January 8–February 22
Boston
"Women in Design," an exhibition of work by women in the design professions in Massachusetts, sponsored by the Boston Society of Architects, at the Architects Building Gallery. For more information, call 617-951-1433, ext. 221, or email bia@architects.org.

January 18–19
Newport Beach, Calif.
"2002 Marketing Summit: Strategies for A/E/C Firms" conference sponsored by the American Council of Engineering Companies and the Society for Marketing Professional Services for firm owners and principals. Tips on how to transform your firm into a market-driven organization. For more information, call 202-347-7474 or 800-292-7677, ext. 228, or visit www.smps.org/learning/marketingsummit02.htm.

January 30
Abstracts due for the 33rd annual Making Cities Livable Conference, which will be held April 15–19, 2002, in St. Augustine, Fla. The theme of this year's conference is "Strengthening Community Through Urban Design." For a list of acceptable abstract topics or more information, visit www.livablecities.org or call Suzanne Crowhurst Lennard, 831-626-9080.

February 15
Applications due for the U.S. Committee of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (US/ICOMOS) summer intern program in historic preservation. U.S. graduate students or young professionals with training in architecture and related fields are eligible for paid, professional internships abroad in the summer of 2002. Host countries in the past have included Argentina, Australia, Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Ghana, Great Britain, India, Lithuania, Malta, Norway, Poland, Slovak Republic, Spain, Transylvania, and Turkey. For more information and application forms, contact: Grachel Kubaitis, US/ICOMOS, 401 F Street NW, Room 331, Washington DC 20001-2728; phone, 202-842-2862; fax, 202-842-1861; email, gkubaitis@usicomos.org, or visit www.icomos.org/usicomos.

February 15
Abstracts due for the eighth International Association for the Study of Traditional Environments conference this year, "(Un)Bounding Tradition: The Tensions of Borders and Regions." Conference will take place December 12-15 in Hong Kong. For more information, call 510-642-6801, fax 510-643-5571, email iaste@uclinkl4.berekley.edu, or visit www.arch.ced.berkeley.edu/research/iaste.

February 21–22
New York City
"Architectural Lighting Master Class," cosponsored by the AIA New York City Chapter. The class, which will be held at John Jay College, will be taught by renowned lighting designers and will offer 16 CES learning units. AIA members receive a 10 percent discount on the tuition. For more information, call 212-769-2751 or email e.almc_nvc@hotmail.com.

February 27–March 2
Washington, D.C.
The AIA Grassroots Leadership and Legislative conference of AIA component presidents, presidents-elect, and executives features a strategically focused visit to Congress, chances to talk with candidates for national AIA office, and sessions on effective component leadership and management. For more information, contact Angela Hawkins, 202-626-7351.

March 14
Boston
William C. Ronco, PhD, kicks of the Boston Society of Architects' Young Designers Professional Development Institute 2002 lecture series with a talk entitled, "Planning a Great Career." Enrollment id limited. For more information and a registration form, visit www.architects.org.

March 15
Applications due for the United States Capitol Historical Society Fellowship, supporting research and publication on the history of art and architecture of the U.S. Capitol and related buildings for periods of one month to one year. (The stipend is $1,500 per month.) For more information, contact Barbara A. Wolanin, PhD, curator, Architect of the Capitol, 202-228-1222.

March 22–23
Philadelphia
"Designing and Manufacturing Architecture in the Digital Age" international symposium, organized by the Digital Design Research Lab in the Graduate School of Fine Arts of the University of Pennsylvania. The event will cover digital generative design processes, digital fabrication technologies and processes, and CAD/CAM in related fields and their impact on AEC. For more information, visit www.gsfa.upenn. edu/ddrl/symposium/.

March 31
Deadline for submission to the "Dubai International Awards for Best Practices," which includes a place in an international database highlighting best practices in architecture and urban design. The awards program is sponsored by the Dubai Municipality and the United Nations Center for Human Settlements. For more information and submission guidelines, visit www.bestpractices.org.

April 8–11
Hamburg, Germany
The sixth annual Passenger Terminal Expo 2002, international exposition and conference on passenger terminal design, security, technology, and management. For more information, visit www.passengerexpo.co.uk or email expo@ukintpress.com.

May 9–11
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.

July 22–26
Berlin
The XXI UIA Congress-Berlin 2002, based on four themes—urban societies, innovation and tradition, the built and the natural, and space and identity—under the umbrella theme of "resource architecture." For more information, visit www.uia-berlin2002.com.

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