CALL FOR GRASSROOTS PRESENTATIONS

2010 Grassroots Annual Leadership and Legislative Conference
February 3-6, 2010, Grand Hyatt Hotel, Washington, DC

AIA Grassroots, the annual leadership and legislative conference of the American Institute of Architects, will be held Wednesday, February 3, through Saturday, February 6, 2010, at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Washington, D.C. The conference will bring together leaders throughout the AIA community including component presidents, presidents-elect, and executives; the national board of directors; knowledge community leaders; emerging professionals; and leaders of other special member groups for four days of in-depth training in specific areas of advocacy and leadership skills development and enhancement, component, knowledge communities, and special member sharing of programs and activities, and networking.

Workshops on leadership and best practices sessions are a central part of the conference. Fridays presentations will focus on leadership skills; and Saturdays best practices sessions are intended to capture, organize, and share the collective experiences of AIA components and members for the benefit of all.

Submissions may range from new approaches to educating architecture students to raising public awareness of architecture through component newsletters and magazines. Other topics might include determining and implementing leadership roles and responsibilities; developing, monitoring and overseeing operational budgets and financial resources; mentoring strategies and techniques; increasing component membership; building an associates program; cultivating strategic alliances; coordinating a legislative day or other events for an Architect Week; and more.

Time Line

June/July 2009
Submission notice sent electronically to Institute leaders

August 28, 2009
Deadline for proposal submissions

September 18, 2009
Selections made

October 9-30, 2009
Submitters notified

Requirements for Presenters and Proposals

Proposals are invited from all AIA members, components, and special member groups. Proposals must include all of the requested information, including the speaker biographies (one paragraph for each speaker); otherwise they will not be considered.

Every effort will be made to include representation of Institute leaders from knowledge communities and special member groups and small, midsize, medium, and large components, both staffed and all-volunteer. Speaker recommendations may be made to help accomplish this goal.

All presenters must submit one copy of Part I and Part II of the proposal submission form and include a short (one paragraph) biography of each presenter. (The number of presenters for each program proposal should not exceed three.) Incomplete entries and entries without biographies will not be considered.

Proposals must be received by the close of business on Friday, August 28, 2009. No exceptions will be made.

Continuing Education
Not all presentations are intended as continuing education, some are for information or as business operations of the AIA. In order for your course to qualify for AIA/CES continuing education credit specific items are necessary and have been requested in this document. These include a brief course outline with at least 4 learning objectives; the length of the presentation; your intent as to whether it is suppose to qualify for HSW or sustainable design; and your signature that you have read the Instructor quality Commitment Statement.

Selection Criteria
Selection criteria will include a well-defined program focus, speaker experience, practical application, timeliness of the topic, and component size and location. All workshops must allow time for questions and comments from the audience.

Length of Workshop
Workshops will not exceed one hour and thirty minutes. Depending on the workshop content, participants will earn LUs for the majority of the sessions.

Notification and Funding
All submitters will be contacted personally and will also receive an electronic announcement. Presenters will be selected from individuals who plan to attend Grassroots.

Deadlines
Proposals must be received by Friday, August 28, 2009.
Notifications of selections and non selections will be made between October 9-30, 2009.

Call for Presentations Submission Form

Grassroots 2010 Leadership and Best Practices Workshops

PART I - Submitter and Presenter Information

Submitter Information

Affiliation Information

If component is being represented, indicate the component size:

• Small (<100 members)
• Midsize (100-499 members)
• Medium (500-999 members)
• Large (1000+ members)

• Staffed
• All-volunteer

Do you plan to attend Grassroots 2010?

• Yes
• No

Do the other presenters plan to attend Grassroots 2010?

• Yes
• No

Primary Presenter Information

Additional Presenters (required)

PART II - Presentation Information

Please indicate if presentation is a workshop or best practice session:

• Workshop
• Best Practices Session

Identify the category of your presentation:

• Advocacy programs
• Governance
• Member communication
• Associate programs
• KC collaborative programs
• Membership
• Building alliances
• Leadership
• Public relations
• Component programs
• Management
• Other

If presentation is a Leadership or Best Practice session, would you be willing to serve as facilitator?

• Yes
• No

Facilitators are responsible for:

• Contacting all of the panelists beforehand to discuss the topics that will be covered by each panelist.
• Coordinating the start and end time for each panelist.
• Organizing all handout and a/v requests.
• Submitting a detailed workshop outline to the AIA Component Relations team before Grassroots.
• Integrating a 20 to 30-minute Q&A period at the close of the presentation.

Audience (please check all that apply)

• All-volunteer components
• Knowledge community leaders
• Component staff
• CACE
• State components
• Local staffed components (over 500)
• Local staffed components (under 500)
• Other special member groups (please specify)
  

List four Learning Objectives for your presentation. For more information on how to write a Learning Objective please visit the AIA/CES webpage on Learning Objectives.

Please note: If your course is intended to qualify for Sustainable Design or Health, Safety, or Welfare (HSW) credit, 3 of the 4 learning objectives below must address these topics.

PART III - Continuing Education Information
This section is only to be completed if presentation is intended to be offered for AIA/CES credit.

Please indicate whether your presentation is intended to be offered for AIA/CES credit:

• Yes
• No

In order for a course to qualify for general AIA/CES continuing education credit a course must be:

1. General in nature (i.e. cannot be AIA business specific)
2. Benefit all architects whether AIA members or not
3. Benefit an architects practice of architecture

Please indicate the length of your presentation:

• 1 hour (minimum)
• 1.5 hours

Please indicate whether your presentation qualifies for Health, Safety, and Welfare (HSW) learning units.

• Yes (please explain)
  
  a maximum of 500 characters
  

  To qualify for (HSW) A minimum of 75% of the programs content must relate to one or more of applicable subject areas, including (but not limited to) accessibility, building design, codes, energy efficiency, materials and systems, preservation, building security, structural issues, sustainable design, etc. For further information on HSW please visit HSW Description and be sure to review the acceptable.

Please indicate whether or not your presentation will qualify for Sustainable Design Learning Units:

• Yes (please explain)
  
  a maximum of 500 characters
  

  Sustainable design learning units must address the definition of sustainability, AND focus on at least one of the qualifying topics as listed here. Each program must meet the requirement of having at least 75 percent of the content and instructional time designed to cover sustainable design content areas. Courses must clearly articulate the content, educational basis and rationale for requesting sustainable design program designation. Please visit the Guidelines for Developing AIA/CES Sustainable Design Courses for exact information.

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