitted was proposed by Schuster, seconded by Bosco; motion unanimously approved.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

PROGRAMS:
• TBD – School/Storm shelter design
• TBD – WELL Building tour in Belle Vernon - Desmone
• TBD – Building envelope design

HOSPITALITY:
• No Report

PUBLICITY / ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS:
• Website – Past minutes received
• Postcards – Post cards arrived before deadline
• Emails – Email blasts were sent for the February meeting.

MEMBERSHIP:
• Total Membership: 97

TECHNICAL EDUCATION:
• We are looking for a new chair for technical education.

PRODUCT SHOW/HOLIDAY GALA
• No Report

CERTIFICATION:
• The third CDT class will be this Thursday. Seven people have signed up for the class. Six total classes.
• Keep up with your CE units.

AWARDS:
• Region awards are submitted. Announcement of awards shortly.

GBA LIASON:
• No Report

GOLF OUTING:
• Golf Outing – Spring outing will be Thursday, May 21st at Quicksilver.

STUDENT OUTREACH:
• Thank you for the award nomination.

LONG RANGE PLANNING:
• No Report.

BY-LAWS:
• Thornton continues review of bylaws and chapter guide

ARCHIVING:
• No Report.

OLD BUSINESS:
• MARC 2020 is in Harrisonburg, VA, April 2-5.

NEW BUSINESS:
• Elections in April
• CONSTRUCT is September 30 to October 2 Grapevine TX; Hotel reservations opened today
• Informa Survey

MOTION: For adjournment at 8:11 PM, since there was no additional business before the board; proposed by Shuster, seconded by Bosco, motion unanimously approved.

Minutes respectfully submitted by Pollock.

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January 14, 2020 5:30 pm

PRESIDENT:
• Region is working on a mission statement
• Region is looking into relocation of LEAD to make the location more central

SECRETARY: Report of December meeting minutes was provided.

MOTION: To approve monthly board meeting minutes report as submitted was proposed by Bosco, seconded by Nagie; motion unanimously approved.

TREASURER: Monthly treasurer’s report for December was provided.

MOTION: To approve the monthly treasurer’s reports as submitted was proposed by Brown, seconded by Bartley; motion unanimously approved.

MOTION: To approve the donation of $300 in proceeds from the holiday party to Guardian Angels Service Dogs was proposed by Nagie and seconded by Shuster; motion unanimously approved

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

PROGRAMS:
• Jan – Façade Inspections
• Feb – Speed dating
• TBD – Storm shelter design
• TBD – WELL Building tour in Belle Vernon - Desmone
• TBD – Building envelope design

HOSPITALITY:
• No Report

PUBLICITY / ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS:
• Website – Still looking for past meeting minutes.
• Postcards – Post cards need to be sent so they arrive a week before the registration deadline
• Emails – Email blasts were sent for the January meeting.

MEMBERSHIP:
• Total Membership: 104

TECHNICAL EDUCATION:
• We are looking for a new chair for technical education. SSPC as transition.

PRODUCT SHOW/HOLIDAY GALA
• Holiday Party – 2020 will be at Chadwick again. Contract to be signed and returned. Begin investigation of possible new locations for 2021

CERTIFICATION:
• The first CDT class will be this Thursday. Seven people have signed up for the class.
• With the change in the CDT from certificate to certification CDTs will now need to log CE hours.

AWARDS:
o All chapter officers and committee chairs need to submit updated biographies

GBA LIASON:
• No Report

GOLF OUTING:
• Golf Outing – Spring outing will be Thursday, May 21st at Quicksilver.

STUDENT OUTREACH:
• Thank you for the award nomination.

LONG RANGE PLANNING:
• No Report.

BY-LAWS:
• Thornton continues review of bylaws and chapter guide

ARCHIVING:
• No Report.

OLD BUSINESS:
• MARC 2020 is in Harrisonburg, VA, April 2-5.
• CONSTRUCT is September 30 to October 2

NEW BUSINESS:
•

MOTION: For adjournment at 5:53 PM, since there was no additional business before the board; proposed by Nagie, seconded by Bosco, motion unanimously approved.

Minutes respectfully submitted by Pollock.

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December 11, 2019 12:00 pm

PRESIDENT:
• Region News: Middle Atlantic Region Survey; please complete this survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WQRMNVN

SECRETARY: Report of September, October and November meeting minutes were provided.
MOTION: To approve monthly board meeting minutes report as submitted was proposed by Strayer, seconded by Bartley; motion unanimously approved.

TREASURER: Monthly treasurer’s reports for September, October, and November were provided.
MOTION: To approve the monthly treasurer’s reports as submitted was proposed by Strayer, seconded by Bartley; motion unanimously approved.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

PROGRAMS:
• Jan – Exterior enclosure failures
• Feb – Speed dating ask Pia from Pella to assist

HOSPITALITY:
• No Report

PUBLICITY / ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS:
• Website – Still looking for past meeting minutes.
• Postcards – Postcards were not sent for the December meeting.
• Emails – Email blasts were sent for the December meeting.

MEMBERSHIP:
• Total Membership: No Report.

TECHNICAL EDUCATION:
• No Report.

PRODUCT SHOW/HOLIDAY GALA
• Holiday Party – Date at Chadwick is reserved with deposit. Considering alternative locations closer to downtown. Possibly a joint event with AIA PIYAF. Defilippo suggested Point Park University.

CERTIFICATION:
• No Report

AWARDS:
• Region Awards: Are due December 31st.
• MOTION: To approve the submitting the following for region awards was proposed by Strayer, seconded by Henze; motion unanimously approved.
o Student Outreach – Defilippo
o GBA Liaison – Carty
o 60th Anniversary - Nagie

GBA LIASON:
• No Report

GOLF OUTING:
• Golf Outing – No Report.

STUDENT OUTREACH:
• Thank you for the award nomination.

LONG RANGE PLANNING:
• No Report.

BY-LAWS:
• Thornton has started review of bylaws.

ARCHIVING:
• No Report.

OLD BUSINESS:
• MARC is in Harrisonburg, VA, April 2-5.

NEW BUSINESS:
• MOTION: To approve appoint Vargo as director for balance of Barra’s term and Bailey as advisor for the remainder of Vargo’s term was proposed by Geist, seconded by Barra; motion approved unanimously by roll call vote.
• Region would like chapter to have a new year’s resolution. Thornton suggested adding additional young architects.

MOTION: For adjournment at 12:43 PM, since there was no additional business before the board; proposed by Nagie, seconded by Strayer, motion unanimously approved.

Minutes respectfully submitted by Pollock.

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November 12, 2019 5:00 pm

PRESIDENT:
• Convention Wrap-up: President Thornton presented reimbursement breakdowns for members that attended the Convention (Thornton, Buirge and Keener). Next year’s convention is in Grapevine, TX, September 30 thru October 2, 2020.
• Emerging Professional: We need to start targeting and mentoring emerging professionals including new product representatives. Maybe create an ad-hoc committee.
• Region News: Look for an email from the region for education webinars and Region Mission Statement.

SECRETARY: Report of September and October meeting minutes were tabled for next meeting due to not having a quorum.

TREASURER: Treasurer reports for September and October were tabled for next meeting due to not having a quorum.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

PROGRAMS:
• January: Learning from Building Enclosure Failures.
• February: Speed Dating.

HOSPITALITY:
• Zell will get with Trimble to book Cefalo’s for January and February.

PUBLICITY / ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS:
• Website – Still looking for past meeting minutes.
• Postcards – Postcards were sent for the November meeting.
• Emails – Email blasts were sent for the November meeting.

MEMBERSHIP:
• Total Membership: No Report.

TECHNICAL EDUCATION:
• No Report.

PRODUCT SHOW/HOLIDAY GALA

• Holiday Party – Currently we have 20 tables registered; we need to get to 21; ideal is 25.

CERTIFICATION:
• CDT Classes will begin in January. Information is on the Pittsburgh Chapter’s website. Classes will take place at DLA’s (Bosco) offices.

AWARDS:
• Outstanding Chapter Commendation Award: We did not receive the OCC due to not having our By-laws reviewed by the Chapter Board. See comments below.
• Region Awards: Are due December 31st.

GBA LIASON:
• Potential joint meeting with GBA. Possibility of sharing contact list. Carty will stay in contact with Elisabeth Vdyawar, GBA Relationship Development Director. Also consider contacting Sean Sheffler of LGA who leads the AIA YAF (Young Architects Forum).

GOLF OUTING:

• Golf Outing – No Report.

STUDENT OUTREACH:
• Confirmed we had 50 students attend the Student outreach program at CMU in October.

LONG RANGE PLANNING:
• No Report.

BY-LAWS:
• Institute wants the Chapter By-Laws to be reviewed every year with the Chapter Board and have this recorded in the board meeting minutes.

ARCHIVING:
• No Report.

OLD BUSINESS:
• MARC is in Harrisonburg, VA, April 2-5.

NEW BUSINESS:
• LEAD is not yet scheduled; likely end of August.

MOTION: For adjournment at 5:45 PM, since there was no additional business before the board; proposed by Henze, seconded by Barra, motion unanimously approved.

Minutes respectfully submitted by Thornton.

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October 15, 2019 12:00 pm

PRESIDENT:
• Convention:
o General Membership Meeting - No chapter or members presented any items for discussion or for vote. During open questions and comments, various items were discussed and will be in my president’s message posted on the Pittsburgh Chapter website and in the Specigram.
o Region Caucus: Discussed mission statement and 2020 MARC.
• METALCON: Did not participate due to lack of chairperson.

SECRETARY: Report of September meeting minutes: Tabled for next meeting due to not having a quorum.

TREASURER:
MOTION: To approve monthly treasurer’s report : Table for next meeting due to not having a quorum.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

PROGRAMS:
• October: Meeting with students at CMU is set up.
• November: Jeff Burd is presenting a program on the Economic Construction Forecast.
• December: Holiday Gala and Product Show.

HOSPITALITY:
• No Report: After meeting, President Thornton, Programs chair Trimble and Hospitality chair Zell confirmed reservations with Cefalo’s for November.

PUBLICITY / ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS:
• Website – Shuster reported we are still missing a few meeting minutes from previous years.
• Postcards – Post cards were sent for October Student Affairs Meeting.
•

MEMBERSHIP:
• No Report.

TECHNICAL EDUCATION:
• No Report.

PRODUCT SHOW/HOLIDAY GALA

• Holiday Party – Noted registration is open.

CERTIFICATION:
• Bosco reported Certification Course will take place from January to March 2020 at his office. Will release registration form the first of November.

AWARDS:
• No Report.

GBA LIASON:
• No Report.

GOLF OUTING:

• No Report.

STUDENT OUTREACH:
• No Report.

LONG RANGE PLANNING:
• No Report.

BY-LAWS:
• No Report.

ARCHIVING:
• No Report.

OLD BUSINESS:
• None.

NEW BUSINESS:
• Bartley discussed whether there was an online education series for CDT.

MOTION: For adjournment at 12;35 PM, since there was no additional business before the board; proposed by Bartley, seconded by Henze, motion unanimously approved.

Minutes respectfully submitted by Thornton.

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September 10, 2019 12:02 pm

President Thornton called the meeting to order with the following in attendance: Thornton, Brown, Lander, Pollock, Nagie, Bartley, Geist, Barra, Schuster, Henze, Wygal, Bosco, Vargo, Vernon and Strayer. Committee Chairs: Trimble, Zell, Carnegie, Dorenkott, Carty, Defilippo, Bailey.
PRESIDENT :
• •
SECRETARY: Report of August meeting minutes from the meeting at the WTW offices provided. MOTION: To approve monthly board meeting minutes report as submitted was proposed by Strayer, seconded by Barra; motion unanimously approved.
TREASURER: Monthly treasurer’s report was provided.
MOTION: To approve August monthly treasurer’s report as submitted was proposed by Bosco, seconded by Bartley; motion unanimously approved.
• Report was prepared early and does not include August statements.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
PROGRAMS: Ready for meeting tonight.
• September: Member appreciation night with a member forum; Tryp Hotel and Over Eden Rooftop Restaurant.
• October: Jeff Burd may move up to October depending on student schedule. HOSPITALITY:
• No report.
PUBLICITY / ELECTRONIC CMMUNICATIONS:
• No report.
MEMBERSHIP:
• Membership count currently 103 down one from last year. Added 20 lost 21.
• Strayer needs historic year end numbers for awards.
TECHNICAL EDUCATION:
• No report.
PRODUCT SHOW/HOLIDAY GALA
• Geist needs website set up for paypal for holiday party. Manually entered cards take 30 days. Swiped cards take 10 days.
• Announcement ready to send.
CERTIFICATION:
• No report.
• Thornton has flash drive with course material from Mitch
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AWARDS:
• Strayer/Thornton will present regional, rotating awards at the meeting tonight. GBA LIASON:
• No report.
GOLF OUTING:
• 3% charge for paypal on golf outing
• has eight foursomes hopes to have 12 by Monday. Waiting on about 6 for response.
• Introduce mulligans for spring outing. Further discussion at dinner tonight.
STUDENT OUTREACH:
• No report.
LONG RANGE PLANNING:
• No report. ARCHIVING:
• No report. OLD BUSINESS:
• No report.
NEW BUSINESS:
• OCC award – 21 presented nationally with two in our region. Thornton to report in November on our absence this year
MOTION: For adjournment at 12:36 PM, since there was no additional business before the board; proposed by Nagie, seconded by Geist, motion unanimously approved.
Minutes respectfully submitted by B. Pollock and M. Thornton.
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August 13, 2019 5:25 pm

President Thornton called the meeting to order with the following in attendance: Thornton, Brown, Lander, Pollock, Nagie, Bartley, Geist, Barra, Schuster, Henze, Wygal, Bosco, Vargo, Vernon and Strayer. Committee Chairs: Trimble, Bailey, Zell, Carnegie, Dorenkott, Carty, Defilippo. Others: None.
PRESIDENT :
President Thornton presented information about MetalCon Show taking place the week after the CSI Construction Show in October at the David Lawrence Convention Center. MetalCon is offering a free booth to CSI. Chapter would man the booth with members.
SECRETARY: Report of July meeting minutes at IKM offices provided.
MOTION: To approve monthly board meeting minutes report [as submitted] [as amended] was proposed by Bosco, seconded by Brown; motion unanimously approved.
TREASURER:
MOTION: To approve monthly treasurer’s report as submitted was proposed by Brown, seconded by Vernon; motion unanimously approved.
Budget: To approve FY 2019-2020 Budget as submitted was proposed by Strayer, seconded by Vernon; motion unanimously approved.
COMMITTEE REPORTS: PROGRAMS:
• September: Opening Night at Over Eden-Tryp Hotel; presentation by Architect followed by Member recognition.
• October: Refer to attached Program Report. HOSPITALITY:
• Golf Outing – September 19th; working out contract with Pittsburgh North Golf Club.
• Holiday Party – December 10th; working on registration sheet.
PUBLICITY / ELECTRONIC CMMUNICATIONS:
• Website – Updated Certification Page.
• Postcards – Trimble will continue sending out postcards.
• SpeciGram – Bailey will continue editing his award winning newsletter.
MEMBERSHIP:
• Total Membership: 105.
TECHNICAL EDUCATION:
• No Report.
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CERTIFICATION:
• No Report.
AWARDS:
• Chapter Awards: Will present Region Awards and Chapter Awards at September meeting; Strayer and Thornton to meet next week to finalize.
• Outstanding Chapter Award: Submitted
GBA LIASON:
• Carty report the GBA outing was well attended and the chapter may gain two or three new members..
STUDENT OUTREACH:
• Defilippo will contact CMU or other local universities for possible meetings. LONG RANGE PLANNING:
• Discussed updating strategic plan – check chapter tools on CSI resources. ARCHIVING:
• No Report. OLD BUSINESS:
• None. NEW BUSINESS:
• None.
MOTION: For adjournment at 7:09 PM, since there was no additional business before the board;
proposed by Brown, seconded by Vernon, motion unanimously approved. Minutes respectfully submitted by Pollock and Thornton.
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July 25, 2019 5:30 pm

PRESIDENT:
• Institute: Chapter Board and Committees have been updated on CSIResources website. Leaders can access Leadership Tools through their “MyProfile” tab located in the center of your homepage.
• LEAD is August 16th and 17th in York, PA. Brown and Thornton to attend.
• MARC: the next conference is scheduled for April 2-5, 2020 in Harrisonburg, VA hosted by the Central Virginia Chapter.
• CONSTRUCT: CSI Convention and Show is October 9-11, 2019 in National Harbor, MD. Early bird registration has past – note chapter reimburses on the early bird pricing.
• Thanks to Bob Bailey and IKM for hosting the July meeting.

SECRETARY: Report of June meeting minutes from the conference call provided.
MOTION: To approve monthly board meeting minutes report as submitted was proposed by Bosco, seconded by Strayer; motion unanimously approved.

TREASURER:
MOTION: To approve June monthly treasurer’s report as submitted was proposed by Brown, seconded by Wygal; motion unanimously approved.
• Special thanks to G. Nagie for her stewardship of our accounts.

Budget: See below under New Business.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:
PROGRAMS: Brian Trimble is now Program Chair. Trimble provided a list of potential programs to consider for the year. Trimble will contact Michelle at AIA to set-up a joint venture program.
• September: Member appreciation night with a member forum; Tryp Hotel and Over Eden Rooftop Restaurant.
• October: Discussed moving date to October 15 due to the Construct Show conflict. Suggested events are Octoberfest with tour of a local brewery.

HOSPITALITY:
• Golf Outing – Dan Barra presented information for the fall outing to be held September 19th at Pittsburgh National Golf Course. Barra to send Nagie course proposal for review.

• Holiday Party – Nagie stated that the date has been reserved for the Chadwick.

PUBLICITY / ELECTRONIC CMMUNICATIONS:
• Website – Schuster state she is working on retrieving past meeting minutes.
• Postcards – No report.

MEMBERSHIP:
• No report.

TECHNICAL EDUCATION:
• Dorenkott is looking at a fall seminar.

CERTIFICATION:
• Judy Riley (ASSA ABLOY) passed the CDT exam.
• Board asked Bosco to look into having a CDT class.

AWARDS:
• Chapter Awards: Will have a short program at September meeting.
• Outstanding Chapter Commendation: Paperwork was submitted.

GBA LIASON:
• Discussed the GBA Summer Soiree that the chapter sponsored. Carty attended and was impressed with their event. Possibly two new members for the chapter were contacted. Carty suggested we share education opportunities with GBA.

STUDENT OUTREACH:
• No report.

LONG RANGE PLANNING:
• No report.

ARCHIVING:
• No report.

OLD BUSINESS:
• No report.

NEW BUSINESS:
• We need to start having CSI Certification Classes.
• Next meeting will be August 13, 2019, at WTW’s Offices.

MOTION: For adjournment at 7:30 PM, since there was no additional business before the board; proposed by Schuster, seconded by Nagie, motion unanimously approved.

Minutes respectfully submitted by K. Brown and M. Thornton.

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April 09, 2019 12:00 pm

President Thornton called the meeting to order with the following in attendance: Thornton, Brown, Lander, Pollock, Nagie, Bartley, Geist, McNamee, Shuster, Henze, Wygal, Bosco, Vargo, Vernon, Strayer, Zell, Carnegie, Womer, Defilippo, Carty, Barra, Keener, Prindible, Dorenkott

PRESIDENT:
• Early bird deadline for MARC extended to April 15th.
• Information on townhall meeting and link to recording distributed
• Institute information – Mark Dorsey to attend MARC

SECRETARY: February and March meeting minutes from the conference calls are submitted for approval.

MOTION: To approve the February meeting minutes as submitted was proposed by Bosco seconded by Nagie. Motion unanimously approved.

MOTION: To approve the March meeting minutes as submitted was proposed by Vargo seconded by Strayer. Motion unanimously approved.

TREASURER:

MOTION: To approve February and March treasurer’s report was proposed by Vargo seconded by Bartley. Unanimously approved. (Note that some checks were moved to March from the report that was read at the March meeting.)

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

PROGRAMS:
• April – Construction tour of Pressley Ridge School. Dinner to follow at
• May - Walking Tour of Pittsburgh Walk Pittsburgh $25 per person for tour with Walk the Burgh. Will have invoice for deposit. Nagie will send check. Looking at after tour social options.
• June – TJ High School is now available. Present awards at dinner afterwards. Thornton/Zell to discuss options for dinner.

HOSPITALITY:
• Ready for tonight. Working on May and June social meeting options.

PUBLICITY / ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS:
• Website –. none
• Postcards – none
• Specigram – Still needs new editor

MEMBERSHIP:
• No report. Possibility of offering a free program as a joining incentive during the first six months as an incentive to participate. Start now as trial process under membership budget. Discuss as a part budgeting process in August.

TECHNICAL EDUCATION:
• Phil Dorenkott / Leisa McNamee Next seminar: Phil setting up paint seminar with MBA. Tentatively Thursday, June 6th.

CERTIFICATION:
• No report

AWARDS:
• Need bios on file to include with award submissions. Strayer will check with Bailey on availability of previous versions.
• Chapter received awards from region. Bailey for electronic communications (Specigram) and Defilippo for education program.
• May 29 Institute award deadline
• July 15 Outstanding Chapter deadline
• Chapter awards June

GBA LIASON:
• No Report

GOLF OUTING
• May 23rd at Quicksilver
• 13 foursomes signed up. A number of holes sponsors signed up.
• Working on additional hole sponsors and door prizes from participants.
• PayPal is up and running.
• Committee to select food options.

STUDENT OUTREACH:
• Working towards September or October event.

LONG RANGE PLANNING:
• Chapter elections in April. Slate is Marty President 2020 Kelly 1st VP Lander 2nd VP Nagie Treasurer 2021 Geist Bartley Barra BOD 2022

ARCHIVING:
• No Report

OLD BUSINESS:
• MARC Greater Leigh Valley May 2-4 Back from the Future - Send email to Thornton if you intend to attend.

NEW BUSINESS:
• Housing reservations are open for Construct. Registration is not open.

MOTION: For adjournment at 12:48 PM, since there was no additional business before the board; proposed by Vargo seconded by Henze. Motion unanimously approved.

Minutes respectfully submitted by Pollock.

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March 12, 2019 12:00 pm

PRESIDENT:
• Thanks to everyone who came to February meeting. Great turnout and event.
• May 20 institute award deadline
• July 15 outstanding chapter award deadline
• October 9-11 Construct Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center – National Harbor, MD
• MARC Greater Leigh Valley May 2-4 Back from the Future
• Town Hall meeting about certification changes with institute on March 22nd 2:00 pm 2:30
• The regional leadership conference will be August 15-16

SECRETARY: February meeting minutes from the conference call are submitted for approval.

