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Register for the Women's Leadership Summit by September 8, and pay just $175; late/onsite registration increases to $225. Only 8 days left to book at the discounted rate, so register today!

And don't forget hotel! Book the Marriott Country Club Plaza (800.810.3708) by September 6, for the discounted rate of $149/night; or book the Holiday Inn Country Club Plaza (816.753.7400) by September 9, for the discounted rate of $109/night.

Visit http://www.aia.org/about/initiatives/AIAB089550 for more information and to register.

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Yvette Morris
Manager, Diversity
The American Institute of Architects
Washington DC
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Further Information and Details Regarding the Summit:

The AIA Women's Leadership Summit was created in 2009 by the Boston Society of Architect's Women's Principles Roundtable as a national-level conversation to advance women in architecture and design.  This initial summit held in Chicago in September of 2009 drew 160 leaders from across the country.
 
Similar to the 2009 summit, this year's conversation in Kansas City will again focus on advancing women in leadership positions in architecture. Friday will be devoted to a series of presentations and dialogue on Leadership; Saturday will be more focused on Design. The themes of the summit include discussions on new paths to Leadership and how Women Architects are redefining the profession through new collaborative processes and design.
 
Friday: Leadership
Marriot Country Club Plaza

Julie Benezet, Business Growth Consulting, L.L.C.
Margaret Cavenagh, Senior Managing Architect for Studio Gang Architects
Jacinta McCann, Executive Vice President at AECOM
Carole Wedge, President of Shepley Bulfinch
Debra S. Kunce, Schmidt Associates, Inc, 
     AIA National Vice President 2012-13
Laura Lesniewski, Principal at BNIM
Stacy Bourne, Owner of The Bourne Group
Laura Pastine, Owner of Form Field Studio
Sho-Ping Chin, Principal at Payette
Heather Taylor, Principal at EYP
Beverly Willis, Founder of Beverly Willis Foundation
Sue Yoakum, Owner of Yoakum Law
Rania Anderson, Founder of Meridian Consulting

Saturday: Design
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Exhibition Galleries 

Susan Szenasy, Editor in Chief of METROPOLIS
S. Claire Conroy, Editorial Director of Residential Architect
Nancy Alexander, Yale Lecturer
Helene Combs Dreiling, Executive Director of the Virginia Center for Architecture 
     AIA Institute Secretary 2011-2012
Jane Weinzapfel, Principal at Leers Weinzapfel Associates
Andrea Leers, Principal at Leers Weinzapfel Associates
Sylvia Smith, Senior Partner at FX Fowle
Carol Burns, Principal of Taylor & Burns Architects
Susan Ubbelohde, Principal of Loisos + Ubbelohde Associates
Hugh Hochberg, The Coxe Group
 
For further information and registration, see the AIA conference website. The Summit will be hosting a continuous live chat via Twitter (@AIAWLS) throughout all sessions during the two-day conference to share highlights of the event as well as take questions and comments. Follow this event on the AIA Women's Leadership Summit media sites, on Facebook and on our blog.
 
Online Registration ends September 8^th. Please forward on to others you think may be interested.
We hope you will consider joining us in this national conversation!
 
Thank you!
 
Amy J Slattery  AIA
Laura Pastine AIA
Women's Leadership Summit 2011 co-chairs  
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Amy Slattery AIA
Associate
BNIM Architects
Kansas City MO
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