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AIA Convention Information
National Conventions
2011 Convention
- Date: May 12-14
- Location: New Orleans
2012 Convention
- Date: May 17-19
- Location: Washington, DC
2013 Convention
- Date: June 20-22
- Location: Denver, CO
Virtual Convention
Keynote presentations and select convention programs offering more than 40 continuing education learning units are included in the AIA Virtual Convention.
Exhibits
Check out the Exhibits coming to the AIA!
Hours of Operation
The AIA Gallery is open Monday through Friday from 8 am to 5 pm, except for Federal Holidays. Please be advised, the AIA Gallery space also functions as an event rental space. AIA reserves the right to close the public hours of operation at anytime for a private event rental.
Swiss Design Award Exhibit
- Date: September 21- November 20
- Location: AIA National | Washington, DC
Every two years the world gets to enjoy the best of the Swiss design's renowned style and creativity, as the winners of the Design Preis Schweiz (Swiss Design Award) take their victory tour around the world.
Key Contacts
Whether at the AIA National headquarters or the Octagon House Museum, AIA Meetings staff can help coordinate your special event. Contact us:
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Featured Conference
2010 Women's Leadership Summit
- Date: September 23 – 24, 2010
- Location: Desmond Tutu Center, New York City
The Women's Leadership Development Summit will focus on helping women practitioners identify their personal and collective leadership to aid in developing skills to realize their potential. Topics presented and discussed will include:
- Skill Development
- Diversity in Leadership
- Alternative Career Paths
- Transitioning to Positions of Leadership
- Creating Your Mentorship Networks
If you are a design professional seeking to discover your leadership potential and what it takes to lead a practice, this is an event not to miss! So mark your calendars now!
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Accommodations
Contact Chacoya Price at 646-717-9717 to reserve your room. Mention AIA to receive your discounted rate.
Conference Program
View the conference program.
Architect's Knowledge Resource
Design Matters
- Location: Spencer Theater for the Performing Arts, Alto, N.M.
- Architect: Antoine Predock Architect
A theater for the performing arts represents the culmination of a search between client and architect for the convergence of the theaters of landscape and performance. With seating for 514, the theater employs wrap-around balconies.
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Face of the AIA
AIA and HUD Secretary's 2010 Housing & Urban Development Design Awards
- Presenter: Andrew V. Porth, AIA
In this podcast, the jury chair discusses the AIA/HUD Secretary's Awards for housing and development and this year's recipients.
Practice Tools
Charrette: Mobile Disaster Response Hospitals
The AIA/AAH student design charrette promotes the creative, innovative and sensitive design of healthcare settings.
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Upcoming Events
CRAN Symposium
- Date: October 1-4, 2010
- Location: Austin, TX
Looking Back to Move Forward: Join CRAN (Custom Residential Architect's Network) October 1-4 in Austin, Texas for its 3rd annual symposium, "Looking Back to Move Forward."
2010 AIA/COTE Commissioning Symposium
- Date: October 21, 2010
- Location: Washington, DC
Whole Building Commissioning: Verification by Design: COTE serves as the community and voice on behalf of AIA architects regarding sustainable design and building science and performance.
2010 AIA Diversity & Inclusion Summit
- Date: November 3-7, 2010
- Location: New Orleans, LA
Impact our World: The summit is focused on providing real time domestic and international solutions and best practices to participants.
Plan a Green Meeting
The time for talk is over
Green design should be a goal for everyone to leave a greener footprint for future generations, starting today. That's what our Walk the Walk campaign is all about.
Join the AIA's Walk the Walk Sustainability InitiativeAIA Community Service/Legacy Program
The AIA Legacy Events program was developed to promote sustainability and a legacy in the cities we visit. The AIA and American Institute of Architecture Students are working jointly to promote team-building and a dedication to leave a city better than it was before we arrived. Through volunteer activities we hope to create a lasting memory for architects, architectural students, and the general public.
View the first issue of the AIA Legacy Event NewsletterGreen Meeting Tips
Prevent extra waste from the start
- Use electronic program brochures, registration and confirmation procedures. Reduce wasteful duplicate mailings by asking recipients to contact you if they no longer want to receive your mailings or if their address or contact information has changed. Having an up to date mailing list saves printing and mailing costs and reduces recycling needs.
- When needed, print handout materials on both the front and back sides of the paper. Print materials on recycled paper and include a note identifying the % recycled contect in the paper used. Avoid goldenrod or bright, fluorescent colored paper because it is hard to recycle. Use soy ink if possible and try to print only the amount needed to distribute.
- Make presentation handouts available online or send them electronically on request after the meeting or copy them onto flash drives and give them away.
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