Tabled for review at next meeting.

TREASURER:

Just received financial information $5,693 regular checking; $2,005 special checking; $26,479 money market; $34,277.76 total.

Tabled for submission and review at next meeting.

Received check from LaRoche will verify reason. (Was in error as there is cleaning supply company abbreviated as CSI)

Pollock will notify the institute that chapter dues will remain $55. (Thorton made notification since chapter secretary was not approved to make the notification.)

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

PROGRAMS:
• March – Global Color Trends at Cefalos tonight.
• April –Potentially tour of new Thomas Jefferson High School Thornton. Will need dinner location in Clairton area. Maybe another building for easier access.
• May - Walking Tour of Pittsburgh Walk Pittsburgh $25 per person for tour. Considering sponsorship to cover cost of tour to keep meeting cost the same and include food Brown/Thornton to discuss further.
• June – Strayer to establish location and theme.

HOSPITALITY:
• 26 people signed up for February

PUBLICITY / ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS:
• Website –. none
• Postcards – Received Monday
• Specigram – Still needs new editor

MEMBERSHIP:
• Total Membership 105 down 1. Wasn’t able to download report yet.

TECHNICAL EDUCATION:
• Phil Dorenkott / Leisa McNamee Next seminar: Phil setting up paint seminar with MBA

CERTIFICATION:
• Only CDT being offered this year by institute

AWARDS:
• May 20 institute award deadline
• Chapter awards June
• Need updated board member bios

GBA LIASON:
• No Report

GOLF OUTING
• Flyer is ready to send out. Will send PayPal information separately.

STUDENT OUTREACH:
• Working towards September or October event.

LONG RANGE PLANNING:
• No Report

ARCHIVING:
• No Report

OLD BUSINESS:
• Awards in progress
• MARC Greater Leigh Valley May 2-4 Back from the Future - Send email to Thornton if you intend to attend.

NEW BUSINESS:
• Chapter elections in April. Working on nominations.

MOTION: For adjournment at 12:35 PM, since there was no additional business before the board; proposed by Nagie seconded by Lisa. Motion unanimously approved.

Minutes respectfully submitted by Pollock.

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February 12, 2019 12:00 pm

PRESIDENT:
• The regional leadership conference will be August 15-16

SECRETARY: January meeting minutes from the conference call are submitted for approval.

MOTION: To approve the January meeting minutes as submitted was proposed by Strayer seconded by Vargo. Motion unanimously approved.

TREASURER:

MOTION: To approve January treasurer’s report was proposed by Brown seconded by Geist. Unanimously approved.

The institute would like to automatically deposit dues payment. Nagie would like to segregate the regular checking account from access by the institute.

MOTION: To approve establish a third checking account to receive dues payments was proposed by Vargo seconded by Strayer. Unanimously approved.

Pollock will notify the institute that chapter dues will remain $55.

Shuster, Lander and Nagie to continue to work on PayPal setup.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

PROGRAMS:
• February – Speed Dating Jordan is ready to host again this year at Cefalos. 20 products reps are signed up. Expecting total attendance of 50.
• March – Membership Meeting. Goals for direction of chapter Thornton will ask some board members to assist program at Cefalos
• April – Code 2015. Help! Eric Harless has left Pittsburgh Building Department. Potentially tour of new Thomas Jefferson High school Thornton.
• May - Walking Tour of Pittsburgh Walk Pittsburgh $25 per person for tour Considering sponsorship to cover cost of tour to keep meeting cost the same and include food Brown/Thornton to discuss further.
• June - Awards Vargo suggested Comedy Show theme. Contact Jeff Konkle at MAC products

HOSPITALITY:
• Meeting Locations – Possibly need new location for April.

PUBLICITY / ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS:
• Connection with Mid-Atlantic Region working well
• Website –. none
• Postcards – did not get sent for February – email was sent
• Specigram – Still needs new editor

MEMBERSHIP:
• Total Membership plus 2 minus 4 total 106. Carnegie is sending out emails to lapsed members. Ask members to update institute profiles to maintain current information

TECHNICAL EDUCATION:
• Phil Dorenkott / Leisa McNamee Next seminar: Phil setting up paint seminar with MBA

CERTIFICATION:
• No Report

AWARDS:
• Region awards submitted
• Institute awards due first week of May
• Chapter awards June
• Need updated board member bios

GBA LIASON:
• No Report

GOLF OUTING
• Needs PayPal information for invite

STUDENT OUTREACH:
• No Report

LONG RANGE PLANNING:
• No Report

ARCHIVING:
• No Report

OLD BUSINESS:
• MARC Greater Leigh Valley May 2-4 Back from the future

NEW BUSINESS:
None

MOTION: For adjournment at 12:52 PM, since there was no additional business before the board; proposed by Vargo seconded by Shuster. Motion unanimously approved.

Minutes respectfully submitted by Pollock.

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January 08, 2019 12:00 pm

CSI PITTSBURGH CHAPTER BOARD MEETING
January 8, 2018 12:00PM

LOCATION: Conference Call
President Thornton called the meeting to order with the following in attendance: Thornton, Brown, Lander, Nagie, Bartley, McNamee, Bosco, Geist, Wygal, Henze, Dan, Vargo, Ronna Prindible and Strayer.
PRESIDENT :
• Great job with the Gala! Directed to Jim Geist.
SECRETARY: December meeting minutes via-Conference Call submitted for approval.
MOTION: To approve December meetings as submitted was proposed by Gail, seconded by Kelly. Motion unanimously approved.
TREASURER:
MOTION: To approve December treasurer’s report as submitted and a donation for Dogs was proposed by Gail Nagie, seconded by Rich Strayer.
Motion unanimously approved.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
PROGRAMS:
• February – Speed Dating Jordan will take lead again this year at Cefalos
• March – Membership meeting at Cefalos
• April – Code 2015 meeting at Cefalos
• May – Potential walking tour (14th)
HOSPITALITY:
• Golf Outing – May 23rd at Quick Silver Golf Course
• Holiday Party – Booked in advanced for 2019. *12/10/19*
PUBLICITY / ELECTRONIC CMMUNICATIONS:
• Website – Same.
• Postcards – Went out late.
• Email – Was on time.
MEMBERSHIP:
• Total Membership: 107; an increase by 2.
TECHNICAL EDUCATION:
• None.

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December 11, 2018 12:00 pm

PRESIDENT:
• The November meeting at Carnegie Mellon University was a huge success. Great job to Defilippo getting this event organized.
• The Dynamic Chapter classes are proceeding well. Will be sharing some of the lessons learned in future chapter meetings.

SECRETARY: November meeting minutes from the conference call are submitted for approval.

MOTION: To approve the November meeting minutes as submitted was proposed by Strayer seconded by Vargo. Motion unanimously approved.

TREASURER:

MOTION: To approve November treasurer’s report as corrected (Budget heading) was proposed by Mcnamee seconded by Strayer. Motion unanimously approved.

Shuster, Lander and Nagie to work out issue with PayPal delay in processing transfer to checking will need to report next month to establish procedures. Needs to be moved from David Millers personal account.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

PROGRAMS:
• December – 24 station sponsors are confirmed. Expecting 100 participants.
• January – Green Build is confirmed for presentation at Cefalos. Carty will bring projector
• February – Speed Dating Jordan is ready to host again this year at Cefalos
• March – Meeting idea from Dynamic Chapter program at Cefalos
• April – Possibly new PA building code at Cefalos. Jeff Konkle to reach out to Erik Harless.
• May - Walking tour at location TBD in downtown Pittsburgh. Kelly will look into tour guides.

HOSPITALITY:
• Meeting Locations – Cefalos to be reserved for rest of the year except May.

PUBLICITY / ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS:
• Website –. New updates posted
• Postcards – Will need to be sent early for January
• Specigram – Still needs new editor
• LinkedIn – Thornton to post information. Asked board to continue sharing

MEMBERSHIP:
• Total Membership held steady. Carnegie to prepare preemptive email. Thornton will send personal message. Board members should be able see membership list online.

TECHNICAL EDUCATION:
• No Report

CERTIFICATION:
• No Report

AWARDS:
• Region awards due 5 pm December 31, 2018
• Strayer Needs to establish list of nominees will reach out for backup documentation
• Outstanding Chapter Award – due Mid-July, 2019.

GBA LIASON:
• Ready for January meeting

STUDENT OUTREACH:
• No Report

LONG RANGE PLANNING:
• No Report

ARCHIVING:
• No Report

OLD BUSINESS:
• Region awards in progress by the Awards committee
• MARC Greater Leigh Valley May 2-4 looks to be fun event

NEW BUSINESS:
None

MOTION: For adjournment at 12:24 PM, since there was no additional business before the board; proposed by Vargo seconded by Nagie. Motion unanimously approved.

Minutes respectfully submitted by Pollock.

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November 13, 2018 5:05 pm

President Thornton called the meeting to order with the following in attendance: Thornton, Brown, Lander, Pollock, Nagie, Bartley, Geist, McNamee, Schuster, Henze, Wygal, Bosco, Vargo, Vernon and Strayer. Chairs and others in attendance: Zell, Carnegie, Womer, and Defilippo

PRESIDENT:
• Impressed with CONSTRUCT. There were energetic young professionals and new direction from new executive director.
• The institute has hired a consultant to advise chapters on improving member outreach. We will be implementing some changes in January.
• Announcing that MARC 2019 will be May 2-5, 2019 in Center Valley, PA hosted by the Greater Lehigh Valley Chapter.

SECRETARY: August meeting minutes at LGA Architects submitted for approval.

MOTION: To approve the August meeting minutes as submitted was proposed by Vargo seconded by Vernon. Motion unanimously approved.

TREASURER:

MOTION: To approve August, September and October treasurer’s report as submitted and to maintain 60th Anniversary checking account as a segregated account for special events was propose by Vargo seconded by Strayer. Motion unanimously approved.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

PROGRAMS:
• Carnegie Mellon Student Event. Catering for 50 including students, faculty and members will be provided. Zell provided list of members attending. Defilippo will forward list of architecture firms to school to encourage student attendance.
• January – Green Build is confirmed for presentation Carty/Thornton at Cefalos
• February – Speed Dating Jordan will take lead again this year at Cefalos
• May - Potential walking tour

HOSPITALITY:
• Holiday Party – Geist reported 21-22 firm commitments and 3-5 likely commitments for table sponsors. Joe Marini band will provide entertainment. A flyer for event to be placed in professional offices. Geist needs copy of last year’s flyer. Thornton to touch base with Trimble.

PUBLICITY / ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS:
• Website –. President updates posted
• Postcards – Received for November meeting
• Specigram – New editor needed

MEMBERSHIP:
• Total Membership decreased 6 to 105 in November. Follow up with six lost members. Carnegie will look to identify members who are coming up for renewal and put together reminder email.

TECHNICAL EDUCATION:
• No Report

CERTIFICATION:
• No Report

AWARDS:
• Strayer to take lead. Vernon to assist.
• Region Awards – due December 31, 2018.
• Outstanding Chapter Award – due Mid-July, 2019.

GBA LIASON:
• No Report

STUDENT OUTREACH:
• No Report

LONG RANGE PLANNING:
• No Report

ARCHIVING:
• No Report

60th ANNIVERSARY - SEPTEMBER
• The 60th Anniversary Dinner was held at Edgewood Country Club September 15, 2018. The event was a success.

OLD BUSINESS:
None

NEW BUSINESS:
MOTION: To approve reimbursement for CONSTRUCT 2018 as submitted by Thornton proposed by McNamee seconded by Bosco. Motion unanimously approved.

MOTION: For adjournment at 12:50 PM, since there was no additional business before the board; proposed by Nagie seconded by Henze. Motion unanimously approved.

Minutes respectfully submitted by Pollock.

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August 14, 2018 6:00 pm

President Thornton called the meeting to order with the following in attendance: Thornton, Brown, Lander, Pollock, Nagie, Bartley, McNamee, Schuster, Bosco, Geist, Wygal, Henze, Vargo, Vernon and Strayer.

PRESIDENT: LEAD Regional conference was held August 3-4, 2018. MARC 2019 will be May 2-5, 2019 in Center Valley, PA hosted by the Greater Lehigh Valley Chapter. CONSTRUCT will be October 2-5, 2018 at the Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, CA.

SECRETARY: July meeting minutes at R3 Architects provided.

MOTION: To approve monthly secretary’s report as submitted was proposed by Kelly, seconded by Jason, motion unanimously approved.

TREASURER:
MOTION: To approve monthly treasurer’s report as submitted was proposed by Strayer, seconded by Kelly, motion unanimously approved.

Budget: Final copy of the budget which was approved at the July meeting was provided

COMMITTEE REPORTS:
PROGRAMS:
• Keener/Lander provided a updated list of monthly seminars. Some months still need to be finalized.

HOSPITALITY:
• Golf outing –.Fall outing at Birdsfoot Golf Club September 20, 2018.
• Holiday Party – .Holiday Party will be December 11, 2018. Sponsors are being recruited.

PUBLICITY / ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS:
• Website –. Meeting Minutes and Specigrams have been updated on the website.
• Postcards - No Report

MEMBERSHIP:
• Total Membership increased 1 to 111 in July. A copy of the unaffiliated list will be obtained for review.

TECHNICAL EDUCATION:
• Next Seminar scheduled is the CSI/MBA SSPC Technical Seminar
• Advertise ICRI

CERTIFICATION:
• . No Report

AWARDS:
• Outstanding Chapter Award – due December 31, 2018.

GBA LIASON:
• No Report

STUDENT OUTREACH:
• Defilippo reported that the November meeting will be at Carnegie Mellon University with students from several local universities.

LONG RANGE PLANNING:
• No Report

ARCHIVING:
• No Report

60th ANNIVERSARY - SEPTEMBER
• Edgewood Country Club September 15, 2018
• Theme is Octoberfest.
• Sponsors are still being sought.

OLD BUSINESS:
None

NEW BUSINESS:

MOTION: For adjournment at 8:00 PM, since there was no additional business before the board; proposed by Stayer, seconded by Schuster, motion unanimously approved.

Minutes respectfully submitted by Pollock.

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July 19, 2018 6:00 pm

CSI PITTSBURGH CHAPTER BOARD MEETING
July 19, 2018 6:00 PM LOCATION: R3 Architects Office

PRESIDENT: LEAD Regional Conference on August 3-4. Anyone interested in considering becoming an officer should attend. Institute convention in Long Beach, CA.

SECRETARY: No Report of June meeting minutes at BRGR provided.

TREASURER:
MOTION: To approve monthly treasurer’s report as submitted was proposed by Schuster, seconded by Vernon; motion unanimously approved.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:
PROGRAMS:
• President Thornton provided a list of potential monthly seminars for group discussion. Potential schedule of dates discussed by topic. Individuals assigned to mentor specific programs vs. prior years’ one-person responsibility. Schedule to be finalized.
• .

HOSPITALITY:
• Golf outing –.Fall outing at Birdsfoot Golf Club September 20, 1918. Email announcement to be distributed.

• Holiday Party – .No Report

PUBLICITY / ELECTRONIC CMMUNICATIONS:
• Website –. No Report
• Postcards - No Report
•

MEMBERSHIP:
• Total Membership increased 2 to 110 in June

TECHNICAL EDUCATION:
• . No Report

CERTIFICATION:
• . No Report

AWARDS:
• Bill Vernon & Rich Strayer to meet and determine awards for September 15th presentation at 60th Anniversary Dinner.
• Outstanding Chapter Award – due December 31, 2018.
• President Thornton asked Strayer to assume responsibility of other chapter awards presentation format and provide recommendations for discussion

GBA LIASON:
• .GBA willing to hold a program with product reps focused on LEED products as a joint meeting. Details to be determined.

STUDENT OUTREACH:
• . No Report

LONG RANGE PLANNING:
• . No Report

ARCHIVING:
• . No Report

ANNIVERSARY - SEPTEMBER
• Edgewood Country Club September 15, 2018
• Theme is Octoberfest.
• Sponsorship $2,550 committed. Strayer to bring MARC-17 signs to recycle where possible.
• .Committee to schedule conference call in 2 weeks.

OLD BUSINESS:
None

NEW BUSINESS:
Budget for FYE 6/19 presented by Treasurer Nagie. Individual line items discussed, and modified. New budget unanimously approved via motion made by Strayer, seconded by Bartleyas noted.

MOTION: For adjournment at 8:00 PM, since there was no additional business before the board; proposed by Vernon, seconded by Henze, motion unanimously approved.

Minutes respectfully submitted by Strayer.

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December 12, 2017 5:14 pm

CSI PITTSBURGH CHAPTER BOARD MEETING MINUTES
December 12, 2017 Cefalo’s Restaurant 5:14 PM

President Strayer called the meeting to order with the following in attendance: Miller, Buirge, Nagie, Pollock, Schuster, Henze, Bosco, Dorenkott, Carty, and Carnegie.

PRESIDENT: Potential Chapter social events of bowling and ice skating were mentioned.

SECRETARY: MOTION: To approve the minutes of November Meeting as submitted; proposed by Miller, seconded by Pollock; motion unanimously approved.

TREASURER: Reviewed monthly report. MOTION: To approve monthly treasurer’s report as submitted; proposed by Miller, seconded by Schuster; motion unanimously approved.

HOSPITALITY: There are 26 tables and 40 reservations for tonight's Holiday Gala meeting.

PROGRAMS: January 9th meeting is a tour of Tepper Hall at Carnegie Mellon University.

PUBLICITY: Positive comments were made about the postcard created for tonight's meeting; and while advertising for A.L. Harding has been paid, committee is waiting for new information before posting on website (their current advertisement should not be taken down).

MEMBERSHIP: Current total is down to 113; board members were asked to review names and contact anyone they know whose membership has lapsed; and when any membership at Institute has incomplete information it is placed in the 'non-affiliated' chapter category.

TECHNICAL/EDUCATION: Information about an upcoming seminar was transmitted to professionals, however, no one responded; committee chair is requesting topic considerations; and Buirge suggested having SSPC, whose national headquarters are in Pittsburgh, give a presentation on surface preparation and their guidelines.

AWARDS/SPEC COMPETITION: Strayer, Thornton, and Vernon met recently to review Institute awards, which have since been prepared and will be signed tonight. Strayer notified institute that Buirge will be the Chapter Secretary through June of 2018.

60TH CHAPTER ANNIVERSARY: With current events and holiday season, planning is on hold until next year for the event that is scheduled at Edgewood Country Club on 09-15-18.

COMMITTEES NOT LISTED: No report.

OLD BUSINESS: None.

NEW BUSINESS: None.

MOTION: For adjournment at 5:40 PM, since there was no additional business before the Board; proposed by Miller, seconded by Schuster; motion unanimously approved.

Minutes respectfully submitted by Dennis Buirge - CSI, CCS, CCCA.

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November 14, 2017 12:05 pm

CSI PITTSBURGH CHAPTER BOARD MEETING
November 14, 2017 - 12:05 PM LOCATION: Conference Call

President Strayer called the meeting to order with the following BOD members and Committee members in attendance: Miller, Brown, Telenko, Nagie, Buirge, Bartley, Pollock, McNamee, Schuster, Henze, Watson, Bosco, Bailey, Vargo, Vernon, Prindible, Zell, Geist, Jordan, Defilippo, Womer, Keener, Carty, Lander, Thornton.

PRESIDENT: Welcome to all attending. MARC conference call summary discussed. NOVA is hosting 2018 Conference. Just now seeking sponsorships; possible concern over preparation. Bob Bailey had fund raising call with NOVA in September where he advised strategy & possible sponsors. LOS location for 2018 will be same as prior years. If we want to change, action required earlier to get a facility that meets the needs.

SECRETARY (ACTING): Presented previously issued draft of 10/10/17 meeting minutes. Brief discussion and correction to LOS presentation award nomination by Thornton was requested and agreed.

MOTION: To approve the minutes of October 10, 2017 board meeting as amended; proposed by McNamee, seconded by Pollock; motion unanimously approved.

TREASURER: Nagie reports were distributed prior to the meeting. Strayer reviewed briefly: we are solvent.

MOTION: To approve monthly treasurer’s report proposed by Miller, seconded by McNamee; motion unanimously approved.

PROGRAMS: No Report. Last week Student Mixer at Chatham was a great success. See below discussion notes. Below are scheduled events carryforward:
1. December 12th – Holiday Party. See Hospitality below.
2. Tepper Tour in January or March TBD based on site progress.

HOSPITALITY:
1. Holiday Party Jim Geist updated sponsors. We have 15 tables committed. Need 21 to exceed break-even. Key is get professionals to attend. Notice from 2016 was updated. It was posted to web site & distributed to members to obtain sponsors & professional attendees. A 6-piece band will provide music. We need entertainment sponsors and 6+ table sponsors. Post meeting note: Received 2-3 new commitments for tables.

PUBLICITY:
1. WEBSITE: Holiday party announcement & GBA web site link posted.
2. SPECIGRAM: No November issue. Combined December issue to be published.
3. POST CARDS: Information for Holiday party forwarded. Cards to be mailed before Thanksgiving.
4. EMAIL BLASTS: Previous question about converting mass emails to meeting invites so that the data would be added to recipient calendar discussed. Recommended for Officers & BOD limited communication, but not general CSI members. Technical discussion resulted in email blast after the meeting to include links to CSI web site, calendar to permit easy manual process to add to individual calendars.
5. PROMOTIONAL ITEMS: Nothing new.

MEMBERSHIP: No Report.

TECHNICAL EDUCATION: Education other than lunch-and-learns are less popular since professionals can get education in other ways with less time commitment.
1. McNamee reported that November Plan Grid technical seminar at MBA offices on November 21, 2017 at 8:30 AM has no registrations. Phil Dorenkott advised the presenter to cancel. Notice to be added to web site.

CERTIFICATION: No new activity to report.

AWARDS: No Report. Topics for Award submittals as received from MARC Awards Chairperson were reviewed. Deadline is December 31, 2017 for submission for the FYE 6/30/17.
Thornton had provided recommendations to Vernon. Additional suggestions noted during discussion: ATAS & Allegheny Millwork – For Organizational Certificate of Merit for MARC in Pittsburgh; Education Award – Bob Bailey for MARC. See additional notes in follow-up.

Awards to be filed early. If early a reviewer has time to make comments & suggestions for modifications to maximize submissions. Strayer to arrange meeting with Vernon & Thornton to provide assistance.

GBA LIASION: No Report.

