In addition to all the education, networking and innovation happening during the 2026 CSIA Conference, the week also offers opportunities for you and your team to deepen your knowledge and have fun.
Pre-Conference Workshops
Take a deep dive into the topics that make a successful system integration business with one of these popular workshops!
2026 CSIA Best Practices and Benchmarks Workshop – Strengthening Your Organization’s Efficiency and Effectiveness
Ready to take your business to the next level? If so, the 2026 CSIA Best Practices & Benchmarks Workshop is for you.
Join us for practical strategies and tools tailored to systems integration (SI) business owners and senior managers. This interactive two-day event focuses on implementing CSIA best practices, benchmarking current processes, and achieving CSIA Certification.
Leading and elevating your organization to new heights starts here.
Who Should Attend
Business owners, operational leaders, and senior managers of SI firms seeking to improve their organization’s systems, practices, and processes.
Dates: Monday and Tuesday, May 4-5, 2026
Prices range from $2,300 – $3,050 (members and early birds save!).
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The internet is saturated with generic, cookie-cutter marketing webinars, workshops or other online resources. But where can you find practical tips and tools specific to the system integration industry – shared by people who actually do this work every day?
You guessed it! Here!
Register NowCSIA has brought together some of the most experienced and innovative marketers in the industry to create a one-day workshop filled with real stories, proven strategies, and battle-tested tactics. This is not just theory; this is what is actually working right now in SI marketing.
Session after session, you’ll hear from industry peers who will tell you what worked for them — and didn’t! — and give you the practical insights you can use to make 2026 your strongest marketing year yet.
Even more importantly, you’ll be elbow to elbow with people just like you – peers tasked with navigating this highly-specialized industry, audience, and ever-changing digital landscape.
Expect honest conversations, authentic experiences, and the kind of peer-to-peer learning you can’t get anywhere else.
Whether you are marketing curious with few or no resources or a more seasoned pro looking to discover what’s working for others, this is one in-person event you won’t want to miss.
Note: This workshop has limited availability and does sell out. If you want to ensure you get a spot, register as soon as you can.
Price ranges from $900- $1,100. (The earlier you register, the more you save!)
Workshop includes a full day of education and materials, breakfast, lunch, two breaks and complimentary access to the CSIA Conference Emerging Leaders and Welcome Receptions.
While CSIA will make every effort to deliver the agenda as presented here, the speakers, schedule and sessions are subject to change as circumstances do.
Register Now More DetailsCSIA 2026 Fun Run/Walk
UP AND AT EM!
Bright and early, guests will be welcomed outside the hotel by a lively DJ setting the tone for the day. The Fun Run kicks off from the hotel and follows the scenic promenade, stretching about 1.75 miles each way. Along the route, you will pass iconic landmarks including Harborplace, the National Aquarium, and the Historic Lighthouse. Returning to the hotel, you will cross a festive finish line, greeted with more upbeat music, refreshing snacks, and cold water to celebrate .
Onsite Check-In/Registration: 6:30am – 6:45am
Event begins at 7:00am
Registration Required – Cost: $75
When you register for the conference, you will see an option to add this event to your cart.
Spouse/Guest Tour
Your spouse and guests can enjoy a tour of the National Aquarium!
Thursday, June 7 | 1:30 p.m.
Additional $80* per person to add to spouse/guest package.
Enjoy a trip to the National Aquarium to explore its immersive habitats, diverse marine life and education programs. Family-friendly themed exhibits can be enjoyed by guests of all ages. Tour includes deluxe roundtrip transportation. To include this on your registration, select Evening Activities +Tour for your guest registration.
*CSIA is subsidizing the cost of the tour.
Enjoy Friday Evening at the Ballpark
Join your friends for a Friday evening at Camden Yards and see the Baltimore Orioles take on the A’s. Ticket per person is $30* and includes a Club Level ticket to the ballgame with your fellow CSIA attendees, as well as all you can eat food until the 8th inning!
*CSIA is subsidizing the cost of the game.
