Young Architects Forum

Early registration ends in 2 days!  Register by Thursday, September 8, for just $175. That's a savings of $50 over the onsite registration fee of $225.

And don't forget hotel! Today is the LAST DAY to book the Marriott Country Club Plaza (800.810.3708) at the discounted rate of $149/night.

You can also book the Holiday Inn Country Club Plaza (816.753.7400) by Friday, September 9, at the discounted rate of $109/night.

Further Information and Details Regarding the Summit:

The AIA Women's Leadership Summit was created in 2009 by the Boston Society of Architects 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.

Highlights of the 2011 Summit:

Focus on leadership on Friday, including an in-depth discussion about how firms of different sizes and disciplines define success, with leaders from emerging firm Studio Gang, legacy firm Shepley Bulfinch, and multi-disciplinary international firm AECOM.

The Saturday Design discussion will be held in the internationally-acclaimed Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Bloch Building, designed by Steven Holl.  Keynote speaker Susan Szenasy, Editor in Chief of METROPOLIS, will present a 'Design Report' on the current pulse of the industry, highlighting the firms, individuals and trends that are breaking new ground in architecture.

Celebrate design including the work of Leers Weinzapfel Associates, the only firm founded by female principals to be designated by the AIA as "Firm of the Year."

Friday: Leadership
Marriott 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 to register, see the AIA conference web site. Online registration ends September 8^th. 

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.
 


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Yvette Morris
Manager, Diversity
The American Institute of Architects
Washington DC
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