STUDENT OUTREACH: Chatham hosted a student/professional meeting on November 6th. Colleen thanked as organizer for a very good turnout and format. The location allowed students to walk/bike to the event. CSI participation was approximately 15
1. Students from: Chatham, PITT, attended as guests, approximately 20
2. NOMA – Two attended as our guests.
3. REA Real Estate Association of University of Pittsburgh – Two attended as our guests.
The event created great opportunities for interaction among all attendees. This format will be used for future events involving student participation. Food was appropriate and very good.

LONG RANGE PLANNING: No Report.

OTHER/NEW BUSINESS: Secretary volunteer – Denny Buirge will take the remaining term until 6/30/18 effective after this meeting.

CSI CHAPTER 60th ANNIVERSARY: This can be promoted. Kate posted flyer on web site that can be used to solicit sponsors. Committee volunteers: Colleen, Matt, Bob, Mark & Rich to organize. Meeting to be scheduled after Holiday party.

MOTION: For adjournment at 12:46 PM, since there was no additional business before the board; proposed by, Miller seconded by Schuster; motion unanimously approved.

Minutes respectfully submitted by acting Secretary Rich Strayer.

Meeting Follow-Up Summary Section:
Below information is not a part of the BOD meeting minutes. It is a list of various ACTION ITEMS noted from this and previous meeting notes requiring follow-up based on meeting discussion. It is not all inclusive or otherwise limiting. It is a reference point to remind us what we volunteered for! Unless otherwise noted the responsible individual will present the results of their work at the next BOD meeting.

1. COLLEEN –Carpenters Union site tour information dates sent to SCOTT.
2. MATT – Inventory of New Member pins and recommend shortages to be purchased.
3. ALL BOD – Need Technical Education Committee Chairperson & Secretary
4. PHIL – Previous discussion of using “Let’s Fix Construction” presentation as possible additional course was updated and agreed as a good idea. RICH to contact PBX to discuss joint venture meeting. SCOTT has instructor contact info when date set.
5. GAIL – A 60TH ANNIVERSARY COMMITTEE – Discuss ideas after Holiday Party.
6. BILL – Awards ideas to be documented – What do you need? NOT LIMITED TO: MARC conference organization (Gail/Miki), MARC brochure (Miki), Specigram (Bob), Website (Kate). Confer with Marty about details of submittal & category. FILE EARLY Next year (2018) already identified: LOS course (Marty & Pat Russell), Chatham Student Outreach Brochure & Event (Colleen) See new items above.
7. JIM – to advise list of Holiday sponsors. RICH to distribute to Officers & Directors.
8. MATT – to download current chapter member list & send to RICH for distribution to executive committee. Then follow up with mass email to all members to review.
9. RICH – To invite NOMA to Holiday Party. Contact info provided.
10. RICH – Set-up luncheon for Awards review with MARTY & BILL.

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October 10, 2017 5:10 pm

President Strayer called the meeting to order with the following BOD members and Committee members in attendance: Bartley, Telenko, Nagie, McNamee, Brown, Bosco, Schuster, Prindible, Miller, Jordan, Defilippo, Henze, Womer, Keener, Pollock, Carty, Lander, and Vernon.

PRESIDENT: Welcome to all attending.
MARC conference call held Monday. NOVA hosting 2018 Regional Conference. May be behind in sponsorships. Marvin asked for comments from Region & Members to Institute as to what they can do better. Construct 2018 in Long Beach, CA. Only 300 hotel rooms available. If you are considering book now.
SECRETARY (ACTING): Presented previously issued draft of 9/19/17 meeting minutes. MOTION: To approve the minutes of September 19, 2017 board meeting as submitted; proposed
by Nagie, seconded by McNamee; motion unanimously approved.
TREASURER: Nagie: we are solvent. Edgewood Country Club booked for September 15, 2018 for 60th Anniversary Party. We have excess funds from actual current year fiscal activities. Budget excess to be used to support future programs as determined by the BOD. In particular the student & NOMA dinner costs for November meeting.
MOTION: To approve monthly treasurer’s report and plan to shuffle budget funds as determined by the BOD proposed by Pollock, seconded by McNamee; motion unanimously approved.
PROGRAMS: Scott Keener to co-chair with assistance from Matt Lander. Following are current plans:
1. November 6th – Student Outreach Mixer. See Student outreach committee report below.
2. December 12th – Holiday Party. See Hospitality below.
3. Tepper Tour in January or March TBD based on site progress.
HOSPITALITY:
1. Golf outing held 9/21. Total registration met budget revenue.
2. Holiday Party Jim Geist started soliciting. We have 13 tables committed. Need 21 to
break-even. Key is get professionals to attend. Notice from 2016 to be updated & distributed to members to obtain sponsors & professional attendees. We need entertainment. Matt to provide contact info to Marc & jim.
PUBLICITY:
1. WEBSITE: New Leadership Information uploaded. Web site was updated to accept Pay
Pal payments for various events. New advertising rates published. Expired advertisers to
be deleted from the web site.
2. SPECIGRAM: Issued October 10, 2017
3. POST CARDS: Nothing at this time. None issued for October meeting. This seems to be
possible cause for low/last-minute attendee responses. Brian Trimble has handled mailing, but needs to get information early to have time to produce & mail post cards. Question asked: Can we convert mass emails to meeting invites so that the data would be added to recipient calendar and eliminate the manual process that seems to let people forget.
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4. PROMOTIONAL ITEMS: Nothing new.
MEMBERSHIP: October shows 114 members. Report to be distributed after the meeting. Concern over Institute accuracy of reporting. Matt Lander called recent lost members to verify status vs. reporting errors. Found one error and resurrected a past member. Thanks to Matt! Matt reported that pin inventory may be low for new member pins. He will confirm and recommend purchase quantity.
TECHNICAL EDUCATION: Education other than lunch-and-learns are less popular since professionals can get education in other ways with less time commitment.
1. Phil Dorenkott set November Plan Grid technical seminar at MBA offices on November 21, 2017 at 8:30 AM. Only Union affiliated companies to attend.
CERTIFICATION: We have 2 home study courses have been sold. In addition there are 2 more potential CDT candidates that may purchase the course. Jeff Carty is studying for CCPR certification.
AWARDS: Consider combining with 60th Anniversary this year. See new business. Topics for Award submittals were reviewed. Deadline is December 31, 2017 for submission for the FYE 6/30/17. Awards to be filed early. If early a reviewer has time to make comments & suggestions for modifications to maximize submissions.
GBA LIASION: Jeff Carty attended meetings. Has received information about GBA events that he reviewed. Jeff will contact GBA to be sure it is ok to post their activities on CSI web site via calendar link. We will ask for the same courtesy.
STUDENT OUTREACH: Chatham volunteered to host a student/professional meeting on November 6th. Can invite students that can walk/bike to the event.
1. Students from: Chatham, PITT, La Roche, Duquesne, CMU to be invited
2. NOMA – To be invited as our guests to help attract younger professionals
3. REA Real Estate Association of University of Pittsburgh – To be invited as paying guests
4. Format will be open discussion, food. Each Organization to make a 2-5 minute
presentation of their purpose and career paths. CSI can discuss CDT course advantages.
5. CSI members will pay reduced dinner fee.
6. Colleen issued a flyer of event information.
OTHER/NEW BUSINESS: Secretary Josh resigned. We need a volunteer to take the term and possibly run for new term in June. Marc Zell unable to attend November meeting. He will contact Stacey to confirm her attendance, or let us know a volunteer is needed.
CSI CHAPTER 60th ANNIVERSARY: This can be promoted. Kate posted flyer on web site that can be used to solicit sponsors. Committee volunteers: Colleen, Matt, Bob, Mark & Rich to organize.
MOTION: For adjournment at 6:11 PM, since there was no additional business before the board; proposed by, Nagie seconded by Pollock; motion unanimously approved.
Minutes respectfully submitted by Rich Strayer on behalf of Josh Telenko.
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New Meeting Follow-Up Summary Section:
Below information is not a part of the BOD meeting minutes. It is a list of various ACTION ITEMS noted from this and previous meeting notes requiring follow-up based on meeting discussion. It is not all inclusive or otherwise limiting. It is a reference point to remind us what we volunteered for! Unless otherwise noted the responsible individual will present the results of their work at the next BOD meeting.
1. COLLEEN – To call Carpenters Union about a tour and available dates. Info to SCOTT.
2. MATT – Inventory of New Member pins and recommend shortages to be purchased.
3. ALLBOD–NeedTechnicalEducationCommitteeChairperson&Secretary
4. PHIL – Discussion of using “Let’s Fix Construction” presentation as possible additional
course.
5. 60TH ANNIVERSARY COMMITTEE – Need to discuss ideas.
6. MARC – To contact Dr. Zoot for availability at Holiday Party’
7. MATT–HaspossibledinnermusiciantobeforwardedtoJIM&MARC.
8. BILL – Awards ideas to be documented – What do you need? NOT LIMITED TO: MARC
conference organization (Gail/Miki), MARC brochure (Miki), Specigram (Bob), Website (Kate). Confer with Marty about details of submittal & category. FILE EARLY Next year (2018) already identified: LOS course (Marty), Chatham Student Outreach Brochure & Event (Colleen)
9. KATE – To contact DAVE about meeting invites vs. general email blasts. RICH recommended small test to BOD.
10.MATT – to download current chapter member list & send to RICH for distribution to executive. Then follow up with mass email to all members to review.
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September 19, 2017 8:32 pm

CSI PITTSBURGH CHAPTER BOARD MEETING
September 19, 2017 - 8:32 PM LOCATION: JW Hall’s Restaurant, Hopewell

PRESIDENT: Welcome to all attending. Just finished a very interesting tour.

The meeting this evening will be focused on open items due to the late-night start. Floor to Marty Thornton for CONSTRUCT attendance report. Of importance is the fact the CSI Institute planning on investing funds into BSD to develop specification interface with Revit. Discussion concluded this is long shot based on current market usage. Institute should be contacted by all interested parties to express concern/opinion. Formal notes to be provided for the record.

PRESIDENT: MOTION: To approve the minutes of August, 23, 2017 board meeting as submitted; proposed by Nagie, seconded by Schuster; motion unanimously approved.
TREASURER: Nagie: we are solvent. Edgewood Country Club booked for September 15, 2018 for 60th Anniversary Party.
MOTION: To approve monthly treasurer’s report and preliminary 2017/2018 budget as submitted proposed by Miller, seconded by Schuster; motion unanimously approved.
PROGRAMS: Scott Keener to co-chair with assistance from Matt Lander. Following are current plans:
1. October 10th – Presentation of new AIA documents at Cefalo’s. AIA course credit to be offered.
2. November 6th – Student Outreach Mixer. See Student outreach committee report below.
3. December 12th – Holiday Party. See Hospitality below.
HOSPITALITY:
1. Golf outing set for 9/21. Total of 39 people registered.
2. Holiday Party Jim Geist started soliciting. The following are C/F comments from July to
consider for this year event: This event format is getting tired, so we need to find alternative to create interest. Joint party? Just invite another group? Key is get professionals to attend.
3. Sporting Clay shoot cancelled for October due to lack of response from participants & range.
PUBLICITY:
1. WEBSITE: New Leadership Information uploaded. Web site to be updated to accept Pay
Pal payments for various events.
2. SPECIGRAM:
3. POST CARDS: Nothing at this time.
4. PROMOTIONAL ITEMS: Bill Vernon provided inventory list for reference.
MEMBERSHIP: September report showing new and lost YTD 2017 provided. Current membership 115 is lowest since 2015. Concern over Institute accuracy of reporting. Matt Lander volunteered to call recent lost members to verify status vs. reporting errors.
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TECHNICAL EDUCATION: Education other than lunch-and-learns are less popular since professionals can get education in other ways with less time commitment.
1. Phil Dorenkott working for November Plan Grid technical seminar at MBA offices. Only Union affiliated companies to attend.
2. Discussion of using “Let’s Fix Construction” presentation as possible additional course.
CERTIFICATION: No Report provided.
AWARDS: Consider combining with 60th Anniversary this year. See new business. Topics for Award submittals were reviewed. Deadline is December 31, 2017 for submission for the FYE 6/30/17.
GBA LIASION: No Report provided.
STUDENT OUTREACH: Chatham volunteered to host a student/professional meeting on November 6th. Can invite students that can walk/bike to the event.
1. Students from: Chatham, PITT, La Roche, Duquesne, CMU to be invited
2. NOMA – To be invited as our guests to help attract younger professionals
3. BOMA – To be invited as paying guests
4. Format will be open discussion, food. Each Organization to make a 2-5 minute
presentation of their purpose and career paths. CSI can discuss CDT course advantages.
5. Colleen to draft a flyer of event information.
OTHER/NEW BUSINESS:
CSI CHAPTER 60th ANNIVERSARY: This can be promoted. Kate drafting flyer that could be
used to solicit sponsors. Committee volunteers: Colleen, Matt, Bob, Mark & Rich to organize.
MOTION: For adjournment at 9:11 PM, since there was no additional business before the board; proposed by, Miller seconded by Pollock; motion unanimously approved.
Minutes respectfully submitted by Rich Strayer on behalf of Josh Telenko.
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New Meeting Follow-Up Summary Section:
Below information is not a part of the BOD meeting minutes. It is a list of various ACTION ITEMS noted from this and previous meeting notes requiring follow-up based on meeting discussion. It is not all inclusive or otherwise limiting. It is a reference point to remind us what we volunteered for! Unless otherwise noted the responsible individual will present the results of their work at the next BOD meeting.
1. COLLEEN – To call Carpenters Union about a tour and available dates. Info to SCOTT.
2. MATT – Prepare inventory of pins and other membership and recommend shortages to be
purchased.
3. MATT & DAMIAN – Membership committee created 2017 historical membership rosters to
highlight members who have fallen off. MATT volunteered to call lost members per list.
4. ALL BOD – Need Technical Education Committee Chairperson.
5. PHIL – Contact MBA office & pick a date for Plan Grid course to be scheduled.
6. COLLEEN – Student Event Flyer for November meeting.
7. RICH – CSI Information Brochure updated.
8. 60TH ANNIVERSARY COMMITTEE – Need to discuss ideas after Gail gets site booked.
9. MARC – To contact Dr. Zoot for availability at Holiday Party
10.MIKI – Involuntarily requested to update the 2016 Holiday Party notice. Create in format
that can be maintained by less technical people in the future.
11.KATE: - Add Pay Pal to web site.
12.KATE: Add 60th Anniversary save the date to web site.
13.BILL – Awards ideas to be documented – What do you need? NOT LIMITED TO: MARC
conference organization (Gail/Miki), MARC brochure (Miki), Specigram (Bob), Website (Kate). Confer with Marty about details of submittal & category. Next year (2018) already identified: LOS course (Marty), Chatham Student Outreach Brochure & Event (Colleen)
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August 23, 2017 6:30 pm

CSI PITTSBURGH CHAPTER BOARD MEETING
August 23, 2017 - 6:30 PM LOCATION: IKM Architecture Offices, Downtown

PRESIDENT: Welcome to all attending.

The primary purpose of this meeting is to follow-up on items from July and get everyone thinking about the next year. What can we do to improve our reach into the potential member pool.

SECRETARY: MOTION: To approve the minutes of July 20, 2017 board meeting as submitted; proposed by Miller, seconded by Nagie; motion unanimously approved.

TREASURER: Nagie: we are solvent. Review of final budget discussion. Marc 17 account to have $10,000 transferred back to chapter savings account. Discussion of 60th anniversary plan budget reviewed and accepted as reasonable. Gail to contact Edgewood Country Club for available dates in September/October 2018.

MOTION: To approve monthly treasurer’s report and preliminary 2017/2018 budget as submitted proposed by Schuster, seconded by Bailey; motion unanimously approved.

PROGRAMS: Scott Keener to co-chair with assistance from Matt Lander. Following are current plans:
1. September 19th – Tour of Columbia Gas in Monaca starting at 5:00. Miki had initial contact. Scott Keener to follow up with details of event. Dinner location not yet decided. Brad Bartley is familiar with area. Did not like JW Halls as location. He will contact Marc with a short list of locations in Beaver.
2. October10th – No tour discussed. Possible joint ASHRE meeting. Brad to check on availability of company speaker about forensic glass and AIA credits.
3. November 6th – Student Outreach Mixer. See Student outreach committee report below.
4. Other ideas presented: Carpenters and other trade training facility location tours.

HOSPITALITY:
1. Golf outing set for 9/21. See the website for information.
2. Holiday Party Jim to start soliciting after Labor Day. The following are C/F comments from July to consider for this year event: This event format is getting tired, so we need to find alternative to create interest. Joint party? Just invite another group? Key is get professionals to attend.

PUBLICITY:
1. WEBSITE: Minor added information. New Leadership Information provided by Rich to Kate after BOD meeting. Golf event info added.
2. SPECIGRAM: July?August issued
3. POST CARDS: Nothing at this time.
4. PROMOTIONAL ITEMS: We have some, but lost track at MARC. Bill, Miki, Kate and anyone else with items to advise Bill who has inventory list.

MEMBERSHIP: No report.

TECHNICAL EDUCATION: Education other than lunch-and-learns are less popular since professionals can get education in other ways with less time commitment.
1. Phil Dorenkott recommended late October/early November for Plan Grid technical seminar at MBA offices. Only Union affiliated companies to attend.
2. Discussion of using “Let’s Fix Construction” presentation as possible additional course.

CERTIFICATION: Report provided by Mike, presented by Rich of current activity.

AWARDS: Consider combining with 60th Anniversary this year. See new business.

GBA LIASION: No expense budget. Annual speaker program to be continued.

STUDENT OUTREACH: Chatham volunteered to host a student/professional meeting on November 6th. Can invite students that can walk/bike to the event.
1. Students from: Chatham, PITT, La Roche, Duquesne, CMU to be invited
2. NOMA – To be invited as our guests to help attract younger professionals
3. BOMA – To be invited as paying guests
4. Format will be open discussion, food. Each Organization to make a 2-5 minute presentation of their purpose and career paths. CSI can discuss CDT course advantages.
5. Colleen to draft a flyer of event information.

OTHER/NEW BUSINESS:

CSI CHAPTER 60th ANNIVERSARY: This could be promoted as soon as we get the date set. Want upscale facility on a weekend night in a central/easy access location. Need to start now. Committee volunteers: Colleen, Matt, Bob, Mark & Rich to organize after Labor Day. Gail to provide sage advice and some budget info from past events.

MOTION: For adjournment at 7:45 PM, since there was no additional business before the board; proposed by, Miller seconded by Schuster; motion unanimously approved.

Minutes respectfully submitted by Rich Strayer.

New Meeting Follow-Up Summary Section:
Below information is not a part of the BOD meeting minutes. It is a list of various ACTION ITEMS noted requiring follow-up based on meeting discussion. It is not all inclusive or otherwise limiting. It is a reference point to remind us what we volunteered for! Unless otherwise noted the responsible individual will present the results of their work at the next BOD meeting.

1. GAIL – Dates for 60th Anniversary Celebration
2. BRAD – List of Beaver area restaurants for Marc to schedule 9/19/17 - ASAP
3. MARC – Final restaurant info to Scott Keener for inclusion in Tour info package to be distributed to CSI Membership by Dave. ASAP and again 2 weeks before tour.
4. BRAD – Glass speaker for October meeting. Cost? ASAP
5. COLLEEN – To call Carpenters Union about a tour and available dates. To SCOTT.
6. BILL – Update CSI Promotional Items inventory list. Get bag count from KATE and other notebooks from MIKI.
7. MATT – to inventory pins and other membership and advise of shortages to be purchased.
8. MATT & DAMIAN – Membership committee to create & distribute current vs. historical membership rosters to highlight members who have fallen off. List to be reviewed & assigned for follow-up.
9. ALL BOD – Need Technical Education Committee Chairperson.
10. PHIL – Contact MBA office & pick a date for Plan Grid course to be scheduled.
11. COLLEEN – Student Event Flyer to advertise
12. RICH – CSI Information Brochure updated. To COLLEEN.
13. 60TH ANNIVERSARY COMMITTEE – Need to discuss ideas after Gail gets site booked.

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July 20, 2017 6:25 pm

CSI PITTSBURGH CHAPTER BOARD MEETING
July 20, 2017 - 6:25 PM LOCATION: Panera Restaurant-McCandless Crossing

President Strayer called the meeting to order with the following BOD members and Committee members in attendance: Bartley, Telenko, Nagie (phone), McNamee, Brown, Bosco, Schuster, Prindible, Miller, Jordan, Defilippo, Henze, Womer, Keener, Pollock, Carty, Lander, Miller, and Vernon.

PRESIDENT: Institute is still behind on dues, CEO Mark Dorsey on Region conference call. Hoping to improve systems. The organization appears to be overall financial decline based on review of last 3 years of financials by Strayer.

The primary purpose of this meeting is to get everyone thinking about the next year. What can we do to improve our reach into the potential member pool? How do we see the current budget vs. last years’ information supporting the mission? We will review various budget line items and discuss relevance and action items to improve the Chapter in FY18.

MARC17 final summary report briefly covered. Members have a copy. We spent $13,657 of the savings fund for the conference. All in agreement it was money well spent. Congratulations to all who made it a success.

SECRETARY: No minutes to approve.

TREASURER: Nagie: we are solvent.

MOTION: To approve monthly treasurer’s report as submitted proposed by Schuster, seconded by Miller; motion unanimously approved.

BUDGET REVIEW DISCUSSION
The meeting discussion focused on budget history & actual vs. FYE 6/30/18 budget items commencing with general revenue discussion followed by a review of expenses by committee. In some cases follow-up items are indicated as ACTION ITEMS in the notes below.
REVENUE
1. Chapter dinners and dues budgets & actual show decline over the past years. Indicates the lost members and interest in participation. We need to find ways to stimulate new members, particularly professionals.
a. Specigram advertising of events early & often. Create blast format to wide variety of professionals & all chapter members. Can we get emails from members of others that we could target?
b. Specigram sponsorships to be included.
c. New & different trips & speakers to attract professionals. Can we get these to be AIA credit based?
d. Joint events with AIA, ASA, ASHRE, Concrete, etc. to develop programs that draw interest and new people to CSI. COMMITTEE MEETING TO DISCUSS/PLAN.
2. Speed Dating – popular for reps, not professionals. Consider getting a table based on meeting attendance. Bringing a guest counts for more.
3. Sporting Clays – Seems to be popular. Hold October event. Price point of $75 minimum in the announcement blast. Consider joining with PBX or other in spring if this does not go well.

EXPENSES-by Committee

PROGRAMS: Budget reasonable, but may be impacted by costs associated with expanded revenue efforts & joint meetings. Changes should be net positive to bottom line. Scott Keener to co-chair and allow Bob to reduce efforts.

