March 23-25, 2023
Jersey City, NJ
Connect with top professionals in the industry at the annual region conference for networking, education, leadership development and fun. CSI is a network of over 7,000 like-minded professionals who can help support growth at any stage of your career.
Earlybird rate ends 2/1
This year, as we are hosted by the southernmost chapter in our region, we are taking advantage of the location and the Mid-Atlantic Region is joining us to make this a larger scale Bi-Region event for construction professionals from New England to Virginia. The 2023 event will take place on March 23-25 in Jersey City, NJ. It will focus on overcoming the challenges of design and construction within the existing urban landscape to revitalize our cities and our built environment.
Thursday – WELCOME
Evening – Welcome Reception
Dinner break
After Dinner – Hospitality Suite
Friday Daytime– TECHNICAL EDUCATION DAY
Trade Show throughout the day
Morning – Technical CEU Programs
Luncheon – URBAN REVITALIZATION Keynote
Afternoon – Technical CEU Programs
Late Afternoon – Cocktail Hour on Trade Show Floor
Friday Evening – SOCIAL NETWORKING
Evening – Conference Reception
Evening – President’s Banquet
Late Evening – Hospitality Suite
Saturday – PROFESSIONAL/LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT DAY
Morning – CSI Institute Update
Late Morning – SPECtalks (TED style workshops)
Luncheon – Keynote and Awards
Afternoon – Professional and Leadership Development Workshops
Afternoon – Region Board Meetings
KEYNOTE: Urban Revitalization
New Jersey’s two largest cities have both seen major redevelopment and growth in recent years. Our keynote will be a discussion with Tanya Marione, Jersey City’s Director of Planning, and Christopher Watson, Newark’s City Planning Officer on the challenges and successes of these urban centers: how they’ve gotten here, what initiatives are on the drawing boards, and how they are approaching the post-pandemic return to maintain urban vitality.
Turnaround Your Downtown
Most places fall short of their potential. This fast-paced session will provide visual examples of transformations from storefronts, to streets and sidewalks, to public spaces demonstrating successful strategies to achieve revitalization results. Participants will be engaged in a conversation to build shared knowledge around vital concepts and leave equipped to make places better. Our presenter, Isaac D. Kremer, is a nationally recognized expert in the Main Street Approach to commercial district revitalization. He has successfully led revitalization programs throughout the country.
Save Ellis Island
America’s historic front door, Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty, sit in the harbor a stones throw from the shoreline in Jersey City. The Hospital Complex, comprised of 29 buildings on the south side of Ellis Island, housed one out of every 10 immigrants as they arrived needing medical attention. The complex was the most modern, comprehensive hospital in the nation when it was built in 1900. Efforts to stabilize and preserve the buildings began in 1990. Matthew Funk, Senior Project Architect with DIGroup Architecture, with 23 years of experience and a strong background in building envelopes and architectural detailing, has always had a passion for history and has been a volunteer docent with “Save Ellis Island” since 2009.
Join a national not-for-profit organization committed to advancing building information management and education of project teams to improve facility performance. The Northeast Region CSI is a collection of 15 Chapters located in New England, New York and New Jersey. Our fifteen individual chapters offer regular monthly events where members can get to know their peers as well as participants in all phases of the construction industry.
“Becoming active in CSI as a young professional was one of the best decisions I made to move my career forward. The network of contacts I’ve made in this organization have helped me obtain projects around the country, get to know true experts in all aspects of construction, involve the right people to solve problems, build better buildings and generally be more successful. I believe it can continue to offer these benefits to anyone in the industry, and particularly those early in their career.”
Marty Helly
CSI member since 1987
