Opportunities
Calendar

May 30–June 1
Las Vegas
"Lightfair International" conference and trade show, including new-product displays at the trade show, awards presentations, and special events. For more information or to register, call 800-450-1106 (U.S. and Canada) or 708-786-4120 (international) or visit www.lightfair.com.

June 13–15
Miami
A/E/C Principals Boot Camp, sponsored by PSMJ Resources, explains techniques and strategies of today's most successful A/E firm leaders. Earn 12 AIA/CES learning-unit hours. To register or obtain information on other conferences, contact PSMJ, 800-537-PSMJ, 617-965-0055, or www.psmj.com.

June 15
Raleigh
"Advanced Project Management" course for senior project managers who want to sharpen their leadership skills, by ZweigWhite Associates. Earn six AIA CES learning-unit hours. For more information on this or other conferences, call 800-466-6275 or visit www.zweigwhite.com.events.

June 18–20
Chicago
"Neocon, the World's Trade Fair for Interior Design and Facilities Management." The AIA is a participating organization of this annual event at Chicago's Merchandise Mart. For more information, call 800-677-6278 or visit www. merchandisemart.com/neocon.


June 21–September 23
New York City
The Whitney Museum presents "Mies in America," organized by the Whitney and the Canadian Centre for Architecture with the cooperation of the Mies van der Rohe Archive, the Museum of Modern Art. Presented in conjunction with the Museum of Modern Art's showing of "Mies in Berlin." For more information, call 212-799-7715, or visit www.whitney.org.


June 23–September 2
Atlanta
The High Museum's Italian Summer Festival, featuring "Michelangelo: Drawings and Other Treasures from the Casa Buanorroti, Florence," featuring works seen in this country for the first time, in conjunction with "Art of the Architect," present art by contemporary Italian architects. For more information, visit www.artofarchitects.com, or call 404-733-4437.

June 29–July 3
Chicago
"Form/Reform," the national conference on environment and art for Catholic worship, including tours of worship spaces. For more information, call 815-395-2150 or visit www.TMConferenceServices.com.

July 5–7
Hong Kong
"Remaking the Framework of the Architectural Education for the 21st Century" conference, organized by the Hong Kong Institute of Architects, Commonwealth Association of Architects, and Architects Regional Council of Asia. For more information, phone 852 2511 6323 or email hkiasec@hkia.org.hk.

July 13
Postmark deadline for entries to the "2001 Excellence on the Waterfront" competition recognizing top-quality waterfront projects, comprehensive waterfront plans, and outstanding citizen efforts. Sponsored by the Waterfront Center. For more information, phone 202-337-0356, fax 202-625-1654, or visit www.waterfrontcenter.org.

August 1
Deadline for Fulbright traditional lecturing and research grants worldwide. The program offers 25 lecturing/research awards in architecture and urban planning for the 2002–2003 academic year. Awards for both faculty and professionals range from two months to an academic year or longer. Visit www.cies.org, or contact The Council for International Exchange of Scholars, 3007 Tilden St., NW, Suite 5-L, Washington, DC 20008; 202-686-7877; or apprequest@cies.iie.org.

August 11
Philadelphia
Meeting of ASTM Committee F33 on Detention and Correctional Facilities, in conjunction with the American Correctional Association. Contact Jim Olshefsky, 610-832-9714 or jolshefs@astm.org.

September 20–December 15
New York City
"Modern Architecture on the Upper East Side: Landmarks of the Future, an exhibition at the Gallery of the New York School of Interior Design, focuses on 23 post-World War II buildings on Manhattan's Upper East Side. The work of Skidmore Owings & Merrill; Gwathmey Siegel; Kohn Pedersen Fox; and Tod Williams Billie Tsien is featured. For more information, call 212-472-1500, ext. 9, or visit www.nysid.edu.

October 6–8
Baltimore
The Door and Hardware Institute's 26th annual convention and exposition, including the annual "Forum for the Future: Change Creates Opportunity" management seminar. For more information, call 703-222-2010 or visit www.dhi.org.

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