HOSPITALITY: No change
1. Golf outings split into spring & fall budgets. Coordination agreed with Sporting Clay event in October. Budgets reflect lower participation. Could a better course (more expensive) generate interest?
2. Holiday Party revenue & expenses consistent with prior year. This event format is getting tired, so we need to find alternative to create interest. Joint party? Just invite another group? Key is get professionals to attend.

PUBLICITY: - Budget increase to $600 for more post card mailings
1. WEBSITE: Focus on presentation and use as advertising vehicle for communication & revenue source of sponsors.
2. SPECIGRAM: Improve presentation. First page to be concise & news about CSI. Announce early & often via email blasts.
3. POST CARDS: Not always done last year. Need to get info to Brian so he can manage the mailings. Consider adding special events mailings with references to Web site, etc.
4. PROMOTIONAL ITEMS: We have some, but lost track at MARC. Bill, Miki, Kate and anyone else with items to advise Bill who has inventory list. CREATE CURRENT INVENTORY of ITEMS.

MEMBERSHIP: The only real expenses are pins and guest dinners for potential members.
1. Matt to inventory and advise of shortages to be purchased. May change budget.
2. Membership committee to create & distribute current vs. historical membership rosters to contact members who have fallen off. Potential revenue gains.

TECHNICAL EDUCATION: Committee is largely inactive. Leisa needs co-chair that will seek opportunities for special seminars. Education other than lunch-and-learns are less popular since professionals can get education in other ways with less time commitment.
1. The only way to improve is joint meetings with current topics that give AIA credits.
2. Can we reach out to AIA chapter?
3. FIND CO-CHAIR for EDUCATION COMMITTEE.

CERTIFICATION: Using existing materials. Need to find a way to get more people interested in the certifications. Explaining advantages to new people may help.

AWARDS: Budget reasonable. Awards dinner turnout poor last 2 years. Need better venue and/or change date. Consider combining with 60th Anniversary this year. See new business.

GBA LIASION: No expense budget. Annual speaker program to be continued.

STUDENT OUTREACH: No students were able to attend Jeopardy for April meeting with the finals schedule. Chatham University reached out to explain the issues/opportunities:
1. Date was in April – finals conflict
2. Location in Carnegie – not easy to get to
3. Chatham volunteered to host the competition in 2018. Can invite students that can walk/bike to the event.
4. Colleen to discuss dates & how we make this happen, including food.

CSI CHAPTER 60th ANNIVERSWARY: This could be promoted as soon as we get the date set. Want upscale facility on a weekend night in a central/easy access location. Need to start now. Committee volunteers: Colleen, Matt, Rich to organize and discuss before August BOD meeting. Gail to provide sage advice and some budget info from past events.

OTHER/NEW BUSINESS:
1. LOS meeting in August. Please attend if you are interested. Recent email sent.
2. Construct meeting in September causes travel conflicts with Pittsburgh meeting. Move Pittsburgh meeting back 1 week in September to 9/19/17.
3. Programs Committee (Bob) presented a summary of ideas & history of past activities for consideration in the current fiscal year. It is a great start with a few new ideas.

MOTION: For adjournment at 7:45 PM, since there was no additional business before the board; proposed by, Miller seconded by Schuster; motion unanimously approved.

Minutes respectfully submitted by Rich Strayer.

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April 11, 2017 3:06 pm

CSI PITTSBURGH CHAPTER BOARD MEETING
April 11, 2017 - 5:25 PM LOCATION: Cefalo’s

President Strayer called the meeting to order with the following in attendance: Bradley, Telenko, Nagie, McNamee, Brown, Bosco, Schuster, Prindible, Miller, Jordan, Thornton, and Defilippo.

PRESIDENT: Institute is still behind on dues, Nagie and Strayer looking into.

SECRETARY: MOTION: To approve the minutes of March board meeting as submitted; proposed by Miller, seconded by Bosco; motion unanimously approved.

TREASURER: Nagie: we are solvent.

MOTION: To approve monthly treasurer’s report as submitted proposed by Schuster, seconded by Brown; motion unanimously approved.

WEBSITE: Schuster: Links on website are to be added / changed and/or corrected.

ELECTIONS: Strayer: upcoming Chapter elections for the following: 1st VP – K. Brown; 2nd VP – D. Miller; Treasurer – G. Nagie; BOD(1) – K. Schuster; BOD(2) – J. Henze.

MOTION: To approve all nominees as presented proposed by Thornton, seconded by Prindible; motion unanimously approved.

MEMBERSHIP: Lander and Carnegie sent report. Currently we have 124 members. Membership committee is being asked to look for renewals of members who have fallen off.

CERTIFICATION: Bosco: William Pope with NEXT Architecture is interested in a CDT exam/course/study guide; Thornton will email him.

AWARDS/SPEC COMPETITION: Vernon and Thornton to discuss awards at next meeting.

GBA LIASON: Jeff Carty is interested in being the GBA Liason, Thornton will contact him to do a program.

STUDENT OUTREACH: No students were able to attend Jeopardy for April meeting with the finals schedule.

GOLF OUTING: Golf outing has been moved to June, date not set.

MEMBER PROFILES/MARC 17/OTHER: Strayer: 69 people fully registered for MARC 17, everything is currently planned and ready but looking for more Pittsburgh participants and some giveaways if anyone has anything to contribute.

MOTION: For adjournment at 5:52 PM, since there was no additional business before the board; proposed by, Bosco seconded by Nagie; motion unanimously approved.

Minutes respectfully submitted by Josh Telenko.

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February 21, 2017 8:00 pm

President Strayer called the meeting to order with the following in attendance: Thornton, Miller, Telenko, Nagie, Bartley, Pollock, McNamee, Schuster, Brown, Watson, Bosco, Bailey, Vargo, and Vernon.

PRESIDENT:
Meeting will be concise due to time of day. MARC monthly conference call last held last week (2/13). Nothing unusual to report.

SECRETARY: Not present. No minutes available to approve. Deferred until March meeting.

TREASURER:
Copies of the bank statement summary showing activity were presented by Thornton on behalf of Nagie & discussed. The Institute has begun paying dues more timely. December, 2016 was received and will appear on next month’s report. Chapter finances are in order as anticipated. There being no further questions, MOTION: To approve monthly treasurer’s report as submitted was proposed by Schuster, seconded by Miller; motion unanimously approved.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:
PROGRAMS:
• March – Tremco presenting use of drones in building envelope analysis
• April – Student outreach participation. We have more interest than space for participation. See Committee report below.

HOSPITALITY:
• Golf outing – No Report presented.

• Holiday Party – No Report presented.

PUBLICITY / ELECTRONIC CMMUNICATIONS:
• Website – Updated for MARC17 conference. Dave sent our MARC conference blast to all regional CSI members. A separate email will be sent to PGH Chapter members only to advise them to register directly with Gail Nagie and to pay by check if possible to reduce costs of conference registration.
• We need PGH Chapter member profiles updated
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MEMBERSHIP:
• No Report presented.

TECHNICAL EDUCATION:
• No Report presented.

CERTIFICATION:
• Two people have signed up to take the CDT home study course.

AWARDS:
• Next deadline is May 1, 2017 for chapter fiscal year awards

GBA LIASON:
• No Report presented.

STUDENT OUTREACH:
• Colleen reported we have a high level of student interest vs. $1,400 budget and limited participation spots for Jeopardy. Can we try another format to increase participation, except that the higher participation will reduce per person student scholarship. Rich to address with group in separate email for resolution by next month.

LONG RANGE PLANNING:
• No Report presented.

ARCHIVING:
• No Report presented.

MARC 17:
• Committee finalized web site. We have 6 registrations. The cost of Carnegie & Tech Shop tours not included in conference registration was identified as confusing. Web site to be updated to clarify.
• Committee meeting to be scheduled for early March. Printing & volunteer schedules to be finalized.

OLD BUSINESS:
None

NEW BUSINESS:
• Officer candidate slate was presented. Two new nominations from floor were submitted: Patrick Starr of ATAS, Inc. & Jason Henze of Overhead Door of Pittsburgh.
• Follow-up – Patrick Starr withdrew nomination. We now have a full slate of existing officers and directors for reelection.
• April – present slate & close nominations and hold elections.

MOTION: For adjournment at 8:35 PM, since there was no additional business before the board; proposed by Miller, seconded by Vargo, motion unanimously approved.

Minutes respectfully submitted by Richard Strayer on behalf of Secretary Telenko.

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January 10, 2017 5:06 pm

President Strayer called the meeting to order with the following in attendance: Vernon, Vargo, Telenko, Nagie, Bosco, Dorenkott, Schuster, Miller, Bailey, Geist, Thornton, Defilippo.

PRESIDENT: Meeting from December did not have a quorum; Colleen Defilippo is new Chair of Student Outreach; Institute is behind on dues payments to Chapter.

SECRETARY: MOTION: To approve the minutes of November board meeting as submitted; proposed by Vargo, seconded by Nagie; motion unanimously approved.

TREASURER: Nagie asks how much Chapter should donate to Pittsburgh Food Bank

MOTION: To approve donation to Pittsburgh Food Bank and book Chadwick for Holiday Party; proposed by Strayer, seconded by Thornton; motion unanimously approved.

MOTION: To approve monthly treasurer’s report as submitted; proposed by Thornton, seconded by Vargo; motion unanimously approved.

HOSPITALITY: Holiday Party was a success.

PROGRAMS: Bailey: Tonight – Construction Technology; February – Speed Dating; March and April not booked; Tremco has a drone program although proprietary, Bailey will pursue.

WEBSITE: Schuster: Link to Eventbrite for registrations.

MEMBERSHIP: Chapter to ask Matt Lander to do a membership presentation and set up a new member orientation.

TECHNICAL/EDUCATION: Dorenkott: Finding topics for presentations has been difficult, if anyone has ideas please send to Dorenkott for an April or May seminar.

CERTIFICATION: Bosco: a structural company reached out for a private CDT certification program, Bosco to reach out to Richmond Chapter.

AWARDS/SPEC COMPETITION: Only three chapters submitted for awards, Pittsburgh Chapter received five out of the twenty-four that were given.

STUDENT OUTREACH: Colleen Defilippo is new Chair.

ARCHIVE PROJECT: Bailey and Nagie were able to complete the archiving and it is paid for.

MEMBER PROFILES/MARC 17/OTHER: Strayer put MARC17 info on Eventbrite, Chapter page will have a link to this site by Schuster.

NEW BUSINESS: Up for election this term: Strayer, Schuster, Vernon, Brown and Nagie.

MOTION: For adjournment at 5:56 PM, since there was no additional business before the board; proposed by, Miller seconded by Vargo; motion unanimously approved.

Minutes respectfully submitted by Josh Telenko.

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November 08, 2016 7:45 pm

President Strayer called the meeting to order with the following in attendance: Telenko, Nagie, Watson, Bosco, Prindible, Geist, Lander, Carnegie, Bartley.

SECRETARY: MOTION: To approve the minutes of October board meeting as corrected; proposed by Watson, seconded by Nagie; motion unanimously approved.

MOTION: To approve the minutes of September board meeting as submitted; proposed by Watson, seconded by Nagie; motion unanimously approved.

TREASURER: Review of Treasurer’s Report.

MOTION: To approve monthly treasurer’s report as submitted; proposed by Bosco, seconded by Bartley; motion unanimously approved.

HOSPITALITY: Geist: Holiday Party has 15 confirmed vendors and one maybe, still need 2-3 more and entertainment is set up.

PROGRAMS: Chapter needs an editable version of the Holiday Party invitation, Bosco will reformat from PDF to Word. January program is not set yet.

WEBSITE: No Report

PUBLICITY: Miller: post cards have been sent.

MEMBERSHIP: Carnegie: membership report shows a new member affiliated with GBA, wonders if this person could become the GBA Liason.

CERTIFICATION: No Report

AWARDS/SPEC COMPETITION: No Report

GOLF OUTING: No Report

MEMBER PROFILES/MARC 17/OTHER: Strayer: MARC 17 conference call this month, need event coordinator for registration, tours are set up and event looks good.

MOTION: For adjournment at 8:20 PM, since there was no additional business before the board; proposed by Miller, seconded by Nagie; motion unanimously approved.

Minutes respectfully submitted by Josh Telenko.

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October 18, 2016 8:00 pm

President Strayer called the meeting to order with the following in attendance: Thornton, Miller, Nagie, Pollock, Schuster, Bosco, Bailey, and Vargo.

PRESIDENT: We just completed a very nice tour of Matthews International. MARC-17 committee meeting Thursday, October 20th at R3Architects.

SECRETARY: No MOTION: To approve the minutes of previous board meeting was proposed as last month meeting minutes were not available. Minutes to be approved at next scheduled meeting.

TREASURER: Copies of the bank statement summary showing activity were presented by Gail & reviewed by Rich. We are solvent.

MOTION: To approve monthly treasurer’s report as submitted was proposed by Dave Miller, seconded by Kate Schuster; motion unanimously approved.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:
PROGRAMS:
• November 8, 2016 meeting starts with tour of Giffin Interiors facility at 5:00PM. Dinner will be at Cefalo’s since it is only a few miles away. Details to be provided through normal communications channels this month.
• December 13, 2016 is Holiday party at Chadwick. Postcards to be mailed & flyers, same as last year to be distributed. See below.
• January 9, 2017 meeting at Cefalo’s – Tentative speaker on digital documentation for construction projects. To be confirmed by Bob.

HOSPITALITY: Holiday Party – Jim reported 17 vendor tables are committed. We may have received another one tonight. Still need more to ensure profitability. IIDA has declined any participation this year. TO BE DONE – All officers and Directors to reach out to architectural community professionals to attend the party. It can be done at no cost to that person. Details of drinks & postcards to be finalized & distributed ASAP to encourage attendance by additional professionals.

PUBLICITY / ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS: Postcards – Are now being handled by Brian Trimble. Brian asked that he be registered with CSI Institute as a leader to gain access to member data. TO BE DONE – RDS is unable to log-in, so I also need help.

MARC 17: Next meeting on Thursday, October 2o, 2016 at 6:00 – R3A Offices on South Side. Bob Bailey has continued to enlist sponsors. New categories were added. Bob to update list of sponsorships & those filled at the meeting. Discussion of MARC-17 vendor table sponsors was held. Volunteer positions for conference tasks to be identified. Matt Lander will help. Publicity of the event to be sent out in November

MOTION: For adjournment at 8:17 PM, since there was no additional business before the board; proposed by David Miller, seconded by Kate Schuster; motion unanimously approved.

Minutes respectfully submitted by Richard Strayer, President on behalf of Josh Telenko, Secretary

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September 16, 2016 5:10 pm

Acting President Thornton called the meeting to order with the following in attendance: Telenko, Nagie, McNamee, Brown, Bosco, Schuster, Miller, Bailey, Jordan, Geist, Carnegie, Vernon, Bartley.

PRESIDENT: Thornton: Next national CSI Convention will be in Providence, RI September 13-16th, 2017; Columbus Chapter received a grant to advance CDT at Columbus University.

SECRETARY: MOTION: To approve the minutes of August board meeting as corrected; proposed by Miller, seconded by Nagie; motion unanimously approved.

TREASURER: Nagie: Bailey needs funds for archiving.

MOTION: To approve amended (for archiving funding) monthly treasurer’s report as submitted; proposed by Miller, seconded by Bosco; motion unanimously approved.

MOTION: To approve monthly treasurer’s report as submitted; proposed by Bailey, seconded by Vernon; motion unanimously approved.

PROGRAMS: Bailey: October will be a plant tour at Matthews Bronze Plant, can’t do the 2nd Tuesday of the month, so it will be the 3rd (October 18th); November is still being finalized; Holiday Party is December 13th, initial invites have gone out and 6 vendors have committed.

WEBSITE: Schuster: All Chapter positions have been updated, advertising pricing is listed.

PUBLICITY: Miller: No post cards went out, Brian Tremble said he would take this over for Miller.

MEMBERSHIP: Carnegie: review of membership report, asked that if anyone knows someone that is up for renewal to reach out to them and report back.

CERTIFICATION: Exams are running from September 26th – December 10th, applications are cut off at this point.

AWARDS/SPEC COMPETITION: Region Awards applications are due by December 31st

GOLF OUTING: Outing will be this Thursday September 18th with a 9:00 AM shotgun start.

MEMBER PROFILES/MARC 17/OTHER: Nagie requests help with electronic communications for CONSTRUCT, MARC 17 committee meeting next week, information will be sent.

REGION: Planning and Education committees looking for members, and a Finance committee will be put in place; Region Nominations as follows: Region President – Gail Nagie, 1st VP – Thomas Feulner, 2nd VP – Lee Ann Slattery, Secretary – Steven Lawrey, Institution Director – Marvin Kemp.

MOTION: For adjournment at 5:45 PM, since there was no additional business before the board; proposed by Miller, seconded by Schuster; motion unanimously approved.

Minutes respectfully submitted by Josh Telenko.

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August 24, 2016 6:35 pm

President Strayer called the meeting to order with the following in attendance: Telenko, Nagie, Fulton, Brown, Bosco, Schuster, Miller, Bailey, Thornton, Bartley, Pollock.

PRESIDENT: Strayer: Miller is looking for a replacement for Publicity Chairman, he will continue until a replacement can be found. The Chapter needs a chair for GBA Liaison and Student Outreach, we will put an ad in the Specigram.

SECRETARY:

MOTION: To approve the minutes of June 2016 board meeting as submitted; proposed by Nagie, seconded by Bosco; motion unanimously approved.

MOTION: To approve the minutes of July 2016 board meeting as submitted; proposed by Nagie, seconded by Bosco; motion unanimously approved.

TREASURER: Chapter is solvent.

MOTION: To approve monthly treasurer’s report as submitted; proposed by Brown, seconded by Thornton; motion unanimously approved.

HOSPITALITY: Strayer: Holiday Party will be at the Chadwick the 2nd Tuesday in December.

PROGRAMS: Bailey: September meeting will be “Controlling Risk Through Information Management” by Betsy Ennis Dulin, Esq., PE; October program not set in stone yet.

WEBSITE: Schuster: website has been updated.

PUBLICITY: Bailey: end of summer newsletter set to go out.

MEMBERSHIP: Strayer: Lisa McNamee needs to receive her anniversary pin, will bring to September meeting.

CERTIFICATION: Bosco: Brown passed her CCS; Jeff Carty purchased a home study course.

AWARDS: Nagie received a Certificate of Appreciation and Merit from the Institute for serving on multiple committees and her continued work.

MARC 17: Meetings will be starting back up for this planning committee.

MARC 18: Will be in Winchester, VA April 18-22, 2018.

LOS: National convention will not take place next year; Region is looking to establish a regional finance group; this year’s LOS went well, although attendance was down.

BUDGET:

MOTION: To approve budget for FY 2016-2017; proposed by Miller; seconded by Pollock; motion unanimously approved.

NEW BUSINESS: Thank you note was read from Bailey family.

MOTION: For adjournment at 7:59 PM, since there was no additional business before the board; proposed by Thornton; seconded by Nagie; motion unanimously approved.

Minutes respectfully submitted by Josh Telenko.

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July 31, 2016 2:00 pm

President Strayer called the meeting to order with the following in attendance: Thornton, Nagie, McNamee, Schuster, Watson, Bosco, Vargo, and Vernon.

PRESIDENT:
Quorum of Officers, Directors & Advisors were present to conduct official Chapter business.
We continue to see Institute offering more excuses than results. Chapter dues are constantly paid late; membership data is incorrect/incomplete; web site design failed to allow log-on. Gail has questioned these as Regional President. We need a reconciliation of Institute data to what we believe is a correct membership roster, and payment of same.

SECRETARY: MOTION: To approve the minutes of previous board meeting was defererd as a copy of the minutes was unavailable. They will be approved at the next chapter BOD.
TREASURER:
Copies of the bank statement summary showing activity were presented by Gail & discussed. There being no questions,
MOTION: To approve monthly treasurer’s report as submitted was proposed by Leisa McNamee, seconded by Mike Bosco; motion unanimously approved.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

PROGRAMS: No report presented. Bob Bailey will advise update at next meeting.

HOSPITALITY: Golf outing was a success. We had people show up without knowing they were coming. This caused problems with tee times and, had we known, The course would have given us a shotgun start. Future outings to include request for pre-registration requirements
Holiday Party is reserved for 2nd Tuesday in December 13th at Chadwick Restaurant. IIDA unable to provide input. They want to do a joint meeting. Jim to reach-out for ideas over the next few months.

PUBLICITY / ELECTRONIC CMMUNICATIONS:
Website to be updated for MARC-17 save the date.
Rich to provide updated Chapter Leadership List to Kate for web site.

MEMBERSHIP:
Bob/Dave/Kate to coordinate September 13th meeting post cards. Gail Nagie to forward address changes to update mailing list.
New Member Orientation Seminar discussed. Early Spring (March?) time frame favored. Miki recommended new members receive a CSI goodie bag. See new business below. Meeting agenda to be developed. Marty volunteered to enlist Sandy Hundley to help revise previous outline for this orientation.
LOS to include an Institue presentation of new web site; explain other issues.
Chapter Directory update to be started by 9/16.

TECHNICAL EDUCATION:
No Report presented.

CERTIFICATION:
Fall certification test dates were extended.
Mike Bosco volunteered to be pro-active and organize a group to meet with registered test takers as tutors. Another option is to create a study guide to be provided to test takes, possibly using Internet course information.

AWARDS:
Pittsburgh Chapter received OCC award. Marty to collect at Construct.
Leisa McNamee – to be awarded 10-year chevron.

GBA LIASON: No Report presented.

STUDENT OUTREACH: No Report presented.

LONG RANGE PLANNING:
Previous facilitator unavailable. We have information and can organize our own LRP review & update meeting. F/U in September at full Chapter meeting to enlist others to volunteer.

ARCHIVING: No Report presented.

MARC 17:
Gail & Rich discussed progress on the meeting. Preliminary Agenda 90% complete. Hotel food & beverage costs to be reviewed & reduced. Next committee meeting to be set. Gail to provide hotel food & beverage cost details to Rich

OLD BUSINESS:
Preliminary Budget for 2016/17 presented by Gail. Shows increased activities and improved net positive cash flow. After discussion, members asked to review with view to approve at August 24th BOD meeting.

NEW BUSINESS:
Marty provided Bill with various CSI logo items inventory. They are to be categorized & counted so we know what we have and how they can be sold/used.
We have notebooks with pens (MARC Goodie bags idea), Flash Drives, CSI T-Shirts, and messenger bags. Quanities TBD.

