Register for the AIA Colorado 2011 Practice & Design Conference!
Registration for the AIA Colorado 2011 Practice and Design Conference is now available.
The conference is Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 13 – 15, at the Keystone Resort and Conference Center (0633 Tennis Club Road, Keystone, CO 80435). The early-bird registration deadline is Friday, Sept. 9. Contact AIA Colorado Director of Programs and Sponsorship Nicolle Thompson at nicolle@aiacolorado.org or 303.446.2266, ext. 111, for questions related to this year’s conference, or visit www.aiaregeneration2011.org.
Registration: Online registration for this year’s conference will be available in the next few weeks or you may download the registration brochure and return it to AIA Colorado via fax at 303.446.0066 or mail to 1515 Arapahoe St., Ste. 1-110, Denver, CO 80202.
This three-day event kicks off with the Practice Conference on Thursday, Oct. 13, which provides architects and professionals in the industry with practical tools to improve their everyday businesses. This year’s program is a must-attend for emerging design professionals, small and medium-sized firm owners and sole practitioners.
The Design Conference takes place Friday and Saturday, Oct. 14 – 15, with the theme, Regeneration. This year AIA Colorado is featuring a new scheduling format that breaks the conference into six themed blocks that feature different keynote speakers that address the block topic unique ways. The conference blocks are explained in-depth in the registration brochure and some of the keynote speakers featured include:
- David Salmela, FAIA, Salmela Architect
- Carol Ross Barney, FAIA, Ross Barney Architects
- Stefan Behnisch, Hon. FAIA, NCARB, Behnisch Architekten
- Leslie Shepard, AIA, Chief Architect, U.S. General Services Administration
- Michael P. Murphy and Alan Ricks, MASS Design Group
- Bing Thom, AIA, CM, FRAIC, MAIBC, Bing Thom Architects
- Craig Dykers, AIA, Snøhetta
- Martina Decker and Peter Yeadon, AIA, RIBA, Decker Yeadon
- Raymond Kogan, AIA, Kogan & Company
- William Massie, Massie Architecture
- Liz Ogbu, Assoc. AIA, NOMA, LEED AP, Public Architecture
- Christopher Sharples, SHop Architects
- Joshua Prince-Ramus, REX Architecture P.C.
Social Media: For unique information on all of this year’s speakers and a lively discussion about the conference, please visit the AIA Colorado 2011 Practice and Design Conference blog at http://aiacodesignconference.blogspot.com/. This year’s blog will feature both video and written pre-conference interviews with many of our keynote speakers and will feature an inside look at the work of our speakers sent to us by the speakers themselves! We will also be sending out timely updates and information about the conference via a special conference Twitter hashtag @AIACO_PDC.
Other conference highlights include the President’s Reception with exhibitors, prize drawings and the AIA Colorado 2011 Design Awards Gala. Do not miss the opportunity to network with colleagues, have some fun and earn continuing education credits! Typically members can get ALL of their continuing education requirements completed for the year for both the state of Colorado and AIA by attending the entire three days of the conference.
Registration: AIA Colorado is offering some new and exciting payment and registration options for this year’s conference, including a payment plan and flexible block scheduling. For more on these registration options, please download the registration brochure. These new registration options make it possible for anyone to attend the conference and to design the schedule that best fits their needs and interests.
Lodging: Attendee lodging is arranged at properties throughout Keystone Resort. Guest room rates vary based on property and room size, from $119 to $189 per night for standard guest rooms. Rates are subject to all state, county and city taxes, resort fees and assessments in effect at the time of meeting. Attendees must make their own lodging reservations directly with the reservations department at the hotel by calling 800.258.0437 and referencing group codeCK2ARC. All reservations must be received no later than Friday, Sept. 9, to be guaranteed the negotiated room rates.
Sponsorship: Sponsorship and exhibiting opportunities for the conference also are available. Download the Call for Exhibitors & Sponsors. Contact AIA Colorado Director of Programs and Sponsorship Nicolle Thompson atnicolle@aiacolorado.org or 303.446.2266, ext. 111, for more information.
