CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS!
Join Us at Evolve, the 2017 AIA Kansas Annual Education Conference on Oct. 18-19
This year's theme: Draw, Design, Build: 
Reinvigorating Our Passion for Architecture 

Location:  Oread Hotel, Lawrence
Presentations: Thursday, Oct. 19
Session Times: 1:30 - 2:30 pm AND 2:45 - 3:45 pm
(Session times are subject to change)      

How to Submit Your Presentation

The 2017 AIA Kansas Conference Planning Committee is now accepting submissions for presentations at Evolve, this year’s annual education conference set for Oct. 18–19 at The Oread Hotel in Lawrence. We welcome presentations on all manner of design topics that address this year’s Evolve conference theme -- Draw, Design, Build: Reinvigorating Our Passion for Architecture.

Deadline for submissions is 10 pm on June 30.

The conference will focus on sessions that include an active learning component to renew attendees’ inspiration and energy, with the hope that this active learning methodology can be replicated in subsequent events throughout the state. We invite architects, interior architects, planners, faculty, students, and industry colleagues to take this opportunity to get back to their “roots” and collectively rediscover “why we do this,” with the hope that this experience will translate into higher-quality design outcomes that serve the best interest of our clients and community.

Professionals are also invited to speak about their own efforts to pursue innovative models for design, collaboration, and drawing in their practice and successes in delivering a fine level of craft in the built environment.  

2017 Keynote Speaker
Frank Harmon, FAIA, award-winning architect and author of the Native Places blog, will give a keynote address followed by a panel discussion. Afterward, Frank will be joined by John Gaunt, FAIA, former dean of KU’s School of Architecture, Design & Planning, for a hand-drawing workshop that is sure to delight attendees. Please join us and bring your pens, pencils, and sketchbooks!

Presentation Guidelines:

• Presentations should be 60 minutes in length.
• Presentations should respond to the conference theme, and offer a unique opportunity for dialogue (required) and active learning (preferred). The conference theme is Draw, Design, Build: Reinvigorating Our Passion for Architecture.
• Presentations must qualify for one AIA Continuing Education Learning Unit, to be administered by AIA Kansas.
• Submitted proposals must identify four learning objectives and follow the requirements outlined by the AIA Continuing Education Guidelines (link to PDF).
• There will be two breakout sessions with three concurrent tracks. Each track will feature at least one presentation meeting the requirements for an AIA Health, Safety and Welfare (HSW) learning unit.
  
• Concurrent Tracks:
       -Innovation in the Design Process—Design
       -Drawing Craft in the Digital Age—Building
         -Models for Collaborative Design Practice

Submission Instructions:

• All proposals shall be submitted for initial review by the conference committee. The proposal should contain:
  • The proposal abstract (250 words or less) should be given in paragraph form.
  • An overview of presentation content, its relevance to the profession of architecture and to the conference theme: Draw, Design, Build: Reinvigorating Our Passion for Architecture.
  • An active learning component.  If you are including one as part of your presentation, please describe and give the timeframe for the activity.
  • One AIA/CES general Learning Unit, (1 LU Hour).
• Each track will include at least one presentation that will qualify for one Health, Safety, and Welfare (HSW) Learning Unit (1 LU Hour). Presentations intended to qualify for and deliver HSW Learning Units must show alignment with CES HSW requirements and prospective presenters should be familiar with the criteria for HSW presentations. Please review information regarding HSW criteria in the HSW Guidelines (link to PDF).

Please complete submissions before 10:00 pm on Monday, June 30, for consideration by the review committee.

Review Process

Presentation submissions will be subject to a blind, peer-review process.  Authors of accepted proposal will be contacted by the conference committee on or before July 15. Dates are subject to change.

Questions?

Interested speakers may contact kelly@aiaks.org to reach the Conference Session Committee:

• Jae Chang, Interim Chair, Associate Professor of Architecture at The University of Kansas
• Charles Linn, FAIA, Director of External Affairs, School of Architecture, Design & Planning at The University of Kansas
• Katie Nichols, AIA, LEED AP bd+c, Architect at BNIM
• Hadley Stolte, AIA, Architect and Principal at The Clark Enerson Partners

Key Dates

• May 1–June 30: Accepting submissions for presentations
• July 1–14: Committee review of presentation proposals
• July 15: Accepted presentation authors notified
• Oct. 18–19: AIA Kansas Annual Education Conference, Lawrence

 

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