MOTION: For adjournment at 3:17 PM, since there was no additional business before the board; proposed by,Kate Schuster, seconded by Mike Bosco ; motion unanimously approved.
Minutes respectfully submitted by Rich Strayer.

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June 27, 2016 7:02 pm

President Strayer called the meeting to order with the following in attendance: Telenko, Nagie, McNamee, Watson, K. Bosco, Dorenkott, Prindible, Miller, Bailey, Zell, Thornton, Vernon.

PRESIDENT: Vernon went through a handoff of Presidential duties to Strayer; Vernon would like to encourage everyone to attend LOS on August 19th and 20th.

SECRETARY: MOTION: To approve the minutes of May 2016 board meeting as submitted; proposed by Strayer, seconded by Miller; motion unanimously approved.

TREASURER: No treasurer’s report was available; Chapter is solvent and in good condition for 2016-17 year.

HOSPITALITY: No report

PROGRAMS: Board meeting for July will be at Prindible residence Sunday July 31st at 2:00 PM.

PUBLICITY: Bailey: no newsletter in July and August; Strayer: would like to do a newsletter in August to summarize summer meetings.

MEMBERSHIP: No Report

TECHNICAL/EDUCATION: No Report.

CERTIFICATION: No Report

AWARDS: No report

LOS: LOS is looking for people who have held an officer position to do a ten minute presentation about their role.

NEW BUSINESS: Bailey volunteered to do a Region Newsletter

MOTION: For adjournment at 7:22 PM, since there was no additional business before the board; proposed by Miller; seconded by Nagie; motion unanimously approved.

Minutes respectfully submitted by Josh Telenko.

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May 16, 2016 12:02 pm

President Vernon called the meeting to order with the following in attendance: Telenko, Strayer, Nagie, Watson, K. Brown, Schuster, Bailey, Geist, Thornton.

PRESIDENT: A board member had a death in the family and the Chapter will look to make a donation. We will have an abbreviated meeting in June.

SECRETARY: MOTION: To approve the minutes of April 2016 board meeting as submitted; proposed by Nagie, seconded by Bailey; motion unanimously approved.

TREASURER: MOTION: To approve this month’s report; proposed by Watson, seconded by Strayer; motion unanimously approved.

HOSPITALITY: Vernon: Zell and Jordan have done a great job this year.

PROGRAMS: Awards Banquet will be at Cefalo’s next month; will look into other possible locations for next year.

PUBLICITY: No Report.

MEMBERSHIP: New and lost members were reviewed; Nagie: some chapters may not be getting credit for members in multiple chapters and this is being looked into.

TECHNICAL/EDUCATION: No Report.

CERTIFICATION: Vernon: we could do a CDT Prep course as a web class for a local company, K. Brown volunteered to participate.

AWARDS: Thornton: submitted two awards for the Institute as well as multiple Chapter Awards; Outstanding Chapter Award is due July 15^th at 2:00 pm.

MARC 17: Region Conference Meeting will be May 23^rd at R3A offices.

OLD BUSINESS: LOS will be August 19^th and 20^th.

NEW BUSINESS: MOTION: To approve the membership of Nagie from Professional Member to Emeritus; proposed by Strayer, seconded by Thornton; motion unanimously approved.

MOTION: For adjournment at 12:35 PM, since there was no additional business before the board; proposed by Miller; seconded by Nagie; motion unanimously approved.

Minutes respectfully submitted by Josh Telenko.

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April 12, 2016 5:12 pm

President Vernon called the meeting to order with the following in attendance: Bosco, Bailey, Vargo, McNamee, Prindible, Dorenkott, Telenko, Bartley, Nagie, Miller, and Thornton.

PRESIDENT: Vernon discussed Region Conference experience and how Pittsburgh Chapter can build on the successes; Institute will change “President” to “Chairman” and this will be voted on; Institute bylaws have been streamlined; new Chairman wants to make CDT required as an industry standard.

SECRETARY: MOTION: To approve the minutes of February 2016 board meeting as submitted; proposed by Vargo, seconded by McNamee; motion unanimously approved.

MOTION: To approve the minutes of March 2016 board meeting as amended; proposed by Vargo, seconded by McNamee; motion unanimously approved.

TREASURER: MOTION: To approve this month’s report; proposed by Vargo, seconded by McNamee; motion unanimously approved.

HOSPITALITY: No Report

PROGRAMS: Bailey: Drury Hotel tour next month (May 10^th), dinner location has not been decided on; June Awards Ceremony location has not been settled yet.

PUBLICITY: Golf outing is May 19th.

TECHNICAL/EDUCATION: Dorenkott: looking for fresh ideas; possibly a BIM program/seminar.

CERTIFICATION: Report from March will be resent by Bosco.

AWARDS: Thornton: the Chapter has done well with Region Awards this year.

MARC 17: Vernon: looking into having a CDT Boot Camp with some one-on-one instruction and then follow it up with a few courses.

GBA LIASON: Dorenkott attended a GBA meeting.

GOLF OUTING: Chapter Golf outing is May 19^th.

MOTION: For adjournment at 5:46 PM, since there was no additional business before the board; proposed by Vargo; seconded by Miller; motion unanimously approved.

Minutes respectfully submitted by Josh Telenko.

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March 15, 2016 12:00 pm

President Vernon called the meeting to order with the following in attendance: Vargo, Miller, Nagie, McNamee, Dorenkott, Watson, Brown, Prindible, Thornton, Wygal & Vernon.

PRESIDENT: Chapter elections are to occur in April the following are the slate for new board members. President: Rich Strayer; 1^st Vice President: Marty Thornton; 2^nd Vice President: David Miller; Secretary: Josh Telenko;

Director: Bruce Pollock (new board member); Director: Brad Bartley (full term); Director: Leisa McNamee MOTION: To close nominations with the understanding nominations will be reopen in April when candidates are voted on. proposed by McNamee seconded by Watson.

SECRETARY: Tabled to next meeting.

TREASURER: MOTION: To approve this month’s report; proposed by McNamee , seconded by Vargo; motion unanimously approved.

HOSPITALITY: Next month will be at Cefelo’s.

PROGRAMS: April: 1 hour to bid at Cefalo’s May: tour of the Drury Hotel project ; June: Chapter Awards location to be discussed.

WEBSITE: No report

PUBLICITY: Miller will issue email about golf outing and a separate email about the election slate and the next meeting in April.

MEMBERSHIP: New member contact persons were assigned. List of members not on the chapter roster were discussed and contact persons were assigned. Member with lapsing memberships were discussed and contact persons were assigned.

TECHNICAL/EDUCATION: P. Dorenkott and MBA chair Jon O’Brien director industry relations went to a thank you lunch for MBA’s support. MBA is willing to host future events for the chapter. A future event topic is pursued suggestions are welcomed

CERTIFICATION: Report submitted by Bosco.

AWARDS: Institute awards are due May 6^th, O.C.C. is due July 5^th; Chapter awards are due before June meeting. Chapter has several members that have received Regional Awards President will need to verify attendance of those nominated or provide acceptance of those awards not present. For institute awards Kelly Brown and Specigram will be nominated the metal stud educational event will be nominated. The award set up has changed and the Narratives are very important to describe and achieve the awards.

STUDENT OUTREACH: No report

LONG RANGE PLANNING: there will need to be a revised approach as the person organizing this has other family commitments and will not be able to assist in this project.

GOLF OUTING: next outing will be at Cranberry Highlands. D Miller will be in attendance to assist with Pay Pal account. cost is $100 per person $380 per foursome ( am Check in

OLD BUSINESS: Strayer will represent Pittsburgh Chapter at LOS, Brown and Fulton will be attending as well.

NEW BUSINESS: .

MOTION: For adjournment at 12:45 PM, since there was no additional business before the board; proposed by, Miller seconded by Schuster; motion unanimously approved.

Minutes respectfully submitted by Bill Vernon.

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February 16, 2016 12:15 pm

CSI PITTSBURGH CHAPTER BOARD MEETING

February, 2016 12:15 PM LOCATION: Goto Meeting

President Vernon called the meeting to order with the following in attendance: Vargo, Miller, Nagie, McNamee, Dorenkott, Watson, K. Brown, Bosco, Schuster, and Telenko.

SECRETARY: MOTION: To approve the minutes of December 2015 board meeting as submitted; proposed by Nagie, seconded by Schuster; motion unanimously approved.

MOTION: To approve the minutes of January 2016 board meeting as submitted; proposed by Nagie, seconded by K. Brown; motion unanimously approved.

TREASURER: MOTION: To approve this month’s report; proposed by McNamee, seconded by Watson; motion unanimously approved.

HOSPITALITY: No Report

PROGRAMS: Tour of Scott Hall at CMU for March meeting, meal afterwards at The Porch.

WEBSITE: No report

PUBLICITY: LOS advertisement has been posted on the website by Schuster.

MEMBERSHIP: Reviewed membership report as submitted by Carnegie.

TECHNICAL/EDUCATION: Dorenkott: currently 20 attendees registered for Equivalent Thickness on February 18^th.

CERTIFICATION: No report

AWARDS: K. Brown: the Chapter has done well with Region Awards this year.

MARC 16: MARC 16: for more information go to Baltimore CSI website, hotel information, etc; Nagie will provide Schuster with instructions to post to the Chapter website.

LONG RANGE PLANNING: Vernon will have an update in a few months.

GOLF OUTING: No Report

NEW BUSINESS: Vernon: Specifier 101 course at Chatham University is looking for volunteers.

MOTION: For adjournment at 12:23 PM, since there was no additional business before the board; proposed by, Miller seconded by Nagie; motion unanimously approved.

Minutes respectfully submitted by Josh Telenko.

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January 12, 2016 5:15 pm

At 5:15 meeting was brought to order by Rich Strayer.

In attendance are: Rich Strayer, Bill Vernon, Gail Nagie, Brad Bartley, Phil Dorenkott, Kate Schuster, Kelly Brown, David Miller and Bob Bailey.

Motion to approve minutes from previous meeting was initiated by Nagie, seconded by Dorenkott. All present voted to approve minutes as listed.

Strayer noted that he anticipates open positions for next year. Anticipated openings are for the positions of 2^nd Vice-President as well as three board positions. Bartley expressed an interest in seeking another term for his current board position. Dorenkott stated he did not intend to seek an additional term. McNamee was not present to state her intention. Miller expressed an interest in running for a board position.

David Miller stated he will coordinate a meeting with Jim Geist and Chelsea Adkins of IIDA to discuss next year’s plans for the Holiday Party.

TREASURER’S REPORT

Financial statements were approved as submitted by Nagie. The motion to approve was initiated by Dorenkott, second by Strayer. Proceeds from the 2015 Holiday Party will result in a $300 donation to The Pittsburgh Food Bank on behalf of the Chapter.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Programs- Bailey reported tonight’s program will be by GBA on the 2030 Program. February will be Speed Dating. Tentative plans for March is a tour of Scott Hall at CMU. April will feature the One Hour to Bid program with Bill Brightbill. The tour of The Drury Hotel (former Federal Reserve Building) is a likely program for May. Narcisi Winery was suggested for the June Awards Program.

Hospitality- No Report

Publicity- Miller requested that members cease responding to the e-mail blasts. Kudos on the Specigram.

Technical Education- Dorenkott provided details on the upcoming Technical Seminar on steel studs on February 18^th. Requested help from Publicity to put on website and send him a link.

Certification- No Report

Awards/Spec Competition- Submission was made on December 30^th. Chapter submitted six candidates for consideration.

GBA- Dorenkott reported he continues to attend GBA events.

Student Outreach- Vernon reports that Laurie Kraus from Chatham has requested that an instructor is needed for the Specifier 101 Course. Chatham will be in attendance at the April Meeting (One Hour to Bid program).

Long Range Planning- No report.

Archiving- No report.

Regional Conference- Nagie reported that we must develop a “Pittsburgh Promotion Presentation” to be shown at the upcoming Regional Conference in Baltimore. The presentation should entice CSI members to attend the future Regional Conference in Pittsburgh.

Old Business- Vernon reported that LOS was enjoyable. The tour of the testing lab facility was very interesting. Next LOS will be held at Heritage Hill GC in York, Pa August 19-20.

New Business- Nothing to report.

David Miller made the motion to adjourn, Gail Nagie provided the second to the motion. All approved to adjourn.

Respectfully submitted by Phil Dorenkott 1/13/16

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December 09, 2015 12:05 pm

President Vernon called the meeting to order with the following in attendance: Strayer, Nagie, Bosco, Schuster, Bartley, Brown, Mcnemee Miller, Bailey, Vargo; Committees: Geist, Wygal Thornton

PRESIDENT: Holiday Part was a success.

SECRETARY: Aurora Sharrard spelling corrected. MOTION: To approve the minutes of November board meeting as corrected; proposed by Rich Strayer, seconded by Mikki Vargo; motion unanimously approved.

TREASURER: Nagie: working to finalize the Holiday party information, no treasurer’s report.

PROGRAMS: Bailey: January’s meeting will be at Cefalo’s presented by GBA “What new and an update on ongoing projects” we may be joined by “Women in Design”. February will be the Speed Dating at Cefalo’s March and April are not planned yet. Student contact has not occurred so Are You Smarter Than a Specifier is not planned. The chapter should still perform some form of outreach/ scholarship for students.

TECHNICAL/EDUCATION: Bailey: RCI may perform the roofing seminar, without CSI another technical seminar topic is being researched.

CERTIFICATION: one member did not pass CDT will be retaking the Test soon.

MEMBERSHIP: please see attached list of new/expiring/expired members, with support action required.

AWARDS/SPEC COMPETITION: Thornton and Bartley proposed the following awards:

Education Award - Josh Telenko
Education Award - Phil Dorenkott and Sean Luther for September Joint meeting with ASHRAE.
Education Award - Kelly Brown for presentation to the Art Institute.- Handouts, any information on attendance or other supporting information is needed to complete the award.
Education Award - Mike Moyta for Student Outreach.
Communication Award – Periodical = Bob Bailey
Communication Award – Electronic = Kate Schuster- screen shots/supporting information is needed
Organizational Certificate of Merit = PBX
Technical Award = Catherine Houska, Specifier Article.
Neuhausel Award = Jim Geist; possibly Denny Buirge
Brosseau Award = No Candidate
Distinguished Service Award = No Candidate

MOTION: list to be approved proposed by: Nagie, seconded by Miller

HOLIDAY PARTY: Party occurred the previous night, full report to be made next month. A lot of positive feedback from attendees. IIDA president and members in attendance liked the party and would like to participate more in the future.

GOLF OUTING: A member of IIDA proposed that this year we partner with them for at least one golf outing. Contanct Information will be forwarded to Mark Womer

NEW BUSINESS: Jessica Dieker for Hilti expressed interest in getting involved. Bruce Pollock has attended several meetings and was suggested to be contacted for board involvement. January should be a time to review executive board and director positions for selection/ recruitment to be proposed in March

MOTION: For adjournment at 12:51 PM, since there was no additional business before the board; proposed by Vargo, seconded by Miller; motion unanimously approved.

Minutes respectfully submitted by William Vernon.

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November 10, 2015 5:29 pm

President Vernon called the meeting to order with the following in attendance: Telenko, Strayer, Nagie, Bosco, Dorenkott, Schuster, Miller, Bailey, Bartley.

PRESIDENT: Vernon: would like to try to use calendar to send out membership deadlines; Brett Wygal is unofficial membership ambassador.

SECRETARY: MOTION: To approve the minutes of August and October board meetings as submitted; proposed by Miller, seconded by Nagie; motion unanimously approved.

TREASURER: Nagie: working to collect fees from golf outing; Chapter is solvent.

MOTION: To approve August, September and October monthly treasurer’s reports as submitted; proposed by Strayer, seconded by Dorenkott; motion unanimously approved.

PROGRAMS: Bailey: next month is Holiday Party; nothing planned for January yet but looking into three possible tours.

TECHNICAL/EDUCATION: Dorenkott: still working on a location for roofing seminar.

CERTIFICATION: No Report

PUBLICITY: No Report

MEMBERSHIP: Vernon: put together a new sheet to keep track of new/expiring/expired members.

AWARDS/SPEC COMPETITION: Bartley volunteered to help Thornton with awards.

GBA LIASON: Dorenkott had a chance to meet Aurora Sharrard with GBA and looks forward to working with her.

HOLIDAY PARTY: Geist: we have seventeen booths purchased, need four more; he will send a list of who has purchased booths; Vernon: flyers and tickets were reviewed for approval and will be sent shortly.

LONG RANGE PLANNING: No Report

GOLF OUTING: No Report

MEMBER PROFILES/MARC 17/OTHER: No Report

OLD BUSINESS: Vernon modified the organizational chart and presented for review.

MOTION: For adjournment at 6:11 PM, since there was no additional business before the board; proposed by Nagie, seconded by Miller; motion unanimously approved.

Minutes respectfully submitted by Josh Telenko.

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October 23, 2015 12:25 pm

President Vernon called the meeting to order with the following in attendance: Telenko, Strayer, Nagie, McNamee, Watson, K. Brown, Dorenkott, Miller, Geist, Bartley.

PRESIDENT: August meeting minutes will be approved in November.

SECRETARY: MOTION: To approve the minutes of July board meeting as submitted; proposed by Miller, seconded by Watson; motion unanimously approved.

TREASURER: Nagie: we are solvent; will review/approve Treasurer’s reports for August, September and October in November.

PROGRAMS: Vernon: we will be at Cefalo’s in November; Miller: working to get cross-laminated project designer for November meeting.

TECHNICAL/EDUCATION: Dorenkott: late January or early February for a roofing topic, Chapter was asked to focus on non-union so we will need another venue other than MBA or Carpenter’s Training Facility, possibly ABC Supply in Allison Park.

CERTIFICATION: Vernon: we had one unsuccessful CDT attempt by a member, they will retake the Spring exam; Nagie would like to challenge us to get certifications over the next two years with a goal of 75% of board members to have some type of certification.

PUBLICITY: Vernon: get any information that should be going into the Specigram to Bailey by October 30^th; we should add info for the Holiday Party to the Specigram along with IIDA’s information; Vernon finalizing Holiday Party flyer, live entertainment still needs finalized.

MEMBERSHIP: Chapter is considering a Membership Ambassador to contact new members.

AWARDS/SPEC COMPETITION: No Report

STUDENT OUTREACH: No Report

HOLIDAY PARTY: Geist: we have thirteen booths purchased with six paid but need to get to twenty-one; there are still four companies that purchase a booth every year that have not purchased yet; if Chapter could acquire 8-10 more it would be great as we have the room.

LONG RANGE PLANNING: No Report

GOLF OUTING: Nagie: course was nice and food was excellent for Fall Golf Outing.

MEMBER PROFILES/MARC 17/OTHER: No Report

OLD BUSINESS: No Report

MOTION: For adjournment at 12:45 PM, since there was no additional business before the board; proposed by Nagie, seconded by K. Brown; motion unanimously approved.

Minutes respectfully submitted by Josh Telenko.

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June 09, 2015 5:18 pm

President Vernon called the meeting to order with the following in attendance: Vargo, Telenko, Strayer, Nagie, McNamee, Watson, Bosco, Dorenkott, Moyta, Prindible, Miller, Bailey, Jordan, Geist.

PRESIDENT: Summer board meetings: July 14, 2015 at Vernon’s; August will be at Vargo’s but date and time have not been set.

SECRETARY: MOTION: To approve the minutes of May board meeting as submitted; proposed by Bosco, seconded by McNamee; motion unanimously approved.

TREASURER: June meeting will address Chapter budget for upcoming year.

MOTION: To approve monthly treasurer’s report as submitted; proposed by Strayer, seconded by Vargo; motion unanimously approved.

PROGRAMS: Bailey discussed possible joint meeting with ASHRAE for next year; Vernon suggested next year’s awards be at an outdoor venue and the board will investigate options.

TECHNICAL/EDUCATION: Dorenkott mentioned that the Technical Seminar in May presented by Telenko was a success; looking for a subject for a fall seminar.

CERTIFICATION: Bosco: Fall exam dates have not been set; September may be a good time to do a CDT course.

PUBLICITY: Miller: post cards did go out for June program.

AWARDS/SPEC COMPETITION: Watson: John Morgan judged the Sketch Spec Competition and Chapter will present him with a gift card for his effort.

STUDENT OUTREACH: No Report

HOLIDAY PARTY: No Report

LONG RANGE PLANNING: No Report

GOLF OUTING: Nagie: golf outing was a success; there was a hole in one and the golfer will receive two airline tickets to anywhere in the world, provided by a golf ball manufacturer.

MEMBER PROFILES/MARC 17/OTHER: Mid-Atlantic Conference was a good experience; 2017 MARC in Pittsburgh is the same weekend as the Pittsburgh Marathon so hotel accommodations need to be addressed soon.

OLD BUSINESS: Leadership Orientation Seminar (LOS) in York, PA on August 15, 2015, Nagie to provide an update on ATI tour at June meeting.

MOTION: For adjournment at 5:50 PM, since there was no additional business before the board; proposed by Nagie, seconded by Watson; motion unanimously approved.

Minutes respectfully submitted by Josh Telenko.

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May 12, 2015 5:15 pm

President Vernon called the meeting to order with the following in attendance: Telenko, Nagie, McNamee, K. Brown, Bosco, Dorenkott, Prindible, Miller, Bailey, Geist, Thornton.

PRESIDENT: MARC was a good experience with very good programs.

SECRETARY: MOTION: To approve the minutes of March board meeting as submitted; proposed by Bosco, seconded by Bailey; motion unanimously approved.

MOTION: To approve the minutes of April board meeting as submitted; proposed by Miller, seconded by Nagie; motion unanimously approved.

TREASURER: MOTION: To approve monthly treasurer’s report as submitted; proposed by Bosco, seconded by Miller; motion unanimously approved.

PROGRAMS: June – Awards Banquet at Cefalo’s, Thornton will use similar format to last year.

TECHNICAL/EDUCATION: Telenko will do Introduction to Conceptual Budget Estimating presentation on May 20th at MBA offices, registration at 8:00 AM, 8:30 AM start, 1.0 AIA credits, twelve people registered so far.

CERTIFICATION: Bosco: two candidates purchased study guide and took CDT exam, Raymond K. Nunamaker (Structuretec Group) and Ron Morris (Overhead Door); Raymond passed but was not sure of Ron’s results.

PUBLICITY: Miller: no post card was mailed out for May.

AWARDS/SPEC COMPETITION: Thornton will do same type of presentation as last year for Awards Banquet.

STUDENT OUTREACH: Moyta: Are You Smarter than a Spec Writer was a successful program, students and professors thank the Chapter, try to involve CMU next year.

HOLIDAY PARTY: Committee meeting to increase Holiday Party attendance has not be set yet.

LONG RANGE PLANNING: No Report

GOLF OUTING: 15 4-somes are currently registered.

MEMBER PROFILES/MARC 17/OTHER: 2017 MARC in Pittsburgh – Nagie wants to hash out date to start meeting to plan, meeting will be on May 28, 2015 5:30 PM at R3A offices; Vernon, Strayer, Nagie and Prindible attended MARC in Philadelphia; 2016 MARC to be in Baltimore, Pittsburgh to host hospitality suite.

OLD BUSINESS: Leadership Orientation Seminar (LOS) in York, PA on August 15, 2015, early arrivals will get a tour of Architectural Testing, Inc., set up by Nagie (and others) will be a bus from the hotel to a local microbrewery.

NEW BUSINESS: Mike Moyta will be stepping down from the board due to other pressing obligations, Brad Bartley will take Moyta’s place.

MOTION: For adjournment at 5:52 PM, since there was no additional business before the board; proposed by Miller, seconded by K. Brown; motion unanimously approved.

Minutes respectfully submitted by Josh Telenko.

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April 14, 2015 5:37 pm

LOCATION: Cefalos Restaurant, Carnegie, PA

President Vernon called the meeting to order with the following in attendance: Telenko, Nagie, Bosco, Moyta, Prindible, Miller, Bailey.

PRESIDENT: We did not have a quorum, therefore March meeting minutes or Treasurer’s report could not be approved.

SECRETARY: Approval moved to May meeting.

TREASURER: Approval moved to May meeting.

HOSPITALITY: No Report

PROGRAMS: May – Ron Dellaria-Level of Development Specification for BIM at Scoglio Restaurant; June – Awards Banquet.

TECHNICAL/EDUCATION: Telenko will do Introduction to Conceptual Budget Estimating presentation on May 20th at MBA offices, registration at 8:00 AM, 8:30 AM start, 1.0 AIA credits.

CERTIFICATION: No Report

HOLIDAY PARTY: Planning phase for holiday party has begun, working to involve IADA, MBA, YCF, etc.

AWARDS/SPEC COMPETITION: Thornton will do same type of presentation as last year for Awards Banquet.

STUDENT OUTREACH: Chatham University students are coming to program tonight, we have giveaways for them.

LONG RANGE PLANNING: We are waiting to hear from Arwen Davis RE: Strategic Planning.

GOLF OUTING: Mark Womer finalized details for outing, May 14th 9:00 AM start, steak dinner to follow, Strawberry Ridge Golf Course.

MEMBER PROFILES/MARC 17/OTHER: 2017 MARC in Pittsburgh – Nagie and Bailey will help, Prindible looking to do family events.

OLD BUSINESS: Leadership Orientation Seminar (LOS) in York, PA on August 15, 2015.

NEW BUSINESS: Mike Moyta will be stepping down from the board due to other pressing obligations, a replacement will be considered for appointment by Vernon.**

CHAPTER ELECTIONS: Nominees are as follows:
President, 1-year term: Bill Vernon
1st Vice President, 1-year term: Richard Strayer
2nd Vice President, 1-year term: Lynn Fulton
Treasurer, 2-year term: Gail Nagie
Director, 3-year term: Mike Bosco
Director, 3-year term: Courtney Watson

**For Director to fulfill the remainder of Mike Moyta’s term, individual to be appointed by President Vernon and approved by the board.

MOTION: Quorum not reached, unofficial board meeting.

Minutes respectfully submitted by Josh Telenko

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March 10, 2015 5:30 pm

LOCATION: Cefalos Restaurant, Carnegie, PA

President Vernon called the meeting to order with the following in attendance: Strayer, Telenko, McNamee, Bosco, Dorenkott, Schuster, Moyta, Prindible, Miller, Geist, Zell.

PRESIDENT: No Report

SECRETARY: MOTION: To approve minutes of February board meeting as submitted; proposed by Vernon, seconded by Dorenkott; motion unanimously approved.

TREASURER: Nagie could not make the meeting but sent the treasurer’s report.

MOTION: To approve monthly treasurer’s report as submitted; proposed by Miller, seconded by Strayer; motion unanimously approved.

HOSPITALITY: Deposit given to The Chadwick for Holiday Party, ASID interested in partnering for the party; Considering advertising Holiday Party earlier so AIA, IIDA, YIF, etc. are aware of the date.

PROGRAMS: April - Are you Smarter than a Spec Writer, Moyta shared that nine (9) Chatham U. students will participate.

WEBSITE: Institute website is not providing reports correctly.

TECHNICAL/EDUCATION: Telenko is working with Dorenkott to finalize a May date for estimating presentation at MBA offices, will shoot for AIA credits to attract young architects.

CERTIFICATION: Bosco: Registration deadline for spring exams is March 13, exam dates are March 30 to May 9, 2015.

AWARDS/SPEC COMPETITION: Chapter received several Region awards, will not know what they are until after the Region Conference in April; Outstanding Chapter credentials are due by July 15.

STUDENT OUTREACH: See Program comments.

LONG RANGE PLANNING: Vernon to reach out to Arwen Davis via email to move forward.
GOLF OUTING: Golf outing will be May 14, 2015.

MEMBER PROFILES/MARC 17/OTHER: Prindible, Nagie, Vargo and Strayer will be attending Region Conference; Pittsburgh hosts Region Conference in 2017.

OLD BUSINESS: Leadership Orientation Seminar (LOS) in York, PA on August 15, 2015.

NEW BUSINESS: SketchSpec competition is now open; Marvin Kemp is new incoming Institute Director from Middle Atlantic Region; Gail Nagie is new Region President.

MOTION: For adjournment at 5:57 PM, since there was no additional business before the board; proposed by Miller, seconded by Schuster; motion unanimously approved.

Minutes respectfully submitted by Josh Telenko.

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February 10, 2015 8:05 pm

LOCATION: Cefalos Restaurant, Carnegie, PA

President Vernon called the meeting to order with the following in attendance: Vargo, Telenko, Buirge, Nagie, McNamee, Watson, Fulton, Bosco, Dorenkott, Schuster, Moyta, Prindible, Miller, Bailey, Geist, Thornton, Carnegie, and Womer.

PRESIDENT: Vernon acknowledged Holiday Party and that location has not been decided; LOS on August 15th in York, PA should be a well-attended event.

SECRETARY: MOTION: To approve minutes of December board meeting as submitted and January board meeting as corrected; proposed by Vernon, seconded by Miller; motion unanimously approved.

TREASURER: Chapter is doing well and remains solvent.

MOTION: To approve monthly treasurer’s report as submitted; proposed by Watson, seconded by McNamee; motion unanimously approved.

HOSPITALITY: Geist is seeking some assistance and/or new person to fill the Hospitality role; Chapter will stick with Chadwick for 2015 Holiday Party but are looking for ideas to freshen up the event; discussed increasing the fee to cover more design professionals and focus on breaking even rather than making a profit.

PROGRAMS: March - Dave Stutzman – Evolving Specifications – What’s the Future; April - Are you Smarter than a Spec Writer, Moyta will reach out to Chatham U. to see if they are interested.

MEMBERSHIP: No Report

TECHNICAL/EDUCATION: Telenko is looking to do a presentation on estimating; Chuck Kovach (FedEx Ground) is looking for information from the Chapter, Bosco asked what exactly they are looking for and more information is needed.

CERTIFICATION: Bosco: Ray Nunamaker (Structure Tec Group) purchased one (1) CDT home study course, exams start March 30, 2015.

AWARDS/SPEC COMPETITION: Thornton explained that CSI will send out a list of award winners and will need help encouraging them to attend Regional Conference in April.

STUDENT OUTREACH: See Program comments above for April.

LONG RANGE PLANNING: This is in a holding pattern for now.

GOLF OUTING: No Report

MEMBER PROFILES/MARC 17/OTHER: No Report

OLD BUSINESS: No Report

NEW BUSINESS: Vernon, Vargo and Bailey will discuss Chapter election nominations at March board meeting.

MOTION: For adjournment at 8:37 PM, since there was no additional business before the board; proposed by, Vernon seconded by Miller; motion unanimously approved.

Minutes respectfully submitted by Josh Telenko.

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January 13, 2015 8:22 pm

LOCATION: Cefalos Restaurant, Carnegie, PA

President Vernon called the meeting to order with the following in attendance: Strayer, Buirge, Nagie, Brown, Bosco, Dorenkott, Schuster, Moyta, Miller, Bailey, Zell, Thornton, and Womer.

PRESIDENT: Bill Vernon - Opening remarks thanking everyone for attending, CSI Award recognition to Marty and CSI National registration discussed. See Committee comments.

SECRETARY: MOTION: To approve the minutes of December 15, 2014 board meeting was deferred to the February regularly scheduled meeting. A copy of the meeting minutes was not available for review and approval at this meeting.

TREASURER: January report presented by Gail Nagie. Christmas party profit contribution of $325 to be contributed to the Pittsburgh Food Bank. Gail to handle payment. Motion proposed by Dorenkott, seconded by Miller, motion unanimously approved.

MOTION: To approve monthly treasurer’s report as submitted; proposed by Dorenkott, seconded by Miller; motion unanimously approved.

PROGRAMS: February Speed Dating event open for registration. April program Mike Moyta “Smarter than a CSI Member” for student participation. Invitation of interested schools only to be considered.

MEMBERSHIP: Bill Vernon reported: CSI membership registration web site continues to have problems. Unavailable for on-line registration. Information is unavailable/unreliable. Any expiring memberships are being extended by CSI until the problem is resolved.

CERTIFICATION: Mike Bosco: Ron Morris (Overhead Door Co.) purchased CDT home study.

AWARDS/SPEC COMPETITION: Pittsburgh Chapter submissions (11) were 50% of total regional chapter submissions. Thank you to Marty Thornton for diligent work.

STUDENT OUTREACH: See Program comments above for April.

LONG RANGE PLANNING: Original program moderator has been contacted to provide a copy of the completed document. Issues with file size in emails. Bob Bailey to reach-out and have document uploaded to CSI Google Docs website. Once available others should review. Directions to be provided on Google Docs access. New survey form to be distributed to members for Plan update future activities.
GOLF OUTING: Mark Womer - The date to be determined for the Spring Golf Outing. Location agreed to be Strawberry Ridge Golf Course in Harmony, PA. Mark to obtain dates and costs.

MEMBER PROFILES/MARC 17/OTHER: No Report

OLD BUSINESS: CSI participated in Electric League Show in 2014 at the Expo Mart. It was deemed a good experience at no cost. Booth may be available again in 2015. Possible opportunity to meet other architects and solicit new members. Gail Negie volunteered to help cover booth during part of day. Details for 2015 TBD.

NEW BUSINESS:
Registration of Pittsburgh Chapter to offer CSI accredited courses expired. Notification received, forwarded to Gail Nagie for immediate payment; Awards often require CSI member biographies as part of submission. This is the hardest part of Award registration/submission. Marty has a standard biography format that will be provided to Pittsburgh Chapter Members for completion and uploading to the Google Docs website.

MOTION: For adjournment at 8:45 PM, since there was no additional business before the board; proposed by, Miller seconded by Schuster; motion unanimously approved.

Minutes respectfully submitted by Rich Strayer, acting Secretary.

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December 15, 2014 12:07 pm

LOCATION: Conference Call

President Vernon called the meeting to order with the following in attendance: Strayer, McNamee, Watson, Moyta, Miller, Bailey, Geist, Thornton, Carnegie, Telenko.

SECRETARY: MOTION: To approve the minutes of October as submitted; proposed by Strayer, seconded by Miller; motion unanimously approved.

TREASURER: Holiday party was a success; MOTION: To approve Treasurers October and November reports; proposed by Miller, seconded by Telenko; motion unanimously approved.

HOSPITALITY: Chapter is looking into getting reps a spot(s) at Mt. Lebo Tour for an opportunity to showcase products used in the project; Holiday Party went well, attendance was down by vendors and attendees and Chapter is looking for a new location/ideas for next year.

PROGRAMS: January: Mt. Lebo Tour is all set, 4 tour guides, hardhats will probably not be required but Bailey will verify; Moyta will reach out to students that may be interested in tour; February: Fulton is coordinating Speed Dating Event, any suggestions to improve or refresh program are welcome; April: Moyta looking for suggestions for April Student Event, possibly CSI Squares similar to Hollywood Squares.

MEMBERSHIP: System is currently down, Carnegie has not seen any new members or drops, may cause an issue with membership renewals and anniversaries.

TECHNICAL/EDUCATION: No report

CERTIFICATION: No report

AWARDS: MOTION: To approve Thornton’s awards list; proposed by Bailey, seconded by Watson; motion unanimously approved.

STUDENT OUTREACH: See PROGRAMS comments.

LONG RANGE PLANNING: Chapter will issue a survey in January for February response, March 24th will be a brainstorming session from 4:00-8:00 PM (location TBD), April 21st follow-up meeting with time and location TBD, report findings to Chapter at May 12th meeting; Thornton will post previous report on Chapter’s Google Drive.

OLD BUSINESS: Moyta, Brown and Bosco were at Art Institute and presented Spec Writing for Non-Spec Writers, 8-9 people there and the presentation went well.

NEW BUSINESS: Bailey would like Newsletter information by the end of December, Matt Lander is Member Profile for the month.

MOTION: For adjournment at 12:47 PM, since there was no additional business before the board; proposed by, Miller seconded by Moyta; motion unanimously approved.

Minutes respectfully submitted by Josh Telenko.

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October 14, 2014 5:09 pm

President Vernon called the meeting to order with the following in attendance: Strayer, Nagie, McNamee, Bosco, Dorenkott, Schuster, Moyta, Prindible, Miller, Bailey, Zell, Geist, Thornton, Carnegie, Womer, Brown, Telenko.

SECRETARY: MOTION: To approve the minutes of September as submitted; proposed by Bailey, seconded by Bosco; motion unanimously approved.

TREASURER: Fall Golf Outing was a success; MOTION: To approve Treasurers September report; proposed by Miller, seconded by McNamee; motion unanimously approved.

HOSPITALITY: November tour event will be followed by dinner at The Porch; looking for a dining venue for January tour of Mount Lebanon High School; Holiday party vendor stations are filling up, 12 positions filled with a goal of 21; another golf outing is in the planning stages for the spring.

PROGRAMS: November: CMU Scott Hall Tour, dinner at The Porch; December: Holiday Party; January: Mount Lebanon School is a hardhat tour; February: Speed Dating; March: Dave Stutzman – Future of Specifications; April: Do You Know More than a Spec Writer.

MEMBERSHIP: Lost three members and gained three; CSI pins are available for new members; current membership is 138.

TECHNICAL/EDUCATION: McNamee and Dorenkott are looking for ideas on technical seminars (topics); Fedex Ground is looking for information from the Chapter.

CERTIFICATION: CMU wants to do IDT presentation, Moyta, K. Brown and possibly Bailey and Vernon volunteered to assist; Buirge presentation will be updated and presented by K. Brown in December.

AWARDS: Region awards due date is December 31st; Institution deadline is May 1st; OCC submission deadline is July 15th; Thornton will provide a full list with deadlines at November meeting.

STUDENT OUTREACH: See CERTIFICAITON comments.

LONG RANGE PLANNING: Vernon would like to meet in early December; Dorenkott will inquire with MBA to use their facility for December Long Range Planning meeting.

OLD BUSINESS: No report.

NEW BUSINESS: Region Conference on ballot for officers, Prindible, Nagie and Vargo will be listed, voting in February; LOS will be August 14-15; Region Convention will be in Philadelphia April 30-May 3..

MOTION: For adjournment at 5:38 PM, since there was no additional business before the board; proposed by, Miller seconded by Telenko; motion unanimously approved.

Minutes respectfully submitted by Josh Telenko.

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September 25, 2014 12:00 pm

CSI PITTSBURGH CHAPTER BOARD MEETING
September 25, 2014 12:00 PM LOCATION: Teleconference

President Vernon called the meeting to order with the following in attendance: Vargo, Miller, Telenko, Nagie, Bosco, Bailey, Geist, Watson, Brown, Dorenkott, Prindible, Neely, Zell, Thornton, Carnegie, Moyta, McNamee, Strayer.

PRESIDENT: Two votes were brought up at Institute Convention, 1.) Institute Directors can now be selected from all members and 2.) voted to look into ramifications of making the annual meeting virtual or a mix of virtual and physical.

SECRETARY: MOTION: To approve the minutes of August as submitted; proposed by Watson, seconded by Moyta; motion unanimously approved.

TREASURER: LOS has been paid; Nagie working on reimbursements for Construct; Chapter is solvent as of current report. MOTION: To approve Treasurers September report; proposed by Watson, seconded by Moyta; motion unanimously approved.

HOSPITALITY: Holiday party vendor stations are filling up with just a few left out of 25 total; Prindible asks if Geist can resend vendor flier, Vernon will forward to Board.

PROGRAMS: October: SMPS joint meeting at Cefalo’s; November: CMU Scott Hall Tour, Zell asks for address to help find restaurants close to the tour location; September meeting with ASHRAE was a huge success with a lot of participation on both sides.

PUBLICITY: Miller will include Chapter awards on website and in newsletter; Silver logo will be displayed on Facebook page.

MEMBERSHIP: Carnegie asks to reach out to anyone on the list we may know that has dropped membership; Allan Brock and Jeff Peskowitz need a pin; new members will be introduced in October.

TECHNICAL/EDUCATION: McNamee will have report in October.

AWARDS: Region awards due date is December 31st; info will come from Nagie in October regarding Institute Awards Committee.

STUDENT OUTREACH: Chatham students enjoyed September meeting; Moyta asked for help with IDT presentation for CMU, CSI and YAF on Importance of Specifications and CDT, Brown volunteered to assist.

LONG RANGE PLANNING: Date needs selected to complete this process; Thornton will forward previous report to Vernon.

OLD BUSINESS: No report.

NEW BUSINESS: Walter Marlow resigned as Institute CEO, was there 8 years; Nagie will find out who is running for Region Officers at next Region Meeting.

MOTION: For adjournment at 12:43 PM, since there was no additional business before the board; proposed by, Nagie seconded by Miller; motion unanimously approved.

Minutes respectfully submitted by Josh Telenko.

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August 08, 2014 6:43 pm

President Vernon called the meeting to order with the following in attendance: Vargo, Miller, Telenko, Nagie, Bosco, Fulton, Schuster, Bailey, Geist.

PRESIDENT: Addressed response from some regarding Specigram, all will be more thoughtful in the future; start putting committee requests in newsletter to get more members involved.

SECRETARY: MOTION: To approve the minutes of May as corrected, July as submitted; proposed by Bailey, seconded by Miller; motion unanimously approved; Bosco suggest reduced font to get minutes on one sheet.

TREASURER: 2014-2015 final budget review with surplus; MOTION: To approve 2014-2015 budget; proposed by Vernon, seconded by Telenko; motion unanimously approved. Nagie asks for input on ways to carry over budget into summer to cover transition period to next fiscal year; Scholarship Fund needs to change name to Future Development Fund to properly describe it for tax purposes.

HOSPITALITY: Suggested that hospitality be more of a group discussion; Holiday party considerations discussed, band vs. no band and possibly a high school student(s), top shelf liquor vs. house, possibly offer one free admission for every AIA board presentation to draw more professionals, Chadwick may be too far for good participation and a downtown location will be looked at, PYAF sponsorship possibilities, Miller and Vargo will reach out; Discussed free admission to Holiday Party for whoever donates most platelets.

PROGRAMS: September: ASHRAE presentation; October: SMPS joint meeting; November: CMU Scott Hall Tour, Stantec is local designer; Possibly three(3) building tours this year; Look to set up Happy Hour events throughout the year to make more people aware of CSI and what it is about, talk to PYAF, AIA, GBA, EP.

WEBSITE: Final date for blood drive on website needs changed, most donations possibly gets free admission to Holiday Party.

PUBLICITY: Miller has had to update Chapter’s roster from Institutes roster for postcards, suggests Membership maintain the updates more closely.

MEMBERSHIP: No report

TECHNICAL/EDUCATION: FedEx has reached out to provide CDT certification for their employees.

CERTIFICATION: No report

STUDENT OUTREACH: No report

LONG RANGE PLANNING: Bailey will reach to see if long range planning contact is still available, all that were involved said it was helpful.

GOLF OUTING: No report.

OLD BUSINESS: Strayer will represent Pittsburgh Chapter at LOS, Brown and Fulton will be attending as well.

NEW BUSINESS: Provide 100% reimbursement ILO 90% for member attending Construct that are representing the Chapter; MOTION: To approve 100% reimbursement; proposed by Vargo, seconded by Bailey; motion unanimously approved.

MOTION: For adjournment at 8:30 PM, since there was no additional business before the board; proposed by, Miller seconded by Schuster; motion unanimously approved.

Minutes respectfully submitted by Josh Telenko.

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July 10, 2014 6:55 pm

President Vernon called the meeting to order with the following in attendance: Miller, Telenko, Strayer, Nagie, Watson, Bosco, Brown, Dorenkott.

PRESIDENT: Work on getting more than one person involved in committees; first meeting in September is moved to 3rd Tuesday (9/16) rather than 2nd because of CONSTRUCT; October will be a joint meeting with SMPS on business development strategies; case study was discussed as a possible program and/or panel discussion involving project architect, product reps, and contractor; refresh annual programs, speed dating could have blind auction to get more time with specific reps/architects; possible tours for this year – 3 PNC, UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex, Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic HS, Giffin Interior & Fixture, Inc., Miller proposed sponsored signage for reps with products in tour buildings; work on ways to get more professionals to attend, forward ideas to Vernon.

SECRETARY: No report – August meeting will include approval of May 2014 minutes and July 2014 minutes.

TREASURER: 2013-2014 budget review with surplus; 2014-2015 budget review with surplus; ideas needed to increase profit at Christmas party, monthly meetings, any other events, forward ideas with plan to achieve to Nagie; approval of presented 2014-2015 budget set for August meeting after board review; bring back pin fines and push name tags; CSI Pittsburgh golf shirts were discussed.

PROGRAMS: Ideas for programs that will increase professional participation - CDT course in the spring to involve younger professionals, LEED integration into CSI MasterFormat involving GBA and Chris Klehm of Jendoco; need ways to get more professionals at Christmas party, dress as your favorite building, fashion show with clothing made of building materials, work in conjunction with AIA to get firms to showcase their building and have interns present the design; open bar versus cash bar for Christmas Party; possibility of attracting owners to chapter events to draw more professionals; partnership with PYAF was discussed.

WEBSITE: Website is working well; Paypal is a success.

