October 5–6
San Francisco
First session for project management training presented by the Advanced Management Institute for architecture and engineering. Other sessions are also available. Call 415-617-0210, or visit www.advancedmgmtinstitute.com.

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.

October 11–12
Honolulu
"A/E Project Managers Bootcamp," a training program for A/E project management sponsored by PSMJ Resources Inc. Twelve AIA/CES learning units offered. For more information and other workshop days and locations, visit www.psmj.com or call 800-537-psmj.

October 13–14
Cape Cod, Mass.
"Establishing Design as a Corporate Core Value," the 26th International Design Management Institute conference, examines how customer value is created. For more information, call 617-338-6380, email dmistaff@dmi.org, or visit www.dmi.org.

October 13–16
Santa Fe
"Sustainable Buildings III" workshop, sponsored by the Building Environment and Thermal Envelope Council and the National Institute of Building Sciences. A related symposium will be held October 17–18. AIA members can earn 13 AIA/CES learning units for the symposium and 6.5 learning units per day at the workshop. Early registration discount ends September 27. For more information, contact Pat Cichowski, 202-289-7800 or pcichowski@nibs.org or visit www.nibs.org.

October 17
Richmond, Va.
"Principles of the International Building Code 2000," presented by Kelly P. Reynolds and Associates. Participants can earn 6 AIA/CES learning units. The seminar will be held at other locations on other dates. For more information, call 800-950-CODE.

October 17–19
San Francisco
"Hot Firm 2001 Conference and Celebration" acknowledging the phenomenal growth in the A/E/P and environmental consulting industries and presented by ZweigWhite. Early-bird deadline is September 18. To register, call 800-466-6275 or visit www.hotfirm2001.com.

October 20–24
Long Beach, Calif.
"URISA 2001" annual conference and exhibition of the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association, featuring more than 90 sessions, workshops, and seminars. Visit www.urisa.org, email info@urisa.org, or call 847-824-6363.

October 22–23
Chicago
"Design Matters Symposium: Best Practices in Affordable Housing," sponsored by the City Design Center, College of Architecture and the Arts, University of Illinois at Chicago. Registered CES provider. For more information, fax 312-996-2076, email cdesign@uic.edu, or visit http://affordablehousing.aa.uic.edu.

October 24–27
Boston
"Integrated Project Solutions: Uniting the Stakeholders," the 2001 professional design/build conference, hosted by the Design-Build Institute of America, National Society of Professional Engineers, and Associated General Contractors of America. Program offers more than 60 sessions, plus the "Minds and MasterWorks" gala evening. For more information, call 202-682-5860, or visit www.dbia.org.

October 29–November 1
New Orleans
The International Risk Management Institute's Construction Risk Conference. Optional seminar topics include design/build, construction defects, contractual risk transfer, and risk management boot camp. For more information, call 972-960-7693 or visit www.IRMI.com.

October 30–November 1
Moscow
"Zodchestvo 2001: Architecture and Society," the Union of Architects of Russia's review of the best works in architecture and urban planning and an exhibition of the "Social Mission of Architecture." Held in tandem with a meeting of the International Union of Architects "Science and High-Tech Facilities" Work Program. For more information, contact Inna Khokhlova, chief, UAR International Department: phone, 007-95-203-6911; fax, 007-95-202-8101, email uarus@cityline.ru; Web, www.uar.ru.

October 31–November 3
Honolulu
2001 AIA Northwest and Pacific Region Conference, offering 8 HSW learning units. For more information, call 808-845-4994, email bkcorp@gte.net, or visit www.aiahonolulu.org.

November 1–2
Richmond, Va.
"Building Virginia 2001: Where the Mid-Atlantic Designs—Creates—Connects" annual conference of the Virginia Society AIA, featuring a keynote address by James Stewart Polshek, FAIA, and more than 70 technical and educational programs. For more information, call 804-644-3041 or visit www.aiava.org.

November 2–3
Charlottesville, Va.
The first Woltz Symposium, "Space, Social Identity, and the American Campus" at the University of Virginia School of Architecture, will examine the intersection between social identity and campus form in several colleges, as well as contemporary design interventions on American campuses. For a schedule and list of speakers, visit http://arch.virginia.edu/~sch-docs/announce/.

November 13
Boston
"The Universal Language of Design" daylong, multi-workshop session presented by the Boston Society of Architects' Women in Design group, in conjunction with Build Boston (see below). For more information, call 800-544-1898 or visit www.buildboston.com.

November 13–15
Boston
"Build Boston," the Boston Society of Architects/AIA convention and tradeshow for design, building, and management professionals, features more than 200 professional workshops and networking events. For more information, call 617-385-5321, or visit www.buildboston.com.

November 29–30
Irwindale, Calif.
"Design for Low-Energy Sustainable Buildings" training program sponsored by the Federal Energy Management Program. For more information, as well as other workshops and dates, visit www.eren.doe.gov/femp.

November 29–30
Los Angeles
NeoCon West, trade show of more than 300 exhibitors, plus special events and keynote presentations related to commercial interiors. For more information, visit www.merchandisemart.com.

December 4–6
Beijing
International Conference on Architecture and Local Culture, sponsored by the Architectural Society of China and the UIA Work Program "Road After Beijing." For more information: phone, 86-10-88082239; fax, 86-10-88082222; email, asc@mail.cin.gov.cn; Web, www.far2000.com.

December 5–8
Nashville
"Creating Environments that Heal: Designing for the Future" 2001 symposium and exposition on health-care design, sponsored by AIA Middle Tennessee. Conference tracks include facility, behavioral health, pediatrics, future health-care technology, and immediate health-care technology. AIA/CES learning units available. For more information, call 508-647-8685, or visit www.hcdesign.com.

May 9–11, 2002
Charlotte, N.C.
Mark your Calendars for the AIA 2002 National Convention and Expo. This year's theme is DesignDesign. Contact the AIA Convention Hotline, 202-626-7395, for details.

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