Registration Open for 2020 CSI Certification Classes

Registration Open for 2020 CSI Certification Classes

For the 38th consecutive year, the Construction Specifications Institute–Willamette Valley Chapter (CSI-WVC) is pleased to offer a series of classes on Construction Contract Documents in addition to another set covering Construction Contract Administration. The courses are beneficial to anyone in the AEC industry seeking foundational training in the preparation and use of construction documents.  

The evening classes begin in early January 2020 and continue weekly through the first part of March.

Click on the following links to locate detailed information about the classes, dates, fees, and registration:

Construction Contract Documents (CDT) Classes:

https://app.box.com/s/iuz232fp2zcdhywlu20qcutv60wk2c8k

Construction Contract Administration (CCA) Classes:

https://app.box.com/s/oxcjwirvcln0lqb9w1oiv4yxy6p76wu0

The venue for both courses will be the Eugene Builders Exchange, located at 2460 West 11th Avenue in Eugene. 

Declaring Candidacy for Election at the 2020 AIA National Convention/Conference on Architecture

The following has been sent out to Chapter Presidents by the AIA Institute Secretary, Jason Winters, AIA to inform the membership that declarations of candidacy ore being accepted.

“In accordance with Section 6.412 of the AIA Rules of the Board, “[a]ny Architect member in good standing may declare candidacy for national office as an elected officer of the Institute. Any individual eligible under the Bylaws for selection as an at-large Director by the delegates at convention may declare candidacy for that office. A member or other individual becomes a candidate, and therefore subject to these campaign rules, by announcing candidacy at the Board of Directors annual meeting or by notifying the Institute Secretary in writing, indicating the office sought.”

Please notify me prior to the joint meeting of the Board and Strategic Council on Wednesday, December 11, 2019, if you intend to declare yourself a candidate for the office of:

• 2021 First Vice President/2022 President-elect, or

• 2021-22 Institute Secretary, or

• 2021-23 At-large Director on the Institute Board of Directors

2019 Bend Design Charrettes Update

AIA Bend is leading its members and other industry professionals in designing new Transportation links and adjacent Community Open-spaces from the old Bend Central District to Downtown Bend and beyond as the first critical planning piece in launching new Bend Urban Redevelopment District investments. October 8th will be their next (3rd) Design Charrette, and will focus on completing the Hawthorne Avenue Pedestrian and Bicycle path under the Railway and Bend Parkway, envisioning safe on-grade, landscape-enhanced multimodal intersections, and rethinking the design of the existing Greenwood Ave. underpass.