PUBLICITY: Miller did a good job with post cards; ideas needed to reach a broader audience for monthly programs and annual events via advertising.

MEMBERSHIP: No report

TECHNICAL/EDUCATION: Reminder of July 17th – Legal Aspects of Sustainable Design.

CERTIFICATION: No report

STUDENT OUTREACH: Possible CDT exam in the spring.

LONG RANGE PLANNING: Revisit strategic plan as far as where we are, where we have been and where the chapter is heading.

GOLF OUTING: Golf outing was a success; 60 golfers; cart girls were suggested to deliver beer to golfers and could be current members that do not golf.

OLD BUSINESS: Vernon needs a final list of who will be participating in LOS; Strayer will represent Pittsburgh Chapter at LOS; Brown will be attending as well.

NEW BUSINESS: August board meeting location at Vernon’s, time and date need finalized.

MOTION: For adjournment at 8:20 PM, since there was no additional business before the board; proposed by, Nagie seconded by Miller; motion unanimously approved.

Minutes respectfully submitted by Josh Telenko.

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May 13, 2014 7:45 pm

President Vargo called the meeting to order with the following in attendance: Vernon, Buirge, Nagie, Watson, Fulton, Bosco, Dorenkott, Schuster, Moyta, Miller, Bailey, Thornton, Bliss, and Kelly Brown.

PRESIDENT: A written report was submitted that summarized the following issues: Upcoming Events (Chapter programs, a local conference, CONSTRUCT 2014, LOS), Awards, and giving an appreciation to Board Members who assisted these past two years.

SECRETARY: MOTION: To approve the minutes of April Meeting as submitted; proposed by Watson, seconded by Schuster; motion unanimously approved.

TREASURER: Reviewed monthly report; and there was a slight issue with PayPal that is being addressed. MOTION: To approve monthly treasurer’s report as submitted; proposed by Schuster, seconded by Fulton; motion unanimously approved.

HOSPITALITY: Last meeting of this fiscal year next month will be at Cefalo’s Restaurant.

PROGRAMS: Last meeting of this fiscal year next month will be the annual Chapter Awards meeting.

MEMBERSHIP: Monthly total is 135 and reviewed names of memberships that have and are expiring.

TECHNICAL/EDUCATION: A seminar about 1-1/2 hours long is scheduled for July 10 on Legal Implications of LEED, version 4.0, by an attorney with Burns White having a start time of 8:30 AM at MasterBuilders Office Building in Greentree, PA.

CERTIFICATION: FedEx has a number of persons interested in taking the CDT certification course, so Bosco will Chair the event with goal of the individuals taking Institute Exam this fall; Vargo will try to obtain course information from another Chapter; and 2 local persons passed recent CDT exam, but not as Chapter members.

AWARDS/SPEC COMPETITION: Pittsburgh Chapter submitted for Outstanding Chapter Commendation (OCC) 2013 and is preparing paperwork for OCC 2014; and there was no Specification or SketchSpec Competition this past fiscal year.

GOLF OUTING: The spring event remains as planned for a 9:00 AM start time on 06-05-14 at Strawberry Fields, a golf course north of Zelienople, PA.

ARCHIVING: Activities continue.

MEMBER PROFILE: A new profile will be selected.

MARC 17: Some people are beginning to volunteer.

COMMITTEES NOT LISTED: No report.

OLD BUSINESS: LOS is planned in Altoona, PA on 08-16-14, while CONSTRUCT is planned for Baltimore, MD on 09-12 thru 14-14, which will include a tall ship cruise for a cost of $50.

NEW BUSINESS: Board discussed placing PayPal policies in Chapter Policy Manual.

MOTION: For adjournment at 8:30 PM, since there was no additional business before the Board; proposed by Miller, seconded by Fulton; motion unanimously approved.

Minutes respectfully submitted by Dennis Buirge - CCS, CCCA.

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April 08, 2014 5:15 am

President Vargo called the meeting to order with the following in attendance: Vernon, Buirge, Nagie, McNamee, Fulton, Bosco, Dorenkott, Schuster, Moyta, Prindible, Miller, Bailey, Geist, Carnegie, Thornton, Womer, and Telenko.

SECRETARY: MOTION: To approve the minutes of March Meeting as submitted; proposed by Nagie, seconded by Prindible; motion unanimously approved.

TREASURER: Reviewed monthly report. MOTION: To approve monthly treasurer’s report as submitted; proposed by Buirge, seconded by Fulton; motion unanimously approved.

HOSPITALITY: While May meeting will be catered at the tour site, there was discussion about having June meeting as a dinner cruise.

PROGRAMS: May will be tour of Lampus concrete block plant in Aliquippa, PA and June will be Awards Program, which completes the 2013 - 2014 program year. Only the Chapter Board meets during July and August, so the new 2014 - 2015 program year will begin in September.

WEBSITE: PayPal is now fully functional.

PUBLICITY: With information for tour being received, postcards will soon be prepared and distributed.

MEMBERSHIP: Monthly total is 138.

TECHNICAL/EDUCATION: A slight change on topic was made where an attorney will lead a discussion with an insurance agent regarding the new version of LEED, version 4.0.

CERTIFICATION: Institute examinations initiated on 03-31-14.

AWARDS/SPEC COMPETITION: Pittsburgh Chapter received many Middle Atlantic Region awards; and LOS may have a session on how Chapters should submit Region nominations.

GBA LIAISON: As a result of receiving an April 23 invitation and attending a meeting discussing Environment Product Declarations (EPDs), a door was opened between GBA and our Chapter.

STUDENT OUTREACH: With activities at CMU, no response was received about tonight’s program “Are You Smarter Than a Specifier”, however Chatham University did and have about 8 students attending.

LONG RANGE PLANNING: Elections are planned tonight with the nomination slate remaining unchanged.

GOLF OUTING: Spring event is planned for 06-05-14 (Thursday) at Strawberry Fields, a course north of Zelienople, PA with a 10:00 AM start time (after the meeting it was mentioned that the event starts at 9:00 AM) and the price remains at $75.00, which includes a lunch and dinner, however tee sponsor costs will be reduced; an event email will be blasted to membership; it is possible to pay on PayPal; those not golfing can attend the steak dinner; and there was a discussion about a family event at a Putt-Putt course.

MARC 17: Committee will soon initiate planning on this Region event with the goal of including the Railroad and Erie Chapters during the Conference.

ARCHIVING: Activities are resuming.

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MEMBER PROFILE: A new profile was placed on Chapter website.

COMMITTEES NOT LISTED: No report.

OLD BUSINESS: Google forms need updated by Committee Chairs, so Miki will send an email to Board Members; and Chapter will man a booth at May 14 Electric League Trade Show.

NEW BUSINESS: Noon.

MOTION: For adjournment at 5:45 PM, since there was no additional business before the Board; proposed by Miller, seconded by Nagie; motion unanimously approved.

Minutes respectfully submitted by Dennis Buirge - CCS, CCCA.

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March 11, 2014 5:30 pm

President Vargo called the meeting to order with the following in attendance: Vernon, Strayer, Buirge, Nagie, McNamee, Bosco, Dorenkott, Moyta, Prindible, Miller, Bailey, Carnegie, Thornton, and Chapter Members John Bliss and Josh Telenko.

PRESIDENT: A written report was submitted that included the following highlights: upcoming events for Chapter, Middle Atlantic Region, and local industry meetings; Chapter election information; summary of the “Specifications for Non-Specifiers” presentation to Art Institute; and a proposed modification regarding membership loyalty program to Chapter Policy. Vargo stated that term of ‘Chapter Convention Ambassador’ will remain in Chapter Policy Manual. MOTION: To accept written Chapter Member Loyalty Program and Policy as submitted; proposed by Miller, seconded by Nagie; motion unanimously approved.

SECRETARY: MOTION: To approve the minutes of January Board Meeting as submitted; proposed by Miller, seconded by Nagie; motion unanimously approved. Note: There was no board meeting in February.

TREASURER: Reviewed monthly reports; and Food Bank cashed gift check from December meeting. MOTION: To approve January and February financial reports as submitted; proposed by Strayer, seconded by Prindible; motion unanimously approved.

HOSPITALITY: April - Cefalo’s Restaurant; May - catered at tour; and June is tentatively scheduled at Cefalo’s Restaurant.

PROGRAMS: April - “Are You Smarter Than a Specifier” (questionnaire was sent to CMU and Chatham College); May - tour of Lampus manufacturing plant in Aliquippa, PA; and June - Awards program.

WEBSITE: Still working out issues on how to use PayPal on website, which should be resolved by next month; and Nagie will create a form as a paper trail for verifying PayPal.

PUBLICITY: Bliss will forward information for next month’s tour for distribution to membership.

MEMBERSHIP: Monthly total is 138; and reviewed names of expiring memberships.

TECHNICAL/EDUCATION: Considering an early June seminar at MasterBuilders to review LEED Version 4 with a panel type discussion consisting of a local contractor, GBA representative, manufacturer’s representative, and an architect.

CERTIFICATION: Early registration ends on 01-31 for spring Institute examinations, while late registration ends 02-28 for tests being given between 03-31 and 04-26.

AWARDS/SPEC COMPETITION: Nine Pittsburgh Chapter members received 6 Region awards; and one group of Institute Awards are due 05-02-14 and another on 07-15-14, some requiring endorsements.

LONG RANGE PLANNING: Announced current slate of candidates for upcoming Chapter elections, which includes a strong mix of individuals having different job positions and equal gender representation.

COMMITTEES NOT LISTED: No report.

OLD BUSINESS: Reimbursement is available for those attending Middle Atlantic Region Conference.

NEW BUSINESS: None.

MOTION: For adjournment at 6:10 PM, since there was no additional business before the Board; proposed by Prindible, seconded by McNamee; motion unanimously approved.

Minutes respectfully submitted by Dennis Buirge - CCS, CCCA.

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January 14, 2014 5:40 pm

President Vargo called the meeting to order with the following in attendance: Vernon, Buirge, Nagie, Fulton, Bosco, Dorenkott, Schuster, Moyta, Miller, Bailey, Geist, Carnegie, and Thornton.

PRESIDENT: A written report was submitted that included the following highlights: reservation was made for 2014 December meeting at the Chadwick with first slight cost rise in 8 years that our Chapter will absorb; Institute is releasing statistics about CSI; Construct 2014 will take place in Baltimore, MD; and our Chapter received an offer to participate in local Electric League Exposition and Conference in May.

SECRETARY: MOTION: To approve the minutes of December Meeting as submitted; proposed by Fulton, seconded by Schuster; motion unanimously approved.

TREASURER: Reviewed monthly report; and donation from December’s Dessert Product Show will be given to a local food bank. MOTION: To approve monthly treasurer’s report as submitted; proposed by Buirge, seconded by Schuster; motion unanimously approved.

HOSPITALITY: Still waiting for payment from 3 tables at December’s meeting and discussed potential ideas of encouraging more architects and specifiers to attend our next December meeting; and February meeting will occur at Cefalo’s Restaurant.

PROGRAMS: February will be Architect/Representative Speed Dating with March or April being “Are You Smarter Than a Specifier” and other meetings yet to be determined.

WEBSITE: Chapter has initiated use of PayPal for making payments.

MEMBERSHIP: Monthly total is 144.

TECHNICAL/EDUCATION: Notify committee chairs if having a topic that could be of interest to Chapter and MasterBuilder members.

AWARDS/SPEC COMPETITION: Pittsburgh Chapter submitted 16 of 28 nominations for Region awards; and some Institute Awards are due 05-02-14 and others on 07-15-14 with some requiring endorsements.

GBA LIAISON: Vargo and Dorenkott met with local GBA administrators to initiate dialog, as there is mutual interest of participating in a program.

STUDENT OUTREACH: Committee is still trying to make contact with students for meetings later in the year; different ways of offering scholarships for April meeting are being considered; and CSI Institute is encouraging interaction between Chapters and students.

MEMBER PROFILE: A new profile was placed on Chapter website.

COMMITTEES NOT LISTED: No report.

OLD BUSINESS: None.

NEW BUSINESS: Chapter will consider attending Electric League Exposition invitation.

MOTION: For adjournment at 6:15 PM, since there was no additional business before the Board; proposed by Miller, seconded by Fulton; motion unanimously approved.

Minutes respectfully submitted by Dennis Buirge - CCS, CCCA.

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December 10, 2013 5:20 pm

President Vargo called the meeting to order with the following in attendance: Vernon, Strayer, Buirge, Watson, Schuster, Moyta, Prindible, Miller, Bailey, Lander, Carnegie, and guest Thad Goodman.

SECRETARY: MOTION: To approve the minutes of November Meeting as submitted; proposed by Miller, seconded by Schuster; motion unanimously approved.

TREASURER: Reviewed monthly report. MOTION: To approve the treasurer’s report as submitted; proposed by Watson, seconded by Prindible; motion unanimously approved.

HOSPITALITY: January’s meeting will take place at Cefalo’s Restaurant.

PROGRAMS: There are 25 stations and 8 bar sponsors for tonight’s meeting; and January will be a joint meeting with MBA and AIA regarding Joint Committee Best Practices.

WEBSITE: Chapter and related industry events were updated; and will add a note about Chapter now having PayPal hardware and running several trials prior to implementing next month where each action will have a $2.00 cover charge.

MEMBERSHIP: Monthly total is 144 and reviewed names of expired memberships.

TECHNICAL/EDUCATION: Soliciting topics for a spring seminar, so anyone having ideas should notify either co-chair, Dorenkott or McNamee.

CERTIFICATION: Committee Chair can now access list of names of those passing Institute examinations.

AWARDS/SPEC COMPETITION: Region award nominations are ready for submittal.

STUDENT OUTREACH: Chapter received a letter from CMU thanking the Pittsburgh Chapter for gifts of MasterFormat and Specifications Practice Guide; and Scholarship money will be used for those CMU students who qualify via a questionnaire and attend our spring program ‘Are You Smarter Than a Specifier’.

COMMITTEES NOT LISTED: No report.

OLD BUSINESS: Vargo reminded everyone to store Chapter communications on Google Documents; and will start advertising our new name tags, including other Chapters with a cover letter and sample.

NEW BUSINESS: Will select member profile tonight for next Specigram; will try to establish a regular date when editorial materials are due for Specigram, the next issue being due 01-03-14; a related local construction organization is seeking interest from other organizations and contacted CSI to determine interest in performing some type of community outreach, so information will be given as it is received; and a manufacturer’s representative is seeking assistance in creating a guide specification, so Mike Bosco will be first notified.

MOTION: For adjournment at 6:00 PM, since the Board desired to participate in tonight’s Holiday Dessert Gala; proposed by Miller, seconded by Watson; motion unanimously approved.

Minutes respectfully submitted by Dennis Buirge - CCS, CCCA.

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November 12, 2013 5:20 pm

President Vargo called the meeting to order with the following in attendance: Vernon, Strayer, Buirge, Nagie, McNamee, Fulton, Dorenkott, Moyta, Prindible, Miller, Geist, Lander, Carnegie, and Thornton.

PRESIDENT: Prior to the meeting, Vargo emailed comments to the Board, which included the following general topics: November program items; holiday party sponsors update; Institute news regarding fall membership promotion; four website issues and changes; student outreach presentation summary; and collaboration activities with GBA.

SECRETARY: MOTION: To approve the minutes of October Meeting as submitted; proposed by Nagie, seconded by Strayer; motion unanimously approved.

TREASURER: Reviewed monthly report and revised 2013 - 2014 budget. MOTION: To approve the treasurer’s report; proposed by Watson, seconded by Buirge; motion unanimously approved. MOTION: To approve the revised yearly budget; proposed by Miller, seconded by Prindible; motion unanimously approved.

HOSPITALITY: The minimum number of tables for December meeting at Chadwick in Wexford, PA for Dessert Mini-Product Show have been committed and are now working on bar sponsors; a lottery tree is planned and currently considering a Chinese auction; a list of attendees will be given to each table sponsor; no decision yet on AIA design boards; and cost will remain at $35 per person.

PROGRAMS: December - Dessert Mini-Product Show; January - Joint meeting with MBA/AIA and Joint Committee Best Practices; February - Speed Dating; and two other programs will be a building tour and the repeat program Are You Smarter Than a Specifier.

WEBSITE: Discussed advertising which we cannot currently modify, however the vendor could revise site software at a yearly cost so our Chapter could make change; forms are available for advertisers; and will set up PayPal accounts.

PUBLICITY: Information will be posted about 1-1/2 to 2 weeks before Chapter meetings; GBA desires to exchange information about meetings; and any information for emails blasts should be sent to Miller, Schuster, and Vargo.

MEMBERSHIP: Monthly total is 142; Chapter will give three free memberships at tonight’s meeting; reviewed names of expired memberships; one director did not renew membership, so Vargo appointed Schuster as a replacement; membership information was uploaded on Google drive; and Institute is having 20% off on memberships during week of November 18th - 22nd.

TECHNICAL/EDUCATION: A 90 minute seminar costing $30 for members and $35 for non-members on “Commercial Roofing Materials” by Kris Kennedy with AIA credits is planned on 11-21-13 at MasterBuilders with a registration start of 8:30 that includes a continental breakfast.

CERTIFICATION: One Chapter member, John Walker, passed CDT Institute exam; and while Chapter study guide is available on a CD for approximately $125, Institute on-line study course and practice exams are $50 each.

AWARDS/SPEC COMPETITION: Region award nominations are being prepared for December deadline with 13 awards for 18 members.

STUDENT OUTREACH: Presentation to CMU went well with time afterward for student and faculty interaction that included pizza and drinks.

COMMITTEES NOT LISTED: No report.

OLD BUSINESS: None.

NEW BUSINESS: Member profile will be selected tonight for next Specigram.

MOTION: For adjournment at 6:05 PM, since the Board desired to fellowship with members and guests of our Chapter and ASHRAE regarding the combined membership meeting; proposed by Miller, seconded by Fulton; motion unanimously approved.

Minutes respectfully submitted by Dennis Buirge - CCS, CCCA.

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October 08, 2013 5:30 pm

President Vargo called the meeting to order with the following in attendance: Buirge, Nagie, McNamee, Fulton, Bosco, Dorenkott, Moyta, Prindible, Miller, Bailey, Geist, and Damian Carnegie.

PRESIDENT: Vargo expressed appreciation for those who attended the Institute Convention.

SECRETARY: MOTION: To approve the minutes of September Meeting as submitted; proposed by Prindible, seconded by Nagie; motion unanimously approved.

TREASURER: Chapter members who attended the Convention are to forward receipts; and monthly report has not been finalized.

HOSPITALITY: Next month will again be at Cefalo’s, while December will be at Chadwick in Wexford, PA for Dessert Mini-Product Show where half of the 20 minimum number of tables have been committed at $350 per table and there were discussions about AIA boards from their design competition.

PROGRAMS: November - Joint meeting with ASHRAE; December - Dessert Mini-Product Show; January - Joint meeting with MBA/AIA Joint Committee Best Practices; and February - Speed Dating.

WEBSITE: Need to establish a cost for advertising, with money being sent to Chapter PO Box.

MEMBERSHIP: Monthly total is 141; Chapter has two free BOGO Memberships that will be given at next month’s meeting; information and report will be placed on Chapter Google Drive; and reviewed names of expired memberships.

CERTIFICATION: Institute exams will conclude on 10-26-13.

AWARDS/SPEC COMPETITION: Region award nominations are being prepared for December deadline.

STUDENT OUTREACH: A flyer will be made for presentation to CMU, which has been confirmed for 11-05-13 and will include pizza afterwards.

GOLF OUTING: There was a good turnout of about 40 people at the fall outing.

LONG RANGE PLANNING: Co-Chairs will meet to prepare for 2017 Region Conference.

COMMITTEES NOT LISTED: No report.

OLD BUSINESS: New name tags will be available at tonight’s meeting at a $3.00 cost for members; some name tags were sold at Construct and a cost will be determined for other Chapters; and a sample will be sent to every Region Chapter President.

NEW BUSINESS: Miller initiated research on using credit cards via PayPal that will include a $2.00 transition cost with an implementation goal of January 2014; and a member profile will be selected tonight.

MOTION: For adjournment at 6:15 PM, since there was no additional business before the Board; proposed by Miller, seconded by Prindible; motion unanimously approved.
Minutes respectfully submitted by Dennis Buirge - CCS, CCCA.

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September 10, 2013 7:45 pm

President Vargo called the meeting to order with the following in attendance: Buirge, Nagie, McNamee, Watson, Fulton, Bosco, Dorenkott, Moyta, Miller, Bailey, Zell, Geist, Schuster, Lander, and Thornton.

SECRETARY: MOTION: To approve the minutes of August Meeting; proposed by Miller, seconded by McNamee; motion unanimously approved.

TREASURER: Reviewed monthly report; and reviewed and modified the proposed 2013 - 2014 budget. MOTION: To approve the treasurer’s report; proposed by Watson, seconded by Fulton; motion unanimously approved. MOTION: To accept the proposed yearly budget as amended; proposed by Vernon, seconded by Fulton; motion unanimously approved.

HOSPITALITY: In regards to December Dessert Mini-Product Show, information was sent about this year’s meeting to the 21 vendors who attended last year, with several agreeing to participate this year, and initiated dialog with local AIA Chapter about their involvement and displaying a number of presentation boards from the Design Pittsburgh Program; and September meeting will be at Celafo’s Restaurant.

PROGRAMS: Upcoming meetings include following: October - The Lost Art of Wood Molding by Steve Kelly; November - Joint Meeting with ASHRAE; and December - Dessert Mini-Product Show.

WEBSITE: Will upload Specigram and new membership profile; and one link on website is not working properly and will be corrected.

PUBLICITY: Watson volunteered to committee’s appeal for additional help regarding postcards and email blasts; and committee will consider a ‘no reply’ type email, since members are replying to informational meeting related emails.

MEMBERSHIP: Monthly total is 145 with 2 new members.

TECHNICAL/EDUCATION: Currently planning to arrange for a local speaker regarding a seminar on November 14th or 21st and will attempt to schedule another seminar in the spring.

CERTIFICATION: Early sign-up for Institute exams was July 31st.

AWARDS/SPEC COMPETITION: Region award submission date was changed to December 31, so anyone having nominations should them to Thornton; and due to Institute changing time frames of Outstanding Chapter Commendation (OCC) awards, submittal deadlines are now 05-02-14 and 07-15-14.

STUDENT OUTREACH: Another presentation to CMU is tentatively planned for 11-05-13 and Chapter will give CMU a Practice Guide as a thank you.

GOLF OUTING: About 12 groups made for a successful fall outing; and the initial plan for 2014 is for a spring outing, potentially at a South Hills golf club.

