Contact
Tony DiVencenzoPortland Chapter CSI
503-488-6880
portlandcsi@gmail.com
The Industry Forum, attended by hundreds of designers, engineers, contractors, product representatives and project owners, provides the design and construction community an annual informative and stimulating look at what’s new and innovative in the industry.
Schedule of Events
4:00 - 4:30 Registration
4:15 Introductions
4:30 - 5:30 6x10 Presentations (6 presenters @ 10 minutes each)
5:30 - 7:00 Exhibits open, meet partners, see products and enjoy appetizers
7:15 - 8:45 Keynote with Craig Dykers of Snohetta with Q&A
6x10 Presentations
- Food Unchained: Fighting Factory Farming through the power of Design + Education, presented by Charlie Danner, M.Arch Candidate, UO Portland
- Forest for the Trees: A Public Art Project, presented by Gage Hamilton
- Confluence Project, presented by Peter Andrusko of Andrusko Group
- Building a Secure and Sustainable Water Future, presented by Jon Gray of Interface Engineering
- Creative Common Ground: Reclaiming the In-Between, presented by Chris Kline, M.Arch Candidate PSU
- Project: Innovation in Development, presented by Tom Cody
Keynote Presentation (1 LU available)
Craig Dykers, founding partner of Snohetta, an international architectural firm presents, its philosophy, its design processes, and the varied professional disciplines within.
- Learn how Snohetta practices a self-defined trans-disciplinary process in which different professionals - from architects to visual artists, philosophers to sociologists - exchange roles in order to explore differing perspectives without the prejudice of convention.
- Learn about Snohetta's commitment to social sustainability, shaping the built environment in the service of humanism, and their projects involve extensive collaboration with clients, users, contractors and other stakeholders.
- Learn about how Snøhetta values human interaction. All of the studio’s work strives to enhance our sense of place, identity and relationship to others and the physical spaces we inhabit, whether natural or human-made. We know that well-conceived design we can help things run more efficiently, improve people’s well-being and make life more enjoyable.
- Learn of Snohetta's commitment to careful analysis of the environmental and social effects in each design phase of a project. They focus on getting knowledge of local climate, energy resources and building materials.
Sponsorship/Exhibitor Opportunities
Part of the sucess of the Industry Forum is the vendor product exhibit. This is a key opportunity to showcase your company's products and/or services to the decision-makers in the industry and interact with your potential clients one-on-one. Don't let your competitor be the only attending. Consider a sponsorship today. And if you register by February 28th, you receive an early bird discount.