LONG RANGE PLANNING: It was mentioned about reviewing and updating the Chapter ‘strategic plan’.

COMMITTEES NOT LISTED: No report.

OLD BUSINESS: Name tags have been ordered with black lanyards and should be available for the next Chapter meeting; a Google drive has been established and initiates today for inputting of standard forms, guides, and committee and other business information by Chapter Board members; members should contact Co-Chairs who are willing to work or have meeting ideas for MARC 2017;’ and members should contact Vargo if attending national Construct show in several weeks.

NEW BUSINESS: None.

MOTION: For adjournment at 8:35 PM, since there was no additional business before the Board; proposed by Miller, seconded by Fulton; motion unanimously approved.
Minutes respectfully submitted by Dennis Buirge - CCS, CCCA.

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August 17, 2013 11:45 am

President Vargo called the meeting to order with the following in attendance: Vernon, Buirge, Nagie, Fulton, Bosco, Miller, Schuster, and Lander.

SECRETARY: MOTION: To approve the minutes of July Meeting; proposed by Bosco, seconded by Nagie; motion unanimously approved.

TREASURER: Reviewed monthly report; and reviewed and modified the proposed 2013 - 2014 budget, which was accepted until an official Board quorum vote. MOTION: To approve the treasurer’s report; proposed by Miller, seconded by Vernon; motion unanimously approved. MOTION: To accept the proposed yearly budget as amended pending ratification as submitted; proposed by Vernon, seconded by Fulton; motion unanimously approved.

PROGRAMS: Committee met to discuss possible programs with the first meeting being a tour of Phipps or a Burns-Scalo building.

PUBLICITY: Schuster will establish time and procedure boundaries for email blasts and communications throughout the Chapter; and a form may be created for email, website, and vendor tabletop displays at Chapter meetings.

MEMBERSHIP: Monthly total is 143 with 1 new member.

TECHNICAL/EDUCATION: Committee is looking for anyone else in Chapter to assist in their work.

CERTIFICATION: Institute is selling on-line practice exams; and information regarding our Chapter study course is on web-site.

AWARDS/SPEC COMPETITION: Region award submission date was changed to December 31, so information regarding our Chapter should be forward to Thornton.

STUDENT OUTREACH: Moyta plans to do another presentation to CMU and will coordinate events; Chapter would like to give a CSI practice guide to CMU; and a wine and cheese event for interns to being planned at IKM’s office.

GOLF OUTING: Plans remain on-going with several foursomes already having registered.

LONG RANGE PLANNING: Nagie, Prindible, and Vargo are Co-Chairs for 2017 Region Conference and would like to work with Railroad and Erie Chapters, so various concepts regarding meetings, tours, and activities will be discussed.

COMMITTEES NOT LISTED: No report.

OLD BUSINESS: Resulting from additional samples of name tags being submitted from Latrobe Artcraft Printers and reviewed by the Board, 100 tags for Chapter and 100 for others with a lanyards will be ordered; and discussed advertisement boards that could be used at December Mini-product show and where to store them with associated fees.

NEW BUSINESS: Discussed Miller setting up and explaining a Google program for placing and storing information that is accessible for Board Members and Committee Chairs; and about 8 Chapter members indicated interest in attending Construct Conference in September.

MOTION: For adjournment at 1:25 PM, since there was no additional business before the Board; proposed by Buirge, seconded by Nagie; motion unanimously approved.
Minutes respectfully submitted by Dennis Buirge - CCS, CCCA.

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July 13, 2013 12:35 am

President Vargo called the meeting to order with the following in attendance: Vernon, Strayer, Buirge, Nagie, McNamee, Fulton, Bosco, Moyta, Prindible, and Miller.

PRESIDENT: Most of 10 goals for the year were achieved; some new goals were established for the new year, including: creation of Chapter information matrix placed on website that is accessible by board members; putting various forms as templates on board tab of website; and creating a time line of activities and related due dates. One frustration of past year was losing membership chair.

SECRETARY: MOTION: To approve the minutes of June Meeting; proposed by Miller, seconded by Nagie; motion unanimously approved.

TREASURER: Fiscal year books will close at the end of July; reviewed monthly report; and reviewed and modified the proposed 2013 - 2014 budget. MOTION: To approve the treasurer’s report as submitted; proposed by Buirge, seconded by Miller; motion unanimously approved.

PROGRAMS: Committee will meet in a couple of weeks to discuss planning for the new year, which will not be in conflict with the Institute Convention.

WEBSITE: New format is now operational and more user friendly.

PUBLICITY: Board appreciated work performed last year by Miller and others.

MEMBERSHIP: Monthly total is 142; Matt Lander and Damian Carnegie will be new co-chairs; and committee will continue tracking those whose memberships have expired.

TECHNICAL/EDUCATION: Forward any seminar topic of interest to Dorenkott, with possible topics including: ICRA related to healthcare work; roofing failure issues; floor failure issues; light gage metal framing issues; and review of stainless steel and metals.

CERTIFICATION: Institute exams are scheduled for October.

STUDENT OUTREACH: Considering another presentation to CMU and again inviting them to attend our ‘Are You Smarter Than a Specifier’ program; and also considering giving a CDT Manual to several local universities.

GOLF OUTING: Plans remain on-going for an event this summer/fall.

COMMITTEES NOT LISTED: No report.

OLD BUSINESS: August board meeting will begin at 11:30 AM at Fulton home on Saturday the 17th.

NEW BUSINESS: Chapter’s 60th anniversary will occur in 2018.

MOTION: For adjournment at 2:55 PM, since there was no additional business before the Board; proposed by McNamee, seconded by Miller; motion unanimously approved.

Minutes respectfully submitted by Dennis Buirge - CCS, CCCA.

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June 13, 2013 5:15 pm

President Vargo called the meeting to order with the following in attendance: Vernon, Strayer, Buirge, Nagie, Fulton, Bosco, Dorenkott, Moyta, Prindible, Miller, Bailey, Schuster, Mark Womer, and Nicole Winkler.

PRESIDENT: A letter was sent to Region that our Chapter accepted invitation to host Middle Atlantic Region Conference (MARC) in 2017.

SECRETARY: MOTION: To approve the minutes of May Meeting; proposed by Nagie, seconded by Miller; motion unanimously approved.

TREASURER: Reviewed monthly report and an announcement was made for committee chairs to forward proposed 2013 - 2014 budget by beginning of July so information can be processed for discussion at next board meeting. MOTION: To approve the treasurer’s report as submitted; proposed by Buirge, seconded by Prindible; motion unanimously approved.

PROGRAMS: Chair thanks Chapter members who assisted this past year and committee will initiate planning for next year’s calendar during a meeting sometime in July.

WEBSITE: New website is ready to launch; and considering adding a way for making on-line payments via PayPal.

PUBLICITY: Postcards were sent this month.

MEMBERSHIP: Monthly total is 141; and reviewed names of expiring and expired memberships.

TECHNICAL/EDUCATION: Several program ideas are being considered and will be refined during summer meetings.

CERTIFICATION: Institute will re-evaluate possibility of posting their test results on-line based on a recent meeting in Atlanta, GA.

AWARDS/SPEC COMPETITION: Institute will modify Outstanding Chapter Commendation (OCC) submission requirements so that award will be given for preceding year versus current rule of activities two years ago.

GBA LIASON: Dorenkott will soon be meeting with GBA representative.

STUDENT OUTREACH: MasterFormat copies were given to local higher education facilities, except Art Institute of Pittsburgh and PTI due to their not responding to our inquiries, so the lone copy will be given to either MasterBuilders or Carpenter’s Training Center.

GOLF OUTING: A new chair is needed with Mark Bus being transferred to Allenton, PA; and current plan was considered for two potential outings in August and October, somewhere in the North area of Pittsburgh.

MEMBER PROFILE: Next member to be profiled on our website will be selected at tonight’s Chapter meeting.

COMMITTEES NOT LISTED: No report.

OLD BUSINESS: Work will continue during summer on Chapter Directory; name badges are still being negotiated with the plan of resolving for September; July board meeting will begin at 11:30 AM in Smicksburg, PA on 13th; the free CSI membership from Bosco will be given to Damian Carnegie from AVT; while Mark Womer volunteered during the board meeting as Golf Chair, a Membership Chair is still needed.

NEW BUSINESS: none.

MOTION: For adjournment at 5:55 PM, since there was no additional business before the Board; proposed by Prindible, seconded by Nagie; motion unanimously approved.

Minutes respectfully submitted by Dennis Buirge - CCS, CCCA.

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May 13, 2013 8:05 pm

President Vargo called the meeting to order with the following in attendance: Vernon, Buirge, Nagie, Watson, Fulton, Bosco, Moyta, Prindible, Miller, Bailey, Schuster, Thornton, and Matt Lander.

PRESIDENT: Six Chapter members attended MARC last week and Chapter received 9 of 18 awards presented.

SECRETARY: MOTION: To approve the minutes of April Meeting as submitted; proposed by Prindible, seconded by Nagie; motion unanimously approved.

TREASURER: Reviewed monthly report. MOTION: To approve the treasurer’s report as submitted; proposed by Buirge, seconded by Miller; motion unanimously approved.

HOSPITALITY: Next month’s meeting with entertainment is scheduled at Cefalo’s Restaurant.

PROGRAMS: Chair thanks Chapter members for assistance this past year and will initiate planning for next year’s calendar during a July or August meeting. July and August meetings will only be for board members to plan for 2013 - 2014 calendar year.

WEBSITE: Schuster is in middle of complete revamp, which should be completed this summer; and is still working through third party who performs information changes.

PUBLICITY: Postcards have been prepared for meetings; Chapter will submit a nomination next year for a Region award; and an electronic copy of The Specigram was distributed.

MEMBERSHIP: Monthly total is 142 with 5 new members; Vargo will mentor anyone who steps forward to fulfill vacant chair; reviewed names of expiring memberships; and Vargo will forward to Institute the names of recently deceased members.

CERTIFICATION: Reviewed monthly report; those board members not holding a CSI certification were encouraged to obtain one; CCS and CCCA study modules are missing information, while CCPR is being completely revamped; a member from Savannah Chapter passed CDT from our study program; and dates for Institute examinations were given.

AWARDS/SPEC COMPETITION: Only one 2013 SketchSpec Section was submitted; Outstanding Chapter Commendation (OCC) paperwork was submitted to Institute; and Chapter related awards will be distributed at June meeting.

STUDENT OUTREACH: Chapter received a thank you from Carnegie Mellon for April Chapter Meeting ‘Are You Smarter Than a Specifier’; and 8 of 10 MasterFormat copies to give to local higher education facilities, including Art Institute of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon, Chatham College, and LaRoche.

GOLF OUTING: Outing was planned at Grandview Golf Course, however several players preferred another course, so chair is investigating another possible courses.

MEMBER PROFILE: Next member to be profiled on Chapter website is Frank Hughes.

COMMITTEES NOT LISTED: No report.

OLD BUSINESS: Chapter archiving continues; and Don Gold has a potential source for Chapter name tags and will obtain a sample, while negotiations continue with the previous source with a want of having name tags distributed at our September meeting.

NEW BUSINESS: Since the AIA now requires a credit facilitator who must take an 8 hour course and be an AIA member, Vernon will consider the position; and MARC for 2017 may be given to our Chapter and if so, discussed possibility of combining with Erie and PA Railroad Chapters where event one day would be in Erie, another day in Altoona, and another day in Pittsburgh.

MOTION: For adjournment at 8:55 PM, since there was no additional business before the Board; proposed by Prindible, seconded by Miller; motion unanimously approved.

Minutes respectfully submitted by Dennis Buirge - CCS, CCCA.

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April 09, 2013 5:39 pm

President Vargo called the meeting to order with the following in attendance: Vernon, Buirge, Nagie, McNamee, Fulton, Bosco, Dorenkott, Moyta, Prindible, Miller, Bailey, Schuster, and Thornton.

SECRETARY: MOTION: To approve the minutes of March Meeting; proposed by Bosco, seconded by Miller; motion unanimously approved.

TREASURER: Reviewed monthly report. MOTION: To approve treasurer’s report as submitted; proposed by Miller, seconded by Buirge; motion unanimously approved.

HOSPITALITY: Venues for May and June meetings are to be determined.

PROGRAMS: Six students from CMU will participate in tonight’s program “Are You Smarter Than a Specifier”; May will be a tour of Graduate School of Public Health at University of Pittsburgh; while June will be our typical Awards Program. There are several local parking facilities for the May tour, including underground parking at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall.

WEBSITE: Committee met to discuss incorporating new Institute logo, making format changes, considering a Flickr site and linking some building code links, and deleting some older material; and Chapter received software allowing committee members to make website modifications.

PUBLICITY: Committee deleted old email addresses and will start afresh, so members should forward any updated information to Miller.

MEMBERSHIP: Monthly total is 131 with 3 new members this month; and reviewed names of those with expired and expiring memberships; and Vargo will assume Chair with Malarik’s departure.

TECHNICAL/EDUCATION: Chair met with representative from Masterbuilders to discuss four possible seminar topics and will get interest feedback from professionals and contractors before proceeding.

CERTIFICATION: Reviewed report from Chair; putting CCPR on hold due to Institute making program changes; and Ron Delaria from our Chapter is working with Institute President on creating a BIM related program.

AWARDS/SPEC COMPETITION: Region Award nominations were submitted; Outstanding Chapter nomination is due by 05-03-13, so committee Chairs need to submit pertinent information, as well as any members having information.

STUDENT OUTREACH: Chapter received 10 copies of 2011 MasterFormat to give to local universities.

LONG RANGE PLANNING: Chapter elections will occur tonight, so ballot names and positions were reviewed. MOTION: To approve ballot and close board nominations; proposed by Thornton, seconded by Prindible; motion unanimously approved. Nominations will be opened during Chapter meeting.

COMMITTEES NOT LISTED: No report.

OLD BUSINESS: Possible magnetic type nametag samples were distributed for Board review with an approximate cost of $7.40 each, as well as a more generic design for other Chapters, for a Board decision to be made next month; and anyone wanting to attend next MARC on May 2 - 6 at Gettysburg should notify Vargo.

NEW BUSINESS: July board meeting will be on the 13th (Saturday) at Prindible’s home, while August board meeting will be at the Fulton’s home.

MOTION: For adjournment at 6:10 PM, since there was no additional business before the Board; proposed by Moyta, seconded by Buirge; motion unanimously approved.

Minutes respectfully submitted by Dennis Buirge - CCS, CCCA.

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March 12, 2013 5:35 pm

President Vargo called the meeting to order with the following in attendance: Vernon, Strayer, Nagie, McNamee, Fulton, Bosco, Dorenkott, Moyta, Prindible, Miller, Bailey, Zell, Jordan, Geist, Schuster, and Thornton.

PRESIDENT: Called the meeting to order. Reviewed LOS regional meeting. Pittsburgh chapter was well represented. Focus of CSI to be brand revitalization through new LOGO and focus to slow attrition rate of membership renewal. Examples of new ideas included Allentown’s facebook video discussed as method of introducing CSI to public, students and prospective members. CSI pin will not change. Pittsburgh chapter to seek approval to provide name tags for members at-large.

Shawn Malarik resigned chair of membership committee.

SECRETARY: MOTION: To approve the minutes of February 12, 2013 board meeting as submitted; proposed by Bob Bailey , seconded by Mike Bosco; motion unanimously approved.

TREASURER: Treasurer report presented by Gail Nagie. All accounts are in order. Budgets appear adequate for continued operations as planned. MOTION: To approve monthly treasurer’s report as submitted; proposed by Bill Vernon, seconded by Rich Strayer; motion unanimously approved.

HOSPITALITY: Cefalo’s restaurant deal confirmed for improved pricing to CSI. April meeting set. “Are you smarter than a Specifier?” Bob Schrock coordinating with CMU and other schools’ students to be invited. Attendees may earn a portion $500 in total. Concern over calling the money scholarship is overblown.

PROGRAMS: May tour of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health.

WEBSITE: Computer problems delaying updates. Everyone asked to visit website and identify any issues/inaccuracies. We should look at other chapter web sites for ideas to update our site.

PUBLICITY: Discussion of name tags above.

MEMBERSHIP: No report. Free membership available for national dues expires June 30, 2013.

TECHNICAL/EDUCATION: Phil Dorenkott initiated discussion group with MBA to include GC, architect, and manufacturer rep for panel discussion. Mike Moyta will follow-up with MBA, as he is a member.

CERTIFICATION: Advertise for home study course on region website. We have received fees from outside area for study course.

AWARDS/SPEC COMPETITION: Spec competition has 5/5/13 deadline for entry. Marty to send email of rules.

GBA LIASON: Nothing to report.

STUDENT OUTREACH: See Hospitality section for current student activity.

GOLF OUTING: Nothing to report.

LONG RANGE PLANNING: Nothing to report.

OLD BUSINESS: See President’s comments.

NEW BUSINESS: Slate of officers and directors for up-coming fiscal year presented, as per requirements. They are as follows: President – Miki Vargo, 1st VP – Bill Vernon, 2nd VP – Rich Strayer, Secretary – Denny Buirge, Treasurer – Gail Nagie, and board members Leisa McNamee and Courtney Watson.

MOTION: For adjournment at 6:20 PM, since there was no additional business before the board; proposed by, Ronna Prindible, seconded by Dave Miller motion unanimously approved.

Minutes respectfully submitted by Richard Strayer on behalf of Dennis Buirge - CCS, CCCA.

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February 12, 2013 8:30 pm

President Vargo called the meeting to order with the following in attendance: Vernon, Strayer, Buirge, Watson, Fulton, Bosco, Dorenkott, Malarik, Moyta, Prindible, Miller, Schuster, Thornton, and Matt Lander.

SECRETARY: MOTION: To approve the minutes of January Meeting as submitted; proposed by Fulton, seconded by Miller; motion unanimously approved.

HOSPITALITY: March and April meetings are tentatively scheduled at Cefalo’s Restaurant.

PROGRAMS: Tonight’s meeting at Peter’s Place Restaurant is a repeat of Architect/Representative Speed Dating; March will be a presentation by Dave Metzgar, a Washington, DC specification writer; April will be “Are You Smarter Than a Specifier”; May will be a tour yet to be determined; while June will be our typical Awards Program.

WEBSITE: An update is planned.

MEMBERSHIP: Monthly total is 130; and reviewed names of those with expired and expiring memberships between December and February.

TECHNICAL/EDUCATION: A meeting will occur in next couple of weeks to discuss spring seminar with goal of having topic also relating to contractors in Master Builders’ Association; and it was mentioned that Master Builders’ Association Evening of Excellence is planned for 02-28-13.

CERTIFICATION: Three individuals are taking home study courses for Institute’s CDT examination.

AWARDS/SPEC COMPETITION: Region Award nominations are due by 03-20-13; 2013 SketchSpec competition submissions are due 04-01-13; and with Institute Awards being due 05-03-13, committee chairs must complete and forward committee reports by third week of April.

STUDENT OUTREACH: Chapter ordered copies of 2011 MasterFormat to give to local universities.

LONG RANGE PLANNING: Still working on Chapter directory; Institute elections are open until the end of February, which includes several Chapter members who are up for reelection; and Chapter elections are in April.

MEMBER PROFILE: A new profile was placed on Chapter website.

COMMITTEES NOT LISTED: No report.

OLD BUSINESS: LOS is planned for 03-09-13 in Frederick, MD at Hampton Inn and Suites; and final Chapter By-Laws were submitted to Institute.

NEW BUSINESS: Matt Lander plans to volunteer for one of the committees and is attending tonight’s board meeting; reviewed samples of Chapter logo incorporating the new Institute name brand; new Institute pins are being designed; it was mentioned that Beth Bertus, a former Chapter member, is retiring from Bennett Supply and moving to Florida and her replacement is Allison Bickerstaff.

MOTION: For adjournment at 9:05 PM, since there was no additional business before the Board; proposed by Dorenkott, seconded by Watson; motion unanimously approved.

Minutes respectfully submitted by Dennis Buirge - CCS, CCCA.

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January 08, 2013 5:30 pm

First Vice President Vernon called the meeting to order with the following in attendance: Buirge, Nagie, Fulton, Bosco, Moyta, Miller, Bailey, Zell, Geist, and Thornton.

PRESIDENT: Chapter may give the Institute’s PowerPoint presentation on CSI’s new logo and rebranding at the next or a future meeting.

SECRETARY: MOTION: To approve the minutes of December Meeting as submitted; proposed by Miller, seconded by Bosco; motion unanimously approved.

TREASURER: Reviewed monthly report that still includes open books from the December meeting. MOTION: To approve the treasurer’s report as submitted; proposed by Bailey, seconded by Buirge; motion unanimously approved.

HOSPITALITY: December Dessert Product Show had about 85 attendees with 22 tables; a deposit was made for 2013 Dessert Product Show; and February and March meetings are scheduled for Cefalo’s Restaurant.

PROGRAMS: Tonight’s meeting is presentation of “Specifications for Non-Spec Writers”; February’s meeting will be a repeat of Architect/Representative Speed Dating; March will be a presentation by Dave Metzgar, a Washington, DC specification writer; a tour will be planned for April or May with the other month being “Are You Smarter Than a Specifier”; while June will be our typical Awards Program.

WEBSITE: Will pursue purchasing of CMS software.

PUBLICITY: No postcards were distributed for tonight’s meeting.

MEMBERSHIP: Monthly total is 126; and Bosco received and offered to the Chapter a free yearly CSI membership, which will be a door prize for the February Meeting.

CERTIFICATION: Institute Spring certification examinations are scheduled between April 1 - 27 with Early Registration of January 13, 2013, and Final Registration deadline of February 28, 2013.

AWARDS/SPEC COMPETITION: Will continue to purse Region Award nominations as mentioned at last month’s board meeting; and a draft flyer was prepared for the 2013 SketchSpec competition.

STUDENT OUTREACH: Chapter will cheaply purchase some copies of 2011 MasterFormat to give to local universities; and Chapter will invite students to the “Are You Smarter Than a Specifier” program.

MEMBER PROFILE: Someone will be profiled next month on Chapter website.

COMMITTEES NOT LISTED: No report.

OLD BUSINESS: A final correction was made to Chapter By-Laws.

NEW BUSINESS: For the February Speed Dating Meeting, Board discussed reducing dinner costs and several ideas to encourage architects to attend, such as allowing them to present project boards and to invite architects via the AIA.

MOTION: For adjournment at 6:15 PM, since there was no additional business before the Board; proposed by Bosco, seconded by Nagie; motion unanimously approved.

Minutes respectfully submitted by Dennis Buirge - CCS